Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Agnes Christine Welscher, MM

Early Saturday morning, April 12, 2014 our Sr. Agnes Christine Welscher died peacefully at the Maryknoll Sisters’ Center in Maryknoll, NY.  Agnes was just three months shy of her eightieth birthday and had been a Maryknoll...

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Sister Elizabeth Lee, MM

Sister Elizabeth Lee died on February 4, 2014 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. She was 89 years old and celebrated 70 years as a Maryknoll Sister in September 2013. Elizabeth Lee was born in San Francisco, CA  on May...

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Sister Joan Michel Kirsch, MM

We gather this morning to remember and celebrate the life of our Joan Michel Kirsch who died very quietly and peacefully in Maryknoll Sisters Home Care Three, Maryknoll, NY at 6:30 a.m. on the morning of July 28, 2014. She was...

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Sister Elizabeth Donahue, MM

“The hills are alive with the sound of music…” These words express one of the special gifts Sister Elizabeth Donahue shared so generously throughout her life.  We are gathered today to celebrate her new Life with God, which she...

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Sister Rose Duchesne Debrecht, MM

“To me life is a confirmation of that initial impact that you are loved. There is openness, sincerity and frankness in my lifestyle that makes me feel completely liberated. Free to be myself, happy to be what the Lord has given...

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