Fall Newsletter 2013

Washington Partners in Mission
Fall 2013 - Vol. 13, Issue 2
Joy…
is the most infallible sign
of the presence of God.
Teilhard de Chardin

The Age of Active Wisdom
“...women religious are not in old age but... potentially [in the] most productive period of the human life cycle.”
by Jennifer Sokol
excerpted from The Catholic
Northwest Progress, February 21,2013.
On a hot July morning in 1987, Holy
Names Sister, Sr. Anne Herkenrath, stood
by the grave of her great-uncle, Father
Solanus Casey, who had been buried 30
years previously. The cause for his
canonization had recently begun, and
Sr. Anne was one of two family members
invited to witness the exhumation of his
body at Capuchin Monastery, Detroit, MI.
As the casket was lifted and water began
to drain from the inside, everyone dreaded
the worst. But when the casket was laid
in the chapel and the lid was opened, the
recognizable face of Father Solanus
appeared. Describing her reaction to what
seemed a miraculous sight, Sr. Anne used
one word: “Awesome.”
Sisters continue to live out the SNJM charism long past “retirement.”
*quote: Sandra M. Schneider, IHM, Ministerial Religious Life Into the Future.
“He had a terrible skin disease for a good
part of his life,” she said, explaining the physical suffering
of Father Solanus, whose prayers have been credited with
hundreds of healings both before and after his death. “His
legs were smooth and white, and the flesh was still there,”
she said, “There was no sign of the skin disease.”
...Because of academic struggles during seminary, Father
Solanus was ordained as a “simplex” priest, without
faculties to give homilies or hear confessions...Accepting
all in obedience, he gave himself more fully to prayer, and
the richness of his interior life soon revealed itself...
More visitors, including those of other faiths, began to
arrive at the door as word of Father Solanus’ holiness
spread. Those who met him spoke of his limitless patience
as he listened to their sorrows, offered counsel and prayed
with them.
Hospitality and Presence
In 1948, shortly after graduating from Holy Names
Academy, Sr. Anne visited Father Solanus in the Midwest.
She chuckled recalling a moment she experienced his wise
counsel.
Sr.Anne Herkenrath, SNJM
(Mary Leonore)
“At that point, I was really on and off
about my religious vocation. I thought,
Solanus is supposed to know these
things. So I talked to him privately and
asked what I should do. Well, he looked
at me and smiled with a twinkle in his
eyes, and said, ‘That’s between you
and God.’ He wasn’t going to get in the
middle of it.”
Always involved in social issues,
Father Solanus visited prisoners and
prayed with them. During the Great
Depression, he helped establish the
monastery’s first soup kitchen, and
often worked in the kitchen himself...
Inspired by Father Solanus and his
great love for the poor and needy, in
2005 St. James Cathedral, Catholic
Community Services and the
archdiocesan detention ministry
collaborated in establishing the Solanus Casey Center...
The center is open three afternoons a week; and volunteers
help those in need to get food, shelter and personal
identification cards. As the cause for Father Solanus’
canonization proceeds, Sr. Anne encourages people to pray
to him. With thousands of others, she awaits the miracle
needed for his beatification.
In the meantime, she cherishes memories of the Casey
clan’s large family gatherings, including homemade
recordings made by her father, who captured Father
Solanus as he played with rudimentary yet charming skills
on his violin, or sang in his soft voice. She hopes that
everyone will imitate Father Solanus’ great love for God
and others.
“Solanus was interested in the whole person,” Sr. Anne
said. “It didn’t matter where you came from, or what your
ethnicity was. He was ahead of his time welcoming all. He
was a man for all time. A model for all people.
Sr. Anne continues to volunteer her time, energy and prayers
helping marginalized people at the Solanus Casey Center and
many other places. Father Solanus is also Srs. Anne McClusky
and Bernadine Casey’s (d) uncle.

