Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Michael Damien O’Connor, MM

We welcome all who are here today and especially express our condolences to Sister’s family, her good friends here with us, and those she loved in the Philippines and in Bangladesh. On Saturday, September 6, 2008, at 9:30 a.m....

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Sister Denise O’Connor, MM

We have gathered here today to celebrate Sister Denise O’Connor’s entrance into her heavenly home on June 13, 1992, after years of patient waiting and suffering. I found this song from the Weston Priory Monks that expresses well...

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Sister Mary Kane, MM

Early Saturday, September 20, 2008, we were surprised to learn that Sister Mary Kane died quietly around 6:00 a.m. in Maryknoll Sisters Residential Care III. She was 93 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 71 years....

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Sister Etsuko Ogo, MM

As we gather here this morning to celebrate the life of Sister Etsuko Ogo, we are mindful of Etsuko’s very special love of nature and all of God’s creation. “Morning Has Broken” was specially chosen by her House...

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Sister Norbert McLaughlin, MM

Monday, August 20, 2012, at the Maryknoll Sisters Residential Care in Ossining, New York, Sister Norbert McLaughlin gently gave herself into God’s loving arms.  Sister was 95 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 70 years. The...

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