Maryknoll, NY: Sister Anna Maria Hartman died on December 28, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 96 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 78 years.

On August 23, 1928, Sister Ann Maria Hartman was born in Watertown, Wisconsin to Edminnie Schrap Hartman and George Hartman.  She had six brothers and three sisters; her sister-in-law, Marilyn Hartman and many nieces and nephews survive her.

Sister Anna Maria attended St. Mary’s Academy High School in Milwaukee, WI from 1942-1946.   She earned her Bachelor of Education degree from Maryknoll Teachers College in 1952 in New York. She attended Montclair State College and graduated in 1984 with a Master of Arts in Teaching, specializing in the teaching of philosophy for children.

She entered the Maryknoll Sisters on October 5, 1946 in Maryknoll, New York from Immaculate Conception Parish in Juneau, WI.  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on April 6, 1949 in Maryknoll, NY and her Final Vows on April 6, 1952.

In 1953, she received her first mission assignment to Guatemala City.  Her long teaching career began as a founding member of what would become Colegio Monte Maria in Guatemala City with a kindergarten class until 1955.  She moved on to second grade, and later moving to upper primary. She moved to the Jesuit Boys School in 1964 and taught secondary English.   From 1965 to 1972, she was principal of a school in the Villa de Guadalupe area, founded by the Maryknoll Fathers.  She also did weekend catechetical work in Jacaltenango, Guatemala.  In 1973-77, she was a Parish Minister in El Salvador.

From 1982-84, while earning her Masters at Montclair State College she taught young people how to do critical thinking. She did teacher-training workshops in Chile two months of the year while working in Direct Mail at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in New York and then led the Philosophy for Children program until 1987, writing articles and giving seminars on the subject in Chile.

In 1988, she was assigned to Nepal and immediately began teaching in the English Language Institute (1988-1993), worked with Bhutanese refugees (1994), joined the Jesuit Formation Team for their candidates (1994-1999), and offered English workshops for teachers at St. Mary’s School and the Marianist Brothers from India (1997-1999).  Anna Maria was not only a superbly gifted teacher, she was a mentor and friend to those with whom she worked over the years, both in Latin America and in Nepal, and they never forgot her.

In 1999, Sister transferred to West Haven, CT where she taught Spanish to the permanent deacon candidates and English to many classes of adult Hispanic people in the parish until 2002.   Due to declining health issues, she returned to the Center and the Development Department’s Office of Creative Productions where she worked until 2006. From 2006 until 2014, Anna Maria was a volunteer and she worked tirelessly opening, sifting, and routing all incoming mail in the treasury department.

Sister Anna Maria moved to the Chi Rho Community in 2017 and then to the Eden Community in 2022 where she lived until her death on December 28, 2024.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service was held for Sister Anna Maria Hartman on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, January 3, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Jean Marie Maloney died on November 28, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 94 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 74 years.

On January 16, 1930, Jean Marie Maloney was born in Syracuse, NY to Elizabeth David Maloney and Michael Maloney.  She had a twin sister, Joan, who predeceased her; her nieces, Elizabeth Regulbuto and Jean Getsy, survive her.

From 1943-1947 Sister Jean attended Cathedral Academy High School in Syracuse, NY.   She earned her R.N. at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Syracuse, NY in 1950.  She entered the Maryknoll Sisters at Maryknoll, NY on September 6, 1950 from her parish Cathedral, Syracuse, NY.  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on March 7, 1953 in Maryknoll, NY and her Final Vows on March 7, 1959 in Pusan, Korea.

In 1953, she received her first mission assignment to Pusan, Korea, nine weeks after the beginning of the Korean War.  Ministering to the thousands of refugees, sick and homeless, during the three years of war. In 1956, she started a new clinic in Cheong Pyeong in the rural center of the country.  In 1966, she continued her nursing ministry in a second clinic begun on the historical island of Kang Hwa.  In addition to her nursing activities, Jean was active in the pastoral ministries of teaching religious education, the Legion of Mary & the JOC (Young Christian workers).

