Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. from Boston College. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in the Mont Marie Chapel on the same day at 1:30. Born in Springfield, Mass. Mont Marie & St. Joseph Senior Residences in Holyoke, MA is ready for you to visit. She will be waked from 2:30 4:30 with a prayer service at 3:30. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Milford, Mass. Many were not allowed to buy into Social Security until 1972, and received, in 2011, an annual benefit estimated for women religious at less than $5,000, according to a national study. Many congregations of religious women in the United States are facing severe financial problems, with a national average median age of members in the 70s. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. She also served at the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland as faculty member, and Director of Admissions, 1964-65; Academic Dean, 1965-72; and in Public Relations and Development, 1978-82. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her siblings, Adrienne Bagnall of Wilmington, N.C., Rita Van Houten of Orlando, Fla., Jon Van Houten of Easthampton, Mass., and Steven Van Houten of Jaffrey, N.H. She also served as pastoral minister in St. Teresa and in St. Thomas Parishes in Providence, RI and St. Mary Parish, Cashton, WI. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. from Boston University and a Graduate Certificate in College Management from Harvard School of Business. and by her nephews, Robert Olson of West Newbury, Mass. 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). ; her niece, Yvonne Kozlowski of Milford and her nephews Edmund, Paul and Burton Cormier of Northbridge, Mass., Brooksville, Fla., and Bellingham, Mass., respectively. St. Joseph Academy. As a student who also has a job, he doesn't have a lot of free time. Later she served as infirmarian at Mt. Sister Sheila entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland from Christ the King Parish, Rutland in 1960 and became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. Sister Mary entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Augustine Parish, Newport in 1950. Most recently she was a spiritual director at Eastern Point Retreat House, Gloucester. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in the Mont Marie Chapel on Tuesday, June 16 at 4:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Mont Marie Cemetery, Springfield, Mass. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. She was also the recipient of several awards: Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless Carol McGovern, RSM Memorial Award, 1998; the Goff Womens Achievement Award, 2003; Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island Public Health Association, 2008; The Providence Newspaper Guilds John Kiffney Public Service Award, 2010; YWCA Rhode Island Women of Achievement Award, 2013; and the Ignatian Volunteer Corps Della Strada Award, 2014. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. She also served on the staff of the Mission Office of the Sisters of Providence, Holyoke. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister Ann was preceded in death by her brothers John and Joseph Mungovan and her sisters Elizabeth Millus, Mary Seil and Marguerite Eastwood. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 1:30 pm. She also served as clerk/receptionist at the Tri-Valley Elder Care Center, Uxbridge, Mass. He still has a lot of hobbies, though. Ed. Many of the members continue to work, or volunteer, but few earn full-time salaries outside the community. Among the many honors which Sister Mary received were: the Pynchon Award, presented by the Advertising Club of Springfield; the National Human Relations Award by the Connecticut-Western Massachusetts Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews; the Via Veritatis Medal, presented by Elms College; and Chevalier dans lOrdre des Palmes Academiques from the Government of France. Sister served in Diocesan Ministry at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Springfield and for many years served on the diocesan staff at the Bishops Residence. She was graduated from St. Michael High School, Northampton. 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. degree from Assumption College, Worcester. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her cousins, Peggy Ann Bourassa of Woonsocket, RI and Cathy Chenot of Burrillville, RI and by her close friend, Susan McNamee of Tolland, CT. . All services for Sr. Louise Thomas will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Sister retired to Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Worcester. The congregation, which numbers some 238 women, whose median age is 76, has been in talks with contractors to possibly develop more low-income housing on the site. Sister Helene then resided at Fontbonne Convent in Milton Mass. The wake will take place on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Church, Convent Ave., Rutland. The wake will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place 11:00 followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. St. Joseph Academy and earned a B.S. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister James Bernard is survived by several generations of loving nieces and nephews including Ann Marie Marino, Janice Kennedy and James Bernard Laughnane III. in 1941. Sister Doris served for 45 years as a teacher in the Mathematics Department of Cathedral High School, Springfield, MA. She was predeceased by her siblings William Herbert Graves, Maurice Bernard Graves, John Terrence Graves, Patricia Ann Thomas, and Janet Irene Graves. She was graduated from St. Mary High School, Milford. She served as a Consultant in Early Childhood Education for Mont Marie Child Care Center. Upon her return from the missions, she served as librarian at Notre Dame Middle School, Pittsfield. Sister Dianne was preceded in death by her parents. 