Sr. Marie Siena Chmara, formerly known as Elizabeth Ann Chmara, died March 24, 2011 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 86 and in her 65th year of  religious profession.

Sr. Chmara was born in Detroit to Edmund and Marion (Jansheski) Chmara. She graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in Dearborn and received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and chemistry from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian, a Master of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a Doctor of Education degree in research and evaluation from Wayne State University in Detroit.

Sister spent 56 years ministering in education in Detroit and Adrian and various schools in Florida.

Sr. Chmara is survived by her brother, Theodore.

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