Archives: Deceased Sisters

This morning after long months of patient suffering in our Bethany infirmary, Sister Mary Chaminade quietly passed away. Sister Chaminade (Margaret Dreisoerner) was born in Quincy, Illinois, August 22, 1907. She entered...

Sister Mary Francis Leo (Mary Ruth Dixon) died on June 16, 1955 in Manila, Philippines, after months of suffering. As Mary Ruth Dixon, she was born in Chicago November 7, 1924 and attended Catholic grammar and high schools...

Sister Mary Catherine Dillon died on the feast of Our lady of Perpetual Help, June 27, at Phelps Memorial Hospital. During these last several weeks, it became evident that Sister would not recover, and we knew by the appealing...

In a delightful book entitled The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupery reflects on life with these words that characterize Sister Maria Agnese Dillon so aptly: “It is only with the heart that one sees rightly.” The...

We gather this morning to celebrate the life of our Sister Maria del Socorro Diaz de Leon who died peacefully April 6, 1999 at Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, New York. In early March, “Soco,” as she was commonly known and...