degree from Trinity College, Burlington and a M.A. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister-in-law Cecilia Loudon of Holyoke and a niece and nephews and their families. She was predeceased by her parents Hank and Connie Martin and her great niece Marian Begley. Sr. Betty was Dean of Students and later Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Elms College, Chicopee. In the Diocese of Worcester Sr. Mary Dorothy taught in St. Mary School, Milford and St. Ann School, Worcester. She earned a B.A. ; William Nolan (Brenda) of Clarksburg, Mass. Sister Joseph Anne entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, MA in 1936 from St. Stephen Parish, Worcester. All services for Sr. John Brigid will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Friday, December 9, 2016. She will be waked from 8:30 to 10:00 with a prayer service at 9:30. Sister Andrea ministered in the Fall River Diocese as a teacher at St. Jean Baptiste School and at St. Joseph Prep and as Secretary-Treasurer of St. Joseph Montessori School, Fall River and in St. Joseph School, New Bedford. She was a member of the faculty and administration at the former St. Joseph College in Bennington, VT and served as President from 1966-70. She was a member of the switchboard staff until 2014, continuing as a volunteer for pastoral services until the day of her death. She graduated from Mt. They are an international order of nuns. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister earned a BA degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and a M.Ed. Sister Veronica pursued additional studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester; Seton Hall, Orange, N.J.; American International College, Springfield and Stanstead College, Quebec, Canada. and M.A. She earned a B.A. 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. St. Joseph Academy, Rutland, VT and at Bennington Catholic High School, Bennington. She served in Team Ministry at St. Michaels Parish in Providence beginning in 1982 and has continued there for more than three decades. She retired in West Springfield in 1996. She earned an M.A. All services for Sr. Sheila will take place in Christ the King Parish in Rutland, VT on Friday, October 25. and Carol Farr Chalifoux of Indiana. She was also pastoral minister at St. Mary Parish, Thorndike, Mass. St. Joseph Academy. She was predeceased by her brothers Richard and Francis Dooley. For ten years she ministered in education in Kenya, East Africa. Sister also did graduate work at Tufts University and the University of Ottawa, Canada. Sister Elizabeth held several positions of service in her Congregation: Director of Postulants, two terms as President, and Director of the co-member program. "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 retired to St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie, Holyoke, MA in 2003. She also worked in the Finance Department of the Marian Center in Holyoke and in her retirement she assisted as support staff at Mont Marie. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She served as director of parish religious education programs in St. Cecilia Parish, Wilbraham and in St. Patrick Parish and Nativity Parish, Chicopee. Sister Maria Edward entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from St. Charles Parish, Pittsfield. 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. Sister Richard Maria Allen (Beatrice M. Allen), 89, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 70 years, died at Mont Marie Health Care Center in Holyoke, Mass. She will be waked from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM with a prayer service at 10:00 AM. ; her niece, Yvonne Kozlowski of Milford and her nephews Edmund, Paul and Burton Cormier of Northbridge, Mass., Brooksville, Fla., and Bellingham, Mass., respectively. She was Coordinator of the Mont Marie Conference Center and later secretary in the Social Security and Medical Insurance Office at Mont Marie. Upon her retirement from the Elms in 2001 the Sister Mary Lou Lacey Library Endowment for the Humanities and Education was given to Elms College in her name by her former student Kevin Barry, who began his study of Journalism on the Cathedral Chronicle under the guidance of Sr. Mary Lou. She was predeceased by her brother Eugene Hurley of Spencer, MA. Sister Margaret Henry entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland in 1951 from St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in West Rutland. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister, Helene Gajda of North Adams, her brother John Gould of Williamstown, Mass. In the Diocese of Worcester she taught at St. Louis, Webster and St. Mary, Southbridge. Sister Dianne Lee Roncarati (Sr. Walter Theresa),73, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Providence, RI on February 26, 2020. From 1989 to 2000 Sister ministered to the Sisters at St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie. She attended Case High School in Swansea and graduated from Novitiate High School, Fall River. Her teaching positions included Holy Trinity School, Greenfield and St. Peter's School, Worcester. Sister John Brigid entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Our Lady of Hope Parish, Springfield in 1952. Sister Catherine Leary (Kathleen James), 71, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died at Mercy Hospital, Springfield on May 10, 2015. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister is survived by her sister Margaret Konkol and several loving nieces and nephews. