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Daughters of Mary and Joseph ▪ California Region ▪ Spring/Summer 2015
May God bless us with grateful hearts,that we may praise and thank Him unceasingly...
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“Partners in the Great Work of the Gospel”
Dear Friends,Greetings to you in this spring season as we continue to celebrate
the joy of Easter. For us as Daughters of Mary and Joseph, this is alsoa time of particular gratitude because we join with other religiousaround the world in observing 2015 as the Year of Consecrated Life.Proclaimed by Pope Francis, this special year reminds us of theawesome vocation which shapes our meaning and purpose in theChurch today.
Embarking on life as consecrated religious women is somethingwe could never have dreamed of carrying out on our own. As we lookback on our 89 years of ministry in California, we recognize that themany works the DMJs have realized here were made possible onlythrough the generous support and encouragement of many familymembers, collaborators, benefactors, co-workers, friends, and associ-ates.
As I write this letter, I am reminded of a little incident thatoccurred some years ago. A gentleman who was not particularly en-chanted by the Catholic Church shared with me this observation: “YouCatholics don’t do anything on your own! Why, you take your sins tothe priest in confession, you have all these saints you ask to help you,and then you call the priest in when you are dying. You can’t seem todo anything alone!”
He was so right. Ironically, that was one of the nicest compli-ments he could have paid us Catholics; we do have a sense that weare mysteriously connected…whether we think of that connection asthe Mystical Body, the Communion of Saints, the Beloved Community,or use a more inclusive-sounding term, like the People of God.
Hopefully, all of us are among the growing members of the humanfamily who recognize that we creatures on Earth never do anythingalone; we are certainly linked spiritually, but also biologically in thedelicate balance of nature. We do not act in isolation…ever. We neverreally accomplish anything on our own.
So that brings me back to the gratitude that we, the Daughters ofMary and Joseph, have toward you, our friends. We reflect on themyriad ways in which you have both sustained us and allowed DMJministries to begin, be fruitful, and continue. In this 2015 Year ofConsecrated Life, we rejoice in you for having been partners with us inthe great work of the Gospel. We could never have done that workalone! We are ever grateful.
Blessings always,
Sr. Karen Marie, DMJon behalf of the DMJ Regional Leadership Team
Our Mission:
We are an international community of vowed religious women. We are committed to deepening our relationship withJesus Christ. This relationship manifests itself as an individual and corporate response to the needs of today’s world.Our mission is to be a compassionate, joyful presence enabling those to whom we minister to recognize their value anddignity. We are dedicated to sharing the merciful love of God with all who experience brokenness or poverty in anyform.
Our Vision:
“Be there for the whole Church, be there as a pardoned sinner who has found peaceand rejoices in the merciful love of God.”
º Msgr. William Van Crombrugghe, Founder
Spring/Summer 2015
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On October 19, 2014, the Daughters of Mary andJoseph celebrated with five of their sisters who reached significant anniversariesin their years of religious life and service to the Church.
Three of the women religious, Sister Mary Enda Creegan, Sister Nora AgnesMurphy and Sister Louis Marie Hanrahan (front row) rejoiced on their 60thanniversary of “first profession of vows”. Sister Mary Mortz and SisterLinda Webb (back row) celebrated their 50th anniversary of “firstprofession”.
The Mass was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry at St. JohnFisher Church in Rancho Palos Verdes. In his homily, the bishop thankedthe five women religious for their combined 280 years of faithful vowedservice in the Church and in their religious community.
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New Life in Paramount
What do DMJs do after “retiring” from full-time ministry in Catholic Schools? Theanswers are numberless, but let us mention our most recent retirees at Our Lady ofthe Rosary Parish in Paramount.
Following that,however, Sr. Annadidn’t miss a beat.Twice a week, sheand Sister Ellen Maryare visiting the sick atPromise Hospital. Each time,they divide up a list ofapproximately 50 patientswho have requested areligious visit. Individualvisits for pastoral counselingcome naturally after that.
