She was graduated from Cathedral High School and earned an A.B. Martha Ann Rinderle, SSJ, Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network. degree from Assumption College, Worcester. 2023 Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. She was 102 years old. from Assumption College, Worcester and an M.A. She was a dedicated Prep Rambler fan and attended numerous sporting events to root for her team. While at Prep, she could often be seen walking to Gannon University, where she also taught. degree from Trinity College, Burlington and a M.A. She will be waked from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. with a prayer service at 9:15 a.m. Upon her return from the missions, she served as librarian at Notre Dame Middle School, Pittsfield. Entered into eternal life on February 4, 2023, at the age of 80 years, celebrating 62 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. Sr. Karen Lyons (2/23/2022) and Sr. Delphine Kennedy (5/17/2022). from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. Sister taught at Our Lady of the Rosary School in Holyoke, Holy Family School in Springfield and St. Marys in Milford, Mass. She served in Campus Ministry at the Newman Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and later worked in pastoral ministry at St. Patricks, Springfield. Birth year must come before death year. Entered into eternal life on January 5, 2022, at the age of 87 years, celebrating 69 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her nephews John Nolan (Susan) of North Adams, Mass. She attended Case High School in Swansea and graduated from Novitiate High School, Fall River. Please join in the church's vital mission of communications by offering a gift in whatever amount that you can a single gift of $40, $50, $100, or more, or a monthly donation. We're a member of The U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph. #scppad{padding: 20px 40px; z-index: 2; position: relative;} Sister Conway taught at St Peter School, Christ the King School and Mt. We remember . Sister served in the ministry of education in: St. Peter and Christ the King Schools in Rutland; St. Francis de Sales School in Bennington; St. Anthony School in White River Junction; St. Michael School in Brattleboro; St. Mary School in Fair Haven. She earned a B.A. The Sisters of St. Joseph are grateful for the exceptional care Sr. Roberta received from Miriam Najimy, DHM, the Daughters of the Heart of Mary as well as Mercy Hospice Care. We Remember Them At the beginning of the year and at its end. Her last teaching assignment was at St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield. from LaSalle University,and a Certificate in Clinical Pastoral Education from St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, Mass. Sister Madeline entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1958 from St. Joseph Parish, Charlton, Mass. Sister Elizabeth entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Joseph Parish, Auburn in 1941. Beginning in 1961 Sister spent 29 years as a nurse at the Mont Marie Infirmary in Holyoke. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks & Menchinger Chapel - 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, MI. Sister Mary Veronica Brutosky died on January 21, 2023 in Los Angeles. St. Joseph Convent, Rutland and moved to Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke in 2005. Born in St. Albans, VT she was the daughter of William and Frances (Frost) Blackburn. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her brother James Martin and his wife Patricia, her sister Peggy Weber and her husband, John and seven nieces and nephews: Meghan Bracewell and her husband Patrick, Kerry Weber Lynch and her husband, Colm, Matthew Weber and his wife Nell, James Martin, II., Kaitlin Martin, Elizabeth Begley and her husband, Jeremiah, and Madeleine Martin. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester. She became a Sister of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. She will be waked from 9:00 to 10:30 with a prayer service at 10:00. In the Diocese of Springfield Sister ministered as teacher at Immaculate Conception School and St. Thomas School, West Springfield; St. Mark School and St. Charles School, Pittsfield. You have blessed them by your genuine care, your graciousness, and your warmth. Entered into eternal life on January 16, 2023, at the age of 86 years, celebrating 67 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Anne Parish, Worcester. Sister Marguerite Blackburn (Jean Frances), 87, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Rutland, VT on July 23, 2016. She earned an A.B. Entered into eternal life on December 2, 2022, at the age of 94 years, celebrating 77 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. Other Ministries Sister Joyce was 86 years old and had spent 66 of those years as a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon. Arrangements entrusted to Sampson Funeral Home and Clifford Funeral Home. She was graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Holyoke and earned her A.B. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her sisters, Sr. Claire Belforti, SSJ of Framingham and Frances Giacomuzzi of Vero Beach, FL and by several nieces and nephews. They ran a number of children's homes in New South Wales as well as Catholic schools, throughout New South Wales. Sister taught for several years at Sacred Heart School in Holyoke and at Holy Family School in Springfield. Activating the following button will add more search options to the page. Read more. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. Sister Rose Adrian Peukert died on January 8, 2023 at St. Johns Medical Center in Santa Monica, California. and Masters degrees from Manhattanville College, New York and State College of Arkansas. Arrangements entrusted to the Sampson Family Chapels. Urgent needs call us to bold conversation and prophetic action. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and an M.A. On April 29, 1989 he married Linda . Sister taught in the Diocese of Springfield at Holy Name School, Springfield and Blessed Sacrament and St. Jerome Schools, Holyoke, and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Joseph School, North Brookfield and St. Peter Marian School, Worcester. - The death of a Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth nun on Wednesday, July 29 brings to 17 the total number of nuns from the order to have died since the COVID-19 outbreak began in New Jersey . As you and our sisters walk the grounds of our St. Francis Park, your cherished remembrances will be brought to the hearts and prayers of those who read the inscriptions. September 7, 1931 April 28, 2022, Mary valued her call to be in the service of God. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland. Sister Doris entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, MA in 1950 from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Millbury. Entered into eternal life on May 27, 2022, at the age of 89 years, celebrating 72 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. Thank you in advance! In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by many friends. Sister Anne, formerly Sister Joseph Marian, was born April 25, 1936, in the Bronx. Sister Betty entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Immaculate Conception Parish, Worcester in 1951. . Founded in 1650 in Le Puy, France, the Congregation of St. Joseph is a group of 14,000 Roman Catholic religious sisters. Entered into eternal life on January 25, 2022, at the age of 85 years, celebrating 66 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. She earned an M.A. Her students described her as an excellent math teacher, one colleague saying, She could teach math to a wall., With a twinkle in her eye, a great sense of humor and a fondness for mischief, Rena kept fifty-three postulants, literally and figuratively, on our toes!!. Sister Rita was born on August 12, 1928 in Early, Iowa to Elizabeth (Faber) and Leo Jansen. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 5:00. She graduated from Marianhill Central Catholic High School, Southbridge, Mass. She taught in the schools of the Worcester Diocese at St. Stephen School, Worcester and St. Joseph School, Leicester; in the Springfield Diocese at Holy Rosary School, Holyoke and in the Providence Diocese at St. Joseph School, Newport and St. Francis School, Warwick. CatholicPhilly.com Sister retired in 1996. Sister ministered in the Diocese of Springfield at Annunciation School, Northampton, St. Mary School, Pittsfield and for most of her teaching career in Holyoke, at Sacred Heart School, St. Jerome School, Blessed Sacrament School as principal, and at Holyoke Catholic where she was Director of Performing Arts and coordinator of Community Service. All services for Sr. John Brigid will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Friday, December 9, 2016. in 1947. She served the Diocese of Providence for many years at St. Lucy School, Middletown, and St. Joseph School, Newport and ministered among the people of St. Thomas Parish, Providence for 37 years, from 1976 until her retirement in 2013. Sister Therese Ganly, S.S.J., died Aug. 8 at St. Joseph Villa, Flourtown. She also studied at University of Western Washington, Smith College and Westfield State College. She was in the 76th year of her religious life. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00. Philadelphia, PA 19103, PREVIOUS: Sister M. Dolores Kraemer, I.H.M. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister-in-law Lucy Cormier of Milford, Mass. Sister Annette taught at St. Jean Baptiste, St. Roch, and Blessed Sacrament Schools in Fall River; St. Louis de France, Swansea; St. Josephs, New Bedford; St. Thereses, New Bedford; and also at St. Joseph Montessori School, Fall River. A breakout of COVID-19 has infected the congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham, where at least 13 nuns have died since Nov. 25. In 2006, she also received a Papal Cross for exemplary work for the Church and the Pope. Where we are. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her sister-in law, Maureen DeRouin of Auburn, Mass. from Nova University. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet- Los Angeles Province. At her jubilee in 1978, her theme in both readings and music was, Here I am, Lord. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Sister Maria Edward taught in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield in Holy Family, Our Lady of Hope, and Cathedral High School, Springfield; Blessed Sacrament, Greenfield; St. Mary, Northampton; St. Agnes, Dalton; Catholic Central Elementary and St. Mark, Pittsfield; in the Diocese of Worcester in St. Louis, Webster; Sacred Heart, Gardner and St. Stephen, Worcester. We commend Sister Rita Agnes to your prayers. In her retirement she resided at Mount St. Joseph, Rutland and then Mont Marie, Holyoke, Mass. July 15, 1922 - March 3, 2021. All services for Sr. Dianne will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke, Mass., on Monday, March 2, 2020. The wake will take place at Bethany Health Care Center, 93 Bethany Rd., Framingham, Mass. Sister also taught in the GAL Adult Literacy Program in Ludlow. Upon her retirement from the Elms in 2001 the Sister Mary Lou Lacey Library Endowment for the Humanities and Education was given to Elms College in her name by her former student Kevin Barry, who began his study of Journalism on the Cathedral Chronicle under the guidance of Sr. Mary Lou. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph is a religious community of vowed Catholic women and lay associates who live and minister in the U.S. and around the world. She earned a B.A. Among Sister Louises teaching assignments were the following schools: St. Stephen, Worcester, Sacred Heart, Holyoke, Holy Family, Springfield, Sacred Heart, Pawtucket, RI, St. Mary, Southbridge. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother John. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sisters, Mary McCarthy of Portsmouth, RI, Barbara Murphy of Worcester, MA and Patricia Calhoun of Hollywood, FL and by several nieces and nephews. Sister Conway entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Vermont in 1944 from St. Peter Parish, Rutland, Vermont. She was predeceased by her sister, Dorothy May Test. Please click on the links to view pictures and obituaries (where available). degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and an M.A. She was pastoral assistant at St. Clement Church, Plaquemine, LA and later ministered in Senior Services at St. John the Evangelist Church in Plaquemine where she worked until a few months before her death. Sister Grace entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Hopedale, Mass. ; her niece, Yvonne Kozlowski of Milford and her nephews Edmund, Paul and Burton Cormier of Northbridge, Mass., Brooksville, Fla., and Bellingham, Mass., respectively. Sister Emily entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Westfield. Sister served in Diocesan Ministry at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield and for many years served on the diocesan staff at the Bishops Residence. From the Founding Community of Nazareth. John Randall of Providence, RI. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her nephews, nieces and their families, including Kathleen Farr Gariepy of Florida, Maureen Farr Petruzella of Cheshire, Mass. Photos larger than 8.0 MB will be reduced. She was active in the business community of Bennington, as well. For many years she worked in the Business Office at the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, Mass. Sister also served as a Police Commissioner for the city of Springfield, Mass. Sister Marion ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at St. Joseph School, North Adams; as teacher and principal at St. Mary School, Northampton and as principal at St. Jerome High School, Holyoke; she was a teacher in the Diocese of Providence at St. Joseph (Hazard Memorial) School, Newport and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Stephen High School, Worcester and St. Mary, Southbridge. Sign up to get Patch emails and don't miss any local news: https://patch.com/subscribe. degree in education from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland. She is predeceased by her two brothers, Reid and David. Robert Randall of Florida, Theresa Zimmerly of Ohio, and Joan Soares of Newport, RI and by several nieces and nephews. Sister Veronica pursued additional studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester; Seton Hall, Orange, N.J.; American International College, Springfield and Stanstead College, Quebec, Canada. Ed. She will be waked from 2:30 4:30 with a prayer service at 3:30. In 1974 Sister was employed in the Business Office at Mont Marie until June 1988 when she took the position as Bookkeeper at Holyoke Catholic High School where she remained until June 2007. She served as a teacher at schools in the Diocese of Springfield including Our Lady of Hope, Holy Family and Holy Name in Springfield, and taught for19 years at Cathedral High School. A native of Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of Edward and Roberta (Wood) Campbell. degree from the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY. Sister Mary Dooley retired to Mont Marie St. Joseph residence in 2003 and entered Mont Marie Health Care Center in 2004. Sister Kathleen entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Holyoke. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven sisters and seven brothers. