Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Helen Kenny, MM

Sister Helen Kenny went peacefully to God on Saturday, January 4, 2020. She was 88 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 70 years. Helen Marie Kenny was born on August 30, 1931 in Manhattan, N Y to James Patrick Kenny...

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Sister Mary Powers, MM

On November 22, 2019, in our Maryknoll Sisters Home Care, Sr. Mary Powers, peacefully gave herself for the last time into the hands of God, as she had done for the many years of her long life. She was 102 years old and a...

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Sister Claire Murphy, MM

Sr. Claire Murphy died on November 30, 2019.  She was 97 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 78 years. Sr. Claire Therese – the name she was given at Reception and retained for the rest of her life – was born in Cambridge, MA...

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Sister Joan Marie Peliter, MM

On November 6, 2019, Sister Joan Marie Peltier celebrated her 100th birthday. Four days later, on November 10, 2019, early in the morning, Sister Joan’s long, fruitful, earthly journey, one that had been an inspiration and...

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