SNJM Spring Newsletter 2013

Washington Partners in Mission
Spring 2013
Always
be Grateful
for the days that
God you. gives
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher

excerpted from the Centennial Celebration,
Inland Register, October 29, 1987
Celebrate 125 years in Spokane
We are Grateful
The diocese is called Nesqually. Statehood is still a year away. Horse-drawn carriages are
the order of the day on downtown streets—what few streets there are. But already, by the
summer of 1888… Jesuit missionaries have planted and nurtured seeds of faith among the
native peoples….
On July 25, 1888, three hot, dusty Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary stepped off the
Northern Pacific train and into the history of Spokane. Father James Rebmann, SJ, Pastor of the
parish, Our Lady of Lourdes…met the travelers. The Sisters of Providence…provided the first
taste of a Spokane welcome, initiating a century of friendship and mutual support. Spokane,
and especially its Jesuit clergy, had been bombarding heaven…for help to meet the evident and
growing need for Christian education….
The first Sisters spent July preparing the building on Main...for living quarters and the school.
On August 28, three more Sisters arrived to round out the faculty and all six spent September 2,
the day before the opening of school, in retreat, asking God’s blessing on the work ahead.
The School of the Holy Names began a full range of educational services underscoring the
charism of the Holy Names Foundress, Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher. She wanted her Sisters to
be “educators in faith” whenever and wherever they would be called.
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July 25 arrivals. The day witnesses the arrival of the Sisters to open the mission of
Spokane. For many years the Jesuits stationed at this place have solicited the
Provincial House of Portland, Oregon to send Sisters but the scarcity of subjects
prevented its acceptation. During the visit of Mother John the Baptist, General
Superior, in February, she with
Sr. Mary Elizabeth, General
Secretary, visited Spokane
and being delighted with the
brilliant prospects for a school
accepted the place and
promised to send some Sisters
from California to aid in
opening the mission.
(Excerpt from the
Convent of the Holy Names
Chronicles, Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish School of the
Holy Names, Main Street,
Spokane Falls,
Washington Territory.)
Students, Holy Names Academy, Spokane, 1908
Top to Bottom: SNJMs to first come to Spokane: the first Sr. Michael Archangel & Sr. Mary Matthew Moffatt;
Sr. Michael of the Saints, CA Provincial 1886-1888; Sr. Helena of the Cross, 1900; Sr. Mary Wilhelmine, 1910

The Sisters of the Holy Names
stepped off the train in Spokane Falls and were met by Father
Rebmann and his dog, Caro, in his new Bruster-buggy pulled by
Fanny, the horse. They arrived at Our Lady of Lourdes in time for
Mass. As the Sisters and Father were preparing for Mass, curses
reververated through the open church doors.
Fr. Rebmann had left Caro loose outside the church. Fanny
was tied to a telephone pole. Fanny’s lead had slipped down
the pole causing her to try to pull her head up. A man
passing by attempted to help Fanny but Caro was having
none of it. He snapped and bit the man in the leg.
Fr. Rebmann heard the commotion and went out to talk
to the man and tied Caro up to the buggy. The man left.
Father reentered the church to say Mass. But outraged, the man
told a policeman that the dog was rabid. The policeman attempted to shoot
the dog and fired three shots.
The Sisters heard the shots and cried, “O, Lord? To what place have we come?”
The terrified Sisters huddled together in the church pew “waiting for the crown of
martyrdom.” Father raced back to the church door just in time to see the policeman
running after Fanny, the buggy and Caro. Fanny made her way back to her stable.
Caro was hunted down and shot as he tried to escape by jumping in the river.
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School of the Holy Names, Spokane Falls 1888
near what is now Main and Browne Streets.
Father Rebmann in his Bruster-buggy
with Fanny, the horse
In 2013, Sisters continue to serve as “educators in the faith wherever and whenever they are called.”
The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary is an international congregation of Catholic Women
Religious. Together with Associates, Lay Consecrated and Volunteers, they dedicate themselves to the
full development of the human person through education, social justice, contemplation, and the arts.
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Aug. 26, [1888] Blessing of the School
[and living quarters]. The last five days have
been busy ones preparing for the blessing of
our school which took place this afternoon.
Rev. [Rebmann] S.J. assisted by Reverend
Father Folchi S.J. performed the beautiful
ceremony. How happy are we to be in our
home and happiness is still more appreciated
from the fact that up to this time we have
been guests [of our friends, the Sisters of
Providence] at the Sacred Heart Hospital.
(Excerpt from the Convent of the Holy
Names Chronicles, Our Lady of Lourdes
Parish School of the Holy Names, Main
Street, Spokane Falls, WA Territory.)
125 years later we continue
to serve in the Diocese of Spokane.
Thank you for your support!

