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 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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Sister Mary Monica Hoefer, Age 87
Sister Mary Monica Hoefer
Age 87
West Midwest
Friday, October 9, 2020
Sister Mary Monica entered the Sisters of Mercy in Detroit in September 1952, joining her older sister, Anna Jane, who came four years earlier and was now known as Sister Mary Gabrielle.
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Sister Mauricita Stapleton, Age 81
Sister Mauricita Stapleton
Age 81
Northeast
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Sister Mauricita used her keen mind in her teaching ministry in a number of schools in the Fall River, Massachusetts, diocese.
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Sister Mary Katherine Murphy, Age 90
Sister Mary Katherine Murphy
Age 90
West Midwest
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Sister Katherine (previously Sister Mary Brendan) grew up with a firm foundation in her Irish Catholic faith.
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Sister Carol Ann Votruba, Age 80
Sister Carol Ann Votruba
Age 80
West Midwest
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Sister Carol Ann earned her nursing diploma from Mercy Central School of Nursing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and enjoyed her professional career but was also attracted to religious life, entering the community in 1970.
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Sister Lucy Pennoni, Age 87
Sister Lucy Pennoni
Age 87
Mid-Atlantic
Friday, October 2, 2020
Sister Lucy will long be remembered for her quiet and thoughtful manner.
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Sister Catherine Mary Sheehy, Age 96
Sister Catherine Mary Sheehy
Age 96
Northeast
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Sister Catherine was known by her sisters in community as a gentle, warmhearted person, full of life and laughter. In every way, she manifested the traits of Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy.
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Sister Mary Caritas Quinn, Age 92
Sister Mary Caritas Quinn
Age 92
New York, Pennsylvania West
Friday, September 18, 2020
Sister Mary Caritas served as a missionary in the Philippines from 1964 to 1980, teaching in two elementary schools and serving as principal and business college director at Mercy High School in Iligan City.
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Sister Rosellen Li, Age 80
Sister Rosellen Li
Age 80
Mid-Atlantic
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Sister Rosellen moved with her parents and six brothers and sisters to Guyana, South America, when she was in elementary school.
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Sister Maureen Kelley, Age 77
Sister Maureen Kelley
Age 77
West Midwest
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Sister Maureen Kelley was born in Oakland, California, and attended Catholic schools. Her father ran a mortuary and the family lived upstairs.
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