Sr. Marie Gabriel Courter, formerly known as Elizabeth Julia Courter, died Feb. 26 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 98 and in her 79th year of her religious profession.

Born in Shepherd to James and Julia (Swift) Courter, she received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian.

Sr. Courter spent 59 years ministering in education in Detroit, Munising, Brighton, East Lansing and Dearborn, and in Chicago. From 1968 to 1996 she was a librarian assistant at St. Alphonsus School in Dearborn. She became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2003.

Sr. Gabriel is survived by a brother, Frank Courter.

Memorials to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, 49221.