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The Age of Active Wisdom
This article begins a series of profiles that was inspired by Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM’s article,
Ministerial Religious Life Into the Future. She suggests that women Religious are “not in old age but
somewhere in a roughly 25 year period of adulthood two, a period...called...the age of active wisdom...
this...stage of human life is perhaps the richest and potentially most productive period of the human
life cycle.” We wanted to present to you Sisters who represent the ‘age of active wisdom’ who continue
to live out the charism of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary long past what mainstream
America would consider retirement.
Sr. Anne Bosserman, SNJM (Corita Mary)
graduated from
HNA, Seattle in
1954 and entered the
Sisters of the Holy
Names of Jesus and
Mary in 1955. She is
an accomplished
musician and taught
music in grade and
high schools. She
spent 16 years in
parish ministry.
Graciousness,
generosity of spirit,
passion and variety
are defining threads
woven into the fabric
of her life as a Sister.
Editor: How do you as a Sister in the ‘age of active
wisdom’ live out the SNJM charism?
Sr. Anne: Through a wide variety of volunteer
works I try to live out our SNJM charism: The
primacy of the Love of God with emphasis on the
full development of the person with concern and
action toward justice for the poor and marginalized.
Through daily prayer alone and with my Sisters, I
touch into God’s unconditional love. Reading about
other cultures and countries I grow in appreciation
of being a global citizen and the beauty of diversity.
Sharing resources and insights with my Sisters and
others is a wondrous gift.
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I partner with my SNJM Sisters and Associates and with
lay people in many different fields.
On Mondays I help our renowned artist, Sister Paula
Mary Turnbull, create a diversity of art pieces. I work
with a committee to grant scholarships for music lessons
at Holy Names Music Center. Six times a semester, I
tutor Japanese college students for English conversation.
I did one summer in Vietnam also. These are exceptional
young women who are struggling to learn our difficult
language.
With Religious Sisters from other communities since
2007, we plan Twilight Retreats twice a year for women
18 – 35, sharing the riches of spirituality we have been
blessed with. I also represent the SNJMs at the Spokane
Diocesan Vocation meetings which plan events about the
life and ministries of Religious Sisters today.
Sr. Anne Bosserman with conversation
students from Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute.

Sr. Ann Pizelo (left) and Mary Ann Hartsfield
at Our Place. Photo Courtsey of Our Place
Our Place Ministries which, currently is run by Sr. Ann
Pizelo, SNJM, (Angelo Marie) and SNJM Associate Mary
Ann Hartsfield, is an organization that provides food,
clothing, and basic resources. I thoroughly enjoy serving
there once a week.
Pax Christi Spokane and the Spokane Alliance
are organizations that work for the common good
locally and peace and justice actions nationally and
internationally. I gain a lot of energy and hopefully
contribute some of the wisdom of my years.
Editor: How do you see the future of religious life?
Religious life for apostolic Sisters has changed
remarkably since I entered 58 years ago. Since the
early church and through the centuries, women have
joined together to meet the needs of the time. When
the Holy Names Sisters were founded 170 years
ago in Montreal, it addressed basic educational
needs. Though we continue to foster educational
institutions, our Sisters have also moved to address
the needs of the 21st century by educating on
a broader scale.
I believe religious life for Apostolic Sisters
will continue into the future with its changing
ministerial face even as our world changes.
I am proud to be wherever my SNJM Sisters
and Associates are promoting justice and
creating community.
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Twilight Retreat
original Twilight Retreat content courtesty of the
Inland Register, January 17, 2013
Women Religious of the Spokane area offered a
Twlight Retreat for young woman age 18-35 on
February 15, 2013.
The retreat offered space and time for prayer,
reflection and an opportunity to share with other
women who share a desire to deepen their
spirituality and discuss topics that are relevant
to their lives.
Some of the participants have also indicated a desire
to speak one-on-one with a Sister to discuss issues
of spirituality, what it’s like to live as a woman
religious, and the Sister’s ministries.
The Sisters of the Holy Names offered Twlight
Retreats at their convent in the St. Francis of Assisi
parish. The retreat began with dinner followed by
an evening of prayer and discussion.
Gonzaga and Whitworth University recent graduates and young
women joined Franciscan, Providence and Holy Names Sisters for
a Twilight Retreat. Sr. Anne back row, far left

CHN Forest Fire, August 2012
excerpted from Spokesman Review, City News, August 13, 2012
Fire aftermath; photos
by Rosemary Fuller.
A brush fire Monday forced the evacuation of a northwest Spokane
convent that serves retired nuns in need of assisted living services.
About 60 people were evacuated from the Convent of the Holy Names
as the brush fire advanced within 100 yards of the structure.
STA buses and ambulances were used to evacuate employees and 36
nuns from the convent...officials said. The convent has a wing that
serves Sisters from around the region in need of nursing services.
Fire crews saturated the area around the convent with water
and a Department of Natural Resources helicopter was called
in to help fight the fire. Between 75 and 100 firefighters
helped contain the approximately five-acre blaze.
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Far left, Sr. Pat Basel (M. Michael Francis)
and Sr. Joan Christine Von Bank enjoy lunch with two
of the firefighters who helped battle the Convent forest fire.
The Sisters have referred to the fire event
as an adventure, and truly, it was! It was
an adventure into the web of services that
make us so safe in Spokane. Fire fighters,
police, ambulance and bus service, St.
Joseph Residence and the Providence
Sisters, Red Lion River Inn, many friends
and volunteers—all formed a web of
support that can only be part of the
fulfillment of Jesus’ dream “that all
may be One!” We are so grateful to
have lived this adventure!
Sr. Mary Ann Farley, SNJM,
Community Director CHN
by Frances Kendrick, SNJM (Kenneth Mary)
During the August 13th fire in the convent forest, Sister Celine
Steinberger, SNJM (Lorene Therese) Developent Director,
gathered Blessed Marie-Rose medals and Rick Delano, CHN
Director of Strategic Planning, dispersed them around the
grounds during the fire. A number were also given to the fire
fighters.
Recently, fire fighters were invited to a “thank you” lunch at the
convent. Several firemen asked if they, too, could have medals.
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We thank Blessed Marie-Rose
for protecting our Sisters,
our home and our forest.
She has protected many people from fires!
Later, at the inspection of the fire site, the line was found where the fire
turned away. At its edge were found three Blessed Marie-Rose medals!
Other evidence of our being watched over might include the condition of the
soil. It is not deeply scorched and plants should be able to rejuvenate easily.
Also, many of the burnt trees are not actually dead and are expected to
recover in a year or two. The flat headed bark borer is already at work on
those that were deeply burnt, a sign of nature’s economy in readying
new uses for wildlife.
The Boy Scouts worked to level the bulldozed
fire breaks and sew native grass seeds
supplied by the Forest
Service. The Forest
Service also offered a
grant to cover half the cost
of removing the dog hair
stands, which are groups of
little saplings which weaken
the larger trees. (If you’ve been
fortunate enough to hike in old
growth forest, you’ll remember
how clear the understory is of
these.) The same saplings are a
real fire danger. They provide fast
and hot burning fuel which ignites
the larger trees.
Department of Natural
Resources Forester,
Guy Giffords, discusses
with Srs. Mary Ann Farley
(M. Angela Therese)
and Anne Herkenrath
(M. Leonore) the state
of the Convent forest
a month after the fire.
The only trees burned to the top in our
fire were those around a dog hair stand.
The cut saplings will be chipped in place,
their wood returning nutrients to the
ground. In a side note, mule deer used
to abound in the old woods of Eastern
Washington. As under growth grew in the
secondary forests, they became replaced
by white deer and are now comparatively
rare. Perhaps our new healthier forest
will contribute to that species survival
here!
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Center and above: The industrious
work of the flat-headed bark borer.

