O. Carm. Sister Mary Martin

O. Sister Mary Martin ObituaryVisit the Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home - New Orleans website to view the full obituary.Sister Mary Martin, O. Carm., a Sister of Mount Carmel, returned to God on March 3, 2026, at Eastridge Nursing Home in Abbeville, LA. She was 85 years old and in her 65th year of religious profession.Sister Mary, born Mary Alice Therese Martin on March 10, 1940, formerly Sister M. Joachim, is the fourth of five children born to the late Charles James Martin of Reynoldsville, PA, and Marcella Anne Erhart of Erie, Pennsylvania. She entered Carmel in 1958 and professed first vows in 1961. Sister Mary attended St. Raphael Elementary and Bishop Conaty Memorial High School, Los Angeles, CA. She received a B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Dominican College, New Orleans; M.Ed. degree from Loyola University, New Orleans, in Guidance and Counseling, with certification in Elementary Administration and Supervision; and an M.A. degree in Theology from St. Michaels College, Colchester, VT. Sister celebrated her 60th Jubilee in 2021.Sister taught at St. Dominic, where she was principal from 1971-1981, St. Louis King of France and St. James Major, New Orleans, and Mount Carmel Junior High, New Iberia. She was principal and teacher at St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills, CA, and Rayne Catholic Elementary, Rayne, LA. She was coordinator of retired sisters at the Motherhouse in 2002 and began working at the Lay Carmelite Office in Darien, Illinois, in 2003 as Assistant to the Director of Lay Carmelites and Provincial Coordinator to the Lay Carmelites Most Pure Heart of Mary Province. After her retirement in 2017, Sister served as a volunteer and archives clerk in Darien, IL, until her move to Lafayette in 2022.Sister was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Eileen Lane, and three brothers, James C. Martin, Terry Martin, and Daniel Martin. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Patricia Martin of Chatsworth, CA, and nephews and nieces.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at St. Edmond Catholic Church, 4131 W. Congress Street, Lafayette, LA. Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m. in St. Edmond Catholic Church, with a prayer at 9:45 and Mass at 10:00 a.m. Sister Mary will be interred on Thursday, March 12, 2026, in St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery, 3421 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA.Rev. Fr. Hampton Davis will preside.View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.comRead The Full Obituary