DePorres of Jesus, O.P. died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Our Lady of Mt. Thabor Monastery of Ortonville; Sister was born on July 22, 1918 in West Hoboken, New Jersey; she was the daughter of the late Cesare and Cristina (nee: DiFabristiis) DiGiambattista. She was preceded in death by a brother, Louis and sister, Philomena Gerbino; she is survived by her Sisters in Religious Life, a nephew, Peter Gerbino and a niece Mary Gerbino, Sister-in-law, Louise and several grand nephews and grandnieces. Sister Mary Martin entered the Monastery of the Dominican Sisters of the Perpetual Rosary in Union City, NJ (Blue Chapel) on August 4, 1936. She made her first Profession of vows on April 24, 1938. While at the Blue Chapel Sister Martin was a member of the council, sacristan, novice mistress and prioress. In 1973 Sister Mary Martin and Sister Ann Mary, O.P. came to Ortonville, Michigan to found Our Lady of Mt. Thabor Monastery in the Dominican Tradition.