The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in the Mont Marie Chapel on the same day at 1:30. St. Joseph, Rutland; Brandon Training School and College of St. Joseph the Provider, where she served on the library staff. Sisters Scarlett and Nihill echoed Kenney's feelings about the move from the motherhouse, where some 70 members of their order will continue to live, either in the infirmary, or in the HUD-supported housing. There she participated in school musicals and was known for her love of music. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by several cousins, grandnieces and their families. All services for Sr. St. Louis will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Wednesday, April 24th. Sister Andrea graduated from Jesus Marie Academy, Fall River and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Fall River in 1934. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and a Masters degree in pastoral ministry from St. Joseph College, West Hartford. She was graduated from St. Mary High School, Milford. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and an M.A. All three properties are owned by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. from Assumption College, Worcester. She received State Certification as a Remedial Reading Teacher in 1974. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 36 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040, For more than a century, Mont Marie has provided the Holyoke area with the finest short-term and long-term care services, and today, we continue to build on the strong bedrock of compassionate care founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Mary Academy, Burlington, VT, and earned a B.S. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. All services for Sr. Mary Lou will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke, Mass. Sister Ruth Virginia entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. John Parish, Worcester, MA in 1948. Voir St Joseph Res @ Mont Marie maintenant! She also served at Montessori School of the Angels in Westport, MA. She also taught in St. Joseph High School, Conway, Arkansas, St.Peter High School, Worcester and Cathedral High School, Springfield. on September 25, 2011. Sister Ann taught for a year at Bishop McVinney Catholic Elementary School, Providence, RI before working as director and counselor for Project Respond at CARE in Providence. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. from Heed University, Florida. Hadley, Marian Kirley of Maryland and several other nieces and nephews and their families. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester. She attended St. Peter School and graduated from Mt. The wake will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place 11:00 followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. Sister Louise Thomas became a member of St. Joseph Retirement Community at Mont Marie in 2008, and more recently resided at Bethany Health Care Center in Framingham. St. Joseph Academy, Rutland, and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland in 1943 from Christ the King Parish, Rutland. She also pursued further studies in mathematics at Boston College, Fordham University, University of Massachusetts and Purdue University. Mont Marie provides world-class rehabilitation and skilled nursing services to the greater Holyoke community. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by several nieces and nephews. She served the Sisters of St. Joseph as a member of their Leadership Team from 1999-2005 and was National Secretary of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) from 2004-05. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister James Bernard is survived by several generations of loving nieces and nephews including Ann Marie Marino, Janice Kennedy and James Bernard Laughnane III. Most recently, Sister Marie was site manager at the Western Massachusetts Senior Center on Parker Street in Springfield. Sister Marie Gill Reilley (James Daniel), 78, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield died on June 13, 2015 in the Mont Marie Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Holyoke. in 1941. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Springfield and earned a BA degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. She served the Diocese of Providence for many years at St. Lucy School, Middletown, and St. Joseph School, Newport and ministered among the people of St. Thomas Parish, Providence for 37 years, from 1976 until her retirement in 2013. degree in pastoral ministry from Emmanuel College, Boston. degree from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland and a M.A. Tm cc cn h dnh cho ngi cao nin c thu nhp thp, nh St Joseph Res @ Mont Marie, v cc cng ng dnh cho ngi cao tui c gi phi chng khc trn trang web Senioridy. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester and earned a A.B. She became a Sister of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. Sister also did graduate work at Tufts University and the University of Ottawa, Canada. She was a faithful volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House. and a M.A. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. Sister Norma A. MacDonald, (Mildred Joseph), 92, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Mont Marie Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on November 14, 2015. HOLYOKE More than 60 years ago, Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield Alice Kenney, Loretta Scarlett and Helene Michael Nihill, all now well educated women in their 80s, took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, as members of their congregation of women religious. St. Joseph Academy, Rutland, VT and at Bennington Catholic High School, Bennington. She also served as Pastoral Minister at St. Charles Parish. Sister Maria Louise entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Holyoke. She also was a member of the St. Therese Club at Holy Name Parish. from Southeastern Massachusetts University. Sister Grace Belforti, (Edward Anna), 88, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass. All