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Macarius Kuehn Obituary
Kuehn BVM, Sr. Macarius age 74, member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for more than 55 years. Beloved daughter of the late John and Isabelle (nee McGowan), loving sister of the late Lucile (the late Francis) Lukes, dear aunt of David (Suzy), Michael (Judith) and John (Daisy) Lukes, close friend to Sr. Catherine Hinchy, BVM. Sister Macarius was an educator for more than 50 years. She served as principal at Our Lady of the West Side School and at the time of her death taught 7 - 8th grades at St. Mary of the Lake School. She was greatly loved by all her students. Visitation Wednesday, August 2nd, at St. Agatha Church, 3147 W. Douglas Blvd., Chicago, from 4 p.m. until time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 7 p.m. Interment services, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m., in the interment chapel at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1400 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside, IL. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Our Lady of the West Side School Tuition and Scholarship Fund c/o Vickie Tillman, 3147 W. Douglas Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60623, appreciated. Funeral info: 773-522-3050 
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Stephenie D. Horton, Esq.
August 3, 2006
Sister Macarius was my 8th grade math and religion teacher at St. Laurence Elementary School. She was the BEST math teacher I've ever had. She was also my family’s dear friend. My mother and I visited her and Sister Catherine many times after St. Laurence Elementary School closed. I will always remember her invigorating laughter – it filled a room and was extremely contagious. She taught me and my brother (who was her student 4 years after she taught me) so much about making learning fun!
GOD BLESS HER SOUL!
FatherGerald O'Reilly
August 2, 2006
Sr. Macarius taught junior high at St. Laurence while I was pastor and had the respect and cooperation of her students as she taught them very well.
May the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whose Religious Order she belonged, welcome her into Heaven
Bryan Lehmann
August 2, 2006
My sincerest condolences to the Kuehn family and to Sister Catherine. Sister Macarius will always be remembered by me as a wonderful math teacher who instilled a love of learning. At Holy Cross Elementary School where she taught back in the 70's, the students referred to her as Big Mac, but never to her face. I saw her again just a few years ago and found out that she was still teaching math to eigth graders at St Mary of the Lake, the school where my my niece is now in second grade. I will bet she is in heaven right now teaching algebra to the angels. Again my sincerest condolences to the Kuehn family and to Sister Catherine.
Sister M.C. Walsh
August 2, 2006
Our prayers and sympathy to Sister
Macarius' family.
S.M. Paulina Sullivan, BVM
S.M. Catherina Walsh, BVM
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Joan & Kathy Gallagher
August 2, 2006
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Sister Mac will be missed by many.
Michael & Joan Wortman
August 2, 2006
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We are some of the family members of Sr. Catherine Hinchy (Sr. Mae) and I can only tell you we will all miss Sr. Mac. We didn't get together often but she was always included in family gatherings when Sr. Mae was invited. She was a wonderful person and I know you and the parishiners at St. Agatha's and Our Lady of the West Side will miss her. We all lost someone special.
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