Archives: Deceased Sisters

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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Sister Agnes Cazale, MM

In 1993, Sister Agnes Cazalé celebrated her Golden Jubilee as a Maryknoll Sister. She was chosen from all the jubilarians in the Diocese of Hong Kong to reflect on the meaning of the Jubilee Celebration. The event took place at...

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Sister Rosemary Bass, MM

The words of St. Paul to the Romans seem fitting today as we gather to recall and celebrate the life of our Sister Rosemary Bass: “I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that...

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Sister Katherine Taepke, MM

On February 28, 2012, the news of Sister Katherine Taepke’s death at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Sleepy Hollow, NY came as a great shock.  She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll missioner for 61 years. Katherine Anne Taepke...

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Sister Dominic Marie Turner, MM

You have received word of the death of Sister Dominic Marie Turner at Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital in Hong Kong on Friday, March 5, 1971. Sister Dominic Marie (Edna Irene Turner) had been on the critical list and knew the...

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