By 1973 in Korea, amid its own Industrial Revolution, working conditions were unsafe and abusive. To respond to this need, Jean and Sister Mary Lou Herlihy joined a group of women factory workers who wished to live in community and devote their lives to God in the Labor Ministry.

In 1976, Sr. Jean came home to New York and was asked to serve on the Congregational Orientation Team until 1979.

Returning to Korea in 1980, Jean served on various committees working for Justice and Peace.  This led her to become aware of the life of women in the sex industry and the establishment of Magdalena House, a shelter for women trying to move out of the life.  Jean continued in this work for seventeen years.   She then completed her bachelor’s degree from Maryland University (1997) and her Masters in Creation Spirituality at Naropa University in Oakland, California (1999).

On June 18, 1994, Jean Maloney received a “Gratitude Plaque “from the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in Korea. The plaque noted that “since Sr. Jean Maloney arrived in Korea in 1954, she has given comfort and courage for life to the poor and alienated people for 40 years, especially giving service with devotion and self-sacrifice to unfortunate women,”

In 2007, Sr. Jean again served on the Congregational Orientation Team until 2009.

Returning to the Center and transferring to the Chi Rho community in 2022, she wrote:

“Mission is a total way of Life.  Wherever I am is Mission.  It is my life, my love, to show forth God’s love and care for all”.

Needing increased support, Jean transferred to the Eden Community in 2023.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service will be held for Sister Jean Maloney on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Elizabeth Ann Erbland died on October 11, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 89 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 61 years.

On April 1, 1935, Elizabeth Ann Erbland was born in Fairport, NY.  She had eight brothers and two sisters; she is survived by many nieces and nephews.

From 1949-1953, Sister Elizabeth attended Fairport High School in Fairport, NY.   She earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at Genesee State Teachers College in Genesee, NY.  She then attended Mary Rogers College from 1965-1966.  She entered the Maryknoll Sisters at Maryknoll, NY on September 2, 1963 from Our Lady of the Assumption, Fairport, NY.  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on June 24, 1966 in Maryknoll, NY and her Final Vows on September 24, 1978 in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

In 1971, she received her first mission assignment as a teacher to Davao, the town of Panabo in the Southern Philippines.  Then she became Directress and Coordinator of Department Heads. Due to family illness, she returned to Fairport, NY where she taught in 1972 and 1973.  From 1973 to 1977, she worked at Maryknoll in the Development Office on Foundations and as part of the World Awareness Team.  She then moved to Rochester, NY from 1977 until 1984 as Assistant Superintendent for Urban Education and Special Education. Coming back to Maryknoll, NY in 1985, she was Director of the Development Department until 1989.

From 1990 to 1999, Sr. Elizabeth lived in McAllan, TX doing pastoral work with the Spanish community and was Director of Religious Education at St. Joseph the Worker Parish followed by teaching special Education in nearby Mission, TX.   For the next eight years, she took care of her brother Walter in Temporary Family Residence in Warren, PA.  In 2009, Sister was assigned to the Eastern US Region where she worked for Catholic Social Services in Asheville, NC, then returning to Maryknoll for part-time services at the Ossining Food Pantry until 2012.

Sister was assigned to the Rogers Community at Maryknoll, NY in 2012 and then to the Eden Community in 2024.  She was known for her humor and sense of fun, kindness and commitment to peace and justice.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service was held for Sister Elizabeth on Thursday, October 18, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Helen Carpenter died on August 18, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 90 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 71 years.

On July 31, 1934, Helen Teresa Carpenter was born in Worcester, MA to Helen (O’Rourke) Carpenter and Edward J. Carpenter.  She had six brothers and two sisters; all have predeceased her.  Many nieces and nephews survive her.

From 1948 to 1952, Sister Helen attended Ascension High School in Worcester, MA.  She graduated from the State Teachers College in 1953. In her first year at State Teachers College, she entered the Maryknoll Sisters at Maryknoll, NY on September 2, 1953 from her home parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Worcester.  She professed her First Vows on March 7, 1956 and her Final Vows on March 7, 1962 at Maryknoll, NY.  She earned her Bachelor of Education in 1961 from Maryknoll Teachers College.

