Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Mary Matilda Jessup, MM

We gather today to remember and celebrate the life of our Sister Matilda Jessup. Although Sister had been a resident in Residential Care since October 1996 and in failing health, no one was prepared for the news of her death on...

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Sister Rose Mary Jene, MM

Rose Mary Jene was born in Eau Claire, WI on July 5, 1927 to John Charles and Jane Agnes (Gleason) Jene. She has three siblings: Robert, who lives in Forest Park, IL, Richard who passed away in 1996, and Joanne who resides in...

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Sister Isabelle Jacobi, MM

In the early evening of November 9, 2007 Sister Isabelle Jacobi died peacefully in our Residential Care IV at Maryknoll, N.Y. She was 94 years of age and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 75 years. Isabelle Jacobi was born April...

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Sister Mary Rachel Jackson, MM

On the feast of St. John Baptist at 7:00 P.M., Sister Mary Rachel Jackson died at Bethany where she had been receiving devoted nursing care. Agnes Jackson was born in Mansfield, Ohio on July 13, 1891, daughter of Mary Catherine...

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Sister M. Justin Greenwood, MM

“I want those You have given me to be with me, where I am.” (John 17:24) On Monday evening, January 17, at 6:40 p.m., Sister M. Justin Greenwood died quietly and peacefully at Bethany. Following five years of patient...

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