Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Margaret O’Brien, MM

“I prayed and understanding was given me; I called upon God and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” These words from the Book of Wisdom describe what must have been the source of strength for our Sister Margaret...

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Sister Margaret Kim, MM

Sister Mary Margaret Kim, M.M. died peacefully in the Residential Care Unit at the Maryknoll Sisters Center on Sunday May 10, 1998. She was ninety-two years of age and had been a Maryknoll Sister for seventy-six years. Magdalena...

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Sister Mary Brigida Keily, MM

“Wouldst thou know thy Lord’s meaning in this thing? Wit it well. Love is His meaning.” These were words of the English mystic, Juliana of Norwich, that Sr. Mary Brigida Keily quoted which serve to summarize her life. She died...

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Sister Lelia Makra, MM

At the age of 90 Sister Lelia Makra died at 9:15 p.m. on November 23, 1993 in our Maryknoll Skilled Nursing Facility where she had resided since 1986. Sister Lelia Makra was born on September 29, 1903 in Hungary and was named...

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Sister Marie Therese Kehoe, MM

In lieu of a letter to the Community at the death of Sr. Marie Therese, the following was prepared: Theresa Gerard Genevieve Kehoe was born in New York City October 15, 1896. Entered Maryknoll: March 25, 1920; Professed: August...

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