413-532-4182. Schneider said the Sisters being relocated have visited their new quarters. The lack of funds to meet expenses for aging members, as well as large properties no longer needed, is an issue for congregations of religious men and women across the country. Comparez ou enregistrez. John Randall of Providence, RI. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Edward and Grace (Byrnes) Belforti. Kenney, who holds a master's degree in German from Assumption College, in Worcester, went on to be principal of Cathedral High for eight years, where she also spent 15 years teaching Latin, French, Spanish, as well as German. She earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA. A native of Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of Eugene and Margaret (Hannon) Hurley. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. A private, green burial will take place in Mont Marie Cemetery on Tuesday. sisters of st joseph mont marie holyoke ma. In the Diocese of Worcester she taught in St. Louis School, Webster. She taught in the Diocese of Worcester in the following schools: St. Louis, Webster, Sacred Heart, Gardner, St. Mary, Milford and St. Peter High School in Worcester. The outpouring helped, but did no solve order's problem. She also was a member of the St. Therese Club at Holy Name Parish. It helps when congregations can come together. Sister served as superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Springfield from 1984 to 2005. It is nice at this age.". Sr. Theresa entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Southbridge, Mass. "It is a lot like the Cathedral convent was. 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. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She served in Team Ministry at St. Michaels Parish in Providence beginning in 1982 and has continued there for more than three decades. Her early education was at St. Stephen School; she graduated from St. Stephen High School in 1936. in 1958. She retired to Cathedral Convent in 1994, to St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie in 2007 and Bethany Healthcare Center in 2014. Select Photo(s) She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Joseph Gallant and Dorina Bernard. June 30, 2022 . She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rutland, VT on September 8, 1943 and made her final profession on August 24, 1949. She attended St. Peter School and graduated from Mt. Yarmouth, Theresa Rivest of Ludlow, Mary Lou Krause of So. degree there in 1957. 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. Sister graduated from St. Therese Novitiate High School in Fall River. In Western Massachusetts they started out in Springfield in 1883. For over 20 years she served as a guidance counselor at Cathedral High School, Springfield and staffed the Social Studies Resource Center there. Located on the grounds of the Sisters of St Joseph Motherhouse. Her teaching positions included Holy Trinity School, Greenfield and St. Peter's School, Worcester. Sister Helene taught for many years at schools in the Springfield Diocese beginning with St. Mary School, Westfield, Mass. degree in pastoral ministry from Emmanuel College, Boston. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee and an M.A.T. For many years she worked in the Business Office at the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, Mass. Sister Louise Thomas became a member of St. Joseph Retirement Community at Mont Marie in 2008, and more recently resided at Bethany Health Care Center in Framingham. After her retirement, Sister volunteered at Weston Rehab and received the Spirit in Mission award from the Weston Rehab Center and the St. Joseph Medal recognizing her outstanding commitment to Cathedral High School. from Southeastern Massachusetts University. Most recently, Sister Marie was site manager at the Western Massachusetts Senior Center on Parker Street in Springfield. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by several nieces and nephews. She earned her BS degree at Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. Sister ministered in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher in Our Lady of Hope, Springfield; Immaculate Conception, West Springfield; Annunciation, Florence; and St. Joseph, North Adams. All services for Sr. Mary Frances Lavelle will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Monday, June 26, 2017. In addition to her Sisters in community she is survived by her nephews David Barry of Florida and James Barry of Georgia and by her niece, Judith Bowen of East Dorset, VT. She also leaves her friend and caretaker of many years, Doris Maguire and her family of Bennington, VT. Sister Andrea graduated from Jesus Marie Academy, Fall River and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Fall River in 1934. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield. Sister Annmarie Sanders, of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and a Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, said congregations pooling retirement resources is a "trend throughout the whole country.". Arrangements entrusted to the Sampson Family Chapels. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her brother Frank Tiberii of Charlton, Mass., her sisters Katherine Tiberii of North Smithfield, RI, and Carol Kiwak of Wells, ME and many nieces and nephews. She attended Holy Name Grammar School and graduated in 1965 from Cathedral High School. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester and earned a Bachelors Degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. We couldn't allow that to happen. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by several nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews. St. Joseph Academy, Rutland, VT and at Bennington Catholic High School, Bennington. The 38 Lower Westfield Rd. