Sister taught at St. Mary School and St. Charles School in Pittsfield; St. Agnes School in Dalton and in Holyoke at Blessed Sacrament and Immaculate Conception Schools. The 38 Lower Westfield Rd. For over 50 years her ministry was to provide service to her Sisters in community, first as cook and later as a certified nursing assistant. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. All services for Sr. Doris will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. She also held the office of National President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and was an official delegate to the Installations of Popes John Paul I and John Paul II. She served as a nurse at Providence Hospital, Holyoke; Municipal Hospital, Springfield; Springfield Visiting Nurses Association, Jewish Nursing Home, and Child Care in Home and Interim Care, Springfield. She is predeceased by her sisters Marie Gaffney of Worcester and Ann Lopes of Milford. Their motherhouse was in Springfield from the 1880s to the 1960s. It is nice at this age.". All services for Sr. James Bernard will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Sister Bette entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Francis Parish in North Adams. The parish was merged by the diocese, in 2010, with St. Mary Parish, in East Springfield, where the combined congregations now worship at the renamed Mary, Mother of Hope Parish. from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. sisters of st joseph mont marie holyoke ma. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her sister-in law, Maureen DeRouin of Auburn, Mass. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her nieces, Noreen Lagimonier of Holyoke, Kathleen Phillips of So. Sister Helene taught for many years at schools in the Springfield Diocese beginning with St. Mary School, Westfield, Mass. We couldn't allow that to happen. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester and earned a A.B. She also served in the Diocesan Schools Office of Communication. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am. She graduated from Simsbury High School, Conn. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister Mary Beatrice is survived by several generations of nieces, nephews and dear cousins. A native of Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of Eugene and Margaret (Hannon) Hurley. St. Joseph Convent, Rutland. from Boston College. The Sisters of St. Joseph's are working on making masks for the Holyoke Healthcare Community at Mont Marie. 01104. Sister ministered in the Springfield Diocese as a teacher at Holy Trinity School, Greenfield; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School and Holy Name School, Springfield; Sacred Heart School, and St. Jerome School, Holyoke and Annunciation School, Florence. A native of Milford, Mass., she was the daughter of Edward and Grace (Byrnes) Belforti. St. Joseph, Rutland; Brandon Training School and College of St. Joseph the Provider, where she served on the library staff. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms College, Chicopee, Mass. Sister Julia was graduated from Mt. All services for Sr. Mary Cadigan will take place at Mont Marie on Wednesday, June 22. She taught at Cathedral High School, Springfield from 1959 to 1993, becoming in 2000 one of the first honorees to receive the St. Joseph Medal for her commitment to Cathedral. Sister Claudette Samson (Lucille Marie), (9/9/1937), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died on February 4, 2023 at Heritage North Nursing Facility in Agawam, Mass. and Carol Farr Chalifoux of Indiana. from Assumption College, Worcester. She will be waked from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:00 a.m. She was a member of the switchboard staff until 2014, continuing as a volunteer for pastoral services until the day of her death. Services for Sr. Roberta will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peter Parish, Worcester in 1940. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister is survived by her sister, Annette Cantin and several loving nieces and nephews. ; Brian Keefe of Feeding Hills, Mass. All services for Sr. Ruth Virginia will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie in Holyoke on Friday, August 16, 2019. In 2010, Sister entered the Health Care Center where she continued her outreach ministry to others. She was predeceased by her brother James. Sister Dorothy entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of LePuy in Fall River from St. Elizabeth Parish, Fall River in 1945 and became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield when the congregations merged in 1974. Yarmouth, Theresa Rivest of Ludlow, Mary Lou Krause of So. Drag images here or select from your computer. Sister served at Christ the King School, Rutland as teacher and as resource aide for nearly thirty years. HOLYOKE The decision to move 30 retired Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from the Mont Marie Motherhouse, to other locations is to being done to free the main building for revenue-generating development, possibly as additional housing for seniors, according to the order. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee and a Masters degree in pastoral ministry from St. Joseph College, West Hartford. Sr. Betty taught at St. Marys High School, Milford and St. Marys High School, Westfield, where she also served as Principal. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee and an M.A.T. It is the northernmost of the two cemeteries in that area. Sister Grace Belforti, (Edward Anna), 88, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Bethany Health Care Center, Framingham, Mass. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Michael and Sarah (McMahon) Moran. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30. Sister ministered in the Springfield Diocese in Immaculate Conception School, Easthampton, St. Matthew, Indian Orchard and St. Joseph, Pittsfield. She also served as switchboard operator and receptionist at Mont Marie. None, however, regrets her vowed life, or places blame on a diocesan system that housed Sisters in convents for years, so that they could staff free parish schools, and paid them in the form of monthly stipends that amounted to about a dollar a day. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. She was awarded a fellowship by the French government for one year's study in Paris; she was also awarded a Fulbright travel grant by the United States government. degree from Assumption College, Worcester, MA. In addition to her sisters in community, she is survived by her cousins, Peggy Ann Bourassa of Woonsocket, RI and Cathy Chenot of Burrillville, RI and by her close friend, Susan McNamee of Tolland, CT. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two congregations merged. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Anne Parish, Worcester. Celebrating 75 years are Sisters Theresa Croteau and Teresa Moran. She served on the Congregations Vocation Team, as Coordinator of the SSJ Justice and Peace Office and in Congregational Administration on the SSJ Leadership Team. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, North Adams and earned an A.B. and a M.A. Sr. Theresa was both teacher and debate coach in the Worcester Diocese at St. Louis High School, Webster; in the Providence Diocese at St. Catherine Academy, Newport; and in the Springfield Diocese at St. Mary High School, Westfield, St. Jerome High School/Holyoke Catholic High School, Holyoke, and St. Joseph High School, North Adams. She served her many students with great attention over the years. Teaching assignments for Sister Marie included Sacred Heart, Pittsfield; St. Lucys, Middletown, R.I.; Prout Memorial High School, Wakefield, R.I.; and Our Lady of Hope, Springfield. She also served on the staff of the Mission Office of the Sisters of Providence, Holyoke. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Joseph, 577 Carew St., Springfield, MA 01104. She was awarded Honorary Doctorates from American International College, Assumption College, Fitchburg State College and College of Our Lady of the Elms. She joined the staff of Mont Marie, Holyoke in 1991 and retired in 1999. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by her sisters, Sr. Claire Belforti, SSJ of Framingham and Frances Giacomuzzi of Vero Beach, FL and by several nieces and nephews. She served as Principal in Blessed Sacrament School, Greenfield. degree and an M.A. In the Diocese of Worcester Sr. Martina taught at St. Peter High School, Worcester; St. Mary High School, Milford; and St. Mary High School, Southbridge and in the Rhode Island Diocese at Sacred Heart High School, Pawtucket. She served as a teacher at schools in the Diocese of Springfield including Our Lady of Hope, Holy Family and Holy Name in Springfield, and taught for19 years at Cathedral High School. Sister James Bernard entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Mary Parish, Southbridge in 1942. Sister Helene then resided at Fontbonne Convent in Milton Mass. This area is served by the Holyoke attendance zone. Teaching assignments for Sr. Veronica, all in Massachusetts, included St. Marys, Milford; St. Marys, Northampton; Sacred Heart, Holyoke and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Hope, Springfield. Her early education was in the parochial schools of Worcester and she was graduated from St. Stephen High School, Worcester. In the Diocese of Worcester Sr. Mary Dorothy taught in St. Mary School, Milford and St. Ann School, Worcester. Most recently she served in the Foster Grandparent Program and as Library Coordinator at Christ the King School, Rutland. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Cecilia Parish, Pawtucket. She became a Sister of St. Joseph of Springfield in 2001 when the two Communities merged. She earned a B.A. Sister also taught in the GAL Adult Literacy Program in Ludlow. She also ministered for many years in the Spanish Apostolate in Holyoke in pastoral work and religious education, as a teacher of homeless children in Falmouth and in Greenhouse Management at New Alchemy Institute, Falmouth. All services for Sr. Cecilia James will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Saturday, January 21, 2017. degree and a M.Ed. