Funeral Mass - Sister Mirabel Santiago, OBT

Sr. Mirabel Santiago, OBT, 53, died on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Born on September 13, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Aurelio and Milagros Santiago. She was a Graduate of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and had worked in the business industry as an Executive Secretary. In 1990, Sr. Mirabel dedicated herself to the religious life as a sister with the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity. In 1991, she began teaching at their school, the St. Aloysius Happy House Learning Center in Hopewell Junction. She also directed the Religious Education program at St. Columba Parish for 5 years and worked at St. Mary’s in Poughkeepsie in 2015.

Sr. Mirabel will be remembered by all for her enthusiasm, her loving spirit, and especially her abiding faith which she so graciously shared with our community. Her legacy will remain in the hearts and minds of her current and former students for years to come. 

Sr. Mirabel is survived by her mother, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, and all of her sisters in the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity. She was predeceased by her father.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 am at St. Columba Church, 835 Route 82, Hopewell Junction followed by interment in St. Denis Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Oblates to the Blessed Trinity, PO Box 98, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533. For online condolences, memorial donations, driving directions, please visit Sr. Mirabel’s Book of Memories at mchoulfuneralhome.com.