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Blessing the new columbarium at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

“It just seemed ‘right,’” said Sister Ann Casper, Providence Community Cemetery minister, about the decision to create Providence Community Cemetery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On Nov. 9, 2019, the new columbarium was blessed and the first cremains interred. Providence Associate Heather Tetzlaff Smith was the first person interred in the new columbarium. Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and members of Heather’s family gathered for the blessing and interment.

It was Heather’s mother’s request that her daughter’s cremains be interred at the Woods which led to the development of Providence Community Cemetery. Heather, a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, had great devotion to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and referred to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as “home.” Now those with strong and long-lasting connections to the Sisters of Providence may request cremains burial here.

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Amy Miranda

Amy Miranda

Amy Miranda is a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence and a staff member in their Advancement Services office. Amy is a 1998 graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She currently manages the SP publication HOPE and works on marketing support for Providence Associates, new membership and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.

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1 Comment

  1. Avatar vincenza birmingham on November 20, 2019 at 8:50 am

    It was a beautiful idea that the sisters can be interred at the memorial. It is great to see
    how the sisters are a community of friends. My prayers and thoughts are with the sisters
    who are still with us and those who have gone.
    Happy Thanksgiving to the community.
    Mrs.Vincenza Birmingham

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