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, an M.A. Sister ministered in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield as a teacher in Our Lady of Hope, Springfield; Immaculate Conception, West Springfield; Annunciation, Florence; and St. Joseph, North Adams. Dean, of Marston Mills, MA and by many nieces and nephews and their families. In November of 2013, parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, which includes Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties, took up a one-time designated special collection for the sisters, garnering more than $625,000. She earned an A.B. degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She also is survived by Pamela Merritt and Alice Heath, both of Rutland, for whom she cared in their young lives. Sister Maxyne D. Schneider, president of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, at Mont Marie, in Holyoke. She served at Cathedral High School, Springfield on the attendance staff and in the bookstore. Sister Annette taught at St. Jean Baptiste, St. Roch, and Blessed Sacrament Schools in Fall River; St. Louis de France, Swansea; St. Josephs, New Bedford; St. Thereses, New Bedford; and also at St. Joseph Montessori School, Fall River. in 1947. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in the Mont Marie Chapel on the same day at 1:30. The funeral Mass will follow at 11:00. She earned a B.A. Sr. Veronica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1937 from Holy Rosary Parish, Holyoke. Sister Elizabeth taught at Mt. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her niece, Janet Rogers of Bennington, Vermont. Sister earned a B.A. From 1971 to 1981 Sister served in missions in Kenya, East Africa. St. Joseph Convent, Rutland. She will be waked from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm with a prayer service at 12:45pm. Sister Roberta taught at Holy Name and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Schools in Springfield, and served as principal of St. Mary School in Milford. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister Grace Morrissey of Burlington, VT, and by two brothers, Eugene Morrissey of Burlington and John Morrissey of Stowe, VT and their families. Over the years the many grants which she received, totaling over $750,000, made it possible for students to collaborate with her on research which they conducted during the summer and the academic year. St. Joseph Novitiate High School in Rutland, Vermont. From 1971-79 she served as President of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield and from 1979-1993 as President of the College of Our Lady of the Elms. Meet The Donor. Sister Maxyne D. Schneider, president of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, has announced the signing of a purchase and sale agreement for their 52-acre Mont Marie campus in Holyoke. Sister Marion joined the St. Joseph Residence at Mont Marie in 2005. "It is a lot like the Cathedral convent was. Sister Mary Lou entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Jerome Parish, Holyoke in 1946. She also served as librarian at St. Mary, Longmeadow and in Developmental Reading at Holy Cross, Springfield and on the staff of the Bureau for Exceptional Children, Pittsfield. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. In 1993 she retired at Sr. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie. Sister Marion entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1936 from St. Jerome Parish, Holyoke. Sister also earned certification in Clinical Pastoral Education and as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She retired to St. Joseph Residence, Mont Marie in 2003. Sister will be waked from 10:00 to 10:45 AM. Click here to find out more! Sister taught in the schools of the Diocese of Springfield at Our Lady of Hope and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Springfield; Holy Trinity, Greenfield; St. Joseph, North Adams and Holyoke Catholic High School, Holyoke; in the Diocese of Providence at Sacred Heart, Pawtucket and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Paul, Blackstone, St. Louis, Webster and St Peter-Marian, Worcester. She was graduated from St. Michael High School, Northampton and earned a B.A. Sister was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and five sisters, including her sister in community Sr. Edward Maria. In addition to her Sisters in Community, Sister Ann is survived by her eight siblings: Eileen Swopes of Strafford, Missouri; James Keefe of Mattapoisett, Mass. on March 20, 2016. She earned an A.B. All services for Sr. John Brigid will take place in St. Joseph Chapel at Mont Marie on Friday, December 9, 2016. A total of 22 Sisters are moving out of the diocese, to the Fontbonne Convent, in Milton, or to the Bethany Health Care Center, or the St. Joseph Sisters' Residence, which are connected facilities in Framingham. Many of the members continue to work, or volunteer, but few earn full-time salaries outside the community. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Paul, James, John, Donald and Robert and her sisters Mary Thompson, Joanne Dacey and Margaret Bolduc. Sister Dominica was predeceased by all ten of her siblings. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. A private, green burial will take place in Mont Marie Cemetery on Tuesday. Sister Marie entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1965 from Holy Name Parish, Springfield. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery in Holyoke. Sister taught in the Diocese of Springfield at Holy Name School, Springfield and Blessed Sacrament and St. Jerome Schools, Holyoke, and in the Diocese of Worcester at St. Joseph School, North Brookfield and St. Peter Marian School, Worcester. