Sister Mary Kathleen Knechtges, SND (formerly Sister Mary Ambrose)
Sister Mary Kathleen Knechtges, SND(formerly Sister Mary Ambrose)March 19, 1938-November 28, 2024Professed August 16, 1959 Kathleen Ann was the fifth child born to Chauncey and Catherine (Ward) Knechtges on March 19, 1938, in Elyria, Ohio. Her older siblings—Jack, Jeanne, Ward, and Chuck—watched over her with great affection. When Kathleen was just four years old, Mrs. […]
Sister Mary Ann Burke, SND (formerly Sister Mary Brigid)
Sister Mary Ann BurkeFormerly Sister Mary BrigidAugust 11, 1942 – October 4, 2024Professed January 3, 1963 Mary Ann was the second of five children born to Stephen and Anna Mae (Connors) Burke on August 11, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio. “I became the chief tomboy of the neighborhood,” Mary Ann wrote in her autobiography, “with the […]
Sister Mary Anne Philomena Grady, SND (formerly Sister Mary Eamon)
Sister Mary Anne Philomena Grady(formerly Sister Mary Eamon)January 27, 1944 – July 11, 2024Professed: 1964 Anne Philomena Grady was born on January 27, 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of six children of Michael and Ann Molloy Grady. Of the four boys, the two oldest died in infancy. Anne Philomena’s sister, Mary Therese, became a […]
Sister Mary Therese Brown, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Pius)
Sister Mary Therese Brown, SND (formerly Sister Mary St. Pius)December 3, 1937 – May 21, 2024 Professed: 1957 In her autobiography, Sister Mary Therese Brown calls herself “a child of prayer,” because her parents, Lawrence and Margaret Grubiss Brown, had prayed for more than five years that God would bless them with children. Their oldest daughter’s […]
Sister Mary Julie Rose Keck, SND (Roseann Keck); September 13, 1932 – May 16, 2024
Roseann Keck, born on September 13, 1932, was the second child of Joseph and Josephine Hamm Keck. In her autobiography, Roseann wrote that her parents considered themselves twice blessed: first, for the birth of a healthy baby, and secondly, because the crowded conditions in their home in Cleveland made building a new house a necessity. […]
Sister Mary Geralyn Stenger, SND (Patricia Ann Stenger); December 7, 1937-May 5, 2024
In Loving Memory: Sister Mary Geralyn Stenger, SND Born in University Heights, Ohio on December 27, 1937, Patricia Ann was the oldest child of Harry and Geraldine (Morrison) Stenger. She and her three brothers attended Gesu Parish School. Early on, Patricia began to consider her future. “The seeds of a religious vocation were planted in […]
Sister Mary Ann Tusai, SND (formerly Sister Mary John Martin); August 25, 1937 – March 25, 2024
Born on August 25, 1937 to John and Helen (Doljac) Tusai, Mary Ann was the only girl and the oldest of five children. She attended St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School in Cleveland. At St. Peter High School, Mary Ann joined the Glee Club, newspaper staff, and participated in the school play. She became an assistant […]
Sister Mary Laura Wingert, SND (Joan Marie Wingert); February 12, 1942-February 26, 2024
Joan Marie Wingert was the oldest child and only daughter of Wayne and Mary (Zettler) Wingert, born on February 12, 1942 in Canton, Ohio. Together with her four brothers, Joan enjoyed a happy childhood in the family home, surrounded by acres of farmland and woods to play in. Both parents came from German farming families. […]
Sister Mary Jessica Karlinger, SND; February 1, 1936 -February 24, 2024
(Carol Anne Karlinger)February 1, 1936 – February 24, 2024Professed August 16, 1955 Carol Anne was the only child of Victor and Anna Pezdirtz Karlinger. The family lived in Cleveland, Ohio—first in the home of her paternal grandparents near St. Vitus Parish, and then in North Collinwood. The family belonged to Our Lady of Perpetual Help […]
Sister Mary Kathleen McCafferty, SND (formerly Sister Mary Lisbeth); July 11, 1941 – January 16, 2024
Kathleen Therese McCafferty was born in Cleveland, the first of three children of Richard and Elizabeth Lucko McCafferty. With her sister and brother, she enjoyed a happy childhood in the city that she knew and loved. At St. Wendelin School, Kathleen was a good student. In her junior year at St. Stephen High School, Kathleen […]