Bethlehem - Reverend Mother Monica (née Eleanor Nadorlik) Nadzam, 94, member of the Abbey of Regina Laudis, died at the Abbey on June 18, 2015, after a long illness. A native of Pittsburgh PA, She entered Regina Laudis as a widow in 1983, ten years after the death of her beloved husband George Nadzam. George and Eleanor were founders of the St. Maurice Parish in Forest Hills PA and proudly carried on the traditions of their Slovak genealogies. Eleanor, known as "Lee" to her family and friends, loved welcoming people to her home and was famous for her spotless house and cooking, especially baking. Her gift for hospitality would later permeate her work and mission during her monastic life. In the Abbey Mother Monica was responsible for St. Gregory's Women's guesthouse, worked in the sewing room and baked for the community and guests.

Mother Monica is survived by her monastic community, her children Kevin Nadzam and Cindy Lenkner and her husband John; her grandchildren: Matthew and Jonathan Nadzam, Kellie Lenkner Patterson and Michelle Lenkner Albrecht, and three beloved great grandchildren.

A calling hour will be at the Church Jesu Fili Mariae at 15 Robert Leather Road in Bethlehem on Saturday June 20th beginning at 8:00 am followed by the Requiem Mass at 9:00 am and burial in the Abbey cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the New Horizons Renovation Project would be gratefully accepted on-line or c/o The Abbey of Regina Laudis, 273 Flanders Road, Bethlehem, CT 06751. www.berginfuneralhome.com

Mother Monica's full biography is available at the Abbey web site, abbeyofreginalaudis.org

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