Sr. Mary Rose Garcia, OP

Dominican Sister of Peace, Sister Mary Rose Garcia died at Mohun Health Care Center, Columbus, OH on April 13, 2026. She was born in 1932 in Cienfuegas, Cuba and in 1955 entered the congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de’ Ricci, now the Dominican Sisters of Peace. She earned her MA in Home Economics in Cienfegos, her BA in Psychology from Colegio Universitario in Puerto Rico and her MA in Pastoral Ministry from Barry University in Miami.She taught in Cali, Columbia and La Coronela, Cuba. She served on the retreat staff in Florida, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania.She worked as a Director of Religious Education Pastoral Minister in Florida.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Manuel Garcia and Rosa Moron y Hernandez Garcia. A Vigil of Remembrance Service will be held at 4:30 PM on April 21, 2026 at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse Chapel, Columbus, OH. The funeral liturgy will be held at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse Chapel at 9:30 AM on April 22, 2026 followed by burial at St. Joseph Cemetery by Egan-Ryan Funeral Home.  Memorial gifts in Sister Mary Rose’s memory may be sent to the Dominican Sisters of Peace, Office of Mission Advancement 2320 Airport Drive, Columbus, OH 43219, or submitted securely at oppeace.org.