Sister Mary Stephen, 97, died peacefully on Sept. 15, 2013, at McAuley Hall Health Care Center in Watchung, N.J. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine of Siena Chapel, McAuley Hall Health Care Center, Watchung. Burial will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield, N.J. For the full obituary visit www.higginsfuneralhome.com. She is survived by devoted and loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and many Sisters of Mercy of the Mid-Atlantic Community. Memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, 1645 Highway 22, Watchung, N.J. 07069.