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Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph

2009 Alumnae Memorial Mass

Alumnae of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and Junior College gathered in the Motherhouse Chapel on Nov. 7 for a Memorial Mass to remember the deceased alumnae and faculty of the two schools.

Those whose deaths were reported since the 2008 Memorial Mass were:

  • Sister Mary Clement Greenwell, A27
  • Sister Mary deChantal Whelan, A33
  • Mary Lillian Calhoun, A38
  • Sister Dorothy Marie Willett, A40
  • Jean McAfee Biedermann, A41
  • Mary Celestine Horsman Pendleton A41
  • Mary Rose Shoemaker, A41
  • Rita Neel McPherson, A42
  • Mary Naomi Clark Ebelhar, A45
  • Sister Theresa Murphy, SCN, A46
  • Margaret “Maggie” Thompson Scherm, A49
  • Gertrude Kurz, A50
  • Sister Theresa Marie Wilkerson, faculty

Here are some photos from the Mass:

Nancy with cross

Nancy Mills, A72, Alumnae Association president, carries the processional cross.

 

Jane Miriam

Sister Jane Miriam Hancock, C43, presents
the first reading.

 

Mary Eileen

Sister Mary Eileen Howard, C47, plays the music for the Mass.

 

Liz Berger

Liz Ruckriegel Berger, A55, delivers the intercessions.

 

Carolyn Sue Cecil

Carolyn Sue Cecil, A73, Alumnae Association vice president, leads the congregation in remembering those who have died.

 

Sr. Pauletta and Audrey

Sister Pauletta McCarty, A39, and Audrey Pierce Durbin, A39, reminisce over lunch.

 

Liz and sisters

Liz Ruckriegel Berger, A55, (left) shares a laugh
with Sisters Lois Lindle, A56 (center), Grace Simpson, A56, (right)
and Marietta Wethington.

 

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