Her first mission assignment was to the Transfiguration parish school in New York City where she taught the fifth grade.  In 1964, she received her first overseas assignment to Santiago, Chile as a Religion and English teacher until 1972.

After months of language school, she was sent to Buzeta, Chile, an outlying slum area of Santiago, to the Maryknoll parish school. There she was involved in the direction of religious formation, the preparation of students for sacraments, catechetical work and home visiting.

In 1978, Sister Helen came back to the States to give service at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in the Development Department.  She returned to Santiago, Chile to San Gabriel Parish in 1982, and she and Sr. Gerry Doiron opened a small wooden structure, which they named Casa Malen for the development of personal formation, mental health, pastoral support, and self-help and leadership groups for women.

After 46 years of dedicated mission life in Chile, Sister Helen made the difficult decision to retire and return to the Maryknoll Center in 2011.  She accepted her assignment to the Chi Rho community, volunteering her time and doing prayer ministry.  In 2015, she transferred to the Eden Community where she remained until her passing.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service will be held for Sister Helen Carpenter on Monday, August 26, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Margaret Hennessey died on July 30, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 94 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 77 years.

On March 13, 1930 Frances Margaret Hennessey was born in Flushing, NY to Frances (McNally) and John F. Hennessey.  She had two brothers and four sisters, all who have predeceased her.  Many nieces and nephews survive her.

From 1943 – 1947 Sister Margaret attended Bishop McDonnell High School in Brooklyn, NY.   She earned her R.N. degree at St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1953 in Brooklyn, NY. She  attended Mary Rogers College in 1971-1972 and received her Bachelor of Arts in Community Service.

She entered the Maryknoll Sisters at Valley Park, MO on October 31, 1947 from her home parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Brooklyn, NY.  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on May 8, 1950 in Valley Park and her Final Vows on May 8, 1953 in Maryknoll, NY.

In 1953, she received her first mission assignment to Cochabamba, Bolivia working in a parish clinic for three years. She then went to the jungle mission of Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia, where she worked in the Sisters’ hospital. In 1960 she was assigned to the town of Azangaro in the Altiplano of Peru, where she did home visiting and nursing in an outpatient clinic.  She moved to the town of Juli, Peru. There she continued nursing in a government clinic. In Juli she saw the need for health education and began to teach in the newly formed Instituto de Educacion Rural (IER) – the Rural Life Institute – located on the outskirts of Juli.

Returning to Peru in 1972, she continued her nursing and health education as well as the training of Health Promoters in the town of Ilave, also in the Altiplano.

In 1976, Peggy moved to Lima, Peru, where she, along with Maryknoll Father Tom Garrity, founded the Associacion Peruana de Misioneros (APM) – Peruvian Missionary Society, promoting the Peruvian lay missionary vocation and accompanying with formation and support. Together with the APM team, Peggy researched and help set up the first mission in Ayacucho, a place in the sierras of extreme poverty. In 1978, Peggy journeyed to Rome to represent APM at a worldwide gathering of Missionary Institutes. APM was the only institute from the Third World.

Peggy continued APM formation work for the next years based initially in our regional Center House in Lima, then San Juan de Miraflores across from Ciudad de Dios where our sisters were present, both located on the margins of Lima. In 1984, she moved to Villa El Salvador-Pachacamac continuing formation together with Maryknoll Father Marty Murphy while becoming active in the parish, nursing those afflicted with tuberculosis. While living in Pachacamac, some of her neighbors were afflicted with HIV/AIDS so she started to learn more about the disease. This led to becoming part of a pastoral/medical team of doctors, nurses, social and pastoral workers that visited HIV/AIDS patients both at home and in the hospital, focusing their work with the poor and homeless, which included monthly retreat days.  Peggy continued to care for people with TB and began Health-Life and Hope, a parish solidarity group that helped members overcome isolation and despair. They look after each other with home visits, going to the market, washing clothes, cooking for one another, helping with house repairs, and even paying for hospital bills and medicines.

