November 11, 1935 – July 1, 2024
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Mary Carol Anth who passed away on July 1, 2024 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 88 years of age.
Sister Mary Carol, baptized Mary Caroline, was born on November 11, 1935, in St. Louis to parents Tobias Paul and Florence L. (Koenig) Anth. She was received into the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1958 as Sister Paul Louise.
She attended St. Anthony’s High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in dietetics with minors in science and philosophy from Fontbonne College (now University) in 1957, a master’s degree in nutrition with minors in food theory and physiological chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1962, and completed a dietetic internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1963. She then moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and served until 1965 as both a nutrition educator at Avila College (now University) and as an administrative and clinical dietitian at St. Joseph Hospital.
In 1965, Sister Mary Carol began 47 years of service at Fontbonne College/University where she spent 26 years as a faculty member of the Home Economics Department, 25 years as chairperson and 21 years as assistant, then associate dean, for academic affairs. Sister Mary Carol, a registered dietitian and certified family and consumer science specialist, officially retired in 2012.
Sister Mary Carol received a number of honors and awards during her professional career, including; President’s Council on Youth Leadership Award from the U.S. government, 1968; Washington, D.C. Inner City Fellowship from the American Home Economics Association, 1971; Chautauqua Award from National Science Foundation, 1974; Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award for Missouri, 1987; Fontbonne College Founders Award for Distinguished Service in Higher Education/Dietetics, 1987; Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People; Family and Consumer Sciences Professional Delegation to South Africa, 1997; Fontbonne-Carondelet Heritage Award, 1999; Fontbonne University Alumni Distinguished Service Award, 2005.
Sister Mary Carol was a 40+ year member of Iota Sigma Pi and Sigma Delta Epsilon and held membership in Phi Kappa Phi at the time of her death.
After her retirement in 2011, Sister Mary Carol continued to be an integral part of the Fontbonne family. She was an active member of the Fontbonne Community Connection (FCC) and a dedicated volunteer for Nazareth Living Center and on boards and committees for the CSJ community and St. Joseph’s Academy.
A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, July 20 at 10 a.m with visitation at 9-10 a.m. at the Church of the Magdalen (St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church), 4354 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO, 63109
Memorial contributions may be made to: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, 6400 Minnesota Ave., St. Louis, MO 63111-2899 or donate online.
Rest in peace, sister