April 22, 1928 – October 21, 2025
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Mary Rebecca Campbell, who passed away on October 21, 2025, at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was 97 years of age.
Sister Mary Rebecca Campbell, baptized Margaret Ann, was born on April 22, 1928, in Atlanta, Georgia, to parents Albert Francis and Ann (McGinnis) Campbell. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1946 and was received into the novitiate in 1947. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Fontbonne College in St. Louis in 1963 and a master’s degree in elementary education administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1971.
Sister Mary Rebecca dedicated nearly 55 years of service to elementary education. Her teaching ministry began in Georgia in the 1950s at Sacred Heart Grade School in Savannah. Throughout the ’50s and early ’60s, she taught at St. Joseph Male Orphanage in Washington, Sacred Heart School in Atlanta, St. Joseph Grade School in Marietta, and St. Anthony Grade School in Atlanta.
From 1962 to 1977, Sister Mary Rebecca served at St. Mary School in Littleton, Colorado, first as assistant principal, then as principal.
In 1977, Sister Mary Rebecca went back to her home state to continue her ministry. From 1977 to 1984, she worked at the Village of St. Joseph in Atlanta as teacher, principal and director of education. She was an administrator at St. Francis Xavier Grade School in Brunswick until 1988, followed by a one-year sabbatical at the University of San Diego.
Returning to Georgia in 1989, she served as the secretary and bookkeeper at St. John the Evangelist Grade School in Valdosta through 2003.
Sister Mary Rebecca retired in 2004 and continued as a parish volunteer, visiting the sick and elderly for St. John the Evangelist Parish in Valdosta.
In 2019, she moved to St. Louis and resided at Nazareth Living Center, where she continued her mission of prayer and presence until her passing.
The Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, October 29 at Nazareth Living Center Chapel, 2 Nazareth Lane, St. Louis, MO 63129. The visitation will be at 9 a.m. CT, followed by the Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. The Mass will be available to view via livestream at https://video.ibm.com/channel/csjsl-general.
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