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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 Evelyn (formerly Sister Evelyn Marie) Houlihan SL
(Editor’s Note: The following is the autobiography of Sister Evelyn Houlihan SL. It has been slightly edited by Eleanor Craig SL. Sister Evelyn died July 16 at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, Ky. She was 90 and in the 72nd year…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Marian (formerly Sister Marian Joseph) McAvoy SL
Loretto Sister Marian (formerly Sister Marian Joseph) McAvoy died June 30 at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, Ky., in the company of many of the Community. Marian would have been 95 on July 15 and was in the 71st year…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Angela Bianco SL
Loretto Sister Angela Bianco died peacefully June 18, 2022, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. She was 78 and in the 38th year of her life as a Sister of Loretto. Angela wrote the following remembrance of her life. It was shared at…
Remembrance of the Life of Rosalie Durán CoL
Loretto Co-member Rosalie Consuelo Durán died June 12, 2022, at The Oberon House in Arvada, Colo. Her family and her Loretto friends had been closely in touch; she recently received the last sacraments from Co-member Marty Lally. Rosalie was 90…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Mary Louise ‘Billie’ Vandover SL
Loretto Sister Mary Louise “Billie” Vandover SL, died Sunday morning, June 12, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, Ky., in the company of close friends, including Marie Lourde Steckler SL and Cathy Smith SL. Billie, 85, had just celebrated the 60th…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Janel Crumb OSF CoL
Janel Crumb, a Sister of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minn., and Loretto Co-member, died in Rochester May 12. Janel had been an eager participant in many Loretto events and gatherings, along with her friend and fellow Franciscan, Severin Duehren; both celebrated…
Remembrance of the Life of Gabriel Mary Hoare SL
Loretto Sister Gabriel Mary Hoare died early morning May 1 at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in the company of the nursing staff. Gabe, as she was affectionately known, was 93 and had just celebrated the 70th year of her Loretto…
Remembrance of the Life of Mary Lou Gomez-Leon CoL
Mary Lou Gomez-Leon was born May 3, 1927, to Laurencia Aizpuru and Ignacio Gomez-Leon. She was the older sister of Ignacio (Nacho) and Eddie. Mary Lou’s passions were her family, friends and music. An accomplished musician Mary Lou played a variety of…
Remembrance of the Life of Dr. Lawrence Purcell CoL
Loretto Co-member and longtime dentist Dr. Lawrence Purcell died Feb. 9 in Denver. Larry was a thoughtful and long-standing co-member of the Loretto Community. Larry celebrated 10 years as a co-member on Feb. 4; his wife, Jo Ann, has been a co-member…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Angela Mary (formerly Sister Stephen Mary) Murphy SL
Angela Mary Murphy was born in Sterling, Ill., the daughter of Stephen Andrew Murphy and Genevieve Angela Potts. Angie was very proud that her great grandfather, Henry Potts, was a Civil War veteran who fought in the battle of Perryville,…
Remembrance of the Life of Mary Edith Jones Seematter CoL
Mary Edith Jones was born on March 28, 1937, at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, the first of eight children of Ernest Robert and Rosemary Furlong Jones. She grew up with four brothers and three sisters in the southwest St.…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Ann (formerly Sister Ann Maurice) Barrett SL
Sister Ann Barrett wrote a brief account of her family life in 1976. We recognize in these two paragraphs her lifelong love for her family and place of origin, an affection she often shared with us: “My memories of my…