Sister Rose Fidelis Qualtere, MM

Born: September 23, 1926
Entered: October 5, 1946
Died: March 26, 1957

This morning shortly before eleven o’clock Sister Rose Fidelis died most peacefully. Sister Rose Fidelis had a long illness since her return from Nicaragua in March 1956.

Sister Rose Fidelis’ continuous cheerfulness has been a source of edification to all. Her smile, as it lighted up her face, will not soon be forgotten. We were not surprised, therefore, to find among her few possessions, a much worn leaflet entitled “Keep Smiling”, the story of a youth who died as a Seminarian.

Part of the hundredfold promised by Christ – over and above the heavenly graces – included for Sister Rose Fidelis the presence at the Motherhouse of three Sisters from her mission in Siuna – Sisters Concepta Marie, Margaret Therese and George Anthony. There were also frequent visits from her family in Kingston, New York.

The funeral will be Thursday morning at 9:30.

Professed April 6, 1949, Sister Rose Fidelis was assigned to Nicaragua in 1951 and after a year of language study spent four years in an isolated gold mine settlement in a mountain jungle where she gave herself unselfishly to teaching and catechetical work among some of the world’s most impoverished children, both materially and spiritually.