Sister Adell Harvey, LSA, 79

WORCESTER – Sister Adell Harvey, LSA, 79, died peacefully on Oct. 1, in UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus after a lengthy illness.
Sister Adell was born and raised in Philadelphia, daughter of Hoy Kee Lee and Adell (Kazin) Harvey.  She graduated from St. Joseph College in Philadelphia with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She continued her education earning two master’s degrees, one from Central Michigan University in business administration and another from Fordham University in social work.
Sister Adell entered the Little Sisters of the Assumption in 1984 and made her final vows on Dec. 3, 1994, in East Harlem, New York. Throughout her religious life she served in Wallins Creek, Kentucky; Worcester; East Harlem, and Walden, New York. She worked at Pernet Family Health Service in the 1990s.
She was a compassionate, gentle woman who always put the needs of others before herself.  She was unassuming, very kind, a quiet presence who enjoyed a great laugh, always ready to lend a listening ear and a smile to any one she encountered.  In later years, Sister Adell moved to Alliance Health at Marie Esther in Marlborough.
Sister Adell is survived by three nephews: Thomas Palmer Jr., Cornell Rambert and his wife, Lisa Claudio and Tyrone Rambert; six nieces, Marsha Fleet and her husband, Steven, Sherry Tyler and her husband, Vincent, Ivy McKellar, Antoinette Stone, Oba Yuri and Doreen Martinez.  She is predeceased by her parents; her sister, Esther Lee and her husband, Thomas Palmer; a brother, Albert William Harvey and a niece, Angela Palmer.
A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Alliance Health at Marie Esther, 720 Boston Post Road E., Marlborough.  Her memorial Mass will be livesteamed at www.Royfuneral.com.  Burial will take place at a later date in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
Memorial contributions in memory of Sister Adell may be made to the Little Sisters of the Assumption 137 Endicott St. Worcester, MA 01610.
         Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home 12 Hammond St., Worcester is directing arrangements.  To share a memory or to sign the online guestbook, please visit www.Royfuneral.com.