Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Joan Toomey, MM

In the early hours of Tuesday, September 18, 2018, here at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Sister Joan Toomey, peacefully and gently went home to God. She was 84 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 66 years. A week...

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Sister Rosemary Garrity, MM

Our Sister Rosemary Garrity went to God around 10:30 p.m. on September 9, 2018 in Residential Care at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. She was 94 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 71 years. Among Sister Rosemary...

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Sister Mary Elizabeth Keyser, MM

Sister Mary Elizabeth Keyser was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 3, 1920 to Della (Haney) Keyser and Henry Nelson Keyser. She had one brother, Nelson Keyser. Mary Elizabeth graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High...

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Sister Barbara Masterson, MM

Sister Barbara Masterson was born in Syracuse, New York on August 20, 1928 to Florence (Lesnan) Masterson and Charles Masterson. She had one brother, Charles Jr., and three sisters, Irene, Genevieve, and Mary. Sister Barbara...

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Sister Mary Frances (Fran) Kobets, MM

Sister Mary Frances (Fran) Kobets died suddenly on June 29, 2018 in Gweru, Zimbabwe. She was 76 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 58 years. Mary Frances was born on March 19, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dolores...

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