Remembering Sister Claire Latham, CSJ
Sister Claire Latham passed away on June 19, 2022, at St. John of God Retirement Center in Los Angeles, California.
Our Los Angeles Province includes sisters, associates and ‘ohana all rooted in following the call of the Spirit and service of the dear neighbor. In 1870, seven sisters from St. Louis left everything they knew and journeyed to Tucson to start a school at the request of the newly appointed bishop in Arizona. Over the years, the Los Angeles Province has expanded to include sisters, associates and ‘ohana living and ministering in California, Idaho, Hawaii and Japan.
Sister Claire Latham passed away on June 19, 2022, at St. John of God Retirement Center in Los Angeles, California.
Sister Madeline Marie, known as Miki to her family, entered into eternal life on May 24, 2022 in Tsu, Japan. She was born in Kyoto, Japan on May 4, 1933 and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet novitiate in the fall of 1961.
Sister Donna Shanahan entered into eternal life on May 2, 2022 in Bakersfield, California. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 24, 1938.
Sister Rosemarie Montoya, CSJ, entered into eternal life on April 28, 2022 in Los Angeles. Affectionately called Rosie, she was born in Los Angeles into a family of eight children.
Doris Villeneuve, CSJ died peacefully on March 25, 2022, at 7:45 at St. John of God Retirement Center in Los Angeles, California. She was 93 years old.
Sister Timothy Anne Daly, CSJ died peacefully this morning at St. John of God Retirement Center in Los Angeles.
Sister Mary Dominic Chacon, CSJ was born in Los Angeles on August 8, 1925, one of 13 children in her family. She died peacefully in the early hours of the morning, February 25, 2022.
Sister Marie Juliette Nguyen, CSJ died at the age of 101 on February 21, 2022 at St. John of God Care Center in Los Angeles.
Sister Madeline Clancy, CSJ died peacefully on January 10, 2022, at St. John of God Care Center in Los Angeles, California.
Our beloved Sister Margaret Anne Vonderahe, CSJ died peacefully on the evening of December 15, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are a congregation of Catholic sisters. We, and those who share our charism and mission, are motivated in all things by our profound love of God and our dear neighbors. We seek to build communities and bridge divides between people. Since our first sisters gathered in 1650, our members have been called to “do all things of which women are capable.” The first sisters of our congregation arrived in St. Louis, Missouri in 1836, and we now have additional locations in St. Paul, Albany, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Japan and Peru. Today, we commit to respond boldly to injustice and dare to be prophetic.