Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister M. Winifred Collins, MM

Today, we gather to celebrate the life of our dear Sister Mary Winifred Collins, who died at the age of 79 on January 30, 1984 at Phelps Memorial Hospital. Mary Rogers Cecilia Collins was born on August 9, 1904 in New Bedford,...

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Sister Helen Jean Bacso, MM

We are gathered this morning to remember and to celebrate the life of Sister Helen Jean Bacso who died February 1, 1999 at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, New York, of complications following an illness. During her stay...

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Sister Marie Rene Burns, MM

Sister Marie Rene Burns, who would have been 92 this August, slipped quietly into the arms of God about 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 9, in the Maryknoll Nursing Home. The afternoon before she had been present with the other...

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Sister Eva Marie Burke, MM

During this Christmas Season, we are reminded in today’s First Reading that “The world and its desires are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.” Today, we rejoice with Sister Eva Marie Burke who dedicated...

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Sister Mary Melanie Breen, MM

Sister Mary Melanie Breen died at 4:20 A.M. in the Maryknoll Nursing Home on June 4, 1988. Sister had been resident there since September of 1984. She was talking with the night nurse only minutes before she quickly and...

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