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 AM. in Pastoral Studies and Theology from Loyola University, Chicago. All rights reserved. He may be an introvert, but he gives everything he's got, no matter what he's doing. on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:30 a.m. The wake will take place on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Church, Convent Ave., Rutland. (Fenton) Reilley. In 1999 she retired to St. Joseph Residence in Rutland, later moving to Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Holyoke, Mass. She earned a Certificate in Advanced Food Service Studies and served at the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, and at the former Motherhouse of the Community in Springfield, and at Mont Marie and Mary Immaculate, both in Holyoke. During her retirement years, Sister served as a switchboard operator at Mont Marie and a member of the Mont Marie Retirement Community Support Staff. Uncategorized. degrees from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester and earned a Bachelors Degree from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee. Sister was an Administrator at St. Bridget School, Manchester, Conn. She subsequently served in the Catholic schools of the Bridgeport Diocese as religious educator and librarian. She served in the Diocese of Springfield at Cathedral High School, Springfield as guidance counselor and also at Catholic Charities as a counselor. She was predeceased by her Sisters Beatrice Marie Chretien, Louise Marie Vick, and by her brothers Frank Esdras Poitras, Louis Joseph Poitras, and Joseph Henri Poitras. At her request there will be no wake, but family and friends are invited to gather at 10:30 a.m. in preparation for the Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11:00. Sister Dianne Lee Roncarati (Sr. Walter Theresa),73, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in Providence, RI on February 26, 2020. Built on the compassionate tradition of our founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph, we have provided outstanding healthcare for over a century. ; Kathy Keefe of Catskill, NY, and Angela Leslie Keefe of Sydney, Australia. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00. Sister Louise Thomas entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peter Parish, Worcester in 1947. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield in 1935 from Our Lady of the Mercy Parish, Worcester. "It is big help when a large congregation, which has provided a retirement facility for members, now finds itself with a lot of empty space. She taught in the Diocese of Worcester in the following schools: St. Louis, Webster, Sacred Heart, Gardner, St. Mary, Milford and St. Peter High School in Worcester. Sister was a faculty member in the Biology Department at The College of Our Lady of the Elms for her entire teaching career. She also served at the College of St. Joseph the Provider, Rutland as faculty member, and Director of Admissions, 1964-65; Academic Dean, 1965-72; and in Public Relations and Development, 1978-82. Skip to main content. Sister Roberta entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Michaels Cathedral Parish, Springfield in 1952. This is a different order, but one that also had its beginnings, like the Springfield Sisters, in Le Puy, France. She graduated from St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield and earned B.A. She retired in 2000. She also worked in the Finance Department of the Marian Center in Holyoke and in her retirement she assisted as support staff at Mont Marie. degrees from the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass. We may be materially poor, but we are not spiritually poor." St. Joseph Academy and earned a B.S. In addition to her Sisters in community, Sr. Helene is survived by several generations of loving nieces and nephews and several generations of grateful students. Mont Marie provides world-class rehabilitation and skilled nursing services to the greater Holyoke community. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. Many of them are frail elders, for whom change is a difficult. In 1955 Sister Gill entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Providence. Upon her return from the missions, she served as librarian at Notre Dame Middle School, Pittsfield. Later in life, Sister also received education in nursing science, earning a LPN at Dean Vocational School, Holyoke, an Associate in Science in Nursing at Springfield Technical Community College, and a BSN at the College of Our Lady of the Elms. Hadley, Marian Kirley of Maryland and several other nieces and nephews and their families. The congregation's motherhouse, built to serve the large numbers of women who entered during the 1960s, has become a financial burden for the order, whose members now number 238, about two-and-a-half times the size of the average congregation of women religious, with a median age of 76. Sister Roberta earned a B.A. