Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Ruth Naegele, MM

In the second reading of today’s liturgy we read: “Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, He who in his great mercy gave us new birth, a birth unto hope which draws its life from the resurrection of Jesus Christ...

Read More

Sister Anne Lillian Layden, MM

On Saturday, July 15th, 1989, Sister Anne Lillian Layden died at 03:10 P.M. at Phelps Memorial Hospital. Lillian Cletus Layden was born on September 5, 1903 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to John and Elizabeth Long Layden, originally...

Read More

Sister Catherine Lawlor, MM

On Wednesday morning, June 27, 1990, Sister Catharine Lawlor died quietly and peacefully at Phelps Memorial Hospital. Catharine Elizabeth Lawlor was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 4, 1912 and grew up there, one of three children...

Read More

Sister Mary Fabian O’Handley, MM

On Thursday, December 21, 1972, our Sister Fabian O’Handley entered Eternal Life. Sister Fabian had celebrated her golden jubilee of entrance this past summer. For most of her long life in Maryknoll she was a “baker of...

Read More

Sister Mary Jacqueline Kolk, MM

Sister Mary Jacqueline went home to God on Sunday, December 29, at about 5:45 p.m. at Bethany. Sister Mary Jacqueline (Marguerite Rosalie Kolk) was born in Alton, Illinois on August 21, 1903. She is survived by one sister and...

Read More