Obituaries

From the first member of the congregation to pass away in 1870 to recent deaths, all the obituaries of deceased Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul are accessible and searchable. You can search by name, or use the birth date, death date and location filters.

These are not typical obituaries, in fact in the world of consecrated life we refer to them as necrologies. These biographical sketches are written by the General Secretary of the congregation shortly after the death of each individual sister. The necrologies are historical documents and may contain errors, including variations in spellings and incorrect dates. The necrologies are presented here as they were written.

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Sister Mary Callistus Nelligan

Sister Mary Callistus Nelligan

On August 4, 1935, Sister Mary Callistus (Bridget Nelligan) was called to her eternal reward at the House of Providence, Kingston. Sister devoted a number of years to the sick and poor in the House of Providence. She was also stationed at St. Francis’ General...

Sister Mary Celestine Donegan

Sister Mary Celestine Donegan

On June 27, 1935, Sister Mary Celestine (Mary Donegan) died at the House of Providence, Kingston. In 1904 Sister entered the preparatory Novitiate at the House of Providence, to begin her religious training. After completing her Novitiate term she made profession....

Sister Mary Priscilla Kavanagh

Sister Mary Priscilla Kavanagh

On May 18, 1935, Sister Mary Priscilla (Mary Kavanagh) passed to her eternal reward at the House of Providence, Kingston. After her profession Sister was engaged in the different works of the Institute, spending several years in the direct services of the poor. She...

Sister Mary Francis Clare Cannon

Sister Mary Francis Clare Cannon

On November 27, 1934, Sister Mary Francis Clare (Genevieve Cannon) died at Toronto on her way to St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville. She died before she could be removed from the train to St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto. After her religious profession Sister was...

Sister Mary Dolorosa McGuiggan

Sister Mary Dolorosa McGuiggan

On October 13, 1934, Sister Mary Dolorosa (Sarah McGuiggan) died at the House of Providence, Kingston. After her profession Sister was sent to St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, Brockville, to take up the study of nursing. Gifted with admirable qualities of mind and heart,...

Sister Mary Teresa Mangan

Sister Mary Teresa Mangan

On September 18, 1934, Sister Mary Teresa (Margaret Mangan) passed to her eternal home at the House of Providence, Kingston. Sister was a zealous and successful teacher, having taught in the Separate Schools of Perth, Belleville, Brockville and Portsmouth. On retiring...

Sister Mary Agatha Armour

Sister Mary Agatha Armour

On April 3, 1934, Sister Mary Agatha (Annie Armour) died during her sleep while on a visit to her sister, Sister St. Zeno of the Grey Nuns’ Community, Ottawa. Sister’s life was chiefly devoted to the care of the aged poor and sick. She spent some years at Saint...

Sister Mary Colette Grondin

Sister Mary Colette Grondin

On Wednesday, March 15th, 1933, Sister M. Colette, (Josephine Grondin) of the Sisters of Providence, Kingston, Ontario, died at Providence Hospital, Daysland, Alta. where she spent twenty years of faithful and devoted service. Not having any separate school in...

Sister Mary of the Rosary Mangan

Sister Mary of the Rosary Mangan

Oh, the Goodness and Providence of God! How admirable is His Mercy, how unsearchable His Ways! When we see a large family of little children bereaved of their parents by death, we are, sometimes, tempted to say “What a deplorable loss! What will become of these little...

Sister Mary Martha Sheehan

Sister Mary Martha Sheehan

What gratitude we owe thee, O God! We whom you have called out of a wicked world into a home of Your own, to be protected, cared for, all our wants supplied, and when the time comes for our departure from this world, to be tenderly prepared and strengthened for our...

Sister Mary Clare Cunningham

Sister Mary Clare Cunningham

When our Community was asked to open a teaching mission in St. John’s Convent, Perth, it was remarked that, in all probability it would be the means of obtaining many worthy subjects, as there was a large Catholic congregation in the town, many Catholics in the...

Sister Mary Perpetua Murphy

Sister Mary Perpetua Murphy

When the application for entrance into our Novitiate of Miss May Emily Murphy of Napanee was received, the members of the Council were not long in coming to a favourable decision as to her admission, as it was accompanied by a recommendation from her pastor, Rev. T.P....

Sister Mary Stanislaus Corrigan

Sister Mary Stanislaus Corrigan

In the evening of September 30, 1891 before the hour of prayer, two apparently little girls arrived at the Novitiate in company with their mother and sisters to enter the Novitiate. They were bright with the gladsomeness of youth. They were the daughters of Mr. and...

Sister Mary Clement Shea

Sister Mary Clement Shea

The death of Reverend Mother Mary Clement, Superior General of the Sisters of Charity, Kingston, came not only as a shock, but as a profound sorrow to her Sisters in Religion, and to the large number of others who came within the happy radius of her influence....

Sister Mary Magdalen Clancy

Sister Mary Magdalen Clancy

Sister Mary Magdalen (Ellen Clancy) daughter of John Clancy and Ellen O’Donnell was born on Howe Island April 1, 1850. Her mother dying early, the care of the home where her father and brothers resided, devolved upon her. Feeling an attraction to the religious life,...

Sister Mary Andrew McLellan

Sister Mary Andrew McLellan

What secrets, what destinies may be enclosed in a single day. What cause for joy or grief. So realized the dear Sisters of the Trenton mission, on that eventful day, Monday November 26, 1928. So was it brought home to each Sister of the Institute when the message...

Sister Mary Stephen Crane

Sister Mary Stephen Crane

The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland in the County of Kerry, April 17, 1859. On reaching the age of maturity, she, like many others left her parents and family, in order to seek in this free land of America the betterment of her condition. Encouraged by...

Sister Mary Justina Boland

Sister Mary Justina Boland

On New Years’ Day, 1928, a message was received from St. Mary’s of the Lake, that Sister Mary Justina was very ill. For the previous six months or more, it was frequently remarked that she was failing very much in her appearance and manner. Though she did not...

Sister Mary Julia Sommers

Sister Mary Julia Sommers

By the death of Sister Mary Julia at St. Vincent de Paul Hospital, the Sisters of Providence lost one of their most promising young members. Every artifice that medical skill and attention could devise was employed to stay the precious life of this dear young Sister,...

Sister Mary Julia Sommers

Sister Mary Angelica Blanchfield

When we consider the life and death of many persons, even of our own dear Sisters, we are impressed with the truth of these words, “Through many tribulations must we enter into the Kingdom of God”. Heaven is not reached without struggle, without suffering of mind or...