Save the Date
Celebrating a Journey of 125 Years
Alums of HNA-Spokane, HNC and FWC are invited to join us for a weekend event
celebrating the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Holy Names in Spokane.
Saturday, July 27, 2013 ~ Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute/FWC, The Commons
Social Hour / Raffle / Silent Auction ...... 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Luncheon ................................................12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Tours of Campus ......................................1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Closing Reception ....................................3:00 pm – 4:00 pm(ish)
Sunday, July 28, 2013 ~ Convent of the Holy Names
Mass and Continental Breakfast......11:00 am
Invitation will be mailed by late April.
If you would like to attend, but do not receive an invitation by mid-April or for additional information contact
Nancy Tankersley at ntankersley@snjmwa.org or call 509-327-7470 x121.
Alum News Spring 2013
The following updates were received prior to February 6, 2013. Due to space limitations, any information received
after this date will appear in the fall newsletter. Some messages from alums who appeared in the previous
issue may not appear. All messages, however, are warmly welcome. Enjoy!
1927~1947
Katherine Patterson Dougherty (HNASpo, ‘39) died July 10,
2011. She loved her five children, 12 grandchildren and her
husband of 60 years. Her daughter, Colleen, graduated in 1967
with many cousins and her aunt, Ethel Patterson, from the same
school.
Mary Clare McGough Misek (HNC, ‘41) lives in Kirkland, WA,
near her three daughters. Although she is 94, she is still able
to prepare her meals, take care of herself, and enjoy the many
activities.
Frances Kalkwarf Hutter (HNC, ‘41) lives in St. Charles, IL, in
an independent retirement home. Turning 92 on December 29.
She is in good health, still drives and enjoyed a recent cruise on
the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Vivian Schmidt Cruz (IHS, ‘42) lost her husband, Art, in
November 2012. They had been very happy living in Merrell
Gardens assisted living in Gilroy, CA.
LaVaughn Jurgensen Therriault (IHS, ‘45) retired from nursing
in 1989 and lives in Seattle with her husband and three grandchildren.
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Marie Blaschka Pimentel (HNASea, ‘46) spent the last 20 years
as a volunteer teaching women how to use the free energy of
the sun to cook their food. She was in eight African countries,
Turkey, Armenia and now works in Mexico. She is now 83, her
husband is 86, and they are a team!
Yvonne DeGuire Clement (HNC, ‘46) moved back into her prior
home in Shoreline, WA. She is enjoying a beautiful room filled
with 87 years worth of keepsakes and pictures.
Carol Kramer Plymale (HNC, ‘46) spent one year at HNC
studying piano with Sr. Marian before transferring to Seattle
University for a degree in nursing. Her daughter, Mary Pat
(Plymale) Graham, graduated from FWC in 1994 and all of her
children were taught by SNJMs in Everett. She has enormous
respect and gratitude for all of the Sisters.
1948~1958
Margaret Nolan Halpin (HNASea, ‘48) and her husband
celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary on January 2013.
They have nine children, 67 grandchildren, 58 greatgrandchildren
(and five more expected). The family is deeply
involved in prayer, liturgical music, Catholic education and
organizations and support of the arts.

