Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Mary Moriarty, MM

On April 5, 2016, just as the Feast of the Annunciation came to a close, Sr. Mary Moriarty died gently and quietly at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. Several Sisters were with her as she entered into her new life. Mary Theresa...

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Sister Joan Malherek, MM

Joan Lucille Malherek was born in Mankato, Minnesota on August 20, 1925 to Peter Malherek and Mary Grace Seigel Malherek. Joan, the eldest of five children, and her siblings were raised on a small farm in South Central...

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Sister Margaret Fitzgerald, MM

We celebrate the life of Margaret Fitzgerald who so beautifully brought spirit into her seventy years as a Maryknoll Sister. While Margaret journeyed into eternal life on March 24, 2016, she will always be with us in spirit....

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Sister Katharine Razwad, MM

Shortly before midnight on Friday, March 4, 2016, Sister Katharine Razwad died peacefully at Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.  Katharine was 93 years young, and had celebrated her 70th jubilee as a Maryknoll...

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Sister Cecile Therese Burton, MM

After a long illness, Sister Cecile Therese Burton very quietly died Wednesday evening February 17, 2016 at 9:30 PM at the Maryknoll Sisters Home Care. She was 91 years old, and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 70 years. Frances...

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