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Sister Camille Marie Black, Maryknoll Sister For 74 Years, Dies Sister Camille Marie Black, Maryknoll Sister For 74 Years, Dies
Sister Camille Marie Black, Maryknoll Sister For 74 Years, Dies Sister Camille Marie Black, M.M. died on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 96 years old and had been a Maryknoll sister for 74 years. She was born in Andover on Sept. 27, 1923, to Mildred (Hower) Black and Paul Black. She had one brother, Paul and one sister, Virginia; both of whom have predeceased her. Camille Marie attended Dansville Central High School in Dansville, from 1935 through 1939. After graduating, she studied at St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Elmira from 1942 to 1945, where she earned an RN License. On Sept. 6, 1945, she enter…
Lorraine Therese Beinkafner, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies Lorraine Therese Beinkafner, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies
Lorraine Therese Beinkafner, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies Sister Lorraine Therese Beinkafner, M.M. died on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 73 years. Lorraine was born in Albany on Nov. 23, 1928, to Mary (Brust) Beinkafner and Charles J. Beinkafner. She had two sisters and one brother, Marjorie Ann, Virginia and Paul; all of whom have predeceased her. She attended Holy Names Academy in Albany from 1942 through 1946. After graduating, she entered the Maryknoll Sisters Novitiate in Pennsylvania at the Venard on Oct. 5, 1946 (from her home Parish of St. Thomas in D…
Joan Crevcoure, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies Joan Crevcoure, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies
Joan Crevcoure, Maryknoll Sister For 73 Years, Dies Sister Joan Crevcoure, M.M. died on Friday, Oct. 18 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 93 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 73 years. Joan Crevcoure was born in Green Bay, WI on Oct. 12, 1926 to May B. (Fortier) Crevcoure and J. M. Crevcoure. She had one brother and one sister, both of whom have predeceased her. Joan attended West High School in Green Bay from 1940 through 1944. Following graduation, she attended Rosary College in River Forest, IL from 1944 to 1946. She then entered the Maryknoll Sisters Novitiate in Maryknoll on Oct. 5, 1946 (from Annunciatio…
Sister Patricia Ann Maher, Maryknoll Sister For 71 Years, Dies Sister Patricia Ann Maher, Maryknoll Sister For 71 Years, Dies
Sister Patricia Ann Maher, Maryknoll Sister For 71 Years, Dies Sister Patricia Ann Maher died on March 27, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 92 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 71 years. Patricia was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on January 14, 1927, to Helen Mae (Crist) Maher and Joseph P. Maher. She had two brothers, Gerald and Joseph, all of whom have predeceased her; she is survived by her niece. In 1945, she graduated from Immaculata High School in Detroit. After graduation, she worked as a clerk in Saks Fifth Avenue in Detroit and Bell Telephone Co. in Harrisburg. On October 30, 1947, Patricia entered the Maryk…
Sister Maria Teresa Colabella, Maryknoll Sister For 40 Years Dies Sister Maria Teresa Colabella, Maryknoll Sister For 40 Years Dies
Sister Maria Teresa Colabella, Maryknoll Sister For 40 Years Dies Sister Maria Colabella died on March 19 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 78 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 40 years. Maria was born on May 9, 1940 in Brooklyn to Emelia (Luongo) Colabella and Pasquale Colabella. She had two sisters, Sister Jaqueline Marie, SSND and Geraldine De Luca. Her parents and sisters have all predeceased her. In 1957, Maria graduated from St. Brendan’s Diocesan High School in Brooklyn. After graduating, she attended Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing in New York where she earned an R.N. diploma in 1960. She then continu…
The Eldest Living Maryknoll Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman Dies At 104 The Eldest Living Maryknoll Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman Dies At 104
