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Sister Eileen Ryan (Margaret Catherine), 88, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. on October 13, 2014. She was born in Stamford, Conn., daughter of Lawrence and Catherine (McKeon) Ryan. Sister Eileen entered the Sisters of St. Joseph …

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Sister Anne Marie Cecile Poitras (Sr. Francis Regis), 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke Mass. on September 28, 2014. A native of Fall River, Mass., she was the daughter of Joseph and Marie Louise (Paradis) Poitras. She entered …

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Sister Patricia Ritchie (Mary Albert), 77, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield for 59 years, died August 21, 2014 in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. Born in Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Mary F. (McIntyre) (Ritchie) Seymour and Albert Ritchie, who died …

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Sister Maria Louise Loudon (Shirley), 91, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield for 72 years, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, on August 7, 2014. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of Raymond and Emma (Tagliabue) Loudon.  Sister Maria Louise entered …

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Sister Bette Gould (Helen Charles), 75, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, in her 57th year of religious life, died in Holyoke on June 26, 2014. A native of North Adams, Mass., she was the daughter of Charles and Helen (Toohey) Gould.  Sister Bette entered the …

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Sister Emily Kane (Sr. John Mary), 91, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 73 years, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center on June 4, 2014. A native of Westfield, Mass., she was the daughter of John and Emily (McKay) Kane.  Sister Emily entered the Sisters of …

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Sister Mary Dominica Gallagher (Catherine), 102, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, died on June 1, 2014 in Mountain View Center, Rutland, Vt. a few days after her 85th anniversary of becoming a Sister of St. Joseph. Born in North Walpole, N.H., she was the daughter of Thomas …

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Sister Mary Anne Nolan (Christopher John), 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. on May 10, 2014. Born in North Adams, Mass., she was the daughter of John and Anne (Merrigan) Nolan. She entered the Sisters of …

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Sister Dominic Marie Cormier (Anastasia), 98, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her 79th year in the Congregation, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass., on April 2, 2014. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Dominic and Anastasia (McCann) Cormier.  Sister …

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Sister Stella Marie Burke (Sister Saint Gregory), 102, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield for 77 years, died on March 8, 2014 at Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. Born in Laconia, N.H., she was the daughter of Joseph and Roseanna (Auger) Burke.  Sister Stella …

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