Sister Mary Regis Nuva

Sister Mary Regis Nuva, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, died September 22, 2014 in Denver, Colorado at Presbyterian /St. Luke Hospital. She was 86 years of age. The daughter of the late Giuseppe and Giovannina Cacciaputi Nuva, she was born September 19, 1928 in Trenton, New Jersey and was predeceased by five sisters and one brother and is survived by a host of nieces and nephews in various states, and scores of dedicated friends in and around her adopted home of Denver, Colorado. Sister Mary Regis entered the novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor on September 7, 1951, made her First Profession June 25, 1953, and Final Profession June 25, 1957. Sister earned her RN from Misericordia Hospital and her BS in Allied Health from Colorado Women?s College. Sister was an artist and received the Hiawatha Davis Humanitarian Award in 2008 for her dedicated work among the sick poor. Sister Mary Regis has been a nurse for the Dominican Home Health Agency in Denver, Colorado since 1961. During her time there, she was active with the Dominicanettes, a volunteer youth service organization. Prior nursing assignments included: Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor in Ossining, New York (1951-57) and in the Bronx (1960-61). Since 2002, Sister Mary Regis continued to volunteer her time at the Dominican Home Health Agency in Denver. On her 86th birthday, on Friday, September 19th the agency hosted a Retirement and Birthday party. She was well-known and well-loved by many, and was surrounded by her loved ones at the end of her life. In lieu of flowers, for those that wish to do so, donations may be made in her memory to: Dominican Home Health Agency, 2501 Gaylord St, Denver, CO 80205. Please share memories of Sister Mary Regis Nuva and condolences with her family and friends by signing the online guestbook below.