In 2012, Peggy returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY as part of the Chi-Rho community. She loved volunteering at Neighbors Link in Ossining to teach English as a Second Language to Spanish speakers. Even as her own health declined over the years, she continued to befriend many of the staff and sisters present at the Center, continued to keep in heart and prayer many in Peru who are doing the same. Now together we say to you, our dear Sister Peggy: “Go now in peace, faithful friend of God, as you take our love into paradise. God’s holy angels will lead you home to the wide waiting arms of the Lord.” (Dan Schutte, Song of Farewell)

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service will be held for Sister Margaret Hennessey on Monday, August 5, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Mary Annel, M.M. died on April 14^th, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 84 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 66 years.

On December 6^th, 1939, Mary Virginia Annel was born in Chicago, IL to George Annel and Iola Grelck Annel.  She had two sisters; all of whom have predeceased her.

From 1953 – 1957, Mary attended Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst, IL.   She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree, Pre-med from the College of Mt. St. Vincent in 1967 in New York City.  In 1971, she received her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.   She attended the University of Southern California (USC) Medical Complex, in a rotating internship program from 1971-1972. She then attended Tulane University in New Orleans, LA where she earned a M.A. in Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1973.

Mary entered the Maryknoll Sisters in Valley Park, MO on December 30^th, 1957 (from her home parish in St. Domitilla in Hillside, IL).  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on August 22^nd, 1960 in Valley Park, MO and her Final Vows on August 22^nd, 1966 also in Valley Park, MO.

In 1973, Sister Mary received her first mission assignment to the Mexico-Guatemala Region. After studying the language in Cuernavaca, Mexico she was assigned to Jacaltenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala working in the Diocesan Hospital and coordinating public health programs until 1988.

On June 15^th, 1981 Sister Mary received the George O. Tolbert International Health Award. This award recognizes attributes of compassion, generosity, service, sensitivity, love and concern for others, and the pursuance of excellence.

From 1988-1991, Sister Mary engaged in mission education in the Midwest U.S.

In 1992, she led an investigation and analysis of data from the Maryknollers’ worldwide HIV & AIDS ministry resulting in a document: Worldwide Trends in AIDS and Recommendations for future Maryknoll Sisters’ AIDS Ministry.

Sister Mary then was assigned to El Salvador in 1993 and became the impulse behind the Catholic Church’s commitment to the HIV & AIDS ministry. She initiated the Archdiocesan Aids team, which evolved into an NGO and named the Salvadoran Foundation for the Fight Against AIDS Maria Lorena, which she cofounded with Sr. Lorraine Beinkafner.  It is credited with stemming the spread of HIV and AIDS in the country. Familiarly known as ContraSIDA (Against AIDS).

In 2005, Sister Mary was presented with the National Catholic HIV/AIDS Network’s Lumina Award for her work in El Salvador.

In 2011, she was the recipient of The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Humanitarian Award and cited healthier rural communities as her most significant success.

In 2018, Sister Mary returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY to retire. In 2019 she was transferred to the Maryknoll Sisters Home Care Unit until her death.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service was held for Sister Mary Annel on Tuesday, April 23^rd, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

 A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, April 24^th, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Isabel Rabbon died on May 19^th, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 67 years.

On June 17^th, 1933, Isabel was born in Wailuku, Maui, HI to Irene (Ragsag) Rabbon and Dionisio Rabang Rabbon.  She had one brother, John and two sisters, Socorro and Rufina; her sister Rufina and brother John survive her.

From 1948-1951, Isabel attended St. Anthony’s High School in Wailuku, HI.   She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from Marymount College in 1954 in Salina, KS.  She taught fourth grade at Lanai City Elementary in Maui County until 1956.  She then entered the Maryknoll Sisters in Maryknoll, NY on September 2^nd, 1956 (from her home parish of St. Sophia, Molokai, HI).  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on June 24^th, 1959 in Maryknoll, NY and her Final Profession of Vows on June 24^th, 1965 in Santiago, Chile.

