Born: July 3, 1875Entered: November 5, 1916Died: July 4, 1961Sister Mary Elizabeth’s years of patient suffering ended on July 4, one day after her 86th birthday. She had been sick for a while, but her patience and her acceptance...
Read MoreSister Katherine Theiler died at St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 24, 2006 at 12:30 a.m. She was 87 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 65 years. Her parents, her brothers Ralph (Bud) and Harry and her...
Read MoreSister Amy Yoneya’s brave soul left her body at 03:40 P.M. on May 1, 1987. On the evening of May 2 our Tokyo and Yokkaichi Sisters joined us at Matsugasaki for Sister Amy’s wake. Bishop Paul Furuya came to lead the prayers of...
Read MoreWe gather this morning to say “Good-bye” to our Sister Ruth Marie Wohlfrom who died on January 15, in our Maryknoll Nursing Home. This morning, even as we mourn her loss, we celebrate the life of one we loved and who lived so...
Read MoreSister Mary Xaveria Wittman died the way she had lived, quietly. On August 25th, at 1:45 p.m., Sister Xaveria went home to God as she slept. She specifically asked not to be taken to the hospital and, on consultation, the doctor...
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