Category: In Memoriam

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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Sister Patricia Johnson (David Robert), (12/15/1935), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass., on January 28, 2023. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of Howard and Ethel (Waddington) Johnson. Sister Patricia entered the Sisters of St. Joseph …

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Sister Angela Deady (Robert Christopher), (10/2/1946), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died at Mary’s Meadow, Holyoke, Mass., on December 30, 2022. A native of Chicopee, Mass., she was the daughter of Robert and Bessie (Lolos) Deady. Sister Angela entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of …

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Sister Edith McAlice (Marian Leo), (12/2/1935), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass., on November 24, 2022.  A native of Pawtucket, RI she was the daughter of Leo F. and Edith M. (Nichols) McAlice. Sister Edith entered the Sisters …

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Sister Frances Barry (Philip John), 94, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass., on October 28, 2022. A native of Woonsocket, R.I., she was the daughter of Ovide and Bertha (Brissette) Barry. Sister Frances entered the Sisters of St. …

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Sister Ann Lynch (Alice Edmond), 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, died in Baystate Medical Center on October 11, 2022. Born in Springfield, Mass. she was the daughter of Edmond Joseph and Alice Gertrude (McDonnell) Lynch. Sister Ann entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from …

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Sister Patricia James Sweeney (Ellen), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass. on September 1, 2022.  A native of Springfield, MA she was the daughter of James and Mary (Walsh) Sweeney. Sister Patricia James entered the Sisters of St. …

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Sister Jean Elizabeth Scanlan, 92, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died on July 19, 2022 at Bethany Health Care Center in Framingham. She was born in Weymouth, Mass.; she was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (White) Scanlan. Sister Jean Elizabeth entered the Sisters of …

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Sister Lucille Bertrand (Marie du Bon Pasteur), (9/14/32), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Framingham, Mass. on July 13, 2022.  A native of New Bedford, Mass., she was the daughter of Antoine and Emilia (Pelletier) Bertrand. Sister Lucille entered the Sisters of St. Joseph …

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Sister Alice Kenney (Sr James Martin), 94, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died at Bethany Health Care Center on June 29, 2022. A native of Newport, RI, she was the daughter of Martin and Mary (McMahon) Kenney, sister of James and Edward Kenney. Sister Alice …

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