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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.

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Rita Maureen Hurtt SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / October 19, 2020 /
A woman with short white hair, oval shaped glasses, and blue eyes wearing a white blouse with lace detailing smiling for a headshot picture outside of a brick house with greenery behind her.

Rita Hurtt was the third of four children of Arthur and Gertrude Hurtt of Pagedale, on the inner ring of St. Louis suburbs where families had large yards and gardens.…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Mary Katherine Hammett SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / October 17, 2020 /
A woman with dark grey hair pulled back and wire glasses wearing a pink sweater and a white floral patterned blouse smiling softly for a headshot picture outdoors on a sunny day in front of green trees.

A year ago, Mary Katherine Hammett’s younger brother, Johnny, wasn’t able to attend her 75th jubilee. So Johnny and his wife, Lois, wrote out and sent a collection of their memories…

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Remembrance of the Life of Barbara Light CoL

By Martha Alderson CoL / October 15, 2020 /
A woman with short grey hair and glasses wearing a bright blue collared blouse and blue bead dangly earrings smiling brightly for a headshot picture next to a window indoors displaying the sunny day.

“What a kind and generous person!” That is the most frequent description of Barb Light. She was always present when needed, agreeable to do anything to help —transportation to and…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Pearl McGivney SL

By Loretto Community / October 11, 2020 /
A woman with short white hair and round wire glasses wearing a white blouse smiling brightly for a headshot picture outdoors on a sunny day underneath a green tree.

Editor’s Note: The following remembrance was prepared by Loretto Co-member Mercy Sister Alicia Zapata and Vicki Schwartz SL. It contains excerpts from Pearl’s autobiography, along with contributions from Mary Jean…

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Remembrance of the Life of Joan Blessum Mahan CoL

By Eleanor Craig SL / October 6, 2020 /
A woman with short grey hair and round glasses smiling for a headshot picture outdoors on a sunny day in front of a house. She is wearing a light purple sweatshirt and a black jacket on top.

Author’s Note: The following is drawn in large measure from a remembrance by Margaret Blessum, the youngest of the Blessum family, in celebration of her older sister, Joan.  It was…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Maureen (formerly Sister Ann Maureen) McCormack SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / September 24, 2020 /
A woman with short white hair and round wire glasses smiling brightly for a headshot picture while wearing a red collared blouse and a thick gold necklace while sitting in a velvet blue recliner chair in a living room.

Maureen Frances McCormack was born in St. Louis, the third of four daughters born to John Clement McCormack of Waukon, Iowa, and Ozzara Deluhery of Los Angeles. Maureen’s older sisters,…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Susan Carol McDonald SL

By Mary Louise Denny SL / September 23, 2020 /
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(What follows is the reflection, “The Susan I Have Known,” as told to Mary Louise Denny SL “over the years.”) For some 30 years I have been blessed knowing Susan.…

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Remembrance of the Life of Maureen Smith CoL

By Loretto Community / September 5, 2020 /
A woman with short white hair smiling brightly for a headshot picture while wearing a green blouse.

The following is Maureen Smith’s autobiography, dated Sept. 7, 2018: I was born and lived, until moving to the Loretto Motherhouse, in my family home in Schenectady, N.Y. On my…

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Remembrance of the Life of Gaetana ‘Gay’ Lenox CoL

By Eleanor Craig SL / September 1, 2020 /
A woman with short dark grey hair wearing a dark-colored patterned blouse and a cream sweater layered on top smiling for a portrait picture in front of a red brick building.

Gay DiCerto Lenox was born in El Cento, Calif., May 19, 1935. She was baptized Gaetana Angela, but was known as Gay. Her parents were Valentino and Angeline Christine DiCerto.…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Dolores Kelledy SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / August 30, 2020 /
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The first words of Dolores Kelledy’s 1976 autobiography go right to the heart of the matter: “I became interested in the Sisters of Loretto while attending elementary school in the…

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Remembrance of the Life of Norma Mason-Stikes CoL

By Loretto Community / August 10, 2020 /
A woman with short grey hair wearing a blue and white patterned blouse and a small cross necklace smiling brightly for a headshot portrait picture with a dark blue and black vignette background.

(The following obituary was kindly provided to Loretto courtesy of Norma Mason-Stikes son, Carey Mason.) Norma Catherine Decker Mason-Stikes, celebrated 89 years of a life well-lived, and on the morning…

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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Mary Peter Bruce SL

By Eleanor Craig SL / August 6, 2020 /
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Mary Peter Bruce was the eldest daughter of James H. Bruce and Dolores Novoa, known as Lola.  They named her Dolores Patricia and called her Patsy. She had three siblings,…

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