She served as Principal in Blessed Sacrament School, Greenfield. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. from St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Conn. Sister Mary taught at St. Joseph High School, North Adams from 1947-1965 and at the College of Our Lady of the Elms from 1968-1971. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. We cannot allow this to happen, since we will still have 200 sisters with a median age of nearly 80 who will require food, housing and medical care.". Mont Marie provides world-class rehabilitation and skilled nursing services to the greater Holyoke community. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. She earned her BS degree at Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. St. Joseph Academy, Rutland. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her siblings, Philip M. Lavelle of Quincy, MA, Michael J. Lavelle of Westfield, MA, Francis P. Lavelle of Marston Mills, MA and Sarah A. Beginning in 1961 Sister spent 29 years as a nurse at the Mont Marie Infirmary in Holyoke. There are also two other vacant buildings on the property that the congregation, which is in talks with developers, hopes to turn into a source of revenue, possibly as additional affordable housing for seniors. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. She earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA. and Louise Gragnani of Naples, Fla. as well as by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings Mary Molloy Sullivan, John Molloy, and Edmund Molloy, all of Worcester, and by her siblings Robert Molloy, Paul Molloy and Donald Molloy, all of Auburn. Sister James Bernard entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Southbridge in 1942. She earned a B.S. She was graduated from St. Stephen High School, Worcester and earned a B.A. She taught at Cathedral High School, Springfield from 1959 to 1993, becoming in 2000 one of the first honorees to receive the St. Joseph Medal for her commitment to Cathedral. She served as a Consultant in Early Childhood Education for Mont Marie Child Care Center. . Among her many achievements was the presenting of a paper at the XIII International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology in Yokohama, Japan. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. and several nieces and nephews. She studied at I'Institut Catholique and the Sorbonne, Paris, France. There is a junior college on the grounds, as well as a private academy," Kenney said. Trouvez des appartements pour personnes ges faible revenu, comme St Joseph Res @ Mont Marie, et d'autres communauts pour personnes ges abordables sur le site Web Senioridy. "I am now looking forward to meeting new people, hearing their stories and telling mine. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister Patricia is survived by several generations of nieces and nephews. Later she served as infirmarian at Mt. Besides her years teaching, in Springfield, at Holy Name, Cathedral Grammar, and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the 83-year-old native of Barre did pastoral care ministry with the elderly in Gardner. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Sister Marie entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1965 from Holy Name Parish, Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, Mass. She was predeceased by her sister, Dorothy May Test. She served on the staff at the College of Our Lady of the Elms and as Pastoral Minister at Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Southwick, Mass. Sr. Arlene Kalin SSJ Framingham - Sister Arlene Kalin (Walter Madeline), 84, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Framingham, MA on February 22, 2023. By July's end, the three women will be living outside the diocese in Milton, among the 14 from their order to take up residence, as a cost-saving move, at the Fontbonne Convent of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. ; Steven Olson of Colebrook, NH; and Christopher Olson of Neenah, WI. She graduated from Mt. In 1971 she joined the Mont Marie support staff where she provided invaluable service to the Congregation. Sr. Betty taught at St. Marys High School, Milford and St. Marys High School, Westfield, where she also served as Principal. She was awarded Honorary Doctorates from American International College, Assumption College, Fitchburg State College and College of Our Lady of the Elms. She completed her business training at Chicago University Extension. St. Joseph Convent in Rutland and joined the retirement Community at Mt. She graduated from Ascension High School in Worcester. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Louis Parish, Webster in 1941. Sister Helene then resided at Fontbonne Convent in Milton Mass. She served as director of parish religious education programs in St. Cecilia Parish, Wilbraham and in St. Patrick Parish and Nativity Parish, Chicopee. Sister retired at Mont Marie, Holyoke in 1989 where she made beautiful crocheted spreads for the Annual Craft Festival. Sister also taught in the GAL Adult Literacy Program in Ludlow. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her nephews John Nolan (Susan) of North Adams, Mass. She was predeceased by her parents and by her brother John E. Leary. Sister retired to Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Worcester. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her sister, E. Anne Reilley of Westfield. Later in life, Sister also received education in nursing science, earning a LPN at Dean Vocational School, Holyoke, an Associate in Science in Nursing at Springfield Technical Community College, and a BSN at the College of Our Lady of the Elms. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. She also pursued further studies in mathematics at Boston College, Fordham University, University of Massachusetts and Purdue University. "It is big help when a large congregation, which has provided a retirement facility for members, now finds itself with a lot of empty space. from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. In the Diocese of Worcester Sr. Mary Dorothy taught in St. Mary School, Milford and St. Ann School, Worcester. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rutland, VT. Holyoke; Mont Marie Cemetery; Added: 1 Mar 2004; Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1979074; Add Photos. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Sister later served on the staff at Mt. Sister Maria Louise entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Holyoke. Sister graduated from Mt. She will be waked from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. and an M.A. The wake will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place 11:00 followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. Sister Cecile taught in the Diocese of Fall River at St. Jean Baptiste and Blessed Sacrament Schools, Fall River and St. Michael School, Swansea, Mass. Sister taught in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield at Our Lady of Hope and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Springfield; Holy Trinity, Greenfield; St. Joseph, North Adams and Holyoke Catholic High School, Holyoke; in the Diocese of Providence at Sacred Heart, Pawtucket and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Paul, Blackstone, St. Louis, Webster and St Peter-Marian, Worcester. The Sisters of St. Joseph are grateful for the exceptional care Sr. Roberta received from Miriam Najimy, DHM, the Daughters of the Heart of Mary as well as Mercy Hospice Care. Sister entered the Sisters of St Joseph from Immaculate Conception Parish, Easthampton. Besides Milton, Sisters are moving to Bethany Health Care Center, or the St. Joseph Sisters' Residence, both in Framingham, and a few Sisters will move into an apartment, in Brighton, to help with the move. In addition to her Sisters in Community she is survived by several nieces and nephews. She served as Pastoral Associate and Director of Religious Education at Sts. Sister taught in Christ the King School and St. Peter School, Rutland, VT and at St. Mary School, Fair Haven, VT. She was at Sacred Heart School, Bennington, VT for close to 30 years, serving as teacher and also as Principal. In her viewpoint article, published last spring in The Republican and on Masslive.com, in conjunction with a series on the economic plight of the SSJs written by Cori Urban, Schneider outlined a number of causal factors for this situation faced by diocesan Sisters, like the SSJs, who worked for decades in parish schools. Sister Eileen taught at St. Jerome High School, Holyoke, St. Peter High School, Worcester, and Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket, RI early in her career and at Cathedral High School, Springfield from 1954-1980. This is a very serious situation, as there is a large number of such congregations, with elderly religious. Sister Dominica ministered to her community as cook for many years in St. Michael Convent, Brattleboro; St. Francis Convent, Bennington; St. Charles Convent, Bellows Falls and Mt. She served at St. Joseph Parish, Newport, as a youth minister, religious educator and pastoral minister. Save the date: August 29, 2022! She retired to St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie in 2003. Happy Easter from Mont Marie Who We Are Our Mission Amenities Contact While she said it will not be easy to leave her Springfield relatives, as well as others, she is "keeping an open mind" and "looking forward" to celebrating her 86 birthday, in August, in Milton. Over the years the many grants which she received, totaling over $750,000, made it possible for students to collaborate with her on research which they conducted during the summer and the academic year. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. Please join us in prayer for these recently deceased members of our Congregation: Faithful God, grant our Sisters and Associates everlasting peace. Most recently, Sister Judith volunteered at Mary Mother of Hope Church. Sister also served as a Police Commissioner for the city of Springfield, Mass. ; Mary Blanchet of Indianapolis, Indiana; Michael Keefe of Gorham, Maine; John Keefe of Warren, Mass. Sister joined St. Joseph Residence at Mont Marie in 1992 where she was the coordinator of the Retirement and Formation libraries. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Edward and Grace (Byrnes) Belforti. ; Kathy Keefe of Catskill, NY, and Angela Leslie Keefe of Sydney, Australia. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. The location has been the center of the congregation, but severe financial situations have forced the group to make tough decisions. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and an M.A. Happy 102nd Birthday to G. Britton! Sr. Theresa was both teacher and debate coach in the Worcester Diocese at St. Louis High School, Webster; in the Providence Diocese at St. Catherine Academy, Newport; and in the Springfield Diocese at St. Mary High School, Westfield, St. Jerome High School/Holyoke Catholic High School, Holyoke, and St. Joseph High School, North Adams. A wake service will be held at 10:00 a.m. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an M.S. degree from The College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and did graduate study in mathematics at the University of Maryland, Western Illinois University, and the State University of New York at Oneonta. HOLYOKE More than 60 years ago, Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield Alice Kenney, Loretta Scarlett and Helene Michael Nihill, all now well educated women in their 80s, took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, as members of their congregation of women religious. She will be waked on Friday, February 10 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday, February 11 from 9:00 to 10:30. She was predeceased by her brother John Nolan of North Adams and Sr. Therese Nolan of the Sisters of St. Joseph. St. Joseph Convent in Rutland. She served her many students with great attention over the years. Sr. Roberta found great joy in her passion for Earth Justice Ministry as a coordinator of the SSJ Ecology Committee. She served at Cathedral High School, Springfield on the attendance staff and in the bookstore. She was also predeceased by her nephews Richard McGurk and Kevin Conlin. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. He may be an introvert, but he gives everything he's got, no matter what he's doing. "Just a year ago, we made public the state of our finances, and that if we continued operations as usual, we would be without cash assets by 2017, or 2018. Sister Mary taught at Immaculate Conception School, Easthampton, Mass. from St. Joseph College, West Hartford. She will be waked from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. The congregation is also relocating its administrative offices to what was the rectory for Our Lady of Hope Parish on Armory Street, in Springfield. The move still means more than half of the congregation will continue to live within a 15-mile radius of the property. The outpouring helped, but did no solve order's problem. At the same time, their cost-of-care per person was put around $35,000, according to the same study. She earned an M.A. Sister Catherine taught at St. Mark's School, Pittsfield and Sacred Heart and Blessed Sacrament Schools, Holyoke. She was predeceased by her siblings Barbara, Robert, Wallace and Patricia. She was graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Fall River and earned a B.A. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister Doris is survived by three sisters, Lucille Harland, Alice Chapin, Rhea Perreault, two brothers, Butler Harland and Bernard Harland and her sister-in-law Nancy. Teaching assignments for Sr. Madeline included both St. Joseph Grammar and High School in Pittsfield, St. Joseph Grammar School, North Adams, and Cathedral High School, Springfield. She attended Case High School in Swansea and graduated from Novitiate High School, Fall River. But, I have also thought about families, who have been forced out of their homes and who have not had someone to give them a place to live. She also held the office of National President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and was an official delegate to the Installations of Popes John Paul I and John Paul II. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Ann Parish, Worcester in 1941. St. Joseph, Rutland; Brandon Training School and College of St. Joseph the Provider, where she served on the library staff. She later worked in the Spanish Apostolate in Holyoke and Springfield. Sister Irenes teaching assignments were at Holy Rosary, Holyoke; St. Peters, Worcester; St. Josephs, Pittsfield and Cathedral High School in Springfield. The other cemetery is that of the Calvary Cemetery of the Sisters of Providence. Mont Marie Cemetery was started in the spring of 1971 on the grounds of the Sisters of Saint Joseph Motherhouse. Most recently she served in the Foster Grandparent Program and as Library Coordinator at Christ the King School, Rutland. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Worcester. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and pursued graduate studies at Wellesley College, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the University of Rhode Island. For over 20 years she served as a guidance counselor at Cathedral High School, Springfield and staffed the Social Studies Resource Center there. degree from The College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, a M.Ed. