Sister Arleen Marie, of the Neighborhoods of White Lake, entered eternal life late Monday evening, December 19, 2022, at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Pontiac.  She was 81 years old and hospitalized for several days.

Sister Arleen Marie was born May 26, 1941, in Detroit, to the late Frank and Virginia (Garavaglia) Saroglia.  She entered the Religious Sisters of Mercy on September 7, 1959, and professed her final vows on August 16, 1967.

Surviving are her brother, Thomas (Susan) Saroglia; nieces, Kathleen (John) Vinson and Jennifer (Mitchell Heaney) Saroglia; great-nieces, Virginia and Grace; her cousins, Carol Hofer and Nancy Jaszcz; and her Sisters in Community.

Visitation for Sister Arleen Marie is planned for Tuesday afternoon, January 3, from 1-5 pm with a 3 pm Vigil Service, at the Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home, downtown Farmington (the Vigil Service will be recorded and viewable after 5 pm by clicking the "watch video" button under the Vigil Service tab below).

Sister Arleen Marie's funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday morning, January 4, at 10:00 am (in state at 9:30 am) at the Church of the Transfiguration, 25225 Code Road in Southfield. View livestream of the mass by clicking here.

Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, will follow the luncheon.

Kindly keep Sister Arleen Marie and her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.