Nelly Hopkins died at age 92 at her home in Nashville, TN, on Oct. 25, 2022. She leaves behind five children including three priests, Fathers Peter, Edward and John L.C.; Sister Catherine Marie O.P., and psychologist, Dr. Stephen Hopkins. Nelly was born in Paris, France, and educated by the Madams of the Sacred Heart.
She graduated from Manhattanville College and received a Masters from Syracuse University. She married the late Peter J. Hopkins, Esq. and they raised their family in Cazenovia.
Visitation will be at St. Henry’s Church on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. followed by the funeral Mass ay 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and the Legionaries of Christ.
