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Remembering Sister Anne Cecile

Posted January 04, 2024 in Obituaries

Anne Cecile

Laetitia Ann Muldoon was born to be a delight to those whose lives she would touch. Though her baptismal certificate lists her as Laetitia, her birth certificate aptly names her the more colloquial Joy. Both designations carry as synonyms happiness and gladness. Surely, she brought all of that to her parents, John and Laetitia, when she entered the world in 1927, younger sister to Margaret and, later, older sister to her brother John. She was a child of St. Patrick Parish (Bridge) as well, claiming her birthright in the first parish school served by the Ursuline Sisters. After attending St. Stephen... read more

Remembering Sister Marie Cecile

Posted October 28, 2023 in Obituaries

Marie Cecile

 I want to love and live and be – and oh, To grow like bulbs that burst through burnished soil And yearn to return the best of life to Him.  Almost fifty years ago, Sister Marie Cecile penned... read more

Remembering Sister Margaret O'Brien

Posted July 24, 2023 in Obituaries

Margaret O'Brien

Sister Margaret O’Brien chose readings for her funeral that speak to her very being, readings of faith in God, love of neighbor, patience, prayer and joy. She also directed that the homily was to be... read more

Remembering Sister Brigetta Waldron

Posted June 06, 2023 in Obituaries

Brigetta Waldron

Sister M. Brigetta Waldron was described as a “beacon of hope” in a letter written to a foundation just six years ago.  In her octogenarian years, Sister Brigetta was still applying for grants for academic... read more

Remembering Sister Helen Marie Davidson, OSU

Posted February 18, 2023 in Obituaries

Helen Marie Davidson

From 1951 until 2012, hundreds of children passed through the classes of Sister Helen Marie—learning to read, write, and learn “math facts” that would serve them for the rest of their lives. Sister Helen Marie’s gift... read more