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Sisters of Saint Joseph (413) 532-1204 Mont Marie Affordable Land Inc Categories: Non Profit Organizations S J Senior Housing Inc Categories: Senior Citizens Housing, Federal Government Contractors Mount Marie Senior Residence Inc (413) 532-9356 Website: tryko.com Categories: Independent Living Facilities ZIP Code 01040 Rent Values in Mar 2022 "The need is simply considerably greater," Schneider said at the time. During her retirement years, Sister served as a switchboard operator at Mont Marie and a member of the Mont Marie Retirement Community Support Staff. Sister Anna James taught in the schools of the Springfield Diocese in Sacred Heart, Holyoke, St. Joseph, North Adams, and St. Mary, Northampton; in the Worcester Diocese in St. Louis, Webster and in the Providence Diocese in Sacred Heart, Pawtucket. She was graduated from Sacred Heart High School and earned an A.B. Sister earned a BA degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an advanced certificate of study in pastoral counseling from Emmanuel College, Boston and a certificate in pastoral studies from Catholic Theological Union, Chicago. Sister Louise Thomas entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peter Parish, Worcester in 1947. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Milford, Mass. She graduated from South High School, Worcester. A native of Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of Edward and Roberta (Wood) Campbell. Sister served as superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Springfield from 1984 to 2005. Sister then served as an elementary teacher for 25 years at St. Thomas the Apostle School, West Springfield, Mass. This move of SSJ staff, Schneider said, means the most expensive portion of Mount Marie, the first and second floors of the main building, now used as office space, and as living space by the vacating retired Sisters, will be completely free. degree from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland, VT and an M.A. She is predeceased by her two brothers, Reid and David. In 1992 she founded CityArts for Youth, Providence and co-founded the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence in 2001. Sister Mary entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Our Lady Fatima Parish, Worcester in 1956. Her last teaching assignment was at St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield. It is also planning to launch the public phase of a planned capital campaign, possibly by year's end. Sister ministered in the Diocese of Burlington as a teacher at St. Peter and at Christ the King Schools in Rutland; St. Mary School, Fair Haven and at St. Michael's School, Brattleboro where she served as teacher and as principal. In 1993 she retired at Sr. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie. Sister taught in the following schools: St. Michael, Ocean Grove, St. Joseph, New Bedford, and Blessed Sacrament, Fall River. She was graduated from Sacred Heart High School and earned a B.A. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by several nieces and nephews. As an educator, she taught for 15 years in elementary schools for the Springfield and Rhode Island dioceses. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00. Sr. Judith also did pastoral work at Our Lady of Hope Parish for many years, and served as the Director of the Diocesan Renew Program, Director of Jericho Homes in Holyoke and Director of the Office of Pastoral Ministry for the Diocese of Springfield. In addition to her Sisters in community she is survived by many loving cousins. In the mid-1970s, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River merged with the Springfield Sisters, and, in 2001, Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland, Vt., joined with Springfield as well. Sr. Veronica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from Holy Rosary Parish, Holyoke. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland, Vermont and St. Francis de Sales School in Bennington, Vermont. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. She served as secretary at the Diocesan Religious Education Office, Springfield. She also established 13 diocesan learning centers to help children with special learning needs receive training in religious education. ; Brian Keefe of Feeding Hills, Mass. Among Sisters teaching assignments were: in the Diocese of Springfield, Holy Rosary High School, Holyoke and St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield; in the Diocese of Worcester, Sacred Heart Academy; and in the Diocese of Providence, St. Catherine Academy, Newport. degree from Rivier College in Nashua, NH. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Milford. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River merged with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1974. degrees from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Sister Kathleen entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Holyoke. Her early education was at St. Stephen School; she graduated from St. Stephen High School in 1936. and Masters degrees from Manhattanville College, New York and State College of Arkansas. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Francis Parish, North Adams in 1943. Sister Dorothy Connors, 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her 66th year, formerly known as Sr. Teresa Elizabeth, died on Saturday, February 25, 2006, in the Mont Marie. Sister Eileen taught at St. Jerome High School, Holyoke, St. Peter High School, Worcester, and Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket, RI early in her career and at Cathedral High School, Springfield from 1954-1980. Happy Easter from Mont Marie Who We Are Our Mission Amenities Contact degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. from Assumption College, Worcester and an M.A. Sister retired in 1996. