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Remembrances
The prayer card for Loretto’s deceased members reads, “Gracious God, may they live forever in the splendor of your light and life in the company of all the saints.” We know that they do, but it’s good to say it. View all Obituaries.
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Mary (formerly Sister M. Susan Jean) McAuliffe SL
Loretto Sister Mary (formerly Sister M. Susan Jean) McAuliffe died Oct. 5 at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. She was 82 and in the 60th year of her Loretto life. This remembrance of…
Remembrance of the Life of Leonard Urban CoL
Loretto Co-member Leonard Urban died Sept. 26, 2024, at his home in Fort Collins, Colo. He became a co-member along with his brother the Rev. Peter Urban and Kathy Santopietro on Nov. 4, 1976. At that time, Leonard, Peter, Elizabeth…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Rosemary Chinnici SL
Rosemary Chinnici wrote much of her own story in documents now in the Loretto Archives. In her own words, then, we follow her life: “I was born in Altadena, Calif., in 1942, March to be exact. I grew up in…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Barbara Ann (formerly Sister Mary Bernard) Barbato SL
Sister Barbara Ann (formerly Sister Mary Bernard) Barbato SL died peacefully Aug. 7, 2024, at her home in St. Louis, with her dear housemate Annie Stevens CoL by her side. Barbara Ann had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 18 months ago and…
Remembrance of the Life of Dorothy Ortner CoL
Loretto Co-member Dorothy Ortner died just before midnight Aug. 4 at Loretto Living Center in Nerinx, Ky. Several Community members gathered to send her on her way. Dorothy was part of Loretto for 41 years, serving as a Sister of…
Remembrance of the Life of Ann Compton Kammien CoL
Ann Kammien has been a Loretto Co-member for 43 years. It might be said that she was born into Loretto. When she arrived on Feb. 25, 1956, she was named Elizabeth Ann Compton, in honor of her aunt Sister Elizabeth…
Remembrance of the Life of Loretto Sister Ann (formerly Sister Michael Ann) Skeffington
Loretto Sister Ann Skeffington died peacefully March 28, 2024, at the Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, Ky. She was 88 and in the 69th year of her religious commitment. She was born Jan. 30, 1936, and baptized Eleanor Ann Skeffington, the second…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Pauline (formerly Sister Mary Agnesetta) Albin SL
Loretto Sister Pauline (formerly Sister Mary Agnesetta) Albin died Feb. 18 at the Loretto Living Center in Nerinx, Ky. Pauline had been accompanied by many Community members in her final days; she died quietly near midnight with the pastoral care…
Remembrance of the Life of Loretto Co-member Patty Brush
Loretto Co-member Margaret Patricia “Patty” Brush died Feb. 11 at age 83 at Loretto Living Center in Nerinx, Ky. As Patty Batton, she entered the Loretto novitiate in 1958, leaving just before first vows. In 1966, Patty married John Brush, with whom…
Remembrance of the Life of Loretto Co-member the Rev. Ray Ensman
Loretto Co-member the Rev. Ray Ensman. Ray died Nov. 25, 2023, in Port Clinton, Ohio. A senior priest of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, he was 84. Ray became a Loretto Co-member Oct. 23, 1981. He was a dear friend particularly…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ (formerly Sister Mary Aloysius) Arciniega SL
Lupe started her ministry many years ago as a teacher and had educated people in many more ways than in the classroom. Over the course of nearly 69 years as a Sister of Loretto, Lupe’s commitment to service and education had…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Delores (formerly Sister Mary Laurian) Kincaide SL
Loretto Sister Delores Kincaide, formerly known as Sister Mary Laurian, died July 30 at the Loretto Living Center at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Dori was 93 years old and was just completing the 74th year of her religious…