(1935-2026)

Sister Claudia Morgan, formerly known as Sister Mary Loretta, died on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 90 years of age and in the 71st year of her religious profession: 47 years with the Dominican Sisters of Edmonds, Washington, and in her 24th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister Claudia was born in Butte, Montana, to Raymond and Agnes (Powell) Morgan. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy in Seattle and obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from Holy Names College in Spokane, Washington, and a master’s degree in education from Seattle University. 

Sister Claudia ministered in education for 65 years in Chehalis, Seattle, and Everett, Washington, including a total of 37 years at St. Luke School in Seattle: five years as principal, five years as an elementary teacher, 11 years as the director of the Extension Program, and 16 years as a substitute teacher. She received an Award for Service in recognition of 50 years of dedicated service to the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Seattle. She became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in 2024.

Sister was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Raymond. She is survived by three brothers, Thomas, Dennis, and James Morgan; four sisters, Sandra Simmons, Doxie Vigil, Joan Schleicher, and Sharron Bedard; other loving family members; and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.

Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in the gathering space of St. Catherine Chapel. The Vigil Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Prayers of Committal will be held on a later date. 

Those who are not attending services in person are welcome to participate via live stream at https://adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream.

Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.

MIDDLE LEFT: 1953 graduate of Holy Angels Academy, Seattle. MIDDLE: Postulant Claudia Morgan. MIDDLE RIGHT: Sister Mary Loretta as a novice.

LEFT: Postulants from the Edmonds Dominican Congregation, 1953, are, from left, Dorothy Berg, Claudia Morgan, Kathleen Lichter, Joanne McCauley, Bonnie Brown, and Joan Thorp. RIGHT: Sister Claudia Morgan with some of her students at St. Luke School in Seattle.

LEFT: From left, Sisters Rosaire McAuliffe, Mary Irene Walker, Claudia Morgan, Dorothy Berg, and Mina Riggs. 

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