Nov. 5, 2014 LAKE PLACID – A Mass of the Resurrection for Mercy Sister Eileen Marie Chambers, 84, was held Oct. 25 at the Reiss Memorial Chapel in Uihlein Living Center. Father Alan Shnob officiated. Burial followed at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Brasher Falls. Sister Eileen Marie died Oct. 22 at Uihlein Living Center in Lake Placid. She was born March 27, 1930, in Winthrop, the daughter of Paul and O. Erma (Partlov) Chambers. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Potsdam State Teachers College and a master's degree in guidance from Plattsburgh State. Sister Eileen entered into the Sisters of Mercy in 1955 and after profession, she began her teaching career which spanned over 45 years. She taught in the Diocese of Ogdensburg, the Archdiocese of New York and in New Jersey. She is survived by two brothers and their wives, Gerald and Donna Chambers, Bill and Glenda Chambers; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by four brothers, Robert, Bernard, Paul and Daniel. |