Category: In Memoriam

Sister Estelle Santarpia (St. Pierre), (8/18/1931), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died on October 23, 2023 at Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass. Born in Fall River, Mass., she was the daughter of Francisco and Mary (Brazoa) Santarpia. Sister Estelle entered the Sisters of St. …

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Sister Mildred Marengo (Maria Peter), (12/30/1928), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died on September 19, 2023. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of Alexander and Helen (Murphy) Marengo. Sister Mildred entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Our Lady of …

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Sister Judith Kappenman (Kathleen Frederick), (8/7/1935), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass., on July 1, 2023. Born in Ethan, SD she was the daughter of Frederick W. and Kathleen E. (Donahue) Kappenman. Sister Judith entered the Sisters of …

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Sister Rita McCauley (Rose Peter), (1/24/1929), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Bethany Health Care Center on June 29, 2023. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass. She was the daughter of James P. and Johanna (Sitzman) McCauley. Sister Rita entered the Sisters of St. …

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Sister Catherine Zajac, (11/15/1950), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. on June 19, 2023. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Jane (Dibble) Zajac, Jr. Sister Catherine entered the Sisters of …

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Sister Maureen Martin (Thomas Mary), (4/10/34), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Framingham, Mass. April 8, 2023.  Born in Westfield, MA she was the daughter of Thomas and Mary (O’Connor) Martin. Sister Maureen Martin (Sr. Thomas Mary) entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of …

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Sister Arlene Kalin (Walter Madeline), 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Framingham, Mass. on February 22, 2023. Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of Walter Edward and Madeline Gertrude (Tully) Kalin. Sister Arlene entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield …

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Sister Catherine Hayes (Catherine Edmund), (6/27/1926), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died at Bethany Health Care Center in Framingham on Saturday, February 4, 2023.  Born in Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Edmond and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Hayes. Sister Catherine entered the Sisters of St. …

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Sister Claudette Samson (Lucille Marie), (9/9/1937), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died on February 4, 2023 at Heritage North Nursing Facility in Agawam, Mass.  Born in New Bedford, Mass., she was the daughter of Joseph and Ida (Allaire) Samson. Sister Claudette entered the Sisters of …

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The New Year is barely a month old.  We have just celebrated the national holiday honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the warrior of peace; and the world sadly commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  In a few days, we will celebrate Black History Month as …

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