Frances McGreevy Keller (HNC, ‘48) stays busy with family
and Parish activities, Altar Society, cooking for low income area
seniors once a month.
Mary Kay Aamodt Lambert (HNASea, ‘50) recently became a
great-grandmother when her oldest granddaughter delivered a
baby boy.
Martha Torlai MacKenzie (IHS, ‘51) and husband live on
three acres, are in good health and enjoy hiking together. They
both love photography and singing in the choir at St. James
Cathedral. They spent the holidays with their five sons, daughter
and their families, who all live in Washington.
Catherine “Kay” O’Neill Wood (HNASea, ‘52) and her friend
Peggy Daly Maranjo had a great time when they visited the
Sisters in September, and classmates Joanne Blewett McCann in
Spokane and Lorraine Shane Clemen in Walla Walla.
Joanne Dalsanders Girolami (HNASpo, ‘53), widowed for 15
years, continues to work as a Real Estate broker and feels blessed
by her beautiful family. She enjoys her 11 grandchildren, aged
three to 16. They all attend Catholic schools, but regrets they
don’t have SNJMs as teachers. Her granddaughter, Joanna, will
attend HNA in Seattle next year and is very excited. For her own
education, she says “Thank You.”
Mary Day Shepard (HNASpo, ‘53) and her husband, Theodore,
have been married for 55 years and now live in an adult
community in the Spokane Valley. They have six children, 17
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Joyce Powers Ways (FWC, ’54) writes that many of her HNA
classmates frequently gather to celebrate their 80th birthdays.
They still love and support each otoher.
Rosemarie Roemer Atterbury (HNASpo, ‘54) and her husband,
Richard, will celebrate their 59th anniversary in August 2013.
They have nine children, 17 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
They feel blessed beyond belief. God is good!
Kathleen Meeds Cunningham (St. Mary’s Academy-Portland,
‘54) lives in a continuing care community with her husband of 54
years. She sings in the church choir and has 10 grandkids, aged
two to 26 years old.
Ray Fleek (St. Joes, ‘54) and his wife, Marilyn, have three sons,
11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. They are selling
their home in Washington and plan to move to Scottsdale, AZ.
Rosemary Deschenes Nagle (HNC, ‘55) and her husband will,
after 57 years of home ownership, soon to move into a retirement
apartment. They are looking forward to fewer responsibilities
and more time to enjoy each other.
Joanna Coon Brown (HNASea, ‘55) lost her husband, Mike, to
cancer in 2012; married for 55 years, having a wonderful family
of eight children, 26 living grandchildren and 14 great-grand
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children. She is very grateful for the education of the SNJMs.
Laverne Dorsey Mayberry (HNC, ‘57) retired from Prescott
School and now she and her husband enjoy being active
volunteers in their church.
Mary Louise Keolker Oswald (HNC, ’57) sends her love to the
many who gave her care, love and prayers as she got through
breast cancer in 2010-11. She thanks the Sisters for their help
during that time and for her education.
Mary Buzard Coupe (HNASea, ‘58) has been married to
Thomas for nearly 54 years. They met in 1951, when she was
10 and he was 12. They have been blessed with six children, 16
grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She is grateful to
her parents who made it possible for her to attend HNA for 12
years. She thanks the Sisters for their devotion and teaching her
about God’s love, which has sustained her all of this time.
1959~1969
V. Carmen Gonzalez Wanaka (HNASea, ‘59) has four grown
children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren (including
twins born in December).
Colleen Shields (FWC, ’60) recently moved to Auburn, WA,
where she now enjoys participating in the many school activities
of her three grandchildren.
Kathy Lynch (HNASea, ‘60) enjoyed her 70th birthday with her
husband, Rob, and her daughter and son-in-law on a cruise to
the Baltic and visiting their home in Gaeta, Italy!
Marlene Phelps Gross (HNASpo, ‘60) retired 14 years ago and
has enjoyed the ride. They love wintering in Arizona and having
fun in the sun. They both enjoy volunteer work.
Patricia R. Mayovsky (IHS, ‘60) included a note in her recent
donation saying, “This gift is for the ‘best’ teachers a girl could
ever want. Thank you, Sisters.”
Suzanne Burke (HNASea, ‘61) and everyone at their 50th class
reunion was delighted when they funded their new endowment to
pay for scholarships at HNA Seattle for years to come.
Diane DeFelice-Nelson (HNASpo, ‘61) was blessed this year by
becoming more closely connected to Holy Names Music Center
by serving on the HNMC Board of Trustees. Her husband, David
Nelson, enjoys spending one day a week working with Sr. Paula
Turnbull. He’s having a great time!
Kathleen Reilly Imholt (HNASpo, ‘62) thoroughly enjoyed her
50th graduation reunion in July. She was able to reconnect with
her classmates, an awesome class of women!
Joan Conlin Leeds (HNASpo, ‘63) and her classmates will
celebrate their 50th reunion on Friday, July 26, 2013, when
Spokane SNJMs will be celebrating the 125th Anniversary
of their arrival in Spokane.

Sister Honors, 2012-2013
Did you know Sr. Karen Conlin (Adrianne Mary) was in an advertisement that aired
following the third quarter of the Super Bowl game? The commercial, featuring a
ballerina dancing on a stark stage to rich, melodic cello music, was for Gamma Knife
of Spokane, which offers hope to those with brain tumors. The cellist was Sister
Karen, who was enlisted by the father of one her students to arrange the music and
play the cello for the ad. That’s how a commercial with class got to the Super Bowl.
Patricia Morgan Bradley (HNASea, ‘64) worked as a teacher
and administrator with Seattle and Portland public schools for
32 years before retiring. Now she stays busy with grandkids and
involvement with her church.
Susan Schucker Dietrich (HNASpo, ‘65) is an aesthetics
nurse and lives in Vancouver, WA. She has five children,
eight grandchildren.
Sally Peterson Jallinoja (HNASpo, ‘65) is retired, alive and
well, enjoying her husband of 38 years, Ola. They live in La
Quinta, CA.
Linda Gauthier Trudeau (HNASpo, ‘65) and her husband are
retired and live in Spokane and winter in central Florida.
Margaret O’Brien Shute (HNASpo, ‘65) and her husband
celebrated 40 years of marriage with a cruise to Spain and
Portugal, including a special visit to Fatima. She is enjoying
her six grandchidren.
Theresa Greiner Downey (FWC, ‘65), along with her
daughter and family moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
in July. They hope to live there for many years. She volunteers
for Feed the Hungry, preparing bulk foods for delivery to rural
Sr. Karen Conlin, SNJM
in Super Bowl Ad!
Sr. Ann Cornelia Sullivan, SNJM
receives the Sister Mary Taylor Award
Congratulations to Ann Cornelia Sullivan, SNJM, 2012 recipient of the Seattle
Archdiocesan School Board’s Sister Mary Taylor Award. Sister Ann was honored in
September 2012 for her dedicated leadership and innovative vision. She has served
Catholic schools for 50 years, including the last 34 at Holy Names Academy, Seattle
where she currently serves as Archivist. She has been a teacher, administrator, and
library/media specialist. Sister Ann is deeply committed to Catholic education and has
an exceptional sense of service.
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schools, feeding over 4,000 children daily. She also volunteers
with a group which knits/crochets scarves and hats for rural
children using donated yarn.
Elizabeth Lovejoy Pechuzal (HNASea, ‘66) lives in Scottsdale,
AZ and works as a hospice nurse. She is married and has three
daughters and one grandchild.
Ellen Lawson (IHS, ‘66) has a new grandchild, Aislyn. Her son
and daughter-in-law, Jim and Angel, are the proud parents.
Susan Winters Fortin (HNASea, ‘66) has retired and has more
time to play with her family and friends, especially the joys of her
life, grandson Alex, 10 and granddaughter Gina, seven.
Liz Feuersinger Templeton (HNASpo, ‘66) retired from full-time
work as Coordinator of Early Childhood in Cherry Creek School
District. She now works part-time and volunteers in the
community. She and her husband of 38 years enjoy their four
wonderful grandchildren.
Mary Ann Miller Ashlock (HNASpo, ‘67) earned two master’s
degrees after graduating from WSU, after which she taught
school 1971-1995 and was the Assistant Superintendent of
parochial schools of Eastern Washington 1995-2000. She is the