After her First Profession, in 1959, Sister Isabel was assigned to teach at St. Anthony School in the Bronx, NY.  In 1963, she was assigned to Chile, serving as both teacher and pastoral minister in San Juan de Dios in Santiago until 1968. From 1969-1974, she served as Pastoral Minister in Parroquia La Asuncion in Talcahuano, Chile.

In 1975, Sister Isabel was asked to serve on the West Coast Admissions Team until 1978.  At the end of her time of service, she received this note of thanks from Sister Barbara Hendricks, then President of the Congregation: “Because of Sisters like you, we feel new hope and new life stirring up.  I hope that your heart has been strengthened by your time here at the Center. You certainly have strengthened the heart of the Community.”

Sister Isabel was assigned to the Central Pacific Region in 1979 and in the same year began to minister to the Catholic Community in Kaunakakai, Molokai as a Pastoral Associate. She served in three different parishes until 1990.  During her years in Molokai, she also served on the Regional Governing Board from 1986-1989. She would serve again, beginning in 2001.

In 1991, she became a Pastoral Associate at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Lanai City, Lanai. In August 1994, she received a letter asking her to serve on the Admissions Team once again, this time at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY from 1995 – 1999.

In 2022, Sister Isabel was assigned to the Eden Community at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY to retire. She remained at the center until her death.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service was held for Sister Isabel Rabbon on Thursday, May 23^rd, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, May 24^th, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Patricia (Pat) Ring died on Thursday, April 11^th, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 93 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 73 years.

On June 14^th, 1930, Patricia Catherine Ring was born in Wabasha, MN to Phoebe Elizabeth (McMillin) Ring and John Francis Ring.  She had seven brothers and three sisters; all of whom have predeceased her except her sister Margaret and her husband Ron; and her sister-in-law Mary Pat.

From 1943-1947, Pat attended Mary E. McCahill Institute High School in Minnesota.   She earned her Bachelor of Education Degree from Maryknoll Teachers College, Maryknoll, NY in 1954 and her Master of Arts Degree in Religious Education from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO in 1974.

On September 6th, 1950 she entered the Maryknoll Sisters Congregation in Maryknoll, NY (from her home parish of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Winona, MN).  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on March 7^th, 1953 in Maryknoll, NY and her Final Vows on March 7^th, 1959 in Chile.

In 1953, Sister Pat received her first mission assignment to the Bronx, NY where she served as a second grade teacher.  She was then assigned to Chile in 1954, where she studied the language and culture for one year in Santiago.  She moved to Temuco in 1955 to serve as a second and third grade primary school teacher. From 1960-1967 she served as Principal of the primary school.

In 1968, Sister Pat was assigned further north to Talcahuano at the large Maryknoll parish of La Asuncion. There she became the Assistant Principal in the elementary school as well as Religion and English teacher in the high school until 1972.

While on renewal in the United States, Sister Pat studied at St. Louis University from 1973-1974.  She then returned to Chile to do pastoral youth work in San Miguel, Talcahuano Haulpencillo in 1975.  She also served as the Archdiocesan Director of Christian Communities and as a member of the National Board of Directors of Christian Communities of Chile until 1980.

From 1980-1985, Sister Pat came home to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY for Congregational Services in the Admissions Department.

In 1986 Sister Pat returned to Santiago, Puente Alto, Chile where she worked as a parish minister and pastoral worker until 2007.

In 2007, she returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY for more Congregational Services; this time to work in the Treasury Department and as Eden Community Coordinator until 2013.

In 2013, Sister Pat was assigned to the Rogers Community as an active member, where she remained until her death on April 11^th, 2024.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service was held for Sister Patricia Ring on Wednesday, May 1^st, 2024, at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Memorial Mass was held on Thursday, May 2^nd, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Margaret Sehlstedt, M.M. died on April 14^th, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 98 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 80 years.

Margaret Sehlstedt was born on March 21^st, 1926 in Baltimore, MD to Elizabeth (Renehan) Sehlstedt and Albert Sehlstedt.  She had one brother, Albert and two sisters, Betty and Nancy; all of whom have predeceased her.

