Mercy Sister Estelle Wallace taught at SFX, St. Alphonsus

Sister Estelle Marie Wallace, a Sister of Mercy, died in Oklahoma City, on May 27. She was 85.

Sister Estelle was born on June 19, 1928 in New Orleans. She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas J. Wallace II and Grace Ann Bird Wallace; her brothers Thomas III and Al Cornelius; and her sisters Mary Ferguson and Ellen. Sister Estelle is survived by her brother Michael Wallace, his wife Camille, and her sister-in-law Betty Wallace. Her survivors also include many beloved nieces, nephews and their children.

Sister Estelle entered the Sisters of Mercy in Frontenac, Missouri, on Sept. 8, 1960 and made her first profession of vows Aug. 16, 1963. As an elementary school teacher, she served in ministry at St. Francis Xavier School in Metairie, St. Alphonsus School in New Orleans and Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Mission, Texas. She also served in health ministry at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City and Mercy Hospital New Orleans. She moved to Oklahoma City after Hurricane Katrina and lived at Mercy Hospital Convent there.

A funeral Mass was celebrated in the Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel in New Orleans on June 2. Interment was at St. Patrick’s Cemetery No. 3. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to the Sisters of Mercy Retirement; 101 Mercy Drive; Belmont, N.C., 28012.