by Michael Hammond | 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...
by Michael Hammond | 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...
by Michael Hammond | Feb 13, 1986 | Obituaries
John B. Lansing and his wife, Rose Isabell Merrick, were both born in Burlington, Wisconsin, just north of Chicago. For a while they farmed in Minnesota and then, in the fall of 1902 came as homesteaders to the area around Spring Lake, Alberta, which is eight miles...
by Michael Hammond | Feb 10, 1986 | Obituaries
Among the notebooks kept by Sister Margaret Meraw there are many which are chock-full of recipes. As well as numerous recipes for main dishes and desserts, such as you would expect to find in the repertoire of an excellent cook, there are also some rather unusual...
by Michael Hammond | Feb 5, 1986 | Obituaries
For years “Readers’ Digest” magazine ran a series of articles entitled, “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Met”. The only reason why Sister M. Roberta was never the subject of one of these descriptions was that she kept us all too busy to have time to submit a...
