(1940-2022)

Sister Carmen Joseph Dominguez, baptized Damiana Dominguez, died on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 82 years of age and in the 60th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister Carmen Joseph was born in Sevilla, Spain, to Jose and Carmen (García) Dominguez. She graduated from Colegio Santo Domingo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian; a master’s degree in Spanish and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; and a Master of Divinity degree in scripture/pastoral counseling from St. John Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. 

Sister Carmen Joseph spent more than 13 years ministering in education in Joliet, Illinois, and Utica, Tecumseh, Hudson, Southgate, and Detroit, Michigan. She served for more than nine years in pastoral work in East Detroit and Dearborn Heights, Michigan; five years as the Director of Liturgy at St. Basil in East Detroit; and more than 18 years as a victim advocate at First Step in Plymouth, Michigan. 

Sister Carmen Joseph became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Diego; and a sister, Carmen. She is survived by a loving niece and family and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.

Due to COVID-19 mitigation protocols, the Dominican Life Center is closed to all guests or visitors until further notice. All are welcome to participate in Sister’s services via live stream.

The Vigil Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2022, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2022, and burial will take place at a later date.

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.

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Vigil for Sister Carmen Joseph

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Funeral for Sister Carmen Joseph

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Left: Damiana Dominguez, the future Sister Carmen Joseph, at the age of four in Seville, Spain. Right: Enjoying dinner together are members of the Dominguez family: Damiana, her parents Jose and Carmen, and her sister Carmen.

Left: From left, Sisters Cecilia Mary (Anne L.) Lindquist, Mary Cherubim (Joyce) Banks, and Carmen Joseph Dominguez.

Left: From left, Sisters Patricia McCarty and Carmen Joseph Dominguez play Christmas carols during their mission group’s Christmas party. Right: Sister Mary Ann Dixon, left, with Sister Carmen Joseph Dominguez

Left: Damiana, the future Sister Carmen Joseph, left, and her older sister Carmen. Right: Enjoying their time together are, standing, from left, Sisters Claudia Hinds, Barbara Gass, Elizabeth Kreiner, Virginia Beattie, and Carmen Joseph Dominguez, and seated, from left, Sisters Leonita Noetzel and Mary Katherine Homan.

Left: From left, Sister Carmen Joseph’s niece Rocio, Sister Carmen Joseph, and her sister Carmen. Right: The Dominguez family includes back row, from left, Sister Carmen Joseph’s brother Diego, Sister Carmen Joseph, and her sister Carmen, and front row, from left, their parents, Carmen and Jose Dominguez.

 

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