Obituary of Sister Ida Mary Lutz

Sister Ida Mary Lutz, 85, of Kingston, departed this life on August 10, 2016. Sister Ida Mary sang a song of love and faithfulness as a Sister of Divine Providence. She opened herself to the gift of Providence and , in communion with her Sisters, committed herself to co-create a world of compassion, justice and peace. Valeria Ann was the third of six children born to Mathilda Yester and George Lutz in Etna, PA. She entered the Community from All Saints, Etna on December 27, 1949. Ida Mary began her teaching career in Pittsburgh, PA, but in 1958 responded to the call to minister wit her Sisters in the formation of Our Lady’s Providence in Kingston, MA. She dedicated a significant portion of her life to teaching science, spending more than forty-five years as a teacher and/or principal at Sacred Heart High School. During her years as Provincial, 1981-1990, Ida Mary oversaw the construction of the Home Care Annex, later named the Lourdes Center. As a Board Member for the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless, she was instrumental in the Province’s donation of land where a shelter for homeless could be built. Ida Mary pledged her love forever and joyfully shared her gifts and lived in service to others, the Church, and the universe, and in the spirit of Chardin, she harnessed her energies for a love that never ends. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, August 15th at the Providence House, 363 Bishop’s Highway, Kingston from 2-8:00 PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 16th at 3:30 PM at the Sacred Heart High School Chapel. Interment will be in Our Lady of Divine Providence cemetery, Kingston. Donations may be made in Sr. Lutz’s memory to the Sisters of the Divine Providence, 363 Bishop’s Highway, Kingston, MA 02364.