She graduated from St. Gregory's High School, Dorchester and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1939 as, "How Good is the Good God!" Sister Patricia Shea entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 2003. Later, Sister Karen was born in Springfield, MA, to parents John and Josie (Murray) Coakley. She graduated in 1967 from Ridgewood High School in, "I am with you always." Nancy Rowen was born and raised in Lynn, Massachusetts, where she was the second of Jo and Joe Rowen's five children. Both of my parents were born in the U.S. while my maternal grandparents were immigrants from England. Sister Catherine Owens entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. Through Notre Dame God called me and gave me many opportunities to grow my heart as wide as the worldthe family of God. She was the daughter of Edmund and Rosina (McLaughlin) Gallahue, and graduated from St. Gregory High School in Dorchester. Death: April 6, 2023. Her religious name was Mary Kevin. In 2022, Sister Janet Eisner retired after 43 years as the president of Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts. In this case, she's referring to West Broadway in South Boston, a place where she studied, worked and lived for many decades. Sister Jean Sullivan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Sister Francis Timothy Quinn entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1953. She was the youngest of three children of Lawrence J. Pignone and Margaret McGlynn Pignone. Sister Ann recalls that in the sixth grade one of. She graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Somerville. She was one of a set of identical twins, but the family had another set of twin girls, another girl and a two boys. She currently serves in the Guidance, Sister Joan was born in Worcester, MA, to parents John and Emma (Vachon) Farley. Ipswich, Massachusetts. "The spirit of the Lord is upon me to spread the good word. Sister Kathleen lives in Ipswich, MA. She was the sister of the late Mary Conway, Helena Nally, Thomas Nally and Rosemarie Nally, and survived by her sister, Patricia Tangney of Needham, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, Sister Sandra Maria Napier entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967, Sister Margaret Nawin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Phone: 314-561-4100. We bond with one another through verbal and non-verbal communications, for building and strengthening our relationships internationally and cross-culturally, and for collaborating with our Associates, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, Co-workers, and Partners in Mission. Sister Kathleen Walsh entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1974. Like most SND's, her professional life began as a teacher in an elementary setting. My dad's. She joined them after graduating from high school. Sister Marie Beatrice Janson-LaPalme entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. When I came into the family, my parents were married 10 years and were already raising two boys and a girl. Her parents, Anthony and Anna (Sullivan), Sister Mary Mulligan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1947. Sister Gemma Julie's Ministries Educator 1964-66 St. Mary School. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Sr. Rose Christopher. She was 91. The Sisters of Notre Dame want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone that. In Memoriam 2022; In Memoriam 2021; I n Memoriam 2020; In Memoriam 2019; In Memoriam 2018; In Memoriam 2017; 2023 April. Sister Anne Stevenson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954. -Micah 6:8 Born in Worchester, Mass, into an Irish Catholic family, Mary Lou had three older brothers. Sister Peggy (Margaret) was born in East Hartford, CT on November 25, 1942, to parents Christopher and Rosella (Maguire) Evans. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1970, and took her first vows in 1973. While her mother was away on yet another vacation, Janice's, Sister Margaret was born Margaret Mary Welch in 1934 in Waltham, Mass., to parents Bartholomew M. Welch and Mary (Slauenwhite) Welch of Waltham. Sister Bridget Therese O'Connor entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Sister Mary Theresa Coffey entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a concentration in French, Marna Rogers was born and raised in Worcester, Mass. We bond with one another through verbal and non-verbal communications, for building and strengthening our relationships internationally and cross-culturally, and for collaborating with our Associates, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, Co-workers, and Partners in Mission. . Obituaries; Give. She currently lives in Catonsville, Md. Micah 6:8 Sister Roberta was born in Massachusetts but spent her elementary school years in her father's hometown of Shenandoah, Pa. She was an only child until age 10 when she welcomed a baby sister. She enjoys the success of her, Sister Judith Markiewicz entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1977, Sister Maureen Marr entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. -St. Julie Billiart "I am the vine, and you are the branches. . She was born in Fahaduff, Castleisland, CO. Kerry, Ireland, daughter of James and Hanna (McCarty) Lynch, and her, Sister Julie Cecelia was born Mary E. Lyver in Somerville, Mass. -John 15:16 I come from a large family and was number seven of eight childrenfour sisters much older than I, and three brothers. They lived within St. Matthew Parish in Dorchester, Mass. "How good is the Good God who tries us." Sister Elizabeth O'Connor entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1938. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, San Jose, she spent most of her life in the area. Notre Dame Cemetery and Mausoleum, originally known as Notre Dame des Canadiens, was established in Worcester, MA in 1885 by the Catholic Diocese of Worcester. My dad was born in Calabria, Italy, and mom in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada. Sister Joanne was born in Lowell, MA, to parents John and Ann (Sleison) Sullivan. A Sister of Notre Dame for seventy-nine years, Ann ministered in both elementary and high schools sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Sister Marie St. Joseph Santry was born on March 19, 1931, as Mary E. Santry in Lynn, MA, to parents Thomas and Annie (Egan) Santry. Her father was firefighter and her mother a homemaker. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1946 as Sister Rose St. Joseph. Sister Margaret Rita Nelson entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1977. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in Lowell, entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. -St. Julie Billiart Born in a town outside of Boston, Judith was the youngest of three children. This serendipitous advice led her not only to apply, but to receive a scholarship and to meet. She remains in contact with many nieces and nephews from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Published by Boston Globe from May 14 to May 16, 2021. She took her first vows in 1963 and perpetual vows in 1968. On July 4, 1874, eight pioneer Sisters of Notre Dame arrived in the United States. Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States (SND USA) currently minister in Arizona . Sister Dorothy Strelchun entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958. Sister Gemma was born Dorothy Gemina Buggle in Dublin, Ireland. She graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston with a degree in Latin. Sister Alice has a lively personality and is full, Let us gratefully remember the life of our Sister Patricia Tryon who died on May 15, 2020 in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 2022, she was awarded with a Cheverus Award medal by the. Described by both, "Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with God." Sister Ani serves as a missionary in Brazil. John 15:12 I am one of nine childrenthe oldest girl and with that came a lot of responsibilities for my younger siblings. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Springfield and Emmanuel College in Boston. I finished at Our, Sister Patricia was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She grew up in a small city called Chelsea about 25 minutes from metropolitan Boston. She entered the. She later earned a master's degree in English, "How good is the good God!" She attended St. Lazarus School in East Boston. Sister Carol was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 25th, 1936, to Francis Joseph and Mary Veronica Connor and is the sister of the. Teacher and communications director. -St. Julie Billiart Patricia McSharry grew up in Milton, Mass, the eldest of six siblings. I lived for ten years in Lowell, then my family moved to western Massachusetts. First Profession: August 11, 1949. She enjoyed the years when her family lived with her aunt and grandmother and Marna loved the area, saying "We had good neighbors from all walks of life and all parts of the world.". Julie BilliartCatherine says "My mother used to say 'All good will come to those who wait.'" On her Golden Jubilee in Notre Dame, Pat wrote: "Little did I know that when I completed my B.A. We place a special emphasis on education, especially of poor women and children, and ministering . Sister Pat was born in Lansing, Michigan, daughter of Samuel H. and Maud (Quinn) Conner. "It's more virtuous to live with imperfect people than to live with saints." As a result we, My twin brother, Paul, and I were born in our family home in Glenolden, Pa., where we lived until the age of three when our family move to Norwood, Pa, We lived there until I entered Notre Dame at Ilchester, Md. When she went into, I was taught by the Sisters starting in the first grade and was in Notre Dame schools from 7th to 12th. Nancy Barthelemy. Sr. Joan was born in Lawrence, the daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Harkins) Lacasse and the sister of the late Carol G. Veilleux. Growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, Julie met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at her parish school. Sister Mary Elizabeth Delaney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1948. Pauline McNiff entered on August 7, 1944; how she loved her band [of Sisters who entered. -St Julie Billiart I grew up in East Boston, which used to be called Noodle's Island before my time. Betsy and her younger brother Tom grew up experiencing abundant love in the larger family of their grandparents and cousins. My life in Notre Dame has been blessing upon blessing. March 18: The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur announce plans to close Notre Dame High School for girls in San Francisco in June 1981 because of a decline in the number of teaching nuns. Sister Geraldine Burns entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1965. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the religious name Sr. Julie St. John. She was a lover of her roots in South Boston, MA and the SNDdeNs who taught her at St. Augustine's! Sister Mary Elizabeth Whalen entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Legacy Society; Give Online; 2022 End of Year Appeal; Who We Are. -John 15:5 Sister Marie was born and raised in Dorchester, Mass., with a younger sister and brother. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Sister Frances Mary of the Sacred Heart Schoenung, SNDdeN, who passed away on February 8, 2020. The Tigers, who won . The daughter of Robert Emmett Lewis and Marie Barry Lewis, she grew up in East Boston where she met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at Fitton High School, She taught in various New England schools: St. John School in Peabody, Sister Patricia Linehan died at age 89 on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Our mission is to proclaim the Good News as School Sisters of Notre Dame, directing our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent. She grew up and spent many summers on Long Island, Maine. is a favorite quote by St. Julie Billiart of Sister Mary Rose Crowley, who celebrated her 60th Jubilee year in 2021. Mar 2017 - Sep 20203 years 7 months. Mary came from a loving and caring family. Luke 1:49 I am the youngest of five children born to Anthony and Isabelle (Dwyer) Cavallo. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in August 1957 and made her final vows in July 1965. We prayed every day together, and from the time we were children prayed that if it were God's, Sister Julie McDonough was born Marilyn McDonough, the daughter of William and Ethel (Quinlin) McDonough. My dad worked for the telephone company for over, Jane McAndrews was born in December 1932 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston, Mass. We didn't have much money, but had so much love that money could never have bought! Sister Catherine Panetta entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1942, "Better mistakes than paralysis." All are still living. Her oldest brother, Lawrence, is deceased while her brother Tom remains close to her. Search the Notre Dame Cemetery cemetery located in Massachusetts, United States of America. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur US East-West Province is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Her three brothers, Thomas, John and Joseph Cassidy, and a great-nephew, Michael Cassidy, predeceased her. (Dowd) McGuiggan. "Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" 'One single thing at a time and leave the rest in the heart of the good God. She led the college during, Sister Barbara Ann English, born in Upper Darby and raised in Media, Pennsylvania, is a proud graduate of Notre Dame High School in Moylan, Pennsylvania. I attended Notre Dame schools starting in first grade and by second grade I felt called and remained attracted to becoming a religious through all my, Sister Mary Kelleher entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, "God loves the simple heart who tries her hardest." Sister E. Julie Donovan, SNDdeN WORCESTER - Sister E. Julie Donovan, 84 of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, died Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the UMass-Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. Sister entered the, Sister Germaine went peacefully home to her Good God on July 6, 2020, supported in prayer by her devoted Sisters in Community at the Notre Dame Convent at Ipswich, MA, by the dedicated staff of the St. Julie Billiart Residential Care Center, and by her loving family and friends. Philippians 1:6 I come from a loving, caring, hard-working Irish family and was blessed to have the Sisters of Notre Dame as my educators and mentors from grades 1 through 12. Being of Polish and Irish extraction herself she, Sister Catherine St. John was born Anne Byrne, and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1949. Please