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. We're a member of The U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph. Or make your donation by check: Our congregation was founded in St. Louis in 1836, and since then we have formed additional communities and provinces around the world. A wake . The image of the Good Shepherd is one of gentleness, peace and compassion. She was on the staff of the College of Our Lady of the Elms' Alumnae Library from 1979-2002; continuing as a volunteer after her retirement. Most recently, Sister Judith volunteered at Mary Mother of Hope Church. Services for Sr. Loretta will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. 9 nuns died of Covid-19 at a New York convent in December. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her siblings Mary Ann Boon of Gloucester Pt., VA; Noreen Gallagher Smith of Austin, TX; James F. Leary of Washington, DC; Denise Jones of Milwaukee, WI; Martin F. Leary of Vine Grove, KY; Frances Kollenz of Mulhauser, Germany; Therese Thornock of Phoenix, AZ; and Clare Decosmo of Ft. Myers, FL. Sister T endeared herself to faculty, students, and parents alike because of her sincere dedication to all who comprised the school community. . Sister Helene then resided at Fontbonne Convent in Milton Mass. based on information from your browser. We, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, are a Roman Catholic congregation of women founded in France around 1650. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her brother Edward Kane of California. Sign up and be sure to get all the latest SSJ Erie news and updates. Sister earned a B.A. A woman of courage! She was also a member of the support staff at Mont Marie. Yarmouth, Theresa Rivest of Ludlow, Mary Lou Krause of So. She will be waked from 8:30 to 10:00 with a prayer service at 9:30. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Helen Vincent Ryan, CSJ, who passed away on January 30, 2023, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Entered into eternal life on October 5, 2022, at the age of 79 years, celebrating 52 years of religious life in the Congregation of St. Joseph. Over the years the many grants which she received, totaling over $750,000, made it possible for students to collaborate with her on research which they conducted during the summer and the academic year. From the Founding Community of Nazareth. Sister St. Louis entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of LePuy in Fall River, Mass. She earned an A.B. She graduated from Cathedral High School, Springfield, Mass., and earned a B.A. The Sisters of Saint Joseph Chestnut Hill Philadelphias mission is "to live and work so that all people may be united with God and with one another.". She was well known for her creative curriculum development and collaborative teaching. She was graduated from Mt.St. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. James Francis Mulligan, SSJ, age 97, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on February 26, 2023. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. During her retirement years, Sister served as a switchboard operator at Mont Marie and a member of the Mont Marie Retirement Community Support Staff. She attended Christ the King School and was graduated from Rutland High School. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her brother Frank Tiberii of Charlton, Mass., her sisters Katherine Tiberii of North Smithfield, RI, and Carol Kiwak of Wells, ME and many nieces and nephews. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield and earned B.A. . Alternatively, you can search for a Sister who has died using the box below: Sort chronologically Sort by surname. degree from Rivier College in Nashua, NH. From the Founding Community of Nazareth. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland, Vermont; St. Charles, Bellows Falls; Sacred Heart and St. Francis de Sales in Bennington, Vermont. She served as secretary in various diocesan agencies including Catholic Charities, St. Michael Cemetery Services and Open Window Bookstore. She also ministered for many years in the Spanish Apostolate in Holyoke in pastoral work and religious education, as a teacher of homeless children in Falmouth and in Greenhouse Management at New Alchemy Institute, Falmouth. Sister Ann was preceded in death by her brothers John and Joseph Mungovan and her sisters Elizabeth Millus, Mary Seil and Marguerite Eastwood. She will be waked from 9:30-11:00 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:30. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM. degrees from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Potholes Being Fixed On 14 Philadelphia Roads Next Week: PennDOT, Philly Man Convicted In Murder-For-Hire Plot: Federal Authorities, Kenney's Last Budget + Shots Fired At Police + Liquidation At QVC, Temple Faculty Union Plans To Discuss "No Confidence" Vote On President Wingard, Philadelphia Police: Man Turns The Tables On Attempted Robbers, Man's Body Found Behind Free Library Of Philadelphia In Logan, PA Judge Orders Halt To Gov. She received her early education at Sacred Heart School, Worcester and was graduated from Commerce High School, Worcester, in 1934. Rose Ann Howard, SCN, 85, was born in Waverly, Kentucky, on June 3, 1936. .