Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Gertrude Vaccaro, MM

Dear Sisters, Relatives, and Friends: We have come together this morning to celebrate, to remember and to strengthen the bonds of family, vocation and friendship we share because of the lives of Peg and Gert. The lives of our...

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Sister Louise Trevisan, MM

We are gathered here in Maryknoll’ s chapel this morning to celebrate the life of Sister Louise Trevisan. Her new life began last Wednesday evening, October 28, when she slipped away in a very unobtrusive way, perhaps the way...

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Sister Margaret Rose Winkelmann, MM

On the morning of January 8, 2013, on Residential Care III, Sister Margaret Rose Winkelmann was awakened by the nurse-aide bringing her the usual cup of black coffee.  About fifteen minutes later, the aide returned to find the...

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Sister Lucille Witkewiz, MM

We are gathered today to remember our Sister Lucille Witkewiz who died quietly early in the morning of November 14, 2012. It was a month after her 81st birthday and in her 61st year as a Maryknoll Sister. Mary Louise Witkewiz...

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Sister Clare Tivnan, MM

We are gathered today to celebrate a special moment that gives personal and congregational meaning to the life we have shared with Sr. Clare Marie Tivnan. Through teaching, her personal life was interwoven with our lives as...

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