The mother of University President Father Edward Malloy died Monday.

Elizabeth Malloy, who was 94, died of natural causes in a nursing home in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Chevy Chase, Md.

Elizabeth Malloy was placed in a hospital on Saturday shortly before Malloy arrived in the city for a meeting with the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

The wake service is scheduled for Wednesday and the funeral Mass will be celebrated by the University President Thursday in Washington.

"She's a very sweet person and she was so extremely proud of Father Malloy," said Joan Bradley, officer assistant to the president.

Born March 20, 1908, Malloy spent much of her life caring for her three children and working as a secretary. Her deceased husband, Edward Malloy, worked on the D.C. Transit System.

Both of the University president's parents enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles, two activities that the top Notre Dame administrator does daily also.

"[Reading and vocabulary were] very important to them," Bradley said. Elizabeth Malloy is succeeded by her son and two daughters, JoAnne Rorapaugh of Washington and Mary Long of Manchester, Conn.; three granddaughters; one grandson and one great-grandchild. Her husband, Edward Malloy, is deceased.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Joseph Gawler Sons Funeral Home, 5130 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

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