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 The necrologies are historical documents and may contain errors, including variations in spellings and incorrect dates.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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Mary Monica Tims was born in Pakenham Township, Ontario on December 25, 1904. She was the only girl in a family of four children. Her parents were Michael Tims and Mary Farrell. Monica received her early education at S.S. # 5 Scotts School, Pakenham and finished her...
Margaret Mary Power was born the third of a family of 10 to Thomas Power and Mary Kinsella in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland on October 19, 1910. Thomas Power found it necessary to move his family to Widnes, Lancanshire, England in 1917. Margaret Mary was 7 at that time....
Helena Josephine the daughter of Henry Desjardins and Josephine Miron of Trenton was born on August 26, 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Desjardins were very devoted Catholics and were frequently called upon to be godparents to converts to Catholicism. Mr. Desjardins made a good...
Thecla (Tatiyana-Maria) Zuzak, one of five children, was born in Quarrel AB on august 28, 1909, the daughter of Anastasia Muryn and Roman Zuzak of the Ukraine. Tatiyana-Maria worked in the kitchen at our hospital in Daysland with Sister M. Marcella before entering....
Kathleen Cafferty, one of five children, was born to John Syron Cafferty and Bertha Lucy Donaldson on September 8, 1903, in Brownsburg, Argenteuil County, QC. Kathleen was baptized in the Baptist Church, Stonefield, QC. After the family moved to Smiths Falls, Ont....
Shirley Teresa Dunn was born in Winnipeg, on December 30, 1908, the daughter of William Henry Dunn and Mary Ellen Hatpin. Shirley was one of thirteen children who knew a happy family life and strong parental support. Mr. Dunn was an architect and builder whose work...
Anna Louise Christina Schauenberg was born on August 22, 1914, the daughter of John Christian and Louise Margaretta Bieber, pioneer farmers of the Verwood District in Saskatchewan. She was the only girl and the oldest of four. Anna Louise received her primary...
On November 5, 1909, Mary Ellen McGlade, one of eight children was born to Arthur Joseph McGlade and Catherine M. T. McCarthy in Perth, ON. Mary Ellen entered the Sisters of Providence on January 6, 1931, but, after six months, she decided to return to her home in...
Annie Josephine Cusack, a native of Ballanade, County Monaghan, Northern Ireland, was born on September 22, 1914, to James Cusack and Anne McAree, who migrated to Canada in 1921 with their eight children and settled on a farm in Vegreville AB. Annie worked at St....
Rose Mary Schulte, one of 11 children, was born in Spring Lake, AB., on March 18, 1904, to Frank Schulte and Aloysia Greindel. Rose Mary’s letter of recommendation from Rev. J. Seltmann, O.M.I., of St. Boniface Church, Spring Lake AB., stated her parents were among...
Barbara Lucille Collins, the daughter of William Collins and Mary Ellen McCann, was born on July 26 in Tweed, ON. William Collins immigrated to Canada from Letterkenny, Ireland with his parents who settled on a farm on Sugar Island, Ontario, with their eight children....
Mary Catherine McDonald, one of ten children of Hugh J. McDonald and Elizabeth McRae, was born on August 21, 1899, in Glen Roy in St. Raphael’s parish in Glengarry County. Her parents, who grew up in faith-filled homes, were courageous descendants of those hardy...
Sarah Ann Howell, one of 11 children, was born on January 2, 1909, to Elizabeth McNamara and Andrew Howell in Marysville in the Township of Tyendinaga. At the early age of 16, Sarah entered the Sisters of Providence after attending Notre Dame School in Kingston. She...
Mary Anne Theresa Stack was born in Arnprior Township on July 15, 1896, the daughter of John Stack and Margaret Hunt, both natives of Mount St. Patrick. Anne, one of the family of 11 children, was raised by god-fearing parents who believed in daily family prayer and...
Valeria Barbara Yenta was born on December 4, 1895, in Renfrew. She was one of nine children born to Thomas Yenta and Antonina Zyeviski, who had migrated to Canada from Poland in 1893 with their three month old daughter. As a young girl, Valeria had a great desire to...
Mary Harriet LeSage, one of 8 children of Mitchel LeSage and Philomen Genore, was born on April 3, 1905, in Otter Creek, ON. Mary Harriet trained as a teacher in the Peterborough Normal School and taught in Tweed, Otter Creek and Wolfe Island. In 1933, being a woman...
Cecilia Mary Onyski, eldest of seven children, was born in Ottawa on March 25, 1914, to Stephen Onyski and Anna Klym who had immigrated to Canada from Poland. From Ottawa, the family moved to Brockville where Cecilia Mary attended the Brockville Collegiate Institute...
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...
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...
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...
