Category: In Memoriam

Sister Kathleen McGurk (Catherine Mary), 85, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in her 64th year, died in Mont Marie Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. on December 20, 2014. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of John and Kathryn (Sears) McGurk.  …

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Sister Mary Lou Wright (Carmella Marie), 79, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in her 63rd year, died at Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. on November 24, 2014. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Herbert and Carmella (Consoletti) Wright.   Sister …

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Sister Maria Edward Farr (Letitia), 96, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, Mass. on November 10, 2014. A native of Pittsfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Edward and Anna (Gavin) Farr.  Sister Maria Edward entered the Sisters …

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Sister Mary Dorothy Durett (Brenda), 96, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke on October 29, 2014. She was born in Burlington, Vermont, daughter of Coral and Melvina (LeClair) Durett.  Sister Mary Dorothy entered the Sisters of St. Joseph …

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Sister Veronica Brown (Sister Maurice Joseph), 96, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center on October 29, 2014. A native of Holyoke, she was the daughter of Maurice and Nora (Fitzgerald) Brown.  Sr. Veronica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph …

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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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