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...

Sister Mary Boniface Lansing

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...

Sister Margaret Meraw

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...