For starters, we began the Year of Consecrated Life bycelebrating our own Sister Anna O’Reilly. She is cele-brating her 60th year in religious life. She joined scoresof other religious in our Archdiocese this past Januaryin a special jubilee Mass at Our Lady of the AngelsCathedral.
Sr. Anna has spent nearly all of her 60 years inCatholic school education.Forty-three of those yearsshe had been the principalat Our Lady of theRosary School.
This has Sister Ellen workingon her Spanish, throughcommunity classes offeredby the city, to better com-municate with some ofthose served. She has alsogone back to teaching hand-writing to 4th graders at theschool.
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Sister Peggy and Sister Brigid Mary stay activelyinvolved at Our Lady of the Rosary School. Sr. Peggy isthere to aide the Pre-K and KG teachers at recess timesso they can take a much-needed break.
Sr. Brigid Mary is there to help the studentsprepare for the school liturgies. She preps the readersand leads the students in singing at Mass. She alsoinstructs a group of students after school. They learnto play the recorder and accompany the singing atliturgies and other activities.
All four of these “retired” Sisters remainactive in parish activities and are known and much-loved by the people. One practice of theirs is to feedthe hungry at their door. They lend an ear to all theirdear friends as well as visiting them in times of need.The people know they can depend on the Sisters. Thepastor, Fr. Julio Gonzalez, has mentioned that he is verygrateful to have their presence in his parish.
Perhaps their greatest service to the community is prayer.Each of these Sisters has a deep prayer life that is a sourceof strength and comfort for all the parishioners.
As one of these Sisters said: “This is why I entered(religious life): praying for and supporting the teachers, theparishioners, and family…very happily retired in Paramount!”
~Sister Helen Vigil
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Her Other Home for the Holidays
Mid December might find some of us heading off for thelocal shopping mall, others a nearby ski resort, or others still,the annual office party. In recent years, there is one DMJ whocan be found heading in another direction entirely; mid Decem-ber finds Sister Margaret Mary Haller packing her bags for abeloved village in Ghana.
Earlier in her religious life, Sr. Margaret Mary spent two years ministering there at thePadre Pio Leprosy Rehabilitation Centre in Ahotokurom, Cape Coast. The Centre consists of avillage named Enyinndakurom and a medical cen-tre for former leprosy sufferers, a residential childcare centre, and a school for special needs chil-dren. Sr. Margaret Mary’s annual, month-long visitsrun by the Daughters of Mary and Joseph havebeen made possible over the years by the dona-tions of generous benefactors.
While formerly the Director of St. ElizabethSchool at the Centre, her yearly role each wintertakes a different turn. “Now I go there as anelder,” says the 83 year old nun. “That means I cando what I want!” Being the irrepressibly extro-verted and joyous woman she is, her “eldering”involves visiting the senior residents at St. Clare’s,showing up at the kids’ soccer games, working onprojects with the special needs children, travelingto the Accra marketplace with Sister Monica Smythfor holiday provisions, in short, honoring thefriendships she has developed with the people atthe centre. Sr. Margaret Mary can only adequatelyexplain her yearly sojourns by saying, “I’ve fallen inlove… I love the people there.” Margaret explainsthat, like folks everywhere, what the residents atthe Ahotokurom village appreciate so much is tobe listened to and recognized and remembered.The impact of Sister’s annual visits to the villagewas evidenced by a young Ghanaian man whoexclaimed last December, “Now it really feels like Christmas because Sister Margaret is here!”
Ghana
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And the other eleven months? Sr. Margaret Mary can be found atSt. Joseph Center in Venice, CA where she volunteers three days aweek in the Monetary Advisory Program. Familiarly known as “MAP,”the program is designed to help financially and/or mentally challengedindividuals, some of whom are homeless, manage their money. Al-ways, for Sr. Margaret Mary, the bottom line is the magic of formingcompassionate relationships-- wherever she might find herself. On adaily basis, Margaret shares life with nine other DMJs residing at theRose Avenue community in Palms, CA.-- Sr. Karen Marie, DMJ
Sr. Margaret Mary Haller
Loving God, we love how you love us. We love how you free us. We love what youhave given and created to surround us. Help us to recognize, and to rejoice in, whathas been given, even in the midst of what is not given. Help us not to doubt all thatyou have given us, even when we feel our very real shortcomings. We thank you forthe promise and sign of your love in the Eternally Risen Christ, pervading all things inthe universe, unbound by any of our categories of logic or theology.
