Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Josephine Onstead, MM

Early Thursday morning, June 2, 2005, in Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, our Sister Josephine Marie Onstead slipped quietly off to meet her God. We were happy and grateful that she was not alone at the time. She was...

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Sister Rose Marie O’Callahan, MM

On Tuesday, December 23, 2003, everything seemed fine in Maryknoll Sisters Residential Care and Sister Rose Marie O’Callahan was even heard singing the song, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” Later that evening, however,...

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Sister Eleanor Kuhl, MM

On August 11, our Sister Eleanor met her Lord at 3:00 a.m. at Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte, California. Eleanor Veronica Kuhl was born in St. Martin, Minnesota on May 1, 1905, the eleventh child of the thirteen children of...

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Sister Loretta Kruegler, MM

Mother Mary Joseph begins her description of a Maryknoll Sister by saying, “I would have her distinguished by Christ-like charity, a limpid simplicity of soul… ” Sister Loretta Kruegler, whose life we celebrate...

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Sister Theresa Killoran, MM

It is only when one of our Sisters completes her earthly journey that we become more aware of the fullness and depth of God’s love for her. Sister Theresa Killoran died peacefully in her sleep at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24th....

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