Mary Raymond Dieckman

Sister Mary Raymond Dieckman, OSU

Maple Mount — Sister Mary Raymond Dieckman, 84, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Oct. 27, 2016, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 66th year of religious life. She was a native of Kansas City, Kan.
Sister Raymond was an Ursuline Sister of Paola, Kan., prior to the merger of that community with Mount Saint Joseph in 2008. She was nicknamed "Mighty Mouse" for her small stature but huge impact on all those to whom she ministered. She was a teacher and principal at schools in Kansas and Oklahoma, and served 22 years in leadership, including eight years as superior of the Ursulines of Paola (1974-82).
Survivors include her sister, Betty DuPont of Paola, Kan., and the members of her religious community.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation will begin Sunday at 4 p.m., with a wake service following at 6:30 p.m.
Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Owensboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Gifts in memory of Sister Raymond may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.