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. She was predeceased by her brother John Nolan of North Adams and Sr. Therese Nolan of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Mary Lou taught one year at Cathedral Grammar School, Springfield, before beginning her graduate studies in biology. She is predeceased by her two brothers, Reid and David. Sister Marion ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at St. Joseph School, North Adams; as teacher and principal at St. Mary School, Northampton and as principal at St. Jerome High School, Holyoke; she was a teacher in the Diocese of Providence at St. Joseph (Hazard Memorial) School, Newport and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Stephen High School, Worcester and St. Mary, Southbridge. She was graduated from Greenfield High School. In addition to her Sisters in Community she is survived by several nieces and nephews. A wake service will be held at 10:00 a.m. In addition to her Sisters in community she is survived by her sister-in-law Virginia Ginger Sullivan of Worcester and by many nephews and nieces and their families. She will be waked from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. She served on many College committees and was the faithful faculty advisor to the Alumni Association. she was the daughter of James F. and Catherine (Germain) Leary. She also taught in St. Joseph High School, Conway, Arkansas, St.Peter High School, Worcester and Cathedral High School, Springfield. from St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Conn. Schneider noted, in her article, that her community transformed its "own infirmary to a licensed, skilled-nursing facility," accessed MassHealth services for the retired sisters and established a retirement account that, to date, has only about one-quarter in funds in terms of the meeting the congregation's needs. In addition to her Sisters in Community Sister Ruth is survived by several generations of loving nieces and nephews. from St. Louis de France Parish, Swansea in 1936 and became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield when the two congregations merged in 1974. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Brown of Holyoke and Stella Brown of Chicopee. She was predeceased by her brothers Richard and Francis Dooley. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. Sister Marguerite Blackburn (Jean Frances), 87, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Rutland, VT on July 23, 2016. 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. 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. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her sister-in law, Maureen DeRouin of Auburn, Mass. Sister Roberta taught at Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Schools in Springfield, and served as principal of St. Mary School in Milford. sisters of st joseph mont marie holyoke madoes the wesleyan church believe in speaking in tongues. Services for Sister Margaret Henry will take place at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in West Rutland, Vt. on Saturday, August 4, 2018. Save the date: August 29, 2022! Sister also served as a Police Commissioner for the city of Springfield, Mass. Sister Madeline entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1958 from St. Joseph Parish, Charlton, Mass. She was graduated from St. Stephen High School, Worcester and earned a B.A. It was only in the 1980s that Sisters, working in schools and parishes, began to receive base salaries, generally without benefits, and were allowed by the IRS to start buying into Social Security. She also is survived by three great nieces Charlotte Bracewell, Cordelia Begley and Lillian Bracewell (born Aug. 16, 2015) and by a great nephew Brendan Bracewell. 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. She attended Christ the King School and was graduated from Rutland High School. In addition to her Sisters in community she is survived by many loving cousins. St. Joseph Academy, Rutland. In addition to her Sisters in Community Sr. Mary Lou is lovingly remembered by several cousins, friends and several generations of grateful students. She was predeceased by her siblings Raymond, John, William and Mildred McGurk and Mary Conlin. on August 27, 2011. from LaSalle University,and a Certificate in Clinical Pastoral Education from St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, Mass. A native of Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of Edward and Roberta (Wood) Campbell. Sister Ellen Therese entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Vermont in 1938 from St. Charles Parish, Bellows Falls, VT. She became a Sister of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two communities merged. From 1951 to 1980 she taught at St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven sisters and seven brothers. She ministered in the Appalachia Child Development Program in Lancaster, KY. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. Click here to find out more! Services for Sr. Judith will take place at Mary Mother of Hope Church, 840 Page Blvd, in Springfield on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She earned a B.A. She was on the staff of the College of Our Lady of the Elms' Alumnae Library from 1979-2002; continuing as a volunteer after her retirement. She became a resident of Mont Marie Health Care Center in 2005. In addition, a few Sisters will move into an apartment in Brighton, also owned by the CSJ's, to help with the move. She graduated from St. Xavier Academy, Providence and earned an A.B. A native of Northampton, Mass., she was the daughter of Frank and Mildred (Anderson) MacDonald. Sister Dominica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Vermont from St. Peters Parish, North Walpole, N.H. She was educated in the North Walpole schools. Sister Elizabeth entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Joseph Parish, Auburn in 1941. Sister Catherine taught at St. Mark's School, Pittsfield and Sacred Heart and Blessed Sacrament Schools, Holyoke. HOLYOKE - After 117 years, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield are leaving the Mont Marie property in Holyoke.