Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister M. Christella Furey, MM

She loved to dance and it showed! Had Sister Christella come upon this Maryknoll turf about fifty years later she would have been the one to do the first liturgical dance up the Motherhouse aisle! Had she come upon this earth...

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Sister Mary Ann Fuchs, MM

We gather this morning to remember and to celebrate the life of our Sister Mary Ann Fuchs. At the age of ninety-two, Sister died peacefully in the Residential Care Facility at Maryknoll, New York, on November 4, 1997. She had...

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Sister Patricia Fitzgerald, MM

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Who has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, to give new sight to the blind, to free the oppressed announce the Lord’s year of mercy.” Luke 4:18-19 This...

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Sister Helen Fitton, MM

“Life is a joy That is shared like Flowers In the beauty of a friendship.” (On Helen’s prayer shelf) We gather this morning to celebrate the entrance into New Life of our Sister Helen Fitton. Since December...

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Sister Mary Patricio Hughes, MM

“Sister Mary Patricio Hughes, daughter of Michael Hughes and Margaret Murray, went home to her God and family on Monday, September 25, 1978.” This was the simple and single message that Sister Patricio requested be...

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