Remembrances
Catherine McAuley
Please join in both the joy and sorrow of celebrating the lives of Sisters of Mercy who have gone before us. Let us always remember that it is on their shoulders that we stand.
Obituaries are posted for a period of three months. For inquiries about a sister's death prior to that timeframe, please contact our archivists using our online form.
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Sister Mary Miguel Gassmann, Age 100
Sister Mary Miguel Gassmann
Age 100
West Midwest
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Sister Miguel was born in Valley City, North Dakota, and recalled seeing a Sister of Mercy dressed in white when she was in the third grade.
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Sister Barbara Moran, Age 88
Sister Barbara Moran
Age 88
West Midwest
Monday, November 2, 2020
Sister Barbara entered the Burlingame Community in 1950, professed vows in 1953 and was given the religious name Sister Mary Christine.
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Sister Joanne Mary Braeunig, Age 89
Sister Joanne Mary Braeunig
Age 89
South Central
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Sister Joanne Mary Braeunig was born in Sandusky, Ohio, on St. Patrick’s Day in 1931. Her early ministry was teaching elementary school in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez, Age 79
Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez
Age 79
South Central
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Sister Maria Elena Gonzalez was born in Amarillo, Texas. A Sister of Mercy for 61 years, she entered the Community in Frontenac, Missouri.
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Sister Mary Sharon Ekler, Age 88
Sister Mary Sharon Ekler
Age 88
West Midwest
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Sister Mary Sharon came to know the Sisters of Mercy at a young age. When she was just 14, her eldest sister (Sister Mary del Rey) joined the religious community.
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Sister Marian Cumiskey, Age 91
Sister Marian Cumiskey
Age 91
Mid-Atlantic
Monday, October 19, 2020
Sister Marian’s motto, “Where there is love, there is peace,” inspired her ministry as an educator.
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Sister Virginia Gloria Sposito, Age 75
Sister Virginia Gloria Sposito
Age 75
Northeast
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Sister Gini entered the Franciscan Missionaries of St. Joseph [Mill Hill] in September 1963. She taught in a girls’ school in Nyabururu, Kenya, after which she returned to Albany, New York.
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Sister Patricia Brewer, Age 93
Sister Patricia Brewer
Age 93
Northeast
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Sister Pat taught at Saint Joseph Cathedral High School and South Catholic High School.
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Sister Josephine Marie Gonzales, Age 75
Sister Josephine Marie Gonzales
Age 75
West Midwest
Monday, October 12, 2020
Sister Josie grew up in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Bakersfield, California, where she came to know the Sisters of Mercy.
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Sister Mary Laurene Favre, Age 104
Sister Mary Laurene Favre
Age 104
South Central
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Sister Mary Laurene was born in Conway, Arkansas, and entered the Mercy Community in Webster Groves, Missouri, on September 8, 1933.
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