Sister Rose Marie Scanlan

Jan 31, 1987 | Obituaries

Rose Marie Catherine Scanlan was born on January 13, 1929, in Belleville and was baptized just one week later at St. Michael’s Church. She was the only daughter of Terence V. Scanlan and Rose Alice Fahey and obviously her father’s favourite. Her brothers recall that...

Sister Mary Carmel Teresa Desjardins

Sep 2, 1986 | Obituaries

On the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, 1921, Kathleen Cecilia Desjardins entered the Sisters of Charity of the House of Providence. She was only sixteen years of age. About two weeks later she was asked by a relative of another sixteen year old to “look after” the...

Sister Mary Francis Assisi Dillon

Jun 3, 1986 | Obituaries

When Sister Mary Francis of Assisi retired after forty-nine years of teaching, William Davis, then Minister of Education and later Premier of Ontario, wrote to her: “It must be a source of great satisfaction to you to realize the Christian initiative and knowledge you...

Sister Regina Parlan

Jun 2, 1986 | Obituaries

Newry is a good-sized city about 150 miles from Belfast in Northern Ireland. There, in 1887, Rose McParland was born. In the great wave of immigration that took place in the early 1900’s, she came to Canada to live with her uncle. Within a few years, she met and...

Sister Mary Coletta Quinn

Feb 16, 1986 | Obituaries

“If we desire to obtain anything from God let us ask His Spirit; because this Divine Spirit is the life of our souls.” St. Vincent No matter what request for prayers was presented to Sister Mary Coletta (Quinn) and no matter what problem she was facing, her approach...