rights reserved (About Us). The Sisters of Providence (SP) and Sisters of Providence Ministry Corporation (SPMC) operate several ministries that bring hope and healing to those in need: Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center, Mary's Meadow, Providence Place at Ingleside, Providence Ministries for the Needy, and The Hillside at Providence, including the de Paul Center She was graduated from Holyoke High School and attended the Providence Hospital School of Nursing, Holyoke, and became a registered nurse. She will be waked from 9:30 to 10:30 AM with a prayer service at 10:00 AM. St. Joseph Academy. Services for Sr. Roberta will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. While she said it will not be easy to leave her Springfield relatives, as well as others, she is "keeping an open mind" and "looking forward" to celebrating her 86 birthday, in August, in Milton. Of her congregation, Schneider stated, in the article, that members "learned during the past year this stark truth: We will be without any remaining cash assets before the end of this decade, unless we make very significant changes. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister served at Christ the King School, Rutland as teacher and as resource aide for nearly thirty years. ", All members of the order voted to give up the two floors reserved for retired Sisters at the Mont to cut costs, something Kenney termed "a good choice. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00. Sr. Sheila became a resident of St. Joseph Residence at Mont Marie, Holyoke, Mass. Sr. Betty taught at St. Marys High School, Milford and St. Marys High School, Westfield, where she also served as Principal. Sister Roberta earned a B.A. from Nova University. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Edward and Grace (Byrnes) Belforti. Sister Catherine was Pastoral Minister for a total of 22 years, eight of them at Annunciation Parish, Florence and the remainder at Holy Name Parish, Springfield, a position in which she continued until the end of her life. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sisters Lillian Marie Poitras of Fall River and Antoinette Marie Aubin of Westport, Mass. from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. By July's end, the three women will be living outside the diocese in Milton, among the 14 from their order to take up residence, as a cost-saving move, at the Fontbonne Convent of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. Sister Mary entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Augustine Parish, Newport in 1950. She is predeceased by her sisters Marie Gaffney of Worcester and Ann Lopes of Milford. Arrangements entrusted to the Sampson Family Chapels. She taught in the business departments at Bennington Catholic High School, St. Joseph College and Southern Vermont College in Bennington. from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. "We had an immigrant population to educate and we had to do it cheaply.". St. Joseph Convent, Rutland and moved to Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke in 2005. . As a student who also has a job, he doesn't have a lot of free time. in 1958. She retired to St. Joseph Residence, Rutland in 2004. She served as director of parish religious education programs in St. Cecilia Parish, Wilbraham and in St. Patrick Parish and Nativity Parish, Chicopee. degree from Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont and an M.S. She taught in the Diocese of Worcester in the following schools: St. Louis, Webster, Sacred Heart, Gardner, St. Mary, Milford and St. Peter High School in Worcester. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her nephews, nieces and their families, including Kathleen Farr Gariepy of Florida, Maureen Farr Petruzella of Cheshire, Mass. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Bernard Parish, Worcester in 1941. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, North Adams and earned a B.A. Sister Ellen Therese entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Vermont in 1938 from St. Charles Parish, Bellows Falls, VT. She became a Sister of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two communities merged. This area is served by the Holyoke attendance zone. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Vermont in 1969 from Christ the King Parish, Rutland. she was the daughter of James F. and Catherine (Germain) Leary. Arrangements entrusted to the Sampson Family Chapels. Sister Mary Anne taught in the Diocese of Springfield in Holy Family School, Our Lady of Hope School, and St. Matthew School, Springfield; Holy Rosary School and Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Holyoke; St. Thomas School, West Springfield; St. Mary School, Westfield, and Annunciation School, Northampton. She also taught at Holyoke Catholic High School before becoming Principal of St. Matthew School, Indian Orchard. She retired to St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie, Holyoke, MA in 2003. She graduated from Holy Rosary High School and earned B.A. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. degree from Providence College, Providence, R.I. She was predeceased by her siblings William Herbert Graves, Maurice Bernard Graves, John Terrence Graves, Patricia Ann Thomas, and Janet Irene Graves. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister is survived by her sister Margaret Konkol and several loving nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. Sister Cecile entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River from St. Matthew Parish, Fall River. June 30, 2022 . She served in the Diocese of Springfield at Cathedral High School, Springfield as guidance counselor and also at Catholic Charities as a counselor. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her brother Edward Kane of California. Sister graduated from St. Therese Novitiate High School in Fall River. at St. Rose College, Albany, NY. The congregation's motherhouse, built to serve the large numbers of women who entered during the 1960s, has become a financial burden for the order, whose members now number 238, about two-and-a-half times the size of the average congregation of women religious, with a median age of 76. Her early education was in the parochial schools of Worcester and she was graduated from St. Stephen High School, Worcester. from LaSalle University,and a Certificate in Clinical Pastoral Education from St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, Mass. From 1971-1979 she served on the Executive Board of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Helene then resided at Fontbonne Convent in Milton Mass. Sister Rose Maurice Harrington, SSJ HOLYOKE - Sister Rose Maurice Harrington, 83 (Margaret M.) beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 65 years, died on February 23, 2005 in the. Sister Joseph Anne entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, MA in 1936 from St. Stephen Parish, Worcester. The wake will take place at Bethany Health Care Center, 93 Bethany Rd., Framingham, Mass. She served as a teacher at schools in the Diocese of Springfield including Our Lady of Hope, Holy Family and Holy Name in Springfield, and taught for19 years at Cathedral High School. St. Joseph Convent, Rutland. The wake will take place at Mont Marie, 36 Lower Westfield Rd., Holyoke on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 4:00 p.m. She served in Team Ministry at St. Michaels Parish in Providence beginning in 1982 and has continued there for more than three decades. Holyoke; Mont Marie Cemetery; Added: 1 Mar 2004; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1979074; Add Photos. Sister was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters, including her sister in community Sr. Edward Maria. She served as librarian at St. Mary School and Jacob Edwards Library, both in Southbridge and at St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine, Florida. She earned a B.A. Many of them are frail elders, for whom change is a difficult. Sister graduated from St. Michael High School, Northampton. Sister Mary Dorothy entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from St. Joseph Parish, Pittsfield, Mass. In the Diocese of Worcester Sr. Martina taught at St. Peter High School, Worcester; St. Mary High School, Milford; and St. Mary High School, Southbridge and in the Rhode Island Diocese at Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket. Sister Patricia Francis taught in the Diocese of Springfield at St. Mary School in Pittsfield and then taught first grade at Holy Name School in Springfield from 1947 to 1967. Sister was pastoral minister at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Agawam and an adult religious educator and spiritual director at St. Francis Parish, Belchertown. Sr. Nora Harrington, SSJ SPRINGFIELD - Sister Nora Harrington, 83, (Sr. Maria Maurice) beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in her 67th year, died in the Mont Marie. He may be an introvert, but he gives everything he's got, no matter what he's doing. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister Catherine taught at St. Mark's School, Pittsfield and Sacred Heart and Blessed Sacrament Schools, Holyoke. Born in New Bedford, Mass., she was the daughter of Joseph and Ida (Allaire) Samson. Sister Dominica ministered to her community as cook for many years in St. Michael Convent, Brattleboro; St. Francis Convent, Bennington; St. Charles Convent, Bellows Falls and Mt. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an M.A. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister Eleanor Morrissey of Holyoke and her brother Robert Hurley of Deerfield Beach, FL and their families. From 1969-2003 she served in St. Patrick School, Chicopee, first as Principal and then as school Librarian. Sister also served her congregation as coordinator of the Team for Apostolic Ministry. In the Diocese of Worcester she taught in St. Louis School, Webster. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sisters, Mary McCarthy of Portsmouth, RI, Barbara Murphy of Worcester, MA and Patricia Calhoun of Hollywood, FL and by several nieces and nephews. Sister is predeceased by her siblings Joseph, Sister Dorothy Santarpia (Marie Francois), Sister Veronica Brown (Sister Maurice Joseph), Sister Anne Marie Cecile Poitras (Sr. Francis Regis), Sister Mary Dominica Gallagher (Catherine), Sister Mary Anne Nolan (Christopher John), Sister Stella Marie Burke (Sister Saint Gregory), Sister Catherine Van Houten (Richard Anne), Sr. Elizabeth Marie Morrissey (Ruth Frances), Sister Cecile Lafond (formerly known as Sister St. Veronique), Sister Gertrude Anna Clark (Marguerita Maria), Sister Mary Fidelis McLee (Margaret Elizabeth), Sister Alicia Maria (Elizabeth) Fairfield, Sister Richard Francis Doran, (Josephine C.), Sister Mary Ann Corley, (Margaret Joseph), Sister Margaret James McGrath, (Marguerite), Sister Richard Maria Allen (Beatrice M. Allen). She graduated from Barre High School and earned a B.A. A native of Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Leno and Rina (Pirani) Roncarati. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sr. Judith is survived by her sister, Roberta LaRose, her brother, William and his wife JoAnn, six cherished nieces, several grand nephews and a grand niece. Sr. Veronica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from Holy Rosary Parish, Holyoke. Upon retiring from teaching she became a pastoral minister in St. Joseph Parish, Pittsfield, where she served until 2000. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She was on the administrative staff of St. Louis School, Webster, Mass. She served as a nurse at Providence Hospital, Holyoke; Municipal Hospital, Springfield; Springfield Visiting Nurses Association, Jewish Nursing Home, and Child Care in Home and Interim Care, Springfield. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester and earned a Bachelors Degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. Sister taught in Christ the King School and St. Peter School, Rutland, VT and at St. Mary School, Fair Haven, VT. She was at Sacred Heart School, Bennington, VT for close to 30 years, serving as teacher and also as Principal. It is also planning to launch the public phase of a planned capital campaign, possibly by year's end. Sister Helene Michael entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Our Lady of Hope Parish, Springfield in 1952. "Just a year ago, we made public the state of our finances, and that if we continued operations as usual, we would be without cash assets by 2017, or 2018. She will be waked from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. Ed. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield merged in 1974. before moving to Bethany Health Care Center in Framingham. She graduated from Ascension High School in Worcester. She also ministered for many years in the Spanish Apostolate in Holyoke in pastoral work and religious education, as a teacher of homeless children in Falmouth and in Greenhouse Management at New Alchemy Institute, Falmouth. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Many were not allowed to buy into Social Security until 1972, and received, in 2011, an annual benefit estimated for women religious at less than $5,000, according to a national study. stop 1 - Gates of the Cemetery She also studied at University of Western Washington, Smith College and Westfield State College. In her viewpoint article, published last spring in The Republican and on Masslive.com, in conjunction with a series on the economic plight of the SSJs written by Cori Urban, Schneider outlined a number of causal factors for this situation faced by diocesan Sisters, like the SSJs, who worked for decades in parish schools. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). For several years she was the director of Summer Vacation School at Goose Bay Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her siblings, Fr. Many congregations of religious women in the United States are facing severe financial problems, with a national average median age of members in the 70s. Sister Grace entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Hopedale, Mass. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by several nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. Born in. She served as secretary at the Diocesan Religious Education Office, Springfield. Sister ministered in the Diocese of Springfield at Annunciation School, Northampton, St. Mary School, Pittsfield and for most of her teaching career in Holyoke, at Sacred Heart School, St. Jerome School, Blessed Sacrament School as principal, and at Holyoke Catholic where she was Director of Performing Arts and coordinator of Community Service. Sister Roberta ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at Sacred Heart School, Holyoke, St. Charles and St. Mary Schools, Pittsfield, and St. Matthew School, Springfield; in the Diocese of Worcester as a teacher at St. Paul School, Blackstone and St. Louis School, Webster; in the Diocese of Providence, RI at St. Francis Day Center, Manville and as a pastoral minister at Sacred Heart Parish, Pawtucket. She was graduated from Greenfield High School. She also served as librarian at St. Mary, Longmeadow and in Developmental Reading at Holy Cross, Springfield and on the staff of the Bureau for Exceptional Children, Pittsfield. Sister Judith entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Syracuse, NY in 1960. The announcement comes in the midst of planning a major fund-raising campaign to address the order's dire financial condition, bringing both pain and affirmation to the congregation of women religious, who have ministered for more than a century here. degree from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland, VT and an M.A. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Sister Martina entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peters Parish, Great Barrington after having been a member of the faculty of Searles High School, Great Barrington for several years. She earned an A.B. She became a resident of Mont Marie Health Care Center in 2005. The wake will take place at Mont Marie, Holyoke on Tuesday, June 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. With million-dollar renovations now complete, we have infused every aspect of our environment with our signature Rehabbing Care., 36 Lower Westfield Road Holyoke, MA 01040. She was predeceased by her eight siblings, Sr. Gertrude Brown, SSJ; Mary Clancy; and Francis, Maurice, Vincent, Stephen, Joseph and Thomas Brown. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. sisters of st joseph mont marie holyoke madoes the wesleyan church believe in speaking in tongues. The location has been the center of the congregation, but severe financial situations have forced the group to make tough decisions. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Rutland. In 1955 Sister Gill entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Providence. She earned a Certificate in Advanced Food Service Studies and served at the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and at the former Motherhouse of the Community in Springfield, and at Mont Marie and Mary Immaculate, both in Holyoke. In her retirement Sister continued to offer her services in companion ministry. All three women said a greater challenge is further down the road when members, now able to live independently, need care in skilled nursing facilities, -- both the Mont's health care center and the one in Framingham are filled - or when members need a place to recuperate, after surgery, or the community needs a place for members to congregate. She served at St. Joseph Parish, Newport, as a youth minister, religious educator and pastoral minister. Sister taught at St. Thomas School, West Springfield and at Cathedral High School, Springfield for many years and was very active as a teacher in parish religious education. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. All services for Sr. Clare will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. She was graduated from Mt.St. Happy Easter from Mont Marie Who We Are Our Mission Amenities Contact Sister ministered in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher in Our Lady of Hope, Springfield; Immaculate Conception, West Springfield; Annunciation, Florence; and St. Joseph, North Adams.
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