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Funeral Mass was held Aug. 12 at the Dominican Sisters’ Motherhouse chapel in Fremont for Dominican Sister Dorothy Casper, 86, who died Aug. 7. She had been a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose for 68 years.A native of Los Angeles, her principal active ministry was Catholic education. Locally, she served at schools in Los Angeles, including St. Ignatius, Sacred Heart High School and St. Michael High School. She also taught and was corporation treasurer at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in La Ca√±ada.Memorials may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund or the Mother Pia Backes Education Fund, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539, or the Vision of Hope Fund, 1555 34th Ave., Oakland, CA 94612.