Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Josephine Lo Presti, MM

Sister Josephine Lo Presti, a Maryknoll Sister for 69 years, died on November 13 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.  She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 10, 1925, to Augustine (Rinella) Lo Presti...

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Sister Barbara Ann Walenty, MM

As Barbara Ann has completed her journey on earth, her favorite prayer is fulfilled: “To do your will is my desire, To live in you, Lord, is my life, To spread your love through all the earth, to find in you the joy of my life.”...

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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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