Archives: Deceased Sisters

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...

In this morning’s liturgy we hear St. Paul say “the time has come for me to be gone.” We sadly recognize today that the time has also come for our beloved Sister Agnes Devlin to be gone from amongst us. She died quietly in our...