Category Sister: N-Q

Sister Carol Pereyra, MM

Sometime before 1983, Sister Carol Pereyra wrote the following poem: “I longed for that lovely I longed to be Alive again, treasure ‘hidden in the field’, and, I longed to Live again, Life took hold of me, no matter the...

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Sister Mary Louise Peck, MM

Unexpectedly, February 5th at 4:08 in the afternoon was Sister Louise Peck’s time. She had been fed lunch in the upstairs dining room, as usual. The Residential Care IV staff checked her at 3:30 p.m. and found everything as...

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Sister Marie Juliette Puthoff, MM

Sister Marie Juliette Puthoff died peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2001, in the Residential Care Facility at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll, New York. She was ninety-one years of age and had been a Maryknoll Sister...

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Sister Marie Bernard Purcell, MM

Today our hearts are filled with gratitude to God for the gift of Sister Marie Bernard’s life and, in a very special way, for the fullness of life she now enjoys. On Thursday evening, December 13, 2001, surrounded by her...

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Sister Mildred Payne, MM

As the sun was beginning to set on the afternoon of May 24, 2010, in Maryknoll Residential Care IV, our dear Sister Mildred Payne quietly and gently slipped away into the arms of her loving God. It seems as if she took to heart...

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