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee; a M.S. Sister also served her congregation as coordinator of the Team for Apostolic Ministry. She retired to St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie in 2003. and by several nieces and nephews. She was awarded a fellowship by the French government for one year's study in Paris; she was also awarded a Fulbright travel grant by the United States government. degree from Fairfield University. The Sisters of St. Joseph are grateful for the exceptional care Sr. Roberta received from Miriam Najimy, DHM, the Daughters of the Heart of Mary as well as Mercy Hospice Care. Sr. Roberta found great joy in her passion for Earth Justice Ministry as a coordinator of the SSJ Ecology Committee. She graduated from St. Mary High School, Southbridge and earned an A.B. Trouvez des appartements pour personnes ges faible revenu, comme St Joseph Res @ Mont Marie, et d'autres communauts pour personnes ges abordables sur le site Web Senioridy. All rights reserved. She earned an A.B. from Nova University. Sister Mary entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Holyoke, Mass. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, North Adams and earned an A.B. . sisters of st joseph mont marie holyoke ma. In 1980 she became a Nurses Aide and worked in Liberty Nursing Home and Providence Home in Southbridge. She also taught in St. Joseph High School, Conway, Arkansas, St.Peter High School, Worcester and Cathedral High School, Springfield. She was predeceased by her siblings William Herbert Graves, Maurice Bernard Graves, John Terrence Graves, Patricia Ann Thomas, and Janet Irene Graves. The wake will take place at St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Friday October 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a Prayer Service at 9:30 a.m. Sister William Agnes entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from St. Stephen Parish, Worcester. Sister Cecile taught in the Diocese of Fall River at St. Jean Baptiste and Blessed Sacrament Schools, Fall River and St. Michael School, Swansea, Mass. She will be waked from 2:30 4:30 with a prayer service at 3:30. in administration from North Adams State College. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister Doris is survived by three sisters, Lucille Harland, Alice Chapin, Rhea Perreault, two brothers, Butler Harland and Bernard Harland and her sister-in-law Nancy. The move still means more than half of the congregation will continue to live within a 15-mile radius of the property. 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. We resolved to do what we needed to do, and to make choices that would allow us to care for every one of our Sisters through out her lifetime. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her siblings Mary Ann Boon of Gloucester Pt., VA; Noreen Gallagher Smith of Austin, TX; James F. Leary of Washington, DC; Denise Jones of Milwaukee, WI; Martin F. Leary of Vine Grove, KY; Frances Kollenz of Mulhauser, Germany; Therese Thornock of Phoenix, AZ; and Clare Decosmo of Ft. Myers, FL. She earned an A.S. from Bristol Community College and a B.A. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester. She was graduated from Mt.St. She earned both an A.B. Sr. Arlene Kalin SSJ Framingham - Sister Arlene Kalin (Walter Madeline), 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Framingham, MA on February 22, 2023. Services for Sr. Roberta will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Sister received her elementary and secondary education at Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester. She served as librarian at St. Mary School and Jacob Edwards Library, both in Southbridge and at St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine, Florida. Sister taught in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield at Our Lady of Hope and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Springfield; Holy Trinity, Greenfield; St. Joseph, North Adams and Holyoke Catholic High School, Holyoke; in the Diocese of Providence at Sacred Heart, Pawtucket and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Paul, Blackstone, St. Louis, Webster and St Peter-Marian, Worcester. He still has a lot of hobbies, though. She was predeceased by her brother John Nolan of North Adams and Sr. Therese Nolan of the Sisters of St. Joseph. She was predeceased by her sisters Kathleen Relihan of Springfield and Eileen Tobin of Holyoke. Sister was a faculty member in the Biology Department at The College of Our Lady of the Elms for her entire teaching career. As a student who also has a job, he doesn't have a lot of free time. Located on the grounds of the Sisters of St Joseph Motherhouse. All services for Sr. Mary Cadigan will take place at Mont Marie on Wednesday, June 22. She also served on the staff of the Mission Office of the Sisters of Providence, Holyoke. The outpouring helped, but did no solve order's problem. 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. Sister Loretta entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Thomas Parish, South Barre in 1948. 01104. from Rhode Island College in Providence RI. Sister taught at Our Lady of the Rosary School in Holyoke, Holy Family School in Springfield and St. Marys in Milford, Mass. Born in New Bedford, Mass., she was the daughter of Joseph and Ida (Allaire) Samson. Save the date: August 29, 2022! She was on the administrative staff of St. Louis School, Webster, Mass. