Sister
Margaret James McGrath, (Marguerite),
88, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 68th year, died in Holyoke, Mass. on
September 25. A native of Easthampton, Mass., she was
the daughter of Edward and Margaret (Bradley) McGrath.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St Joseph from Immaculate Conception
Parish, Easthampton. She was graduated from St. Michael
High School, Northampton. She earned a B.S. degree from
the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an M.S.
degree from Fordham University, New York, NY and an Ed.D.
from Nova University.
Sister was a
faculty member in the Biology Department at The College
of Our Lady of the Elms for her entire teaching career.
For many years she was the Director of the Medical
Technology Program. She served her many students with
great attention over the years. She served on many
College committees and was the faithful faculty advisor
to the Alumni Association. Sister was retired and lived
at St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie, Holyoke.
Sister
Richard Maria Allen (Beatrice M. Allen),
89, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 70
years, died at Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke,
Mass. on August 27, 2011. A native of Webster, Mass.,
she was the daughter of the late Ethan and Carolyn (Mogee)
Allen. Sister Richard Maria received her early
education at St. Louis School, Webster and was graduated
from St. Louis High School in 1940. She entered the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Louis
Parish, Webster in 1941. She earned an A.B. degree from
the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass.
Sister
ministered in the Springfield Diocese in Immaculate
Conception School, Easthampton, St. Matthew, Indian
Orchard and St. Joseph, Pittsfield. In the Worcester
Diocese she taught in Sacred Heart School, Gardner and
for many years in St. Mary’s, Southbridge. In 1980 she
became a Nurse’s Aide and worked in Liberty Nursing Home
and Providence Home in Southbridge. She retired in
Southbridge in 1994.
Sister
Miriam Patrice Brosnan (Helen G.),
89, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 72nd year, died on August 11, 2011 in
the Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. Born
in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Patrick
and Nora (Ferriter) Brosnan. Sister entered the
Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Peter Parish, Worcester.
Her early education was in the parish school and she was
graduated from St. Peter High School in 1940. She
earned a B.A. degree from the College of Our Lady of the
Elms, Chicopee, Mass.
Among Sister
Miriam’s teaching assignments were the following
schools: St. Charles, Pittsfield; Immaculate
Conception, West Springfield; St. Mary, Milford; St.
Mary, Southbridge and St. Louis, Webster. She retired at
Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Worcester in 1993.
Sister received the Third Annual Retired Religious Award
from the Diocese of Worcester in 2001. She retired at
St. Joseph Residence at Mont Marie in 2003 and the Mont
Marie Health Care Center in 2004.
Sister Rita
Eagan, (Agnes Veronica),
92, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 73rd year died at Mont
Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke on June 1st,
2011. A native of Worcester, Mass., she was the daughter
of Michael and Agnes (Lawler) Eagan.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peter
Parish, Worcester. She graduated from St. Peter’s High
School in Worcester and earned A.B. and M.A. degrees
from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee,
Mass.
Sister
ministered in the Diocese of Springfield in Our Lady of
Hope School, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Holy
Name School, and Cathedral High School, all in
Springfield. She also served in St. Louis School,
Webster, Mass. and was the principal at Sacred Heart
School, Pawtucket, R.I. In 1971 she joined the faculty
of the College of Our Lady of the Elms where she taught
Sociology for twenty years. Sister also served on the
Leadership Team of the Sisters of St Joseph from
1975-1982. In 1997 she became a resident of St. Joseph
Retirement Residence at Mont Marie and in 1998 she
became a resident of Mont Marie Health Care Center.
Sister
Juliette Marcotte, (Paul Michel),
80, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her
60th year, died at Mont Marie, Holyoke,
Mass., on Friday, May 27, 2011. Sister was born in New
Bedford, Mass., the daughter of the late Omer and Aurore
(Charbonneau) Marcotte. She entered the Sisters of St.
Joseph of LePuy in Fall River from St. Anthony Parish,
New Bedford.
Sister’s early
education was in the parochial schools of New Bedford.
She studied Religious Studies at Providence College in
Rhode Island. She also attended Southeastern MA
University. She became a Sister of St. Joseph of
Springfield when the two communities merged in 1974.
Among Sister’s
assignments were Blessed Sacrament, St. Matthew and St.
Jean Baptiste. Fall River; St. Louis de France, Swansea;
St. Michael, Ocean Grove, and St. Joseph, New Bedford.
Sister also served as an aide at St. Mary Home, New
Bedford, as housekeeper at Oblate Retreat House, Hudson,
N.H. From 1993 to 2005 she served as a site supervisor
at Weston Rehab Associates, Holyoke. She was recognized
and honored for her ‘‘valuable contributions and joyous
service to Weston Rehabilitation Center for Women” in
March, 1999.
Sister
Therese Ouellette, (Pauline),
81, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 66th year, died in Holyoke on May
15th. A native of Fall River, Mass., she was the
daughter of Odilon and Aldea (Jalbert) Ouellette.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of LePuy in Fall River, MA
from St. Jean Baptiste Parish, Fall River. The Sisters
of St. Joseph of Fall River and the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Springfield merged in 1974. Sister was
graduated from Novitiate High School and earned a B.A.
degree from Sacred Heart College, Fall River and a M.A.
degree from Rivier College, Nashua, N.H.