We offer you ourselves back in return. We offer you our bodies, our little lives,our racing minds and restless hearts into this one wondrous circle of Love that is You.My life is no longer just about me,but it is all about You.
—Richard Rohr. OFM
Future Milestones
August 29, 1926—August 29, 2016 March 6, 1817—March 6, 2017- DMJ’s arrived in California - - Foundation of DMJ’s -
90 Years 200 Years
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Sister Thérèse Martin Schwalenberg (1925-2014)
Evelyn Thérèse entered the Daughters of Mary and Joseph onFebruary 2nd, 1951 and took the name in Religion of Sister ThérèseMartin. Her patron saint, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, “the LittleFlower”, became a guide for her all her life. She lived the spiritualityof St. Thérèse…of always relying on God’s merciful love and the be-lief that one can achieve goodness through performing the humblestand simplest of tasks.
Thérèse taught music for 17 years at Pius X High School inDowney. Her music program was second to none. Everyone wantedto be part of her Choral groups—whether it be the Sarton Chorus,the Madrigal Singers or other groups—that was where the life was! Thérèse had the specialgift of bringing out the best in everyone. Thérèse was a gifted musician and Choral director,but even more important than what she accomplished--was the manner in how she did herministry. She always made the other person feel good—knowing that when talking withThérèse, you had her undivided attention and that she really cared. Often Thérèse wouldfollow up a conversation with a little note or cute card.
A very special word to Thérèse all her life was the word JOY. In the papers she wrote inthe hospital entitled, “My Wishes After Death,” she wrote that she wanted the community tocelebrate at dinner of the day she died with colorful decorations and wine! “Rain or Shine—Rejoice!”, she told us. Thérèse was a JOY to so many of us. It is said that we grow into andbecome how we see God. For Thérèse this was especially true. She saw God as “Goodness”,as “Joy”, as “Beauty”, as loving the little and insignificant. We thank God for our dear Thérèseand for all the good she accomplished while with us. Let us go forward in JOY!
Sister Philomena Mulholland (1928-2014)
Sister Philomena was born on 7 August 1928, in Dundalk, CountyLouth, Ireland. She began her novitiate in Castlecore, Ireland in 1952and completed her novitiate, pronouncing her first vows in Belgium.Between the years of 1955 and 1995, she was missioned to St. MichaelSchool, San Francisco; St. Paul the Apostle School, Los Angeles; St.James the Less School, La Crescenta; Our Lady of Peace School, Sepul-veda. Having retired from her teaching profession, Sister Philomena wasmissioned to Our Lady of the Rosary in Paramount where she served ashead school librarian for a number of years.
Sister Philomena’s gentle, calm and prayerful attitude soon gained the love and trust of thechildren and parents. She was particularly amused by the little first graders who loved theirbooks so much that they didn’t want to return them to the library. Sister Philomena was ex-tremely kind and loved the children. One of Sister’s assisting librarians said that she reallylearned a great deal from her, not just library skills, but practices that would help with herown children. Sr. Philomena would advise her to never tell a child, “Don’t do that”, but alwayssay, “Remember to do it this way.”
Sister loved to keep in touch with world affairs and she was a lover of poetry and nature.Her last poetry recitation was on Christmas Eve when she quoted the following:
The quality of mercy is not strain’dIt droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath: it is twice blest;
It blessed him that gives and him that takes.
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Sister Mary Jensch (1928-2015)
“I thank the Lord that the Year of Consecrated Life coincides with the Synod on the Family.Family life and consecrated life are both vocations which bring enrichment and blessingsfor all. They are the spaces where human growth comes aboutthrough relationships, and they are also places of evangelization.Each can help the other”
—from Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letteron the Occasion of the Yearof Consecrated Life.