FWC Alums of late 1960’s to early 1970’s:
Some of your classmates would like to plan a reunion in
Spokane sometime next summer hopefully on the former
FWC campus, Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute.
Are you interested in attending? We need your help!
Please contact us–and let us know your thoughts.
Mary Himmelsbach Pittaway: mpitt59802@aol.com;
Candice Woody Battle: battle.candice@comcast.net
or Jody Andrade Theriot: jodytheriot@comcast.net
Congratulations
to Sr. Mary Boys, SNJM
Sr. Mary C. Boys, SNJM (Mary Paula) was recently appointed to a three-year
term as Dean of Academic Affairs at Union Theological Seminary. In speaking
about her appointment, Sr. Mary said, “I have never aspired to a position
in academic administration because I so love teaching and writing. Yet the
invitation to be Union’s academic dean challenges me to broaden the horizons
of my commitment to theological education.”
Sr. Kathleen Hilton, SNJM
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Sr. Kathleen Hilton, SNJM (Mary Kathleen) (member of the U.S. Ontario
Leadership Team) has been named Professor Emeritus at The University of North
Carolina at Pembroke. Her letter of recommendation from the Faculty Awards
Committee stated: “In her two decades of distinguished service to UNCP,
Kathleen consistently embodied the qualities of an outstanding teacher with
significant contributions to the university, the Pembroke community, and the
history profession. As the first woman professor in the History Department, she has
also inspired those who follow in her footsteps.” Congratulations Sr. Kathleen!
author of “Giant Steps,” a book about sexual abuse prevention,
and was part of the adjunct faculty for Gonzaga University and
Whitworth University. Now retired, she enjoys taking care of her
three grandchildren.
Let’s Plan it!
Teresa Heese Kaiser (HNASea, ‘67) lives in the suburbs of
Washington, DC, and works as an Appeals Officer for the
National Appeals Division of the USDA. She is getting
married this year to a wonderful man who is a high school
guidance counselor. Her oldest daughter, Bridgette, also an
HNASea alum (1986), lives in the same area.
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Irene Endresen (HNASpo, ‘67) says she is “keeping on keeping
on” as a government auditor desperately trying to keep up with
technology. She is the mother of three and the grandmother of
four, with gratitude to the One for the abundance of blessings in
her life.
Mary Lynch Scharf (IHS, ‘67) and her husband, Bill, built a
beautiful home in Seattle where they plan to stay until the Lord
has other plans.
Kathy Druffel Wolf (FWC, ‘68) is a retired music and
elementary school teacher. She and Dan are active with their
eight grandkids and enjoy traveling in the winter, while
trailoring Dan’s Harley!
Betty Pauly Hively (HNASpo, ‘69) thinks often of the Sisters and
all the years she was taught by them. Their initial guidance has
carried her through many stages of life. She continues to praise
and thank every Sister for their devotion.
Mary McCrow Heinen (HNASpo, ‘69) and her husband, Mike,
have been married for 41 years. They have three grown children,
six grandchildren and three adopted from China. They are all
fifteen years old and attending Gonzaga Prep. She is retired after
30 years of teaching.

