Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister 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...

We rejoice in the release from suffering and return home to God of our Sister Donna Marie Witte. On the evening of March 20, 1991, Donna Marie died in the Maryknoll Nursing Home amidst a number of her Maryknoll Sisters, many of...

It was December 24, 2008, Christmas Eve, at about 7:30 p.m. when our God called Sr. Alma Virginia home from Residential Care for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Sisters had been watching in vigil through the afternoon and into...

On October 8, 2006 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Sister Julianne Warnshuis was transformed through death into new life. It was the day chosen to celebrate the Closing of Mother Mary Joseph’s 50th Anniversary of her passing that...

“For his sake, I have forfeited everything…so that Christ may be my wealth” (Phil. 3:8) words taken from today’s first reading especially chosen by Sr. Mary Walsh for this Liturgy of the Resurrection. They are words that...