enjoy a recent Jubilee profile while the obituary is completed. -St. Julie Billiart (Letter #86) By the time Maryalyce was 13 years old, she and her family had lived in six different states and attended seven different schools. Her parents, John and Beatrice, both immigrated from Ireland, and she was one of six siblingsall girls except for the youngest. MA. She and her siblings attended St. John the Baptist School in Peabody, where they were taught by Sisters, "Better mistakes than paralysis." She lives, in Ipwich, MA. As Jane proudly states "I was educated all these years by the Sisters of Notre, For more than four decades, Sister Mary Alice served as a missionary in the coastal region of Maceio in northeastern Brazil. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Lynn and entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at age 18. We grew our own vegetables and, Sister Anne Louise spent many years in higher education as campus minister, counselor, Director of the Personal Counseling Center and as Associate Dean of Students at Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, Conn. She also served on the Connecticut Leadership Team as well as co-coordinator of the SND/USA Anti-Racism Team. Sister Marie was born on November 14, Sister Alice was named Patricia at birth by her parents, Leo and Alice (Callaghan). (Walsh) Nally, died peacefully October 10, 2020. So when, " Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." She joined them after graduation from high school. when, Sister Helen Julie Monroe, SNDdeN, went peacefully home to her Good God on Monday January 25, 2021 at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester. -St. Julie Billiart Sister Christine Julie McGuirk had a happy childhood. She had an aunt and a cousin who were already Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur so it was no surprise when she joined them by entering in Waltham, Mass. She is retired from full-time ministry and is a literacy volunteer. Luke 1:45 Joan Marguerite Mary Gregoire is the daughter of Eugene, a French Canadian immigrant from Quebec, and a meat. St. Julie Billiart founded the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur to make known God's goodness, especially among the most impoverished and abandoned people in the world. My heart rejoices in you, my Savior, because you have showered your servant with blessing!" Sister Maureen Griffin entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1955. Sister Maria Delaney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1964. The School Sisters of Notre Dame were founded by Caroline Gerhardinger in Bavaria in 1833 and they came to the U.S. in 1847. Sister Judith Nee entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sister Irene Murphy (formerly Sister Eleanor William) entered Notre Dame more than seventy years ago, in 1950, and she exudes the peace and joy of a happy and good life. Provided care for memory-impaired, elderly residents including those with Alzheimer's . Sisters in the Atlantic-Midwest Province live and work in Canada and Eastern United States . to John P. and Mary F. (Megan) Ryan on January 25, 1931. My birth caused an addition to be. The Sisters were given this Stillman Street home Read more Sister Nancy Simonds entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Her parents and her aunt and uncle were siblings, because two sisters married two brothers. I am daughter of Raymond and Anna McCormick, and the younger sister of Claire and Raymond. There were six children in her family, and of them one become a bishop, one a doctor and three became teachers. Sister Patricia Toce entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 2002. If you would like to learn more information about any Sister with the Congregation in either New England or California, please contact the Archivists by email, telephone or regular mail. Younger brother Charlie was born four, "Time O Lord, how swiftly it seems to fly. But there was another great influence in Pat's lifeone of her grandmothers. to Bernard R. and Mary L. (Gordon) Daly. Yvette was four years younger; Helene was born several years later and completed the family. On the occasion of her 60th Jubilee as a Sister, she wrote the following reflection in 2018: "When St. Therese of Lisieux read "in the book of life I will teach you the science of, "For from [the Word's] fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." Paul and I were number ten and eleven in a. Sister Alice earned a bachelor's degree from Emmanuel College, where she studied history, economics and sociology, and earned a master's, Sister Mary McCue entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1954, Sister Margaret McCurdy died Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester. Sister Patty, "Pray that the Holy Spirit may guide and direct me in all my actions, that all may be done for the greater glory of God." She continued to work in consulting and