Photo courtesy of Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review
Congratulations
to Sr. Cathy Beckley, SNJM
Sr. Cathy Beckley, SNJM received the Marie Pizelo Award at
Transitions’ annual People Who Care fund-raising event on
October 24, 2012. Sr. Cathy founded the Spokane Women’s
Drop-In Center for homeless women in 1991. Now called the
Women’s Hearth, the center is one of three programs that
operate as part of Transitions, an intercommunity project
founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Providence, the
Dominican Sisters, the Franciscan Sisters and the Sisters of the
Holy Names. The first recipient of the Marie Pizelo Award,
Sr. Cathy was honored for her pioneering spirit in founding the
ministry and creative direction of the program. The Marie Pizelo
Award was named in honor of a woman who volunteered from
the day of the Drop-in Center founding until her death.
Correction: Sr. Paula Mary Turnbull, SNJM has informed us that Sr. Miriam Clare Murphy, SNJM was an oil painter not a
watercolor artist as mentioned in our 2013 Calendar. Sr. Miriam Clare’s painting is featured the month of April.
Vicki Sessions (HNASea, ‘69) is retired and now takes care of
her 92 year-old father who lives in a retirement community. She
has a wonderful jogging partner—her dog Sally. She enjoys
reading, playing bridge with friends and drinking wine.
1970~1980
Cindy Wieber Sasso (HNASpo, ‘70) and her husband, Doug,
live in beautiful Southern California, where she works at the
University of California, Irvine. She plans to retire in a couple
of years.
Kyra Clefton Humphrey (HNASpo, ‘70) and her husband, Steve,
lived in Pasadena, CA, for 25 years, where she taught private
singing lessons. After their two sons were raised and their
daughter completed the sixth grade, they completed a long-time
goal by moving to Sequim, WA in July. She continues teaching
private singing lessons part time.
Cynthia Heye Lamothe (HNASea, ‘71) works for the City of
Auburn, WA as the water utility engineer and will become the
General Manager of Skyway Water & Sewer District in King
County, WA on March 1, 2013.
Sandra Seubert Westhoff (FWC, ‘71) are blessed by the arrival
of their first grandchild in July. Her younger daughter and her
husband, Christine and Hamilton, will live in England for the
next three years.
12.
Carol O’Neil Henson (FWC, ’71) and her husband, Ken, are
celebrating 40 years of marriage with their five wonderful
grandchildren.
Save the Date
HNA Spokane Class of 1973
will celebrate their 40th reunion with
Marycliff and Gonzaga Prep alums
Friday, August 9th: “Girls & Teachers” night
at 1135 W Glass, Spokane, WA 99205
Saturday, August 10th: 5:30 p.m.
All three schools in The Globe Room, Cataldo Hall
(close to St. Aloysius Church)
at Gonzaga University
Nancy Phouang-Ngeun Sananikone (HNASea, ‘74) is retired
and lives half the year in Honolulu, the other half in Santa Clara,
California.
Mary Lou Gould (FWC, ‘77) graduated from WSU and has been
living in Vermont for 25 years. She still remembers the amazing
art history trip to Italy guided by Sr. Paula Mary Turnbull.
Georgette Michael Naccarato (FWC, ‘80) and her husband
recently returned to the beautiful, rural Spokane Valley area.
Their daughter, Nissa, is in the 8th grade at St. Mary’s.

