We celebrate the lives and mourn the passing of our sisters who have recently died.
Sister Rita Jean DuBrey, 85, died at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham, New York, on August 25, 2022. Sister Rita was a Sister of St. Joseph for 62 years. Born in Comstock, New York, she was the daughter of Clarence John DuBrey and Valerie Bouyea.
Dolore Rochon, CSJ was a lover of life, a passionate advocate for the poor and a compassionate healer for the sick.
It is with sad hearts that we share that Sister Mary Williams passed over into new life on July 31, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.
Sister Helen Hart, CSJ, died on July 31, 2022 at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. Sister Helen was 77 years old and had been a Sister of St Joseph of Carondelet for 58 years.
Sister Sandra Tripp, CSJ died on July 28, 2022, at the age of 76 in her 57th year of religious life. Sister Sandy was born on May 19, 1946 in Glens Falls, New York, the daughter of Margaret and Ivan Tripp.
Sister Betty Wurm, CSJ the daughter of Martin and Hazel (McAlpine) Wurm, was born September 14, 1927, in Maple Lake, Minnesota. She lived on the family farm and in town until she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1949.
Sister Marianne Baehr (Sister Rosemary), 8o, died at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham, New York, on July 10, 2022.
Sister Genevieve Therese Murphy (formerly Alice Catherine Murphy) died on July 3, 2022. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years.
Sister Claire Latham passed away on June 19, 2022, at St. John of God Retirement Center in Los Angeles, California.
Sister Margaret Patrice (Mary Anne) Devlin, CSJ, died at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham, New York on June 14, 2022. She was 94 years old.
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.