Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Nancy Lyons, MM

Sister Agnes Mary Lyons, better known to us as “Nancy”, was born in Hamilton, Scotland on May 19, 1936 to Bridget Dougan Lyons and Michael Lyons. She was one of seven children. However, two sisters died before she was three...

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Sister Helen Werner, MM

With the precious spirit and memory of our Sister Helen in our midst, we come together today to honor her 105 years of loving, including her 87 years as a Maryknoll Sister, which is the longest any sister has been in Maryknoll!...

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Sister Marilyn Jean Graf, MM

We are gathered this morning to celebrate the life of Sister Marilyn Jean Graf who slipped quietly into eternal life on December 20, 2024 at 10:45 P.M. She possesses at last the fullness of life for which in faith she had been...

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Sister Anna Maria Hartman, MM

If one believes that there is a “waiting room for God,” Anna Maria was surely in it these last hard weeks. On December 28, 2024, the feast of the Holy Innocents, at 10:00 PM, her wish was granted and God took her home to heaven...

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Sister Mary Malherek, MM

“O God, how manifold are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” Psalm 104 vs24. At 11:40 PM, September 17, 2024, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Sister Mary Malherek entered into...

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