Margaret attended Mt. de Sales High School in Baltimore from 1940-1944.   She then earned her Bachelors of Education Degree from Maryknoll Teachers College in Maryknoll, NY in 1950.  She continued her studies learning the Japanese Language at the Yale Institute of Far Eastern Studies in Connecticut for one year. From 1951-1952, she spent time in Japan to further learn the language with Japanese teachers. During this time, she also taught English part-time in Kyoto, Japan.

Margaret entered the Maryknoll Sisters in Maryknoll, NY on September 6^th, 1944 (from her home parish of St. Mark’s in Catonsville, MD).  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on March 7^th, 1947 and her Final Vows on March 7^th, 1950 both at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll, NY.

For ten years from 1954-1964, Sister Margaret ministered in several parishes in Japan: Saiin, Tsu and Nagahama, before moving to the northernmost Province of Hokkaido at Muroran.  Her ministry involved her working with the women in these parishes.  In 1971, she moved to Tokyo to teach English at Sophia, the Jesuit University for one year before returning to New York to promote mission education in schools and churches for the next three years. Returning to Japan in 1975, Sister Margaret offered English Language courses, did religious work at the parish and diocesan levels, and volunteered at Kibo No Ie (Hope House) for the homeless.

Sister Margaret returned to the U.S. to take a course in Clinical Pastoral Education in Central Islip, NY and completed her training with a certificate in 1982.  She then stayed at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY for three years helping in the nursing home.  In 1988, Sister Margaret was assigned to the Eastern U.S. Region working in Cincinnati, OH as Chaplain at the Providence Hospital starting full-time then as a part-time volunteer from 1997-2000.

In 2012, Sister Margaret returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY to retire where she remained until her death.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service was held for Sister Margaret Sehlstedt on Wednesday, April 17^th, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, April 18^th, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.

Maryknoll, NY: Sister Anne Correale, M.M. died on April 4^th, 2024 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY. She was 93 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 76 years.

On September 27^th, 1930, Anne Veronica Correale was born in Troy, NY to Lillian (Kelly) Correale and Leo J. Correale.  She had one brother, Robert, one sister, Claire, a half-sister, Deborah and a half-brother, Peter. Her sister Claire, sister in law Jeanne, half-sister Deborah, half-brother Peter and her husband Arthur survive her.  Her brother Robert has predeceased her.

From 1944-1948, Anne attended Catholic Central High School in Troy, NY.   She earned her Bachelor of Education Degree from the Maryknoll Teachers’ College in 1954. She then attended the University of Hawaii, receiving her Practical Nursing Certificate in 1974.  Anne entered the Maryknoll Sisters on September 4^th, 1948 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY (from her home parish, St. Patrick in Troy, NY in the Diocese of Albany, NY).  She pronounced her First Profession of Vows on March 7^th, 1951 and her Final Vows on March 7^th, 1954 both at the Sisters Center in Maryknoll, NY.

In 1954, Sister Anne received her first mission assignment to Kalihi, Hawaii where she served as a fourth grade teacher.  She stayed in Hawaii teaching grades two through six until 1971.  In 1972, she returned to the Maryknoll Sister Center, Maryknoll, NY for Congregational Services in the Housekeeping Department for one year. She then returned to Hawaii to utilize her medical skills at St. Francis Hospital in Honolulu, for the next two years. In 1976, she returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY to work in healthcare at the Bethany Mariandale, Home Nursing and Family Planning until 1982. She was assigned to Bandung, Indonesia in 1982-1989 working as an outreach nurse at St. Joseph, a hospital for the poor.

From 1989-1993, Sister Anne once again did Congregational Services at the Sisters Center where she worked as Mail Desk Supervisor in the Treasury Department.  She was then assigned to Bangladesh in 1994 and studied the language and culture until 1996.  In 1997, Sister Anne once again returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY for Congregational Services in the Support Services Department and as Photo Librarian in the Communications/Development Department until 2005.

In 2006, Sister Anne fully retired at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

Funeral Services:

A Vespers Service will be held for Sister Anne on Wednesday, April 10^th, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel of the Annunciation at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, NY.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, April 11^th, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the Maryknoll Sisters Center.