Archives: Deceased Sisters

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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Sister Marie Bernadette Lynch, MM

We gather to celebrate the life and call of our Sister Marie Bernadette Lynch, who surrendered fully to our loving God, on August 6, 2023, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. Marie was 87 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 64...

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Sister Mary Louise Higa, MM

In the life of Sr. Mary Louise (Hideko) Higa and her older now deceased Maryknoll Sister, Bernadette (Shigeko) Higa, we read the marvelous story of how grace worked and moved. God attracted two young women in a Buddhist family...

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Sister Ann Teresa Kamachi, MM

Today we gather to celebrate the life and missionary vocation of our dear Sister Ann Teresa Kamachi who went to her loving God at 8:50 p.m. on July 24, 2023 in our Maryknoll Sisters Residential Care Facility. Sister was 101...

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