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Nancy Davis, CSJ

September 15th, 1928 - March 24th, 2025

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Nancy Davis, CSJ

 

Selfless, generous, innovative, a big, bold, and inquisitive thinker, lover of family, friends, and food, are among the many words used to describe Nancy Davis, CSJ. She was born in St. Paul, MN, on September 15, 1928, to Karl and Florence (Sheehan) Davis, and died peacefully on March 24, 2025, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, MN. This life-long learner began her educational path by receiving a BA in Physical Education with minors in Education, Sociology, and Biology from the then College of St. Catherine in St. Paul (1950.) A year later Nancy felt the strong call of the Holy Spirit to join the community of the Sisters of St. Joseph in St. Paul (CSJ), where she was given the name Sister Karl. During the summers of 1964-68, Nancy earned an MA in Religious Education from Loyola University in Chicago, IL, where she was one of the first to attend the brand new Institute of Pastoral Studies. This took place during Vatican II and profoundly informed and influenced the rest of her life. Nancy taught for 18 years at many CSJ sponsored high schools. She then became Retirement Coordinator and Novice Director for the CSJ Province both in St. Paul and in Denver, CO (1971-75). Nancy spent the next 25 years teaching Religious Education in parishes, including nine of those years in Missoula, MT, calling it “the best part of my ministerial life. I was working with adults and loved the parish, people, and the mountains.” She retired and returned to St. Paul in 2000 where she flourished as a CSJ Wisdom Elder inspiring many to explore the ever-evolving universe with her. Of her life as a CSJ, Nancy had this to say “We were never promised a rose garden, but that the light and darkness are mixed together.”

 

Nancy is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Richard. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, grand, and great-grandnieces and nephews; dear friends; and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates. A memorial service will be celebrated on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of the Presentation Chapel, 1884 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, with burial following at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights. Memorials in her honor preferred to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province Retirement Fund.

 

Dear Nancy, rest in love and peace.

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Resurrection Cemetery

Resurrection Cemetery

2101 Lexington Ave S, Mendota Heights, MN 55120, USA

null44.8740625, -93.1476849

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