Archives: Deceased Sisters

On December 29, 1974, Sister Ann Brisolara celebrated her 45th birthday. She was euroute to New Orleans, Louisiana, her home, to visit her family. This was the beginning of her furlough. In the afternoon of December 30, 1974, on...

A telephone call from Mother Mary Columba Wednesday noon brought the unexpected news of Sister Mary Alphonsa’s death at Valley Park. Our hearts went out to Sister Mary Philip, who had no warning of her beloved sister’s...

This morning we gather to celebrate the life of Sister Mary Elma Belscher who on July 4th would have celebrated sixty-one years as a Maryknoll Sister. Sister was in Residential Care when she died peacefully on June 19, 1999, the...

“Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy will.” The words of the text this morning I know are very, very dear to each and everyone of you Sisters in this chapel.  You recall that those...

The best part of Sister Maria Cordis’ last mile with us was that she was accompanied on some very crucial last days by her companions of her early years, her sisters Corona and Rita. From Tacoma and San Diego they came to share...