Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister M. Germaine Hallenbeck, MM

“You, However, shall join your forefathers in peace; you shall be buried at a contented old age.” (Genesis 15:15) Sister Mary Germaine Hallenbeck, Maryknoll’s most long—lived member, fulfilled these words from the...

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Sister Elizabeth Ann Faherty, MM

“Life is at best an unfinished symphony. There is always something more we wish to do but God plans otherwise.” These words of Karl Rahner so well describe the life of our Sister Ann Faherty who peacefully passed on to her New...

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Sister M. Dominic Guidera, MM

Like the Wise Man of old, as the Epiphany star rose in the night sky, Sister Mary Dominic Guidera experienced a transformation. She left the boundaries of this life to enter the fullness of God. At 1:15 a.m. on January 7, 1990,...

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Sister Maria Florence Giambalvo, MM

We gather this morning to celebrate the life of our Sister Maria Florence Giambalvo. Sister died quietly at Maryknoll in Residential Care IV, after days of faithful vigil by her Sisters and friends, on December 15 at 5:30 p.m....

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Sister Marie Antoinette Geist, MM

Sister Marie Antoinette Geist, died at 10:15 p.m. on August 26. Sister had undergone surgery at St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains, on June 12. Sister was brought to Bethany for care. Our nursing staff at Bethany and visitors were...

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