We celebrate the lives and mourn the passing of our sisters who have recently died.
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 Mary Ruth Beale, CSJ, died on May 20, 2022, at the age of 90. For 72 years as a Sister of Saint Joseph, Sister Mary Ruth lived a life of faith-filled service.
Sister Katherine McPeak (Sister Marion Patrick), 82, died at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham, New York on May 16, 2022. Sister Katherine, a native of Jordan, New York, was the daughter of James McPeak and Alice Moore McPeak.
Just seven days shy of 102 years, Sister Florine died peacefully on May 15, 2022, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul.
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.
This passionate promoter of peace was born Florence Foster on December 26, 1932, and she died peacefully on April 12, 2022, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Kathleen Stack, CSJ who passed away on April 9, 2022 at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 96 years of age.
Sister Roberta O’Rourke, CSJ, entered eternal life on April 7, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham, New York. She was 83 years old and had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 48 years.
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.
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.