Sister M. Anne Michelle La Marre, SL, age 88 of Nerinx, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary.

She was born November 24, 1928 in Kankakee, Illinois to the late Eugene Jerome and Mary Louise Legris La Marre. She entered religious life in 1946 and received her finals vows in 1952. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Education from Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado in 1963 and her Master's degree from Webster University in Kansas, City, Missouri, in 1978. Her assignments were in Texas, Missouri and Illinois. She retired to the Loretto Motherhouse earlier this year.

She bequeathed her body to the U of L Medical Center. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 10 AM Monday, December 5, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse church. Her wake is 6:30 PM Sunday at the Motherhouse.