The Sisters of the Holy Names prayerfully remember the following Alums, Family, and Friends who have died.
We received the notifications between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2012.
HNA, Seattle
Roberta Nelson Armanino, ‘41
Larraine Cole Beach, ‘46
Jo Anne Ryan Bell, ‘50
Mary Herkenrath Bennett, ‘37
Jacqueline Schmidt Brown, ‘45
Patricia Plumb Bulzomi, ‘45
Alco Wyse Canfield, ‘41
Mary Louise McBride Carey, ‘35
Nancy Emerson Carey, ‘35
Marjorie Ruth Carlisle, ‘46
Kathryn Bouch Chavez, ‘86
Jane Mahoney Cochran, ‘49
Rita Concannon, ‘41
Ann Manning Cush, *
Dianne Lecture DeLatour, ‘57
Claudia McMahon Driscoll, ‘65
Clorinda Morelli Edson, ‘46
Elizabeth McKee Fisher, ‘77
Susan Spinner Foy, ‘57
Judith Oljar Frolich, ‘58
Peggy Vandenberg Fursman, ‘85
Margaret Egan Goehring, ‘42
Joan White Hebert, ‘39
Veronica McHugh Herold, ‘40
Mary Margaret Hoffman, ‘57
Helen Thompson Humbert, ‘57
Jeanne Eileen O’Hara Johnsen, ‘46
Patricia Anthony Jordan, ‘65
Patricia Young Julian, ‘40
Anne Murphy Keefe, ‘39
Judith Anne King, ‘59
Patricia Mansfield Knowles, ‘39
Maryhelen Pauly Kobelin, ‘55
Marilee Staley Kramer, ‘49
Bernadette McClory LaLanne, ‘39
Marylouise Masenga Leone, ‘39
Annabelle Loranger Martineau, ‘42
Rose Grossi McLean, ‘46
Leona Rosenstine Miller, *
Sheila Massey Miller, *
Marion Sidney Peterson, ‘53
Sarah Schaaf Poitry, ‘57
Mary Paschen Pugh, ‘43
Marjorie Maher Putnam, ‘44
Helen Marie Ryan, ‘48
Margaret Ellen Ryan, ‘61
Alyce Metzger Scalzo, ‘80
Sr. Kiernan Mary Shull
(Florence),SNJM ‘49
Mary Williams Sifferman, ‘33
Maureen Haughian Smith, ‘58
Jean Kennard Verschueren, ‘39
Mary Juanita Brown Webb, ‘40
Beatrice Perri Whitlock, ‘45
Phyllis Martin Woodard, ‘43
Mary Danaher Yellam, ‘51
HNA, Spokane
Ellen Lucas Berry, ’37
Frances Monaghan Bustion, ‘37
Helen McGoldrick Christopherson, ‘42
Donna Webb Doyle, ‘59
Janet Helen Duggan, ‘55
Mary Sleeth Eager, ‘71
Rosemary Fishburn Earp, *
Vivian Fischer, ‘50
Edna Snyder Hawley, *
Marguerite Schuknecht Hovsepian, ‘34
Lisa Clefton Ljunghammar, ‘74
Marilyn O’Donnell MacDowell, ‘48
Anna Ralph Marsh, ‘49
Marva Martin, ‘44
Lucile Koch Mayer, ‘27
Maureen Christine McCarry, ‘67
Theresa LaFace Morris, ‘63
Eleanor Hibbard Robson, *
Marian Wynne Schultz, ‘44
Nora Roberts Streicher, ‘41
Christine O’Neill Sweeney, ‘75
Virginia Stevens Tessier, ‘54
Anita Kruesel Wood, ‘38
Fort Wright College, Spo
Joyce Nickell Attwood, ‘69
Lauren Anderson Baker, ‘68
Mary Lynch Beaulaurier, ‘43
Ruth Schuerman Beckner, ‘51
Sheryl S. Blake, ‘71
Mary Kowats Dodson, ‘62
Sr. Susan Dougal
(Gerald Mary) SNJM,‘57
Mary Schuerman Finke, ‘46
Isabelle Miotke Foster, ‘40
Judith Mace Brawner Flugel, ‘80
Ann Jentges Griffith, ‘60
Sr. M. David Olheiser
(Felicia), OSB,‘63
Rosaleen Higgins Rowe, ‘65
Helena McCauley Shelden, ‘81
Sr. Antonia Stare, OP, ‘45
Alan Edward Stratton, *
Sr. M. Joanne Sullivan, SNJM, ‘47
Joan A. Welch, ‘74
Immaculate High School, Sea
Jacqueline Desimone Danieli, ‘48
Patricia Maher Durocher, ‘47
Elsie Carlson Estridge, ‘47
Angelina Madonna Fuda, ‘48
Marie de Leuw Gray, ‘38
Joan Heeney, ‘72
Carolyn Zechel Jackson, ‘44
Margaret Brownfield Jacoby, ‘45
Gladys Sullivan Lucci, ‘42
Patricia Dempsey Miner, ‘32
Janice Wasden Price, ‘50
Mary C. Merrick Williams, ‘38
Grade Schools, Other High
Schools, Colleges
Margaret Mathews Anderson,
St. James Cathedral, Sea.‘27
Hon. Robert R. Beezer,
St. Joseph, Sea. *
Marian McNevin Boulden,
St. Patrick, Spo.*
Marguerite Maguire Brislawn,
HN Normal, Spo. ‘37
Michael J. Buckley,
St. Joseph, Sea. *
Richard F. Coan,
St. Joseph, Sea.*
John Edwards Collins,
Immaculate, Everett, *
Vivian Reilly Devine,
Sacred Heart Gr., Spo.’41
John Timothy Dirstine,
13.
St. Joseph, Sea.*
Laurence Joseph Evoy,
St. Joseph, Sea. *
Bernadine Bayley Hanson,
Marylhurst University, OR, ‘46
James H. Herres,
Holy Rosary, Pomeroy, WA ‘49
Joseph A. Herres
Holy Rosary, Pomeroy, WA ‘47
Cornelia O’Leary Heston,
Marylhurst University, OR ‘57
Regis C. King,
St. Aloysius, Spo. *
Rosendo B. Luna Jr.
Immaculate Gr., Sea. *
William Angus McDonald,
St. Joseph, Sea *
Margaret Louise McKay,
St. James Cathedral, Sea.’45
Raymond Michael McKay,
St. James Cathedral, Sea. ‘44
Philip Stan Mettler,
Sacred Heart, Spo. *
Richard Eugene Pratt,
Sacred Heart, Spo. *
Frank Raney,
St. Aloysius, Spo. *
Rose Mary Rizzuto Ressa
St. Patrick, Spo. *
Vincent C. Schmidt,
St. Aloysius, Spo. *
Warren F. Taufen,
St. Boniface, Uniontown, WA, ‘37
John Weber,
St. Boniface, Uniontown, WA *
SNJM Family and Friends
Dionisia Espiritu Acena
Joseph H. Adams
Richard W. Ager
Frances M. Anderson
Annette Simone Andrus
Richard James Atwood
James Michael Aylward
Timothy Francis Aylward
Ted Belgarde
John C. Bennett, M.D.
Richard K. Bentler
Deacon Donald L. Bentley Sr.
Walter Thomas Bergman
Virginia Irene Beringer
Donald Paul Bettinger
Mark James Bianchi
Ivar W. Birkeland Jr., M.D.
Gladyne T. Blanton
Pamela O. Bobroff
Annaliese M. Boehmer
Elizabeth Rita Bosi
Jeanette A. Brandalise
Neil C. Branham Sr.
Alice M. Breen
Raymond R. Brodaczynski
Jerome Thomas Brown
Michael Lee Brown
Lillian C. Buchanan
Andrea Bucklin
Theodore Byers
Charleen Theresa Byrne
Martin Blake Cahill
Gertrude Nancy Cain
Elsie LaVella Carlon
Stephen J. Carr
Florence Carria
Rosalia Cherepanya
Onorato Ubaldo Chiodo
Richard D. Clark
Russell Howard Clarke
Murry DeWayne Cleveland
John E. Clute
Stephen A. Coan
Margaret Colasurdo
Marguerite R. Cooney
John Daniel Cormier
Michael B. Corrigan
Bert Cronin Sr.
Audrey J. Crowley
Edward John Crowley Jr.
Patrick William Crowley
Ruben Arturo Cruz
James E. Daly
Walter E. Davis Jr.
Eleanor C. DeBels
Henry DeLauro
Albert Delbuono
Donald M. Devitte
Frank Domenichini
Edward P. Donnelly Jr.
John P. Doran
William John Dore Jr.
Hildred Virginia Draisker
Richard E. Dullanty
Patrick T. Easter
Merriel M. Ebe
Howard J. Eklund
Randall A. Felice
Clement A. Felzer
Betty Fields
Ruth Alma Fishburn
Patrick Walter Flynn
Violet Marie Forkey
Laura Lee Gardner
Rev. Thomas R. Garvin S.J.
Anthony A. Gasperino
Gladys Gerdon
Rita Christine Glischinski
Catherine Godbold
Bessie D. Gooden
Herman H. Green
Charles Wesley Griswold
Leonard Edmond Grossguth
Alex J. Haas
Hester Hartsfield
Rosemary Ann Halvorson
Charles K. Hamaker
Donald Ray Harris
Margaret E. Harris
James Charlton Haslam
James Leonard Haubrick
Mary Kay Healy
Alden Richard Heitman
Geraldine Rowe Henriksen
George Robert Herrold
James E. Hess
Frederick T. Hinnebusch
Mildred F. Hokanson
Richard Paul Jasper Sr.
Christopher Arthur Johnson
Charles J. Kalberg
Gust John Kallas
We are grateful for these lives that have touched many.