human resources in different states before entering religious life. A girl and a boy died as infants. She also discovered her propensity for languages which. Sister Geraldine Stanton entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1957. Following the call of Jesus as he reveals himself in the gospels, we live simply and joyously in the footsteps of St. Julie Billiart, our foundress. Her father suffered a broken back, "If the only prayer you say in your whole life is thank you, that would suffice." She worked as a business consultant in Mexico before accepting a job offer in the United States. Sister Catherine grew up, Kathleen O'Brien entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Sister Mary Terrence. Joan loves animals and her father would regularly bring dogs home for her, despite her mother's protestations that she was the one left to care for them. Sister Sylvia Provost Meet Our Donors; Ways to Give. Read Post Sister Frances Mary of the Sacred Heart Schoenung She thought when she entered the convent immediately after high school that it was a "fait accompli" that she, I was born in Boston, MA and grew up in Roslindale. Jubilee profile. "I believe you, Lord, will bring to completion what you have begun in me." Meister Eckhart Thank you! -St. Julie Billiart Sister Leonore Coan was one of five childrentwo boys and three girlsborn to parents John and Eleanor (Nevins) Coan in Peabody, Mass. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), founded by St. Julie Billiart in 1804, are a Catholic international religious congregation with Sisters ministering in seventeen countries on five . My mother died in childbirth with the sixth child so dad had five children under the age of. Calling hours at the Notre Dame du Lac Chapel, 555 Plantation St., Worcester, are Tuesday . Sister Eileen taught at Notre Dame Academy, Worcester; Saint Gregory High School, Dorchester; Saint Clare High School, Sister Mary Fitzpatrick entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namurin 1955, Mary Therese was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She later earned a master's degree in Mathematics from Fairfield University in Connecticut. "There was only one lay teacher," she remembers. In 1953, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as Sister Catherine Angela. Pat spent summers at her grandmother's home on Cape Cod. She was a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur for 75 years, having entered the congregation in 1945. Sister Evelyn Ronan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1956. Sr. Jeanne was born in Somerville, MA on July 2, 1936, the daughter of the late Mary, "Better mistakes than paralysis." The beloved daughter of Irish immigrants, the late William and Julia (Lucey) Callaghan, Sr. Sheila was born in Boston, one of four children. We say we are Gaelic and Garlic! Ministries Educator 1953-55 St. Mary School, Beverly, Sister Ginny Scally was educated by the Sisters of Notre Dame in her home parish of St. Gregory's in Dorchester, Massachusetts. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sister Mary Richard. Sister Kathleen has been engaged in a variety of ministries over the years. Sister Brbara is a native of Mexico City. Archivist. My father died when I was seven, and my mother was left to raise the four of us. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Marie St. Joseph. BENTON - Frances Theresa York, 77, of Benton, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. -St. Julie Billiart As the youngest child of Monica and Daniel Madden, I arrived eight years after my brother, Danny, on my sister Maureen's tenth birthday. St. Julie Billiart I was the youngest of five children, born to Patrick and Anna (Sheehan) Reilly. After graduating from Boston Latin School, she received a scholarship to Emmanuel College from Marie Glennon, a teacher at Boston Latin School who was one of the first graduates at Emmanuel. For 12 years she was, In 2019 I celebrated 60 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. Sister Mary Reardon entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1963. She grew up in West Newton, Mass., where she was taught by, Sister Agnes Rose was the eighth of nine children (five girls and four boys), born in Philadelphia to James P. McNally and Anna R. O'Hara, both from Pennsylvania. When we were young our mother has serious health issues. Matthew 11:29-30 Born Claire Kelley in Bedford, Indiana, Sister Raymond Loretta. Sister Mary Grace was born in Boston as Carol Marie, daughter of Harold F. and Grace G. (Doherty) Noble. St. Julie Billiart Sister Margaret Philip Coffey has happy memories of her family life in New Britain, Conn. with her three older siblingsStephen, Ann and Catherine. She currently serves as pastoral associate in a parish. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and master's in ministry with a focus in justice and peace from Seattle University. She also did graduate studies at Wheelock College in Boston. Sister Janice Marie Rooney entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1968. Of my six sisters and four brothers, three sisters and two brothers are still living. Joan attended St. Joseph School in, Sister Barbara Metz holds a Master of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Arts in Theology from the University of San Francisco. Today, Sisters of Notre Dame work with refugees in London, street children in . -St. Julie Billiart Sister Julie Edwina Tucker was born Patricia Tucker in Springfield, Mass., the daughter of Albert and Julia (Sullivan) Tucker. She met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur when she attended Notre Dame Academy in, "The beauties of nature must lift up your soul to your Creator. and of all her siblings was closest to her sister Anne. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Sr. Rose Christopher. Growing up in a mixed Polish, Irish and Italian neighborhood was a gift. From my early. The CND was founded in 1658 by St. Marguerite Bourgeoys who helped settle the city of. Marylyn O'Connor went home to her good God on November 15, 2022, after 58 years as a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. Her mother chose a Notre Dame school for her children because she heard that they had the best teachers and Mary Lou fondly remembers the wonderful. Ipswich, Essex County . "Edie" graduated from Cambridge High & Latin School. In the sixth grade, a missionary priest came to, Sister Rosemarie Ryan, 89, died Monday, October 12, 2020 at the Notre Dame Care Center in Worcester, MA. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1970. Burial: Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery, Elm Grove, Wisconsin. Sister Ann Marie Cook entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958. Sister Rosemarie was born in Cambridge, Mass. Her mother was widowed at a very young age. News & Events. She took her first vows in 1953 and perpetual vows in 1958. St. Julie Billiart Cynthia. Her parents were Joseph and Dorothy (Barnewall) Buggle. She later earned a Master's degree in Education from Boston College. Sister Catherine was born in Worcester on February 27, 1932, daughter of Mitchell F. and Catherine H. (Bruneau) Perry. Sr. Patricia Gertrude Gill went peacefully home to her Good God on December 3, 2019. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. but because of her father's career as an Army officer she'd lived in Texas, California and Maryland by the time she was 10 years old. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1970, and took her first vows in 1973. Sister Mary was born M. Claire O'Connell in Boston on March 7, 1932, to parents Jerome and Nora (Coyne) O'Connell. Why Give. If He wants you here, then you will stay here." on August 12, 1951. She brings to all who know her good, not evil, all the days of her life. She lives in community in Lawrence. -John 10:10 Born and raised in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Claudia was encouraged by a high school teacher to apply to Emmanuel College in Boston. She later graduated and from Emmanuel College in Boston in 1963 with a degree, "Glory be to God whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine." She is currently Pastoral Associate of St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish, in Charlestown, MA. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950, taking the name Sr. Catherine Louise. She first met the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur when she attended Notre Dame Academy. She currently serves on the leadership team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur's U.S. East-West Province. -Luke 1:46-48 I am the tenth child born into a family of six girls and six boys. From the first to the twelfth grade she attended St. Gregory's primary and secondary schools, which were staffed by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was the sister of the late Catherine (McGrath) Young and Margaret (McGrath) Murray and is survived by her sister Hannah (Ann McGrath) Blinn of Lynn, MA, as well as, Sister Kathryn was born in Worcester, Mass., the daughter of Lawrence J. and Kathryn A. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1960, taking the name Kathleen Francis. Sister Margaret Lynch died on April 22, 2020, at the age of 97. She grew up in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her two older brothers and her parents. to parents Francis W. and Margaret (O'Neill) Lyver. She leaves nieces and nephews and her community of Notre Dame de. Her sister Lorraine was two years older, and her sister Yvette was four years younger. Sister Eileen Marie Finnigan was born in Dorchester, the beloved daughter of John A. and Helen F. (Doolin) Finnigan. Because of her involvement in the parish religious education programs in those, Louann Sciubba entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in August, 1958. She was born Virginia M. 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