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and an M.A. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. and Sacred School, Pittsfield, Mass. Sister Dorothy taught in the Diocese of Fall River at St. Matthew and St. Roch Schools, Fall River; St. Joseph and St. Therese Schools, New Bedford, Mass. She was predeceased by her siblings Raymond, John, William and Mildred McGurk and Mary Conlin. Sister Ann was preceded in death by her brothers John and Joseph Mungovan and her sisters Elizabeth Millus, Mary Seil and Marguerite Eastwood. She served as librarian and instructor at Divine Heart Seminary, Donaldson, Texas in the early seventies. Sister Marion ministered in the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher at St. Joseph School, North Adams; as teacher and principal at St. Mary School, Northampton and as principal at St. Jerome High School, Holyoke; she was a teacher in the Diocese of Providence at St. Joseph (Hazard Memorial) School, Newport and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Stephen High School, Worcester and St. Mary, Southbridge. Sister Annette worked at Mont Marie as part of the support staff for the Conference Center and for Weston Rehab Associates. May they be at home in Your Presence for time and eternity. She ministered in the Worcester Diocese as Pastoral Minister at St. Paul Human Services, Providence Nursing Home and St. Catherine of Sweden Parish, all in Worcester. She served as Coordinator of Mt. She served as a tutor at the Gray House in Springfield. degrees from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She also served as Directress of Junior Professed for the Congregation. She attended St. Peter School and graduated from Mt. The Sisters of St. Joseph's are working on making masks for the Holyoke Healthcare Community at Mont Marie. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield merged in 1974. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am. Sister Dorothy entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of LePuy in Fall River from St. Elizabeth Parish, Fall River in 1945 and became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield when the congregations merged in 1974. degree from Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont and an M.S. Sister taught for several years at Sacred Heart School in Holyoke and at Holy Family School in Springfield. In November of 2013, parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which includes Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, took up a one-time designated special collection for the sisters, garnering more than $625,000. Sister was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters, including her sister in community Sr. Edward Maria. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. A native of Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of Leno and Rina (Pirani) Roncarati. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an M.A. Sister Mary entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Our Lady Fatima Parish, Worcester in 1956. on Monday, January 21, 2019. She was a Clinical Instructor at the College of Our Lady of the Elms. She also served as clerk/receptionist at the Tri-Valley Elder Care Center, Uxbridge, Mass. As a student who also has a job, he doesn't have a lot of free time. In her latter years she served as Coordinator of Retirement at Mont Marie and as Community Archivist. 413-532-4182. degree in education from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland. She earned an A.B. from Boston College. She taught in the business departments at Bennington Catholic High School, St. Joseph College and Southern Vermont College in Bennington. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. degree from the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland and a M.A. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her brother Henry Blicharz, her sister Dorothy Blicharz and several generations of loving nieces and nephews. She earned a B.A. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy, Worcester. from Boston College. A native of Holyoke, Mass., she was the daughter of John J. and Mary E. (Kirkpatrick) Cadigan. Among Sisters teaching assignments were Christ the King School in Rutland; St. Michaels School, Brattleboro; St. Marys School in Fair Haven; St. Anthonys School in White River Junction and St. Stanislaus School in West Rutland. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by two nieces, Adrienne and Lillian Jette. The wake will take place at Mont Marie, 36 Lower Westfield Rd., Holyoke, Mass. She was predeceased by her four brothers, Richard Shelvey, Patrick Edward, John Thomas and William Martin Conway; and three sisters, Catherine Teresa Sebasky, and Sisters Mary Patrick, RSM and Mary Joachim, RSM. from Sr. Michael Parish, Ocean Grove, Mass. She also served at Jericho in Holyoke, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield and The Open Window, Chicopee.