Mary Elizabeth was born in San Francisco on February 28, 1928. Shewas three years old when she walked into the home of Gertrude and Ray-mond Jensch, into a new world of love and devotion. Peggy, a Boston bullterrier, greeted her, her first dog in a succession of canine friends to be. Thisnew tightly-knit family lived in Saint John’s Parish, Hyde Park, San FernandoValley.
In 1950 Mary entered the Daughters of Mary and Joseph. With whole-hearted generosity she dedicated herself to the service of God and theChurch. She enriched our community with her many gifts; deep faith, enthusiasm, joy, humor,compassion, and her many professional skills. During her formation years she deepened her spiri-tual life and conscientiously dedicated herself to prayer – a pattern that grew steadily and sustainedher through the years.
In 1967 the DMJ’s opened Saint Joseph’s High School in Santa Maria in conjunction with ourBrother Community, the Josephite Fathers. Mary was one of the pioneers. She served as teacherand vice-Principal and left a lasting legacy of achievement and friendship. Her next assignment wasSaint Bernard High School in Playa del Rey where she served as both teacher and student coun-selor. In the early 70’s Mary was called back to Community to assume the role of Provincial leader-ship. During the 70’s she developed another passion – a passion for social justice and gave herselfgenerously to it. She visited Delano several times to support Caesar Chavez and the Farm Workers.In the past several years she has been part of an Interfaith community in Culver City.
In 2008 Mary came to live in Marian Residence. She said she was retiring but no one took thatseriously. These later years did give Mary time to enjoy her pet dogs, Phoebe and Derby. She alsocultivated an organic garden and kept us supplied with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, squash, rhu-barb and even pumpkins. And finally during these last two years Mary responded to acall to a new ministry, teaching ESL to women at Presentation Learning Center inWatts. With a bounce in her step, she headed off every Monday morning – truly a‘grand finale’ to her life’s call.
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Sr. Nora AgnesJohn E. Boessenecker
Sr. Mary AngelaMr. & Mrs. James HughesMr. & Mrs. Barry Blodgett
The Atherton FamilyMs. Marilyn Dickey
Sr. Renée BauerlyNancy Malaspina
Karen Bauerly BeainyNancy Malaspina
Fr. James BevacquaKaren Linden
Msgr. Joseph BrennanKaren Linden
Dolly CincottaAnnette LennemanMJRC Staff & Board
DMJ’s that taught me atSt. Joseph (Santa Maria)
Mrs. Sara Faulhaber HulseDMJ Jubilarians (2014)
Ms. Christina JohnsonDaughters of Mary & Joseph
Mr. & Mrs. Frank ProvenzanoRitter Family
Sr. Regine DonnerDaughters of Mary & Joseph
Carol EmeryMs. Marilyn Dickey
Sr. Stella EnrightMeg Geddes
Maria FeeneySr. Enda Creegan
Ron Gallemore, M.D.Sr. Julia Costello
Irene & Larry GonzalesKaren Linden
Sr. Laura GormleySr. Julia Costello
Sr. Louis Marie HanrahanRichard & Judith BeylDiane M. Blackmon
Mary HebertMr. & Mrs. Norman D. Smith
Harold & Charlotte Hill FamilyMerry Lommen
Sr. Judine JacobsSr. Louis Marie Hanrahan
Sydne JongbloedMJRC Staff
Sr. Fran KarvoricSr. Louis Marie Hanrahan
Rev. Tom KingDaughters of Mary & Joseph
John KlopperDaughters of Mary & Joseph
Sheila KlopperMr. & Mrs. Norm Smith
Kathleen McCarthy KostlanAnonymous
Annette LennemanMJRC Staff
Bob & Winnie McGeePatrick McGee
Sr. Brigid Mary McGuireMr. & Mrs. Barry Blodgett
Michelle NeuMr. & Mrs. Norm Smith
Mary Frances O’BrienMr. Robert O’Brien
St. Paul the Apostle Church, LosAngeles
Ms. Marilyn Dickey
Mr. Ed PelcMJRC Staff & Board
Rowe & Whalan FamiliesMr. & Mrs. Harold Alan Rowe
Molla Suzanne RuhMrs. Maryanne Wedner
Nino SaccomannoMary & Joseph Retreat Center
Sr. Maria SorahanMr. & Mrs. Terence Cummings
Sr. Catherine SullivanBarry & Kathy Blodgett
Daughters of Mary & JosephNora Walsh
Daughters of Mary & JosephSr. Helen Vigil
Ted WynneDaughters of Mary & Joseph
In Honor of… (those honored are in BOLD)
Remember Your Loved Ones In a Special Way
Enroll your loved ones, living or deceased, in theDaughters of Mary and Joseph Prayer League.
