Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Maria Pia Remmes, MM

January 6th and the Feast of the Epiphany are special dates for every Maryknoll Sister. We remember January 6th as our Foundation Day and the Feast of the Epiphany, in the words of Mother Mary Joseph in 1937, as a...

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Sister Beatrice Stapleton, MM

At 7:00 P.M. on October 1, the feast of St. Therese of Lisleux and on the eve of the Chinese Moon Festival, Sister Beatrice Stapleton died in our Maryknoll Nursing Home. As with Therese, Bea had intense family love and a love of...

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Sister Suzanne Spychala, MM

Today we are gathered as Sue’s family in sorrow, and yet a peace pervades our hearts knowing that she has moved from a time of so much hope of recovery, to these last weeks of growing peace into this moment of joy. In her own...

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Sister Mary Reginald Silva, MM

Monday, October 23rd, was a glorious fall day. As we gathered at the cemetery to bury Sisters Rose de Lourdes Loftus and Mary Reginald Silva, the sun was warm and the autumn leaves resplendent in brilliant golds and reds. As we...

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Sister Imelda Sheridan, MM

Once again the Lord speaks to us through the death of Sister M. Imelda Sheridan, the third veteran Maryknoll missioner to Chinese who responded to the Father’s call within a week. She died peace fully at Bethany around 11:00...

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