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...

Sister Mary Hagan

Mar 22, 1999 | Obituaries

Sister Mary Hagan, suffered a stroke on March 4, 1999. After a brief time in Kingston General Hospital, she returned to Providence Motherhouse where she died peacefully on March 22, 1999. Mary, the daughter of an Irish immigrant family, was born in Westport on January...

40 Years Of Selfless Service

Feb 23, 1999 | Sisters News

BY RYLAND COYNESmith Falls, Ont./The Record News The following article originally appeared in the Smith Falls Record News. It is posted here with permission. For 40 years — 17 in the picturesque Ontario community of Smiths Falls — Sister Marlene Schuster has been...