Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister M. Martha Butler, MM

Sister M. Martha Butler died on January 19, 1957. She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 35 years. Margaret (M. Martha) was born on November 20, 1886 in Nashua, New Hampshire to Margaret (Fitzsimmons) and...

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Sister Pamela Beans, MM

On July 22, 1981, at 11:00 a.m., on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, Sister Pamela Beans was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. She was knocked unconscious and died shortly after. Pam was 28 years old and had been...

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Sister Maria Jose Archer, MM

Sister Maria Jose Archer died on February 25, 1938. She was 22 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 2 years. Marcella (Maria Jose) Archer was born on April 13, 1915 in San Francisco, California to Mary Ellen (Manning) and Edward...

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Sister Ruth Evans, MM

Regarding the day of her death, Sister Ruth Evans, quoting Sojourner Truth said, “I am going home like a shooting star.” Sister Ruth went home like a shooting star in Maryknoll Residential Care IV, on May 1, 2009. It was the...

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