The Eldest Living Maryknoll Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman Dies At 104 Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman died on March 14 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 104 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 85 years. Mary Rose Hoffmann was born in Cincinnati on Aug. 13, 1914, to Mary (Dumont) Hoffman and Oscar Hoffman. She was the youngest child in a family of eight children: four sons and three daughters. Her four brothers: John, Oscar-Jacob, Joseph and Oscar-Michael and her three sisters: Marie, Sr. Mary Eileen (Lorraine) and Margaret have all long ago predeceased her. In 1932, Mary Rose graduated from Our Lady of the Angels High School in St. B…
Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies
Sister Frances Mary Horan, Maryknoll Sister for 75 Years Dies Sister Frances Mary Horan, missioner to Panama, died on March 1, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, in Maryknoll.  She was born in Philadelphia on April 8, 1924, to Isabelle A. (Hart) Horan and Daniel A. Horan. She was baptized Frances Mary at St. John the Baptist Church, in Philadelphia. She had two sisters, Marie and Anna and seven brothers: Robert, William, Eugene, Daniel, James, Frances and Joseph. Her parents and all of her siblings have predeceased her. In 1942, Frances graduated from St. John the Baptist High School in Philadelphia. After graduation, she worked at the U.S.A. Gover…
Sister Maria Rickelman, Maryknoll Member For 73 Years, Dies Sister Maria Rickelman, Maryknoll Member For 73 Years, Dies
Sister Maria Rickelman, Maryknoll Member For 73 Years, Dies Sister Maria Rieckelman died on Dec. 28 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 91 years old and had been a Maryknoll sister for 73 years. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Aug. 31, 1927 to Mary (Mathews) Rieckelman and Harry H. Rieckelman and given the name Alice. She had two sisters: Mary Louise and Edith and two brothers: Harry H. Jr. and Charles J.; all of whom have predeceased her. In 1945, Alice graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Hyde Park, Cincinnati. She then entered the Maryknoll Sisters Novitiate at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining on Sept. 6, 1945 fr…
Sister Joan Toomey, Maryknoll Sister For 66 Years, Dies At 84 Sister Joan Toomey, Maryknoll Sister For 66 Years, Dies At 84
Sister Joan Toomey, Maryknoll Sister For 66 Years, Dies At 84 Sister Joan Toomey died on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 84 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 66 years. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on Jan. 18, 1934 to Hazel (Warner) Toomey and Joseph J. Toomey. She had one sister, Elaine. Both parents and her sister have predeceased her. In 1952, Joan graduated from Dominican High School in New Orleans. She entered the Maryknoll Sisters Novitiate at the Maryknoll Sisters Center on Sept. 2, 1952, from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in New Orleans.  At her reception, she received the religious na…
Sister Rosemary A. Garrity, 94, Served Maryknoll For 71 Years Sister Rosemary A. Garrity, 94, Served Maryknoll For 71 Years
Sister Rosemary A. Garrity, 94, Served Maryknoll For 71 Years Sister Rosemary Garrity, 94, died on Sunday Sept. 9 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. She was 94 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 71 years. She was born in Waterbury, CT on Jan. 10, 1924, to Margaret (Nash) Garrity and Frank Garrity.  She is survived by her sister, Rita Mallon.  She was predeceased by four brothers, the Rev. Thomas Garrity, who served as a Maryknoll father, Dr. Joseph Garrity, John Garrity and William Garrity.  In 1941, Rosemary graduated from Waterbury Catholic High School; after graduation she worked for the American Brass Company in Waterbury, …
Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years
Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, Maryknoll Sister For 80 Years Sister Mary Elizabeth Keyser, 98, died on Tuesday, July 24 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining.  She had been a Maryknoll Sister for 80 years. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27 in the Main Chapel at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, 10 Pinesbridge Road, Ossining. Interment will follow in the Maryknoll Sisters Cemetery on the Center grounds. Mary Elizabeth was born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 3, 1920, to Della (Haney) Keyser and Henry Nelson Keyser. She has two surviving relatives: her brother, Nelson Keyser, and her niece, Mary Jane Robinson. In …