Beautifully decorated Enrollment Cards are mailedaccording to your request. All prayer requests are placedin the chapel at Marian Residence where the Sisters pray
for your intentions each day.
To request enrollment forms please contact:
Sr. Linda Webb(310) 377-9968
Requests may also be made in writing to:
Development Office5300 Crest Road
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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Jack AdamSr. Helen Vigil, DMJ
Sr. Mary AgnesMel Dangcil
Frances & Tony AlfanoKathleen Townsend
Sr. Mary AnneCarol & Joe Quartucci
Albert AntonMs. Susan Grant
Sr. AntonioMr. & Mrs. David Costley
Rev. Mother Mary AquinasDiane BouchardMr. & Mrs. Al Dieterle
Marianne Ciapponi MeinbressMr. Francis Smyth
Jack ArmstrongMrs. Kathryn Armstrong
Glenn & Maureen AshburnMr. & Mrs. James Hughes
St. Augustine Class of 1955Mr. & Mrs. David F. Costley
Virginia BabcockSr. Louis Marie HanrahanSr. Helen Vigil
Thomas BaderMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bader
John BarandonPaul & Eileen KarasBob & Pat Kidwell
Dave & Rita BarnhillMr. & Mrs. Robert Samway
Anna BirinyiPatricia Birinyi
Mr. & Mrs. Richard BirinyiJohn A. Bluth
Mr. Mark Jon BluthJohn Boethling
Kevin BoethlingMother Bonaventure
Ms. Marilyn DickeyAnne Bowman
Anne M. BuistJack Brandon
James A. McDermottLucille Ann Brennan
Sr. Julia CostelloMrs. Eleanor Brick
Jim & Eileen Gibbs
Daniel BuistMrs. Dan T. Buist, Jr.Anne M. BuistMrs. Margie Manning
Dan & Imelda Buist, Sr.Anne M. BuistMrs. Dan T. Buist, Jr.
Imelda BuistMrs. Margie Manning
Rudy & Gail BurbachMaureen Burbach
Patricia CampbellFlorence Lormans
Sr. Mary CarmelNancy Lee Zimmerman
Eugene CaveccheMrs. Karis Say-Cavecche
Ralph & MaryAnne CernigliaDr. Barbara Lack
Fr. Joseph ChamplinMr. & Mrs. Charles Champlin
John C. ClarksonCecilia Ray
Michael CooperDaughters of Mary & Joseph
Gary & Michael CooperMrs. Catherine Mullan
Michael Cooper & FamilyDr. & Mrs. Ronald Thompson
Costley & Sink familiesMr. & Mrs. David F. Costley
Mark CouturierMr. & Mrs. Robert Couturier
Sr. Eileen CroninMr. & Mrs. Steven J. Doi
Sr. Elizabeth CroninDonal CroninMr. James LeeMr. & Mrs. Joe SheridanMr. & Mrs. Oliver Sheridan
Maureen CroninDonal CroninMr. & Mrs. Oliver Sheridan
Nancy CrumpSr. Theresa Berry
Dale, Peggy, & BrookeMr. Gary Moyer
Betty DaltonMr. James Dalton
John DalyKay Daly
Mary Lois D’AmicoThomas E. D’Amico, Jr.
