She earned a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne, Paris, France and a Doctor of Divinity from Aquinas Institute, Dubuque, Iowa. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister Doris served for 45 years as a teacher in the Mathematics Department of Cathedral High School, Springfield, MA. A wake service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sister taught in the Diocese of Springfield in the following schools: Sacred Heart, Holyoke, St. Joseph, Pittsfield, St. Mary, Northampton, and Cathedral High School, Springfield, where she served for 21 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her siblings, Anne McCowan, Bernice Finn, Barbara Martin, Joseph Nihill and John Nihill. Sr. Veronica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from Holy Rosary Parish, Holyoke. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. Sister was chaplain at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, and Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. The lack of funds to meet expenses for aging members, as well as large properties no longer needed, is an issue for congregations of religious men and women across the country. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. and earned a B.A. In 1991 she retired at St. Joseph Residence where she served as a volunteer visiting the sick in nursing homes. She earned an M.A. Sister Annette worked at Mont Marie as part of the support staff for the Conference Center and for Weston Rehab Associates. She served as Pastoral Associate and Director of Religious Education at Sts. Sister was a faculty member in the Biology Department at The College of Our Lady of the Elms for her entire teaching career. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in the Mont Marie Chapel on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Mont Marie Cemetery. She earned a B.A. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister-in-law Lucy Cormier of Milford, Mass. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland, Vermont and St. Francis de Sales School in Bennington, Vermont. In the Diocese of Worcester Sr. Mary Dorothy taught in St. Mary School, Milford and St. Ann School, Worcester. Besides her years teaching, in Springfield, at Holy Name, Cathedral Grammar, and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the 83-year-old native of Barre did pastoral care ministry with the elderly in Gardner. After her retirement in 1997, she worked in the Mont Marie Development Office as an assistant. Kenney, who holds a master's degree in German from Assumption College, in Worcester, went on to be principal of Cathedral High for eight years, where she also spent 15 years teaching Latin, French, Spanish, as well as German. All services for Sr. Sheila will take place in Christ the King Parish in Rutland, VT on Friday, October 25. Beginning in 1961 Sister spent 29 years as a nurse at the Mont Marie Infirmary in Holyoke. She also served at Jericho in Holyoke, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield and The Open Window, Chicopee. 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. Schneider noted, in her article, that her community transformed its "own infirmary to a licensed, skilled-nursing facility," accessed MassHealth services for the retired sisters and established a retirement account that, to date, has only about one-quarter in funds in terms of the meeting the congregation's needs. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM. Sister Ruth Virginia entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. John Parish, Worcester, MA in 1948. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her brothers, Herbert Wright of Milford, George Wright of Harwich Port, Mass., and her sister Florence Wright of Worcester. We may be materially poor, but we are not spiritually poor." The congregation, which numbers some 238 women, whose median age is 76, has been in talks with contractors to possibly develop more low-income housing on the site. She also served as a registered nurse at the Mont Marie Health Care Center 1991-2006 until her retirement. She also was a member of the St. Therese Club at Holy Name Parish. For ten years she ministered in education in Kenya, East Africa. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister Mary Lou entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Jerome Parish, Holyoke in 1946. After successfully completing the Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program, Sister served at Mont Marie Health Care Center. The parish was merged by the diocese, in 2010, with St. Mary Parish, in East Springfield, where the combined congregations now worship at the renamed Mary, Mother of Hope Parish. Sister taught at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass., and taught and served as Dean of Students at Bishop Keough High School in Pawtucket, RI. Trouvez des appartements pour personnes ges faible revenu, comme St Joseph Res @ Mont Marie, et d'autres communauts pour personnes ges abordables sur le site Web Senioridy. She was predeceased by her brothers, Burton, Joseph and Francis Cormier. Sister Mary taught at Immaculate Conception School, Easthampton, Mass. In her retirement she resided in Bennington, continuing her warm association with former students, colleagues and friends. Sister Martina entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peters Parish, Great Barrington after having been a member of the faculty of Searles High School, Great Barrington for several years. A. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA. Sister earned a B.A. Sister Mary taught at St. Pauls, Blackstone, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Holy Family Schools in Springfield and at St. Mary Grammar School, Westfield. She was a spiritual director, offering private direction, programs and retreats, often in conjunction with Mercy Center at Madison, Madison, Conn. An accomplished potter, Sister Catherine was a member of Wesleyan Potters in Connecticut; she was to become President of the organization in the near future. She taught in the business departments at Bennington Catholic High School, St. Joseph College and Southern Vermont College in Bennington. in 1941. St. Joseph Convent, Rutland. from Boston College. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sr. Judith is survived by her sister, Roberta LaRose, her brother, William and his wife JoAnn, six cherished nieces, several grand nephews and a grand niece. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and a M.A. All services for Sr. Mary Cadigan will take place at Mont Marie on Wednesday, June 22. From 1971-79 she served as President of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield and from 1979-1993 as President of the College of Our Lady of the Elms. He likes everything from woodworking, to interior design, to hiking and . She was a member of the faculty and administration at the former St. Joseph College in Bennington, VT and served as President from 1966-70. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rutland. 01104. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM. Sister then served as an elementary teacher for 25 years at St. Thomas the Apostle School, West Springfield, Mass. Besides Milton, Sisters are moving to Bethany Health Care Center, or the St. Joseph Sisters' Residence, both in Framingham, and a few Sisters will move into an apartment, in Brighton, to help with the move. Get this Daily Hampshire Gazette page for free from Friday, February 18, 1994 TE Region FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18 1994 Angelo A Tat Pasquale Katherine E King BELCHERTOWN Katherine E (Fay) King 75 of . Sister Dianne was preceded in death by her parents. Happy 102nd Birthday to G. Britton! Sisters of St. Joseph agree to sell Mont Marie property If a donor answers "yes" to any high-risk question on his Medical History Questionnaire, the donor is . She was also predeceased by her nephews Richard McGurk and Kevin Conlin. Her final teaching assignment was at Cathedral High School, Springfield, where she served for twenty-three years. For more than a century, Mont Marie has provided the Holyoke area with the finest short-term and long-term care services, and today, we continue to build on the strong bedrock of compassionate care founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph. and Masters degrees from Manhattanville College, New York and State College of Arkansas. Response to The Republican series, brought $250,000 in unsolicited funds to the congregation. Sister earned a BA degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and a M.Ed. 1984 Press Photo Ann Duplantis practices routine at Sisters of St. Joseph. Their combined years of ministry were primarily as teachers in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, and they retired in recent years to their order's Mont Marie Motherhouse. Sister Marion entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1936 from St. Jerome Parish, Holyoke. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, Sisters of St. Joseph Administrative Offices, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. degree and a M.Ed. She was a faithful volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House. degree from Providence College, Providence, R.I. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of John J. and Mary E. (Kirkpatrick) Cadigan. She graduated from Mt. Sister retired to Mt. St. Joseph Convent in Rutland. Her early education was in the parochial schools of Worcester and she was graduated from St. Stephen High School, Worcester. She earned B.A. The 38 Lower Westfield Rd. She also served in the Worcester Diocesan Office and as director of CCD at St. Patrick Parish, Whitinsville, Mass. She was graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Fall River and earned a B.A. She also taught in St. Joseph High School, Conway, Arkansas, St.Peter High School, Worcester and Cathedral High School, Springfield. Services for Sr. Loretta will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. She later worked in the Spanish Apostolate in Holyoke and Springfield. In November of 2013, parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which includes Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, took up a one-time designated special collection for the sisters, garnering more than $625,000. Her last teaching assignment was at St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield. from Assumption College, Worcester and an M.A. That is the easy part not letting this dire circumstances happen. She earned an A.B. From 1972 to 2017 Sister Ruth served at Holy Name Parish in Springfield as teacher for many years and as secretary for the religious education program. Among Sister Stellas teaching assignments in Vermont were St. Francis de Sales, Bennington; St. Charles, Bellows Falls; St. Michaels, Brattleboro; St. Marys, Fair Haven; St. Peters and Mt. She earned a B.A. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, North Adams and earned a B.A. Sister also earned certification in Clinical Pastoral Education and as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Sister Catherine was Pastoral Minister for a total of 22 years, eight of them at Annunciation Parish, Florence and the remainder at Holy Name Parish, Springfield, a position in which she continued until the end of her life. In addition to her Sisters in community, Sr. Roberta is survived by her brothers Thomas and his wife Dianne and Francis Mulcahy and several generations of loving nieces and nephews. She also studied debate coaching at Marquette University. The move still means more than half of the congregation will continue to live within a 15-mile radius of the property. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister James Bernard is survived by several generations of loving nieces and nephews including Ann Marie Marino, Janice Kennedy and James Bernard Laughnane III. Sr. Sheila became a resident of St. Joseph Residence at Mont Marie, Holyoke, Mass. degree from Trinity College, Burlington and a M.A. Sister Mary Frances entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Holyoke in 1946. She later served as Administrative Assistant for the Council of Churches, Springfield. A native of Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Leno and Rina (Pirani) Roncarati. degree from University of Detroit, and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Holyoke; Mont Marie Cemetery; Added: 1 Mar 2004; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1979074; Add Photos. In addition to her Sisters in community she is survived by her nephews David Barry of Florida and James Barry of Georgia and by her niece, Judith Bowen of East Dorset, VT. She also leaves her friend and caretaker of many years, Doris Maguire and her family of Bennington, VT. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. 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. from St. Joseph College, West Hartford. Home; Memorials; Cemeteries; Famous; Contribute; Register; Sign In; Register; . Sister Catherines early ministries included teaching at Our Lady of Hope School and Cathedral High School, both in Springfield. and a M.A. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. She earned an A.B. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister Doris is survived by three sisters, Lucille Harland, Alice Chapin, Rhea Perreault, two brothers, Butler Harland and Bernard Harland and her sister-in-law Nancy. She also is survived by three great nieces Charlotte Bracewell, Cordelia Begley and Lillian Bracewell (born Aug. 16, 2015) and by a great nephew Brendan Bracewell. "Even with the retired Sisters moving from the building, we will have 70 Sisters living on the property, either in the health care center, or in the HUD-supported housing," Schneider said. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. Sister also did graduate work at Tufts University and the University of Ottawa, Canada. Sister was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters, including her sister in community Sr. Edward Maria. She is survived, too, by her longtime friend and coworker at St. Michaels Parish, Sister Joyce Flowers, RSM. Sister Kathleen entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Holyoke. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. All services for Sr. Helene Michael will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. The wake will take place on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Church, Convent Ave., Rutland. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Anne Parish, Worcester. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Northampton.