“Grant eternal rest unto them, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon them”
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Sr. Geraldine Arnold, CSJ, entered eternal life June 7 at the age of 85. Geraldine Arnold was born in Bay City on Dec. 21, 1931, the daughter of Lawrence and Louise (Conkle) Arnold. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth on July 1, 1949, and later received the name Sr.…
Sr. JoAnn McAnoy, IHM, 90, died May 24 at the IHM Senior Living Community Health Care Center, Monroe. Sr. McAnoy, born in Akron, Ohio, on Oct. 3, 1926, was the eldest of five children born to Thomas and Anne (Conlon) McAnoy, immigrants from Scotland and England, respectively. She entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate…
Sr. Maria Maez (Celsa), of the Blessed Sacrament, OP, died May 7 at Lourdes Nursing Home in Waterford at the age of 95. She was born Sept. 16, 1921, in Saguache, Colo., one of six children of Herman and Fidelia (Vigil) Maez. She entered the Dominican Sisters in Grand Rapids as a postulant on Sept.…
Sr. Mary Elizabeth Naughton, CSJ, entered eternal life May 14 at the age of 97. Mary Elizabeth Naughton was born in Bahola County Mayo, Ireland, on Nov. 19, 1919, to Thomas and Bridget (Brennan) Naughton. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth on Feb. 2, 1936, and received the name…
Callista Madalene Fortier, 94, a lifelong Catholic, died May 9. She was deeply connected to the Church, being involved in the Legion of Mary, Lay Carmelites, Cursillo and others. She was devoted to St. Joseph, Solanus Casey and St. Thérèse. Madalene was born to John Joseph and Eliza Jane Oster on May 28, 1922. She…
Sr. Nadine Foley, OP, prioress of the Adrian Dominican Sisters from 1986-92, died on May 13 at the age of 93. For much of her religious life, Sr. Foley figured prominently in religious circles as a leader both for the Adrian Dominican Congregation and for women religious throughout the nation. She served for two terms…
