Archives: Deceased Sisters

Shortly after midnight, in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 10th, 1980, Sister Mary Alicia Shader died at our Maryknoll Nursing Home and began her eternal life in Christ Jesus. Sister Alicia was born on June 30, 1908 in...

“Gentle woman, quiet light — Morning star, so strong and bright… Blessed are they with peaceful spirits, Blessed are they with gentle hearts….”(From: HAIL MARY:GENTLE WOMAN-Rev. Carey Landry) These sentiments from...

Today we gather to celebrate the life of our Sister Agnes Teresa Mary Schnettler, called by our loving God to her home in heaven on the afternoon of December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Sister Agnes Teresa Mary...

On the morning of May 7, 2003 our Sister Marjorie Schnellinger passed through that “utter darkness” into “the dawn of God.” She died peacefully at home supported by Sisters Rita Nixon and Helen Scheel. She had been a Maryknoll...

We are gathered here today to celebrate a very Holy and Historic moment, Sister Mary Gemma’s final journey home to her loving God. In the last hours of her life, Sister Gemma seemed to know and feel the presence of God beckoning...