Archives: Deceased Sisters

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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Sister Georgina Gamarra, MM

Sister Georgina’s death on August 8, 2023, seemed sudden even for her Sisters who sat by her bedside all day at Maryknoll. They were privileged to witness the moment God embraced her and drew her into the fullness of love. She...

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