Sr. Mary Louise Maertens, CSJ, died Nov. 5. She was 92.

Mary Louise Maertens was born in Detroit on May 3, 1923, the daughter of Leon and Jeanine (Van Oost) Maertens. Mary Louise was a member of St. Gertrude Parish in St. Clair Shores at the time of her entrance into the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth on Feb. 1, 1942. She received the name Sr. Marie Damien at her reception Aug. 25, 1942, but later returned to her baptismal name. She pronounced first vows Aug. 26, 1944, and final vows Aug. 26, 1947.

Sr. Maertens earned degrees from Nazareth College and Mundelein College. For 28 years she taught in several schools of the congregation, including St. Anne, Detroit; St. Mary, Flint; St. Catherine, Algonac; and St. Agnes, Flint. In 1970, due to poor health, Sr. Maertens returned to Nazareth, where she worked as a receptionist for 10 years in the Nazareth General Office. She moved to the SSJ Public Relations/Development Office in 1979 and continued working there until retirement.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 9 at Holy Family Chapel in Nazareth.