Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Rosemary Healy, MM

As we gather this morning to say farewell to one of our own; we begin with a verse from Psalm 30 which captures these last years of Rosie’s life: “At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing.” It was just at...

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Sister Kathleen Higgins, MM

For Sister Kathleen Higgins, Saturday, January 13, 2024 was to be her last day on earth but no one suspected it. Although not feeling her best, she was determined to join the community in chapel for the Rosary and Mass. After...

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Sister Virgeen Healey, MM

On this day, November 5, 2023, our dear Sister Virgeen Healey is herself one of the refugees for whom she prayed daily at our community mass – but she is a refugee with a home in the arms of God. Sr. Virgeen was 99 years old and...

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Sister Mary Reese, MM

On August 17, 2023, at 4:35 am, in our Maryknoll Sisters Home Care Mary received the fullness of blessings. Mary reached the zenith of 100 years and was a Maryknoll Sister for 77 years. We can almost see Mary glowing with...

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Sister Sophia Aihara, MM

Sister Sophia Setsuko Aihara passed away peacefully in Residential Care, at the Maryknoll Sister Center in New York on August 3, 2023. Sisters, who had known Sophia in Japan, and other Sisters, spent prayerful time with her...

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