Deceased Alums, Family and
Friends....continued
Thomas A. Kane
Robert Louis Kay
Gerald Edward Kelso
Carol Jean Kibble
Cecile Helen Klinge
James Lailey
Robert H. Lamb
Rhoady R. Lee Jr.
Laura Ristine Lenhart
Charles Reilly Little
Omar E. Lofgren
Mary Elizabeth Logan
J. Harvey Losh, D.M.D.
Ruth Ludington
Norene Lundberg
Paul Mahoney
Zoltan Mako
Martha E. Markarian
Thomas A. Marr, M.D.
Harold George Marshall Sr.
Mary Agnes McCann
Mark Andrew McChesney
Keith I. McDonald
Marvin Lee McDonald
Stanley Calvin McDonald
Gerald R. McGill
William J. McGough
Kathleen Mary McIntyre
James H. McKay
Larry McKay
Dr. Anne Roe Mealey
Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
Thomas J. Morris
John D. Murray
Roseann Munson
Robert Emery Muzzy Jr.
Alfredo Victor Naranjo
Katherine Bacina Nelson
Kathleen Anne Nickels
Betty M. Nikolaisen
Joseph J. Nikolaisen
John W. Nitkey
Marcus Joseph O’Farrell
William R. Ogle Jr.
Luci Belle O’Grady
James C. Olson
Blanche C. Oniskey
Marian D. O’Reilly
Marvin Frank Osterfeld
Glenn F. Overman
Mary Margaret Padden
Philip Parisi
Patricia Strecker Pemberton
Leonard A. Peterson
Patricia Anne Pethick
William Isaac Phillips
Wilfred J. Pimentel
Norman J. Pinfield
Margaret Elizabeth Poesl
John E. Porter
Francis Harry Poy
Edward R. Prendergast
Douglas Pringle
Helen M. Prociv
Remembering...
Gerald Richard Procunier
Hubert F. Randall
Robert Ray Richards
Donald Edward Roberg
John George Roehm
James F. & Sheryl L. Rosman
Vincent A. Rossi, D.D.S.
Gordon Ernest Ruehl
Jean Louise Sagerson
John R. Salo Sr.
Aileen R. Salokar
Cecelia Marie Schucker
Paul Eugene Scully
Deryle N. Seely
Albert Seifert
Everett W. Sells
Linda Sue Shaw
William David Shelton
Thomas L. Shields
Gary Siebert
Theresa Christine Sinclair
Fred T. Smart
Agnes C. Smith
Harold James Smith
Robert E. Snyder
William J. Spilker
Fredrick H. Stafford
Glenn Starr
Gloria Madeline Starrett
Mae Louise Steck
Gerald Stein
Juan Girard Stone
Richard C. Strick
Gifts given in memory of a beloved Sister, alum, family member, or friend will go to the greatest need unless
otherwise requested by the benefactor. If you would like to give a gift in memorial to a deceased loved one,
mail your gift to Sisters of the Holy Names, 2911 Fort Wright Dr., Spokane, WA 99224.
Please contact the Sisters if you know of any alum, family member or friend who is missing from this list.
The Sisters wish to remember them and their families in prayer.
Sr. Francis Frederick Haslam, SNJM
Sr. Francis had recently moved from Windsor,
Ontario to Spokane, She died April 26, 2012,
in Spokane, WA. At the age of 91, she was in her 69th year
of religious service.
SNJM Associates
Joseph Sullivan
William Sweeney
William Daniel Symmes
Hiroshi Takaoka
Robert Jean Thibodeau
Mary Elizabeth Timmons
Martha L. Tschirgi
Forrest C. & Bethene P. Tucker
Richard Winfield Vaughn
Harold Venable
Robert A. Vickers III
Arnie Vincent
Marion Joy Voelker
Kenneth D. Wagner
Rodney V. Wagner
Doreen R. Walters
Frances W. Warren
Ruth M. Wartelle
James C. Watson
Maryellen Wellcome
Charles W. Whitbeck
Howard Wilson Whitcher
William J. Wiese
Margaret S. Williams
Donna Agnew Winkler
Lloyd G. Withey
Jackie L. Wood
Robert C. Wood
Judy A. Woods
Mary Yagle
*graduation year unkown
Marilyn L. Maddeford, SNJM (A) died December 23, 2012.
She was in her 14th year of service as an SNJM Associate.
Mary Jane Resch, SNJM (A) died February 1, 2013.
She was in her 27th year of service as an SNJM Associate.
14.

Remembering...continued
Sr. Mary Garvin, SNJM
(Kathleen Mary)
Sr. Mary was an alum
of Holy Names Academy, Spokane, 1956
and Marylhurst College, 1962.
She died January 5, 2013, in Spokane, WA.
At the age of 73, she was in her 52nd year
of religious service.
What gives me hope?
God will not leave us alone.
We never have been left alone.
Our voices are new and challenging and prophetic.
Let us have ears to hear and recognize the new chorus
of women’s joyful, hopeful, and challenging voices.
Mary Garvin, SNJM
Sr. Marie A. Colarossi, SNJM
(Lucie Ann)
Sr. Marie was an alum
of Immaculate High School, Seattle, 1953
and Fort Wright College, 1967.
She died Febuary 22, 2013, in Seattle, WA.
At the age of 77, she was in her 57th year
of religious service.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace...
For it is in giving that we receive...
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
St. Francis of Assisi
15.

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U.S.-Ontario Province
2911 W. Fort George Wright Drive
Spokane, WA 99224
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A single rose can be my garden ..
Every time you see a rose
let us remember one another
in gratitude and prayer.
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