Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Mariel Vitcavage, MM

We gather this morning to celebrate the life of our Sister Mariel Vitcavage. Sister Mariel died, rather unexpectedly, on Saturday evening, February 15, 2003, at Phelps Memorial Hospital, in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Sister Mariel...

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Sister Dorothea Underhill, MM

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.” With these words of the Gospel of the day, we begin our Liturgy of Resurrection for Sister Dorothea Underhill. “Do not let your hearts be troubled....

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Sister Helen Wild, MM

Three days before her death on February 4, 2013, Sister Helen Wild became very ill. In these last days Helen was well accompanied by Sisters and staff who made her comfortable in her bright room on Maryknoll Residential Care IV....

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Sister Anna Maria Towle, MM

As we honor Sister Anna Maria this morning we have a feeling that in her case God so privileged her. He made her not only in a measure holy, but beautifully holy. Sister Anna Maria came to Maryknoll in 1912. She was one of the...

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Sister Esther Touchette, MM

On February 17, 2003 about 7:00 p.m. Sister Esther Marie Touchette entered eternal life from Maryknoll Residential Care IV. She had become visibly weaker in recent weeks and during her last two days Sisters watched and prayed at...

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