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 Jeanne Conley, Age 88
Sister Jeanne Conley
Age 88
Northeast
Monday, June 8, 2020
Sister Jeanne enjoyed a long and fruitful ministry as an elementary school teacher and principal, and introduced many little ones to the three R’s in the primary grades.
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Sister Mary Redempta Scannell, Age 97
Sister Mary Redempta Scannell
Age 97
West Midwest
Sunday, June 7, 2020
After going to junior college, Marjorie Marie (the future Sister Redempta) enrolled in Mercy College of Nursing in Sacramento, California.
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Sister Maria Guadalupe Herrera, Age 77
Sister Maria Guadalupe Herrera
Age 77
South Central
Friday, June 5, 2020
Born in Laredo, Texas, Sister Guadalupe entered the Sisters of Mercy in Frontenac, Missouri, on September 8, 1961.
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Sister Pauline Goodall, Age 91
Sister Pauline Goodall
Age 91
Northeast
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Sister Pauline Goodall (formerly Sister Mary Joelita), a Sister of Mercy for 70 years, was a woman small in stature but big in generosity.
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Sister Mary Alma Pangelinan, Age 89
Sister Mary Alma Pangelinan
Age 89
South Central
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Sister Mary Alma was born and educated in Agana, Guam, the youngest of eight children.
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Sister Mary Natalie Haas, Age 91
Sister Mary Natalie Haas
Age 91
South Central
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Sister Mary Natalie ministered mostly in elementary education. She began her 37-year teaching career at Ascension School in Cleveland, Ohio, where she taught children in primary and intermediate grades for 18 years.
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Sister Mary Rosalima Wilkinson, Age 90
Sister Mary Rosalima Wilkinson
Age 90
West Midwest
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Born Merdith Wilkinson in Omaha, Nebraska, Sister Rosalima was cared for by her grandmother until the age of four when she and her younger sister and brother were placed in St. James Orphanage.
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Sister Theresa Ann Spitz, Age 89
Sister Theresa Ann Spitz
Age 89
West Midwest
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Sister Theresa Ann’s primary ministry was in education, and some may remember her as Sister Thomas Marie.
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Sister Alice Maiers, Age 89
Sister Alice Maiers
Age 89
West Midwest
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Sister Alice graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Briar Cliff College in 1952, majoring in medical technology and minoring in natural science.
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Sister Charlotte Stanley, Age 95
Sister Charlotte Stanley
Age 95
Mid-Atlantic
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
In her 77 years as a Sister of Mercy, Sister Charlotte lived her vowed life with an openness to meet the needs of persons and situations.
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