She ministered
in the Diocese of Fall River as a teacher at St. Matthew
and St. Jean Baptiste Schools, Fall River, as teacher
and librarian at St. Michael and St. Louis Schools,
Swansea, and later as Reading Specialist again at St.
Jean Baptiste. She then served in Child Care in Assonet
and Johnson Residence, Swansea.
Sister
Marie Clotilde Remy, (Concorde),
95, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 81st year, died in Holyoke on
February 24, 2011. Born in Fall River, Mass., she was
the daughter of Leon and Alice (Couturier). Sister
entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of LePuy of Fall River
from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Fall River.
Sister was
graduated from Novitiate High School in Fall River. She
earned a B. Ed. degree from Rivier College, Nashua, NH
and a M.Ed. from St. Rose College, Albany, N.Y. She
became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield when the two Communities merged in 1974.
She was a
teacher in the Diocese of Fall River in St. Joseph
School and St. Therese School, New Bedford; St. Michael
School, Swansea and in the following schools in Fall
River: St. Roch, Blessed Sacrament, St. Matthew, St.
Francis and St. Jean Baptiste. In her retirement from
teaching she continued to provide piano lessons in Fall
River. In 1993 Sister became a member of St. Joseph
Retirement Community at Mont Marie,
Holyoke.
Sister
Rita Marie Emerson, (Rita Agnes),
85, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 68th year, died on February 15th
at Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. Born in
Whitehall, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Carl
and Harriett (Ryan) Emerson.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Vermont in 1943 from St.
Peter’s Parish, Rutland, Vt. She became a member of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the
two Communities merged. She received her early education
at St. Peter’s School and was graduated from Mt. St.
Joseph Academy both in Rutland. She earned a BS degree
from the College of St. Rose, Albany, N.Y. and a MED
from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis.
Sister taught
at St. Charles School, Bellows Falls, Vt. and St.
Peter’s in Rutland. She served as Principal at Christ
the King School and St. Peter’s School, Rutland and
Currier Memorial Grade School, Danby, Vt. Sister also
taught at College of St. Joseph, Rutland in the
Education Division. In addition, she served as the
Elementary Supervisor for the Bennington/Rutland
Supervisory Union. She retired to St. Joseph Residence,
Rutland, Vt. in 1996.
Among the
honors that Sister received was the Certificate of
Special Recognition of the Vermont Headmasters’
Association, Inc. for exemplary leadership in
Establishing Outstanding School and Community Rapport.
Also, she was named a police Commissioner for the city
of Rutland. In her retirement, Sister was active in the
Head Start Foster Grandparent program.
Sister
Rita Morey, (Francis Therese),
beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 71st year died at Mont
Marie in Holyoke on December 31st, 2010. A
native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of the
late James F. and Delphine V. (Paradis) Morey.
Sister
received her early education in St. Mary Grammar School
and was graduated from Milford High School in 1937. She
entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Mary Parish,
Milford. Sister earned an A.B. degree and an M.A.
in History from the College of Our Lady of the Elms,
Chicopee. She earned an M.A. in English Literature at
Boston College and studied Library Science at the Elms
and Worcester State College.
Sister was a
teacher for 45 years in Diocesan schools administered by
the Sisters of St. Joseph including St. Joseph School,
Newport, RI, St. Stephen School, Worcester, and St.
Joseph School, Pittsfield. In 1988 she became Archivist
for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, a position
she held until her retirement in 1998.
Sister
Patricia Rumse, (Edward Patrice),
82, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 63rd year, died at Mont
Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, on Sunday, December
26, 2010. A native of Northampton, she was the daughter
of Edward and Mary (Heinemeyer) Rumse.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred
Heart Parish, Hopedale, Mass. She was graduated from
St. Mary High School, Milford, Mass. She earned an
A.B. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms,
Chicopee, Mass., a Med. from Boston College and a
C.A.G.S. from American International College,
Springfield.
Sister
ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at
St. Jerome School, Blessed Sacrament School and Holyoke
Catholic High School, Holyoke; Our Lady of Hope School
and Cathedral High School, Springfield. She served on
the staff of the Springfield Diocesan Schools Office as
Reading Specialist and as Principal of Holy Name School
and Holy Cross School, Springfield. She was a teacher in
the Diocese of Providence at St. Joseph and St.
Catherine’s Academy, Newport, RI. Sister retired to Mont
Marie in 2005.
Sister
Ruth O’Connor, (Miriam John),
84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield in her 67th year, died at Mont Marie on
December 17th, 2010. A native of West
Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of John and
Lucy (Nalwalk) O’Connor.
Sister entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Immaculate
Conception Parish, West Springfield. She was graduated
from Cathedral High School and earned an A.B. degree
from the College of Our Lady of the Elms and M.A. from
St. Joseph College, Hartford, Ct.
Sister
ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, Holy Name School,
Cathedral Grammar and Cathedral High School and as
principal at St. Matthew School, all in Springfield. She
served as teacher at St. Stephen, and St. Peter Schools,
Worcester and at St. Catherine Academy, Newport, RI. She
became a member of the retirement community at St.
Joseph Residence, Mont Marie in 2007.