Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Ancilla Marie Tansey, MM

In this Lenten season, as we relive the Paschal Mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we gather to remember and to celebrate the life of Sister Ancilla Marie Tansey. Sister died quietly and peacefully the afternoon of...

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Sister Edith Rietz, MM

We gather this morning to celebrate and to give thanks for the life of our Sister Edith Rietz who died peacefully in the early morning hours of April 1, 2012 at our Residential Care IV.  She was 91 years old and celebrated her...

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Sister M. Hildegarde Ryan, MM

The reading chosen for today’s Gospel is about the Good Shepherd. It reads: “The Father loves me for this: that I lay down my life to take it up again. No one takes it from me; I lay it down freely.” This quotation...

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Sister Therese Marie Rickert, MM

On Easter Sunday, April 7, 1985 at 4:00 a.m., when the Church proclaimed joyfully Christ’s victory over death, Sister Therese Marie Rickert peacefully slipped away from us to rejoice in the fullness of life. The day before her...

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Sister Rosana Shanahan, MM

In a reading from St. Peter for the Easter Season we see: “Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of His great mercy, He gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from the dead. This fills us...

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