Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Honora Felix, MM

“Blest are they whose hunger only holiness can fill, for I say they shall be satisfied.” (Hymn: Lead Me, Lord) On the Feast of Epiphany, January 6, 2016, Sister Honora died at 4:10 pm at Phelps Memorial Hospital. She was 81...

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Sister Helen Scheel, MM

Welcome to this celebration of the life of our dear Sister Helen Scheel who passed away on January 4, 2016, at Maryknoll, NY. In the early morning hours, just as unobtrusively as she lived, Helen passed quietly into the arms of...

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Sister Margaret Shepherd, MM

We gather this morning to remember and celebrate the life and mission of our Sister Margaret Shepherd. Margaret Shepherd was born on August 13, 1919, in Havre, MT to Oliver C. and Beatrice Boyle Shepherd. She had two brothers,...

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Sister Catherine Heilig, MM

We gather this morning to celebrate Sister Catherine Heilig’s life and her remarkable mission service in the remotest parts of Bolivia and Peru. Sister Catherine, affectionately known as Catica by the people of Latin America,...

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Sister Vera Krass, MM

Sister Vera Krass went home to God on October 14, 2015, early in the morning in the Maryknoll Sisters Center, where she had been living since 2008. Vera was born on Aug. 22, l927 and recently celebrated her 60th jubilee as a...

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