NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Dominican Sister of Hope Flora Desorcy, 92, who taught at several Catholic schools as well as ministering in the Diocese of Fall River, died January 25, 2009 in St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Sherbrooke, P.Q. Canada, the daughter of the late George O. and the late Diane (Tardif) Desorcy, she entered the novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River in 1939, and professed final vows on March 7, 1943. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the College of the Sacred Hearts in Fall River. Sister Desorcy taught at St. Anne’s School in Fall River and St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet, as well as in Plattsburgh, N.Y. She served at St. Rose Convent and St. Francis Xavier Parish, and in retirement resided in Fairhaven where she performed volunteer ministry. She leaves a brother Joseph Desorcy of Marion; a sister Gabrielle Richard of Willington, Conn.; and nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Romeo and Roger Desorcy, Sister Cecile Desorcy OP, and Doris Dubois, Theresa Robitaille, and Muriel Motta. Her funeral Mass was celebrated January 28 in St. Francis Xavier Church in Acushnet. Burial was in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River. A Scholarship fund has been established in Sister Flora’s memory at St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet. To contribute or for more details call 508-995-4313.