Sister Jeri (Mary de Paul) Cashman, OP

Sister Jeri (Mary de Paul) Cashman, OP, died Dec. 9, 2023. Professed in 1967, she taught at: St. Rose, Milwaukee, and Martin Luther King, Milwaukee. With the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Sister Jeri was part of a team who formed base Christian communities in the parish of San Rafael, Cochabamba, Bolivia, where she also served as special education teacher at Cochabamba Rehabilitation Center. Sister Jeri served as pastoral minister in the Diocese of Chilpancingo, Mexico, with a ministry team on behalf of the Archdiocese of Chicago, ministering with 23 communities in the parish of Santiago Apostol in Quechultenango. She was the justice and peace campus minister at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at the University of Minnesota Newman Center, Minneapolis. As a social worker, she worked with Latino families in Hennepin County (Minneapolis) and at the Family Enhancement Center to Prevent Abuse, Minneapolis. Sister Jeri served the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation as the advocate for life and mission. She was a staunch advocate for justice and peace. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.