A native of Uxbridge, MA, Sister Mary Lou Brennan (Francis Elizabeth) entered from St. Mary’s Parish there. She taught at Sacred Heart, Pawtucket; Blessed Sacrament, Holyoke and Holy Cross, Springfield. She has been a supportive reading teacher at St. Thomas the Apostle School, West Springfield. Sr. Mary Lou lives in Holyoke. |
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A native of Worcester, Sister Eileen Joseph Christopher entered from Our Lady of the Angels Parish there. She served as a teacher at Holy Trinity, Greenfield; Annunciation, Florence; Sacred Heart, Pawtucket; Sacred Heart Academy and Worcester Central Catholic, Worcester. She worked in the religious education program in Forester, MA and as a library media specialist at Notre Dame Academy, Worcester. Sr. Eileen Joseph is retired and living in Framingham.
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Sister Mary K. Dutko (Mary Jonathan) was born at Langley AFB, VA and spent some years in Springfield, MA before entering from Our Lady of Hope Parish, there. She taught at several schools including Blessed Sacrament and Sacred Heart, Holyoke; St Louis, Webster; Immaculate Conception, West Springfield; St. Patrick’s, Chicopee and Cathedral High School, Springfield. She ministered at Christ the King Parish, Tompkinsville, KY, and worked as an administrative assistant at the Myotherapy/Exercise Center, Easthampton. She also worked as a videographer assistant at MA Medical Society. She was a switchboard operator at Mont Marie, the Congregation’s administrative offices in Springfield, and the Marian Center in Holyoke. Sister is also a former member of the Dan Kane Singers. Sr. Mary K. is retired and lives in Chicopee. |
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Sister Joan Hawkins (James Joseph) was born in Pawtucket, RI and entered from Sacred Heart Parish, Pawtucket. She served in elementary education at St. Joseph’s, Pittsfield; Sacred Heart, Holyoke. Sister served at St. Francis School, Warwick for 36 years, the first sixteen years as teacher and the final seventeen years as principal. She served at the Washington Park Community Center in Providence for 19 years before her retirement in 2016. Sr. Joan resides in Warwick. |
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A native of Worcester, MA, Sister Maryanne Guertin (Mary Edmond) entered from St. Andrew the Apostle Parish there. She taught at St. Mary High school, Westfield; Holyoke Catholic High School, Holyoke; St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Pittsfield and Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket. She also served as principal of St. Peter-Marian High School, Worcester before becoming a lecturer at Assumption College. Sister served as executive director at St. Vincent de Paul Place, Norwich, CT and worked as the ecumenical and interfaith officer for the Dioceses of Worcester and Norwich. She Maryanne worked as an advocate in the Hampden County Sheriff's Department. She lives in East Longmeadow. |
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Born in Florence, MA, Sister Irene Mizula (William Alice) entered from St. John Cantius Parish in Northampton. She taught for 15 years in the Diocese of Springfield and then served as administrator at the Mont Marie Infirmary. She worked as a residential supervisor at Youville House and pastoral associate at St. Joseph Parish, Worcester. She was a medical technologist at Medical Science Lab, Worcester and inter-library coordinator at Holy Cross College Science Library. Sr. Irene is retired and living in Framingham. |
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Born in Pawtucket, RI, Sister Arlene Kalin (Walter Madeline) entered from St. Edward Parish there. She has served as an elementary school teacher at schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She was director of religious education at St. Ann Parish, Cranston and St. William’s, Warwick where she subsequently served as pastoral minister. She was director of operations at Warwick House of Hope and worked at The DaVinci Center for Community Progress and Kent House in Warwick. Sister Arlene is retired and lives in Framingham. |
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Sister Ann Lynch (Alice Edmond) was born in Springfield, MA and entered from St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, West Springfield. She taught in schools in the Springfield Diocese including Holy Family and Cathedral High School. She was director of public relations for the Sisters of St. Joseph, editor of their newspaper, Mission, and served as coordinator of the Office of Peace and Justice. She also served as co-coordinator of the Congregation’s Ecology Committee. Sr. Ann is retired and lives in Holyoke. |
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A native of Rutland, VT, Sister Margaret McDevitt (Matthew Joseph) entered from St. Peter’s Parish there. She taught at Christ the King and St. Peter Schools in Rutland; St. Mary’s School, Fairhaven, VT; and Sacred Heart School, Bennington, VT She also served as religious education coordinator at Sacred Heart Parish, Bennington. Sister served as pastoral minister at Rutland Regional Medical Center for 33 years. Sr. Margaret is retired and lives in Rutland. |
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Sister Margaret O’Neil (Maria Francis) was born in Florence, MA and entered from St. Mary’s Parish, Northampton. She taught at Our Lady of Hope, Springfield; St. Matthew’s, Indian Orchard; St. Mary’s, Southbridge; St. Peter’s, Worcester and St. Mark’s, Pittsfield. She served as pastoral minster at St. Joseph Parish, North Scituate, RI and as pastoral minister and director of religious education at St. Cecilia Parish in Wilbraham. She was also director of religious education at St. Mary’s, Westfield and was founder and director of the Divine Mercy Intercessory Prayer Ministry at the Marian Center, Stockbridge, MA. Most recently, she was pastoral minister at St. Mark’s Parish in Pittsfield. She is retired and living in Framingham. |
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A native of New Bedford, Mass., Sr. Claudette Samson (Lucille Marie) entered from St. Theresa Parish there. She served at Blessed Sacrament, St. Jean Baptist and St. Matthew Convents in Fall River and St. Joseph Convent, New Bedford. She was community driver for the Blessed Sacrament Convent, Fall River and did domestic work at the Oblate Retreat House, Hudson, NH. She served the Congregation as appointment driver for many years. Sr. Claudette is retired and living in Chicopee. |
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Sister Kathleen Wallace (Margaret Kenneth) was born in Springfield, MA and entered from St. Matthew Parish, Indian Orchard. She taught at Cathedral Elementary, Springfield and St. Joseph, Sacred Heart and St. Mark schools in Pittsfield. She served as pastoral minister at St. Teresa Parish, Pittsfield before becoming principal at Sacred Heart. She also served as principal and later religious liaison at St. Mary’s, Lee. Sr. Kathleen is retired and for the past 15 years has been a volunteers at HospiceCare in the Berkshires. She resides in Lee. |