Michele D’AmicoSr. Mary Benedict Day
Eileen StallingsSam DeFelice
Mrs. Irene DeFeliceHelen & Jeddie Disco
David DiscoWes & Toyoko Doi
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. DoiKay & Vin Fennelly
Maureen MurphyFitzgerald Family
Ms. Eileen O’RourkeMsgr. Walter Fleming
Mr. Harry WrinSr. Kathleen Flynn
Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. DoiMike Flynn
Edward ForgerowNellie Forgerow
MJRC Staff & Board MembersBeatrice Forsythe
Annette LennemanMJRC Staff & Board
Gene FrazierSr. Helen Vigil
Peggy GazerraMrs. Dan T. Buist, Jr.
Sr. Mary GemmaBarbara NugentCarol & Joe Quartucci
Frank GentaMJRC Staff
Erma & Charlie GeorgeAnn Walters
Mr. & Mrs. GibbsMrs. Dan T. Buist, Jr.
David W. GibbsJim & Eileen Gibbs
Frances GoeddeMr. Harrie Goedde
Mary GondenMr. John GondenMs. Michele MacKenzie
Sergio GonzalezMJRC Staff
Betty GooldMr. & Mrs. Richard Birinyi
In Memory of… (those remembered are in BOLD)
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In Memory of… (continued) (those remembered are in BOLD)
Jake & Rosemary HarperMrs. Patricia Schulz
Edgar HarriesSr. Helen VigilSr. Louis Marie Hanrahan
Sarah & August HartmanI. Marie Hartman
Sr. Margaret HelmsMrs. Mary Zakai
John HoulihanMr. & Mrs. Tim Houlihan
Sr. Maria ImmaculataMr. & Mrs. David CostleyMaryanne DeGoede
Carl & Carmela IoppoloFrances & Theresa Ioppolo
Mr. Joseph IoppoloSteven Jay
Mr. & Mrs. Paul RockensteinSr. Mary Jensch
Patricia Reischl CrahanMely De LeonBill & Anita DaleyBruce & Peggy DunkleDebbie GaumeMary GilesJon & Rhia JacobsSue KarolakGayle KingNita LehrackAl & Penny MenendezJean MinzenbergPat OnoLeta PorterTim & Kathleen ReischlDiane SchilzKaisa Schmitt
Tamara JosiMs. Mariella Palmer
Sam & Kenji KawaguchiMs. Helen Kawaguchi
Barbara E. KayMs. Kim Lacaille
Bradley & Victoria KeaslerMs. Vickie Keasler
Tony KellyMs. Mary Kelly
Pat KidwellJames A. McDermott
Helen KillileaDaughters of Mary & Joseph
Helen KillileaMr. Stephen Killilea
Bob & Ida KingSr. Donna King
Mr. & Mrs. Robert KingSr. Jean King
Mr. & Mrs. Charles BehmMs. Shirley ConatyMr. & Mrs. David CostleyMr. Robert LyonMrs. Catherine MullanEileen Stallings
Tom & Bridget KingMrs. Catherine Mullan
Apolinario Kirit, Jr.Ms. Lorna Balatero
Jack KnappMrs. Betty L. Knapp
Sr. Pauline KnappMr. & Mrs. David CostleyMr. & Mrs. Jim CurrieMrs. Marcia Pistilli
Kelli Elaine LongMr. & Mrs. Art Reardon
Sr. Johanna LeahyMr. & Mrs. George HronMr. & Mrs. Bob MallanoMr. & Mrs. Santos PascualMr. & Mrs. Walter Zeroski
Sr. Josephine LeyneMr. & Mrs. Richard St. John
Jeronimo LopezMJRC Staff
Marcus H. MaGeeMrs. M. Ann Sheen MaGee
Bob MalleyDaughters of Mary & JosephMJRC Staff & Board
Warren R. MaloneySr. Renée BauerlyKaren Beainy
Gene ManningAnne M. Buist
Vern ManningMrs. Margie Manning
Sr. Thérèse MartinMr. & Mrs. Barry BlodgettMary Cronin-CourtneyGerald & Theresa HeinzGayle KingNita Lehrack
Sr. Thérèse MartinSally & Sue NowinskiMr. & Mrs. James PetersChristine & Mike PohlenLeta M. PorterDiane M. SchilzNancy J. SkinnerAnn C. Walters
