Toledo, OH Tributes
Come, Follow Me In The Netherlands during World War II, Leonarda (Leonie) was the second child born to Leonardus and Paulina (Wulterkens) Maigret. As customary, Leonie was taken to the church and baptized one day later. Though everything had to be kept dark and quiet, due to Air Raid Warnings, Read more…
Hidden in your Heart, O Lord, are Treasures of your Love. “Lord our God, you have been our dwelling!” These words from a hymn composed by Sister Ethel Mary and sung at your 75th jubilee exemplify her life. Sister’s ministry of prayer and music placed her in God’s dwelling. At Read more…
Born to Ernest and Angeline (Missler) Ulrich, Susan Marie was the oldest of five children. She became acquainted with the Sisters of Notre Dame in her early school days at Ladyfield School and then again when she attended Notre Dame Academy. Susan entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1956 Read more…
Born of immigrant parents Margaret (O’Sullivan) and Edward Kelly, Irene Brigid, the middle child in a family of five children, had a strong Irish Catholic upbringing. Life revolved around church, work, school, relatives, and a social club her father set up to help widows and children of Irishmen who died Read more…
Born to Louis and Caroline (Heinsohn) Meng in Genoa, Ohio, and baptized Helen Mary, she was the oldest of three children. After attending Clay-Genoa elementary school and Notre Dame Academy, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1946 and received the name Sister Mary Damian, an appropriate name of Read more…
Born to Daniel and Berna (Boff) Coressel, Mary Jean was the oldest girl in a family of nine children. After attending St. Michael Elementary School and Richland-Adams High School, both in Defiance, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1948 and received the name of Sister Mary Danielle. She Read more…
A rich life lived in a dynamic process of action and attitude, hope and helpfulness describes the 96 years of Sister Mary Patricia Snyder’s life and 76 years of religious profession. Her many ministries of elementary school teacher and supervisor, high school principal and counselor, college dean, and volunteer proved Read more…
Sister Mary Maurus Labadie passed into eternal life on April 24, 2021, at the age of 98 and in her 78th year of religious profession. She was one of five children of Mark and Cecilia (Wagener) Labadie. She attended St. Joseph School in Maumee and graduated from Notre Dame Academy Read more…
Being an only child born to Harold and Sophie (Jakubowski) Bennett, she was particularly proud of her Polish heritage. She loved making Polish bread, knew a number of Polish expressions, and attended the Polish parish school of St. Hyacinth. Graduating from Notre Dame Academy in 1956, she entered the Sisters Read more…
Energetic, enthusiastic, joy filled, ever smiling, Sister Darlene Mary strove to make God known and loved, especially to the many children she taught and the teachers she mentored. She aimed to lead each child to the fullness of his or her human and spiritual potential. Born to Richard and Lucille Read more…