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Obituary search
At this time, our site contains all Sisters of Providence obituaries beginning in 2009.
Found 364 Results
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Sister Helene Marie Kelly
Published on March 25, 2009
“Thank you! Everything in me says, “Thank you!” (Psalm 138:1) “To each of us in our lifetime it is our task to find and nurture unique gifts, some quality that […]
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Sister Dorothy Evelyn Laughlin
Published on March 17, 2009
“The reign of God can be likened to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.” (Matthew 25:1) “The theme of ‘waiting’ seems an appropriate one […]
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Sister Jean (Marian Jean) Arkenberg
Published on March 8, 2009
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink?’” (Matthew 25:37) “This […]
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Sister Jean Karier
Published on March 7, 2009
“I often ponder over the goodness God has shown me in my life. It has been a beautiful and blessed life.” (Sister Jean Karier) “It has been a beautiful and […]
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Sister Mary Rosita Thewes
Published on February 25, 2009
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3) “In searching the Scriptures for this occasion, I found the words […]
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Sister Gertrude Marian Bauer
Published on January 24, 2009
Reading from Psalm 100: All the Earth cry out to you with shouts of joy, O. God. Serving you with gladness; coming before you singing for joy. “Didn’t we, in […]
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Sister Serena Ziolkowski
Published on December 13, 2008
“John testified to him and cried out, saying, ‘This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before […]
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Sister Agnes (Mary Thomas) Farrell
Published on November 24, 2008
“I am racing for the finish, for the prize to which God calls us upward to receive in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) “The person of Christ was the lodestone of […]
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Sister Catherine Sienna Wire
Published on October 28, 2008
“Be glad in the Creator, rejoice in Love Divine!” (from Jan C. Merrill’s “Psalms for Praying,” Psalm 149) “This Psalm seems to fit Sister Catherine Sienna very well. I’m sure […]
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Sister Ann Michele Kiefer
Published on October 2, 2008
Sister Ann Michele Kiefer died Sept. 30, 2008, and her Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 2 with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. Sister Ann Michele is survived by her […]
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Sister Sue Pietrus
Published on September 13, 2008
Sister Susan “Sue” Pietrus died Sept. 13 and her Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 17 with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. Sister Sue, who entered the Congregation Aug. […]
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Sister Rose Louise Schafer
Published on September 5, 2008
“Who shall find a Providence woman? She is far more precious than jewels.” (Adapted from Proverbs 31:10 by Sister Myra Rodgers, CDP) “Sister Rose Louise was a woman of nobility, […]
