Sister Virginia Pearson, Op Obituary (1932

Sister Virginia Pearson, formerly known as Sister Mary Jordan, died on Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Saint Joseph Residence in Seattle. She was 91 years of age and in the 72nd year of her religious profession. Sister Virginia was born in Fairbanks, in the Territory of Alaska, to Albert and Clara (Haag) Pearson. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy in Seattle, and received a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree from Seattle University and a Master of Hospital Administration from St. Louis University. Sister ministered in nursing at St. Joseph Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington, including three years as Director of Nursing. She served 15 years as the Hospital Administrator at St. Helen Hospital in Chehalis, and ministered for a year as the coordinator for an Alcohol Research project in Barrow, Alaska. For six years she served as Assistant Administrator and Director of Nursing at Ketchikan General Hospital in Ketchikan, Alaska. Sister Virginia was elected to the executive team of the Dominican Sisters of Edmonds as the Coordinator of Community Life: and then served for 12 years as the retirement coordinator at Assumption Convent in Seattle. Sister Virginia was a kind, humble, and prayerful woman. Her heart was warm and compassionate, and she was a woman who loved and cared deeply. Sister Virginia was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Ted and John. She is survived by loving nieces and nephews and her Adrian Dominican Sisters. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Assumption Parish in Seattle, with interment immediately following at Calvary Cemetery in Seattle. Due to Covid-19 Protocols, there will be no Vigil Service. A maximum of 100 masked people may participate in the Funeral Mass. There will be no social gathering. Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Harvey Funeral Home of Seattle, Washington.