Sister Mary of Jesus

Carmelite Sister Mary of Jesus, Caruso, age 91, passed peacefully to the Lord on August 11th. The eldest of three children born to Arthur T. Caruso and Mary McMahon, Mary Caruso entered the Carmelite Monastery on 31 Britton Drive, Flemington, in 1956.

The Community of Nuns later moved to a smaller Monastery on 26 Harmony School Road where Sister Mary faithfully lived her loving dedication to Christ until the Lord took her to Himself as the Nuns were praying Night Prayer: "Father, into Your Hands I commend my spirit."

Surviving Sister Mary are her niece, Jane Gebhardt and husband Jim, her nephew James Johnson and his wife Annie, her great nieces Annabelle and Eliza, and her devoted brother-in-law Jim Johnson.

During almost 70 years in the Monastery, Sister Mary generously fulfilled several offices, some of which were Sacristan, artist, and bee-keeping, which yielded honey for sale and for gifts. May Christ say to Sister Mary of Jesus: "Come, faithful servant, share the JOY of your Lord!"

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary of Jesus will be celebrated on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 10:00 am at the chapel of the Carmelite Monastery, 26 Harmony School Road, Flemington NJ 08822. Interment will follow in the Carmelite Monastery Cemetery. Friends and family of the Carmelite Nuns may visit to express their condolences at the Monastery on Friday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 pm and on Saturday morning from 9:00 until Mass at 10:00 am.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Flemington NJ 08822.  For further information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.  

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made the The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Flemington, 26 Harmony School Road, Flemington NJ 08822. Online donations can be made at https://flemingtoncarmel.org/donate .