Sister Mary Joanna Voytechek

Aug 25, 1999 | Obituaries

Sister Mary Joanna died August 25, 1999 at St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital, Edmonton AB. In accordance with her wishes, Sister was waked and buried in Edmonton. Amelia Voytechek was born on Easter Sunday, April 23, 1916 in Mountain Park, AB. Her parents Michael and...

Sister Olive Gibbons

Jul 29, 1999 | Obituaries

Although small in stature like Zaccheus of old, Sister Olive Gibbons, formerly Sister Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, was a great friend of Jesus and some would say a giant in the spiritual life. In her 94th year, the last surviving member of her immediate family, Sister...

Sister Mary Joseph O’Brien

Jun 7, 1999 | Obituaries

Out of this life I shall never takeThings of silver and gold, I make.…Shall the Great Judge learnWhen my task is throughthat my spirit has gathered some riches too? These lines are part of a poem composed and left behind by Sister Mary Joseph’s mother, Mary Agnes, who...

Sister Margaret Black

May 8, 1999 | Obituaries

Sister Margaret Black, formerly Sister Mary Imelda, in her 91st year, died at Providence Motherhouse, Kingston, on May 8, 1999. She was survived by her brother, James of Belleville. Margaret, one of a family of seven children, was born in Belleville on March 30, 1908....

Sister Mary Canice Joynt

Apr 1, 1999 | Obituaries

Sister Mary Canice died at Providence Motherhouse, Kingston, on March 22, 1999[sic]*. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Catherine Joynt, the youngest of sixteen children, first saw the light of day in Quebec City on August 18, 1908. Her Irish...