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Bernard Parish, Worcester in 1941. Sister ministered in the following schools: St. Peter, Christ the King and Mt. Burial will be in Mont Marie Cemetery. A native of Webster, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Ethan and Carolyn (Mogee) Allen. They are an international order of nuns. and by several nieces and nephews. Sister later served on the staff at Mt. As an educator, she taught for 15 years in elementary schools for the Springfield and Rhode Island dioceses. She served as librarian and instructor at Divine Heart Seminary, Donaldson, Texas in the early seventies. Sister Anna James taught in the schools of the Springfield Diocese in Sacred Heart, Holyoke, St. Joseph, North Adams, and St. Mary, Northampton; in the Worcester Diocese in St. Louis, Webster and in the Providence Diocese in Sacred Heart, Pawtucket. Her last teaching assignment was at St. Joseph High School, Pittsfield. She was predeceased by her sister Rita Jette. She also served at Montessori School of the Angels in Westport, MA. They loved you greatly in this life. Sister ministered in the Springfield Diocese at Cathedral Grammar, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, St. Matthew and Holy Name Schools, Springfield, and St. Agnes School, Dalton. She served as librarian at St. Mary School and Jacob Edwards Library, both in Southbridge and at St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine, Florida. She also taught in St. Joseph High School, Conway, Arkansas, St.Peter High School, Worcester and Cathedral High School, Springfield. Sister retired to Mt. Besides Milton, Sisters are moving to Bethany Health Care Center, or the St. Joseph Sisters' Residence, both in Framingham, and a few Sisters will move into an apartment, in Brighton, to help with the move. Sister Marie was scheduled to celebrate her 50th anniversary as a Sister of St. Joseph on Sept. 13 with the other members of her party. She especially cherished the time spent with them and the sense of real community that they provided. St. Joseph Convent in 1990. She was predeceased by her brothers, Burton, Joseph and Francis Cormier. Lease Details & Fees Details Property Information 81 units/3 stories Location 38 Lower Westfield Rd , Holyoke , MA 01040 Get Directions This Property Available Property She completed her business training at Chicago University Extension. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Milford, Mass. In addition to her Sisters in Community, she is survived by her sister Jean McDermott of Hartford, CT. and by several nieces and nephews and their children, for whom she continues to be a source of strength, inspiration and comfort. She received her early education at Sacred Heart School, Worcester and was graduated from Commerce High School, Worcester, in 1934. In 1992 she founded CityArts for Youth, Providence and co-founded the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence in 2001. For nearly twenty years she was an Editorial Production Associate for the Catholic Communications Corporation, continuing to assist there into the early years of her retirement to Mont Marie. location in Holyoke's 01040 area is an ideal place for residents. She was a member of the faculty and administration at the former St. Joseph College in Bennington, VT and served as President from 1966-70. Many were not allowed to buy into Social Security until 1972, and received, in 2011, an annual benefit estimated for women religious at less than $5,000, according to a national study. Born in North Adams, MA, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Marcella (Bajorin) Cernauskas. She will be waked from 9:00 to 10:30 with a prayer service at 10:00. She will be waked from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. with a prayer service at 9:15 a.m. Sister was predeceased by her brother Richard Gould of Adams, Mass. June 30, 2022 . Sister Joseph Anne's teaching assignments were at St. Mary High School, Milford, MA, where she taught modern languages, and the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, MA, where she was a member of the Modern Language Department. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Worcester. She served as Mistress of Novices for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River for 16 years and also as Director of Education for the Community. She later served as Administrative Assistant for the Council of Churches, Springfield. Sister also served her congregation as coordinator of the Team for Apostolic Ministry. Sister ministered to residents in several facilities including Mont Marie, Holyoke; Mercy Hospital, Springfield; Falls Nursing Home, South Hadley; Beaven-Kelly Home, Holyoke; and Spruce Manor Nursing Home and Providence Home Care. From 1969-1988, Sister John Brigid was the Treasurer of the College of Our Lady of the Elms. In addition to her Sisters in community, she is survived by several nieces and nephews and her sister-in-law Joyce MacDonald of OFallon, Illinois. Sister Mary taught at St. Pauls, Blackstone, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Holy Family Schools in Springfield and at St. Mary Grammar School, Westfield. Sister Martina entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from St. Peters Parish, Great Barrington after having been a member of the faculty of Searles High School, Great Barrington for several years. Sister Maria Louise entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Sacred Heart Parish, Holyoke.