Sister Mary Melanie Coligan

Sister Mary Melanie Coligan

Thomas Coligan and Margaret Daley were the parents of eleven healthy children who were nurtured and cared for with love and concern in a non-affluent, but comfortable, home at Morrisburg, Ontario. Evelyn, born on August 27, 1912, was the youngest of three girls, with...
Sister Carmel Killeen

Sister Carmel Killeen

Carmel Josephine Killeen, the youngest of eight children, was born in Perth on March 27, 1922, to Alphonsus Killeen and Matilda Egan of Stanleyville. Carmel received her primary education at St. Bridget’s School, Stanleyville, and completed three years of high school...
Sister Margaret Killeen

Sister Margaret Killeen

Margaret Mary Killeen, one of 8 children, was born to Alphonsus Killeen and Matilda Egan of Stanleyville on July 7, 1914, in Gananoque. A teacher in the area at the time recalls the shining example which this devout couple handed on. From an early age, Margaret felt...
Sister Catherine Rose Myers

Sister Catherine Rose Myers

Catherine Rose Myers was born in Philipsville, Forfar, Ontario, on January 10, 1896, and was baptized on February 2. She was one of nine children born to Thomas M. Myers of Portland, Ont., and Rose Ann Healy of Toledo, Ont. Catherine Rose Myers was educated in a...
Sister Mary Gerald Francis Rayson

Sister Mary Gerald Francis Rayson

Mary Jemima Rayson was born in Vankleek Hill, Ont., on June 5, 1906, and was baptized on June 10. She was the oldest of six children born to John Andrew Rayson of Grenville, Que., and Theresa Carty of Vankleek Hill, Ont. Mary Jemima was a very self-sacrificing young...