These are not typical obituaries, in fact in the world of consecrated life we refer to them as necrologies. These biographical sketches are written by the General Secretary of the congregation shortly after the death of each individual sister. The necrologies are historical documents and may contain errors, including variations in spellings and incorrect dates. The necrologies are presented here as they were written.
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Sister Mary of the Blessed Sacrament died at the House of Providence early Wednesday morning, September 9th, 1953, after an illness of several weeks. Mary Ellen Baker was born in Brockville, Ontario. At an early age she entered the Sisters of Providence Novitiate,...
Sister Mary Marcella died at the House of Providence, Tuesday morning, May 12, 1953, after a lingering illness. Born in Vinton, Quebec, she was of Irish descent. She entered the House of Providence Novitiate, Kingston, August 13, 1907, made profession two years later,...
Sister Mary Eulalia died at Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw, early Tuesday morning, February 17, 1953, after an illness of several years. Margaret Somers was born in Gananoque, daughter of Thomas Somers and Bridget Walsh. She entered the Novitiate of the Sisters of...
Sister Mary Louis died at the House of Providence, Wednesday evening, February 4th, 1953, after a prolonged illness. Born at Stanleyville, Ontario, Harriet Quinn was the daughter of John Quinn and Elizabeth Byrne, natives of that locality. At an early age she entered...
Sister Mary Gregory died at the House of Providence, Kingston, on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 1952, after a prolonged illness. Margaret Cecilia Kennedy, as she was known, was born in Huntley, Ontario. She entered the Novitiate at the House of Providence, February 9,...
Mother Mary Ursula, the former Miss Rose Mary Byrne of Stanleyville, Ont., died on Sunday morning, May 25th, at the Hotel Dieu. Her death was most unexpected. She was taken to the hospital a week before suffering from a fractured leg, and it was hoped she would be...
Sister Mary Louise died at Sacred Heart Convent, Arnprior, and December 11, 1951. Her death occurred during the night in her sleep. Sister had taught all day on Monday and appeared to be in her usual health and spirits. She was the former Mary Elizabeth McKeon, a...
Sister Mary Ambrose died on Friday morning, November 9, 1951, after an illness of about two months, caused by a cerebral haemorrhage. She was the former Mary Fitzgerald, born in Tyndenaga, Ontario, of parents who were among the early Irish settlers of the place. She...
Sister Mary Angelus died at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital on Wednesday morning, October 31, 1951, after an illness of about two years. During this time everything had been tried in the hope of affecting a cure, but God willed otherwise and she accepted the inevitable...
Sister Mary Monica – Margaret McCoy, daughter of Michael McCoy and Sarah Lavell, was born June 26, 1877, and baptized July 1, 1877 at St. Malachy’s Church, Mayo, Quebec by Reverend Arthur Bouisin, P.P. Sponsors – Michael Lavell and Margaret McNamara. Entered the...
Mother Mary de Sales died at Providence Mother House, “Heathfield,” in the early morning of Thursday, Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, at about 11.25 a.m. – shortly after midnight. She had been ill scarcely three weeks. Born in Oswego, N.Y., Isabella Daughan came to...
Sister Mary Philomena died at the House of Providence, Kingston, on Tuesday, June 26, 1951, after a prolonged illness. She was the former Mary Jane Brennan, a native of Marysville, Ontario. Sister entered the Novitiate in 1896 and after the usual probation period as...
Sister Mary Lamberta died suddenly on Saturday evening, June 23, 1951, at the House of Providence, Kingston. She had been ill over two years, suffering from a heart condition and was confined to the infirmary several months. At the last her death was most unexpected....
Sister Mary Camillus died on Tuesday, February 20, 1951, at the House of Providence, after a lingering illness. Margaret Bradley, as she was known, entered the Novitiate in the beginning of the century, September 16, 1900. She was a nurse, having graduated from the...
Sister Mary Claudia died at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville on Sunday morning, Jan. 21st, 1951 after a short illness. She was stricken by a heart attack while in the wash room where she was found in dearth. The former Margaret Coyle, she was born on Wolfe...
Sister M. Emerita died suddenly on Friday afternoon, August 25, at Rosary Hall, Toronto. Sister was the former Miss Veronica Barry of Morrisburg, Ontario, her birthplace. She was the third of the family to enter our Community. Her sisters – Sister M. Borgia and...
Sister Mary Oswin died suddenly on Sunday morning, May 21st at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville. Sister had come for mass and before she reached the Chapel she became ill. The Sisters thinking it was one of her usual heart attacks, administered some remedies,...
Sister Mary Augustine died at the House of Providence, Kingston, early on Monday morning, March 6th, after a lingering illness. Born in Perth, Ontario, Sister entered the Providence Novitiate in Kingston on August 12, 1895. After her profession she continued her work...
Sister Mary Regina died after a few hours illness at St. Mark’s Convent, Prescott, on Monday morning, February 27, 1950. Sister had been in her usual health, assisted at Mass and received Holy Communion, that morning. About ten o’clock she became ill. The priest and...
Sister Mary Thaddea died on Sunday morning, February 19, 1950 after an illness of about six months, due to a nervous break-down. Mother M. Anselm and Mother M. de Sales were with her reciting the prayers for the dying in the hospital for about an hour before she...
