Sister Mary Jo Divney
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sister Mary Jo Divney (Sister St. John of the Divine Heart), died on Sept. 12, 2025, at Eliot Hospital. She was born on Jan. 3, 1943, in Portland, the daughter of the late John M. and Mary A. (McNaughton) Divney.Relatives and friends are welcome to gather at 9 a.m on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, where prayers will be recited at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Homes of Portland, 172 State Street, Portland, followed by a 10 a.m a concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Cumberland Ave., Portland, with the Most Rev. Robert P. Deeley, J.C.D., as principal celebrant and Rev. Daniel Greenleaf the homilist. Interment will follow at Old Calvary Cemetery, 1461 Broadway, South Portland. To view Sr. Mary Jo’s full obituary or to share an online condolence, please visit http://www.ConroyTullyWalker.com. In lieu of flowers, send donations to Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103.
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