Bunny MayMr. Martin C. May
James McCombieMr. John Becker
Mr. & Mrs. James McDermottMr. & Mrs. Tom Bussard
Charles McDonoughMs. Nancy McDonough
Johanna MeulenbroekMr. & Mrs. Ronald Fryer
Sherry MillerSr. Mary Jensch
Virginia Miller (Ginger)Mr. David Miller
Jane & Robert C. MoriartyMr. Robert A. Moriarty
Kimi NakanishiMs. Helen Kawaguchi
Mary, Marily, & Bill NashMr. & Mrs. Gary Hansen
Deborah NeriCarlotta Neri
Vincent D. NesticoMrs. Vincent Nestico
Mike & Peggy O’NeillMs. Kathleen O’Neill
Zachary OntiverosDaughters of Mary & Joseph
Jim & Ann O’ReganDonal CroninMr. & Mrs. Oliver Sheridan
Mariella PalmerMr. & Mrs. Donald Gibas
Dr. & Mrs. Vincent PennisiMs. Madeline Pennisi-Fendler
Robert PeppingSr. Mary Jensch
Arnaldo PeraltaMrs. Louise Peralta
Sr. Mary PerpetuaBarry & Kathy BlodgettTeresa GalvezSally & Sue Nowinski
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Thank you
Donor Recognition
The Daughters of Mary and
Joseph are most grateful for
your faithful friendship and
generous support. We wish to
recognize the following
donors for
Memorials received from:
January 1, 2014
through
December 31, 2014.
We have made every
effort to list the names of
those remembered accurately.
If we have made an error,
please let us know and we will
correct our records.
Sr. Mary Anne PetersonBarbara NugentMr. & Mrs. Barry WeinerJoe & Carol Quartucci
Sr. PhilomenaThe Sisters Of The Holy FaithMr. & Mrs. Michael O’Connor
Bob & Anne-Marie RitterMax F. RamosRamos & Flores Families
Mrs. Elsa RamosVendu Rau
Doreen JohnsonRita Reynolds
Daughters of Mary & JosephJames A. McDermottMs. Mary McDermott
Roger RichcreekSr. Mary Jensch
Catherine Anne RobleyLeonard RobleyLes Paul Robley
Ms. Frances HusackBill Rosado
Retreat Center and BoardFilemon B. Ruiz
Hilda Ruiz-CarreonSimon & Melva Russek
Richard H. RussekAnna Sabo
Mr. & Mrs. Richard BirinyiAlice Mullaney Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin ConnollyCarlos A. Schneider
Ms. Sylvia VelascoJoe Setka
Mrs. Mary SetkaTeresa Simonsen
Patricia B. OBrienSink & Costley Families
Mr. & Mrs. David CostleyMary Healy Starr
Ms. Mary Kelly
Patrick Shawn SullivanMr. & Mrs. Patrick P. Sullivan
Swann/Laubacher FamiliesMr. & Mrs. David C. Swann
Walter SwistMrs. Christine Swist Crowe
Robert ThompsonSr. Julia Costello
Leo TrembleyDaughters of Mary & Joseph
William TyreeMrs. Ellen Tyree
Sr. Mary ViatorMs. Janice Kuglin
Geraldine C. VidovichDaughters of Mary & JosephSr. Helen Vigil
Ann Grant VillaMs. Susan Grant
Cathleen WardMr. & Mrs. Brendan Laffey
Ward (my cousin)Ms. Maureen Daniger
Margaret WelkerMr. & Mrs. Mateo Costamagna
Raymond J. Welker, Sr.James Williams
Mrs. Jeanne SocquetRobert Wood
Mrs. Theresa WoodThomas Wrin
Mr. Harry WrinFran Yeoman
Marydee ThirskTom Yuhas
Mrs. Eileen YuhasJosephine F. Abela Zarb
Nowinski FamilyDr. William Zimmerman
Nancy Lee ZimmermanNellie Zukauskas
Mrs. Louise Peralta
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