Sister Joan Clare Daleiden Cooney

Sister of Christian Charity Joan Clare (Clarette) Daleiden Cooney, 90, died Dec. 17, 2021, at Sacred Heart Convent, Wilmette.

Born in Chicago, she became a postulant in 1947, professed first vows in 1950 and professed final vows in 1956. She taught at St. Raphael, St. Teresa and St. Alphonsus, Prospect Heights, as well as in Michigan, Minnesota and Louisiana. She was the reading consultant for the Archdiocese of Chicago (1967-1969), and then served as curriculum coordinator at Holy Trinity School starting in 1971.

At the end of 1972 she asked for a dispensation from her vows, and she married Jack Cooney the following year. During this time, she taught at Queen of All Saints School.

Her husband died in 1991, and in 1997, Sister Joan Clare re-entered the Sisters of Christian Charity, professing first vows in 1998 and final vows in 2001. She lived at Josephinum, where she was director of the SCC Literacy Program. From 1998 until 2016, she taught numerous women to read and write. In 2016 Sister Joan Clare retired to Sacred Heart Convent.