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two communities merged. In the Diocese of Worcester she taught in St. Louis School, Webster. HOLYOKE - Sister Mary Benedicta Cernauskas, (Helen), 93, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her 75th year, died on September 12, 2007 in the Mount Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, MA. Sister Irenes teaching assignments were at Holy Rosary, Holyoke; St. Peters, Worcester; St. Josephs, Pittsfield and Cathedral High School in Springfield. Sister Sheila was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester and earned a B.A. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two congregations merged. Sister Roberta entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Michaels Cathedral Parish, Springfield in 1952. The Sisters of St. Joseph's are working on making masks for the Holyoke Healthcare Community at Mont Marie. In her latter years she served as Coordinator of Retirement at Mont Marie and as Community Archivist. Sister taught at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass., and taught and served as Dean of Students at Bishop Keough High School in Pawtucket, RI. Services for Sister Margaret Henry will take place at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in West Rutland, Vt. on Saturday, August 4, 2018. "It is a lot like the Cathedral convent was. She will be waked from 9:30-11:00 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:30. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. She also served in the Diocesan Schools Office of Communication. Sister was predeceased by her brother Richard Gould of Adams, Mass. In the Diocese of Springfield Sister ministered as teacher at Immaculate Conception School and St. Thomas School, West Springfield; St. Mark School and St. Charles School, Pittsfield. At the same time, their cost-of-care per person was put around $35,000, according to the same study. Sister taught at St. Mary School and St. Charles School in Pittsfield; St. Agnes School in Dalton and in Holyoke at Blessed Sacrament and Immaculate Conception Schools. She sang in church choirs in both Rutland and Bennington. sisters of st joseph mont marie holyoke ma 16 .. from Boston College. All services for Sr. Mary Frances Lavelle will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Monday, June 26, 2017. Born in St. Albans, VT she was the daughter of William and Frances (Frost) Blackburn. 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. Among Sister Louises teaching assignments were the following schools: St. Stephen, Worcester, Sacred Heart, Holyoke, Holy Family, Springfield, Sacred Heart, Pawtucket, RI, St. Mary, Southbridge. Sister graduated from St. Therese Novitiate High School in Fall River. 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). Dean, of Marston Mills, MA and by many nieces and nephews and their families. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her niece, Janet Rogers of Bennington, Vermont. Sister Catherine Hayes (Catherine Edmund), Sister Lucille Bertrand (Marie du Bon Pasteur), Sister Anna Marie Kane (Sr. Christina James), Sister Teresa Moran (Sister Francis Anna), Sister Eileen Joseph Christopher (Beverly), Sister Mary Rose Lyons (Sr. Raymond Maria), Sister Janice Molloy (Sr. Elizabeth James), Sister Eleanor Dooley (Sr. Maria Assumpta), Sister Theresa Murtha, (Sr. Mary Catherine), Sister Mary Ellen Murphy (Sr. Stephen Maria), Sister Eileen ONeill, (Sr. Maria Martin), Sister Dianne Lee Roncarati (Sr. Walter Theresa), Sister Ruth Virginia Quinn, (Margaret Mary), Sister Mary Frances Honnen (Sr. James Francis), Sister James Bernard Laughnane (Genevieve), Sister Patricia Francis Sharron (Lillian), Sister Margaret Henry Blicharz (Veronica Rose), Sister Mary Frances Lavelle (Sr. Agnes Philippa), Sister Elizabeth Molloy, (James Gertrude), Please note: Because of the poor weather predictions for, Sister Elizabeth M. Sullivan (Mary Timothy), Sister Cecilia James Mahoney (Catherine D.), Sister Marguerite Blackburn (Jean Frances), Sister Norma A. MacDonald, (Mildred Joseph). She was graduated from St. Michael High School, Northampton and earned a B.A. degree there in 1957. For nearly twenty years she was an Editorial Production Associate for the Catholic Communications Corporation, continuing to assist there into the early years of her retirement to Mont Marie. She earned a B.A. in education and reading from Boston College. Sister Dorothy taught in the Diocese of Fall River at St. Matthew and St. Roch Schools, Fall River; St. Joseph and St. Therese Schools, New Bedford, Mass. Schneider said the Sisters being relocated have visited their new quarters. In 2010, Sister entered the Health Care Center where she continued her outreach ministry to others. She was a member of the retirement community at St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie, Holyoke. She was on the staff of the Gray House, Springfield and the staff of the Maguire Center at the College of Our Lady of the Elms. She was graduated from Greenfield High School. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM. Holyoke; Mont Marie Cemetery; Added: 1 Mar 2004; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1979074; Add Photos. In addition to her Sisters in community she is survived by her sisters, Sr. Maureen Broughan, SSJ of Holyoke and Mary Winchell of Glen Ridge, NJ; by her brothers John W. Broughan of Newport, RI and William Broughan of Greenbrae, CA; and by six nieces and nephews and six grandnieces and nephew. She attended Our Lady of Hope School and was graduated from Cathedral High School, Springfield.
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