Sister Raphael Marie Batterton, MM

Born: March 8, 1914
Entered: September 7, 1942
Died: March 17, 1958

You will be shocked to hear that Sister Raphael Marie died at our Queen of the World Hospital at Kansas City this morning after a brief illness. While Sister’s health has not been robust for some years, there has been no evidence that anything was seriously wrong. And there was certainly no cause for any immediate concern, as recently Sister seemed to be very much better.

Sister Raphael Marie (Winifred Batterton) was born in San Francisco on March 8, 1914. She entered Maryknoll September 7, 1942. As so many of you know, Sister was a diligent worker and an excellent secretary. She was assigned first to Mother’s office and later to the Seminary Administration office. In 1953, Sister went to Valley Park to help organize the campaign for the Novitiate expansion building fund. Sister’s indefatigable efforts made an invaluable contribution to the success of the drive.

For the past two years Sister has been a member of the secretarial staff at Queen of the World Hospital, Kansas City, where her generous devoted services will be sorely missed.