Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Mary Stolz, MM

Shortly after entering Maryknoll Sisters on September 2, 1953, our dear Mary Stolz had occasion to remark to one of her Novitiate superiors, “I am very happy here at Maryknoll – and I understand I may never be sent to the...

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Sister Catherine Rowe, MM

Sister Catherine Rowe was the third child born to Verna (Kielty) and Harold J. Rowe on March 7, 1942 in Stamford, CT.  Her parents were also blessed with three sons: Peter, Fred and Bill.  Both her parents and brother Pete have...

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Sister Mary Edna Brophy, MM

On the occasion of the Maryknoll Sisters 75th anniversary in 1987, Sister Mary Edna Brophy wrote a word of gratitude for her Maryknoll vocation.  “I’d be the first to admit,” she wrote,  “that I haven’t moved any mountains or...

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Sister Dorothy (Noel Marie) Doescher, MM

Sister Dorothy (Noel Marie) Doescher died after a short illness at home at the Maryknoll Sisters Center on Sunday, February 12, 2017. She was 91 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 68 years. She was baptized Dorothy...

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Sister Jean Snyder, MM

Sister Jean Snyder died very peacefully in our Maryknoll Home Care on Saturday, January 28, 2017. She was 91 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 60 years. Jean was born in Reading, PA to Alice M. (Schwartz) and...

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