Rohde to step Down
by Ross Courtney
Yakima Hearld - Republic, May 24, 2013.
The founder of the well-known
women’s education nonprofit Nuestra
Casa is resigning.
Sister Mary Rita Rohde, a nun with
the order of Sisters of the Holy Names,
founded Nuestra Casa more than 10
years ago with the aim of helping
immigrant women learn English,
parenting skills and how to navigate
their children through U.S. school
systems.
Rohde also has been a vocal advocate
for better communication between the
Sunnyside school officials and
Spanish-speaking parents. “I’m aware
of a lot of things about the families
that, in my opinion, the school district
simply doesn’t know,” she said.
Rohde stressed she will still be
On the Cover:
at Nuestra Casa
involved with Nuestra Casa.
She will continue to teach
English as a second language
[ESL] classes and serve as a
development consultant for
fundraising.
Rohde said at age 73, she needed a
change of pace.
Sr. Mary Rita teaches ESL at Nuestra Casa.
“I don’t have the energy I had 10 years
ago, so I knew I needed to cut back
somewhere,” she said.
She also filed to run for the Sunnyside
School Board for District 3, running
against Steve Winfree for the position
currently held by Lorenzo Garza Jr.,
who did not file for re-election.
Nuestra Casa has worked with as
many as 900 adults a year, offering
English classes, U.S. citizenship and
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driving courses. The center also has
hosted workshops on grief, depression
and home ownership.
Before founding Nuestra Casa, Rohde
taught education at Heritage University
and worked in the administration
of the Sisters of the Holy Names in
Montreal, Canada.
Nuestra Casa’s board of directors has
named Esperanza Lemos to replace
Rohde on July 1.
Lemos has a long education career,
having worked as a teacher and
principal in the Yakima School
District, an assistant superintendent
and a college professor. Most recently,
she worked as a counselor for the
College Success Foundation, a Seattle
nonprofit that helps low-income
students find scholarships.
Lemos said she does not plan major
changes at Nuestra Casa, though the
organization’s officials may bolster
their GED preparation offerings
beyond their current math class based
on community requests.
“They have obviously a success
formula for the things that immigrant
women need,” she said.
Photo by Rosemary Fuller. Photo taken in the Blessed Marie-Rose Garden of Life, CHN, Spokane, WA.

Happy 99th Birthday, Betty!
Safeway throws a party for, Betty Paxton, who at 99 continues to work for Safeway because:
“It’s a treat to come to work every day because the rapport here is excellent.”
by Chelsea Gorrow, excerpted from The Daily Astorian
August 23, 2013; photos by Alex Pajunas
Betty Paxton bagged
groceries at Safeway
Thursday like it was
any other day.
She gathered carts,
helped customers get
their items to their cars,
and made small talk
during her late-morning
shift.
...Betty Patxon is 99
years old. [August, 23,
2013] was her birthday.
Store manager, Chuck
Middleton, said the party
definitely was not Paxton’s
idea.
Astoria’s Mayor Willis Van Dusen, left,
and store manager, far right, Chuck
Middleton give Betty a ‘Hip, Hip Hooray
in celebration of her 99th birthday..
“She said to me, ‘Now, you’re not going to make a big hoopla
about it this year, are ya?’”
But as much as she protests, in-store recruiter Charlene Wait
agreed, Paxton loves every minute of it. “It’s a treat to come to
work every day because the rapport here is excellent.”
Paxton said... “They are good to me, they put up with my puns
?
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and things like that...It keeps me alive.”
Paxton has worked for Safeway for 12 years;
she is the oldest employee at any Safeway in
the world.
To celebrate her birthday, Paxton was joined
by her daughter, Jan and her son, Brian and
his wife, co-workers and friends.
Paxton, HNA, Seattle alum class of ‘33,
helps customer with groceries.
‘I always ask if I can clone her,
because she is a wonderful worker.’
Charlene Wait, in-store recruiter
125th reunion memories in photos! ?
The all class reunion“Celebrating a Journey of 125 Years” was a resounding success!
We send our heartfelt thanks to the alums and teachers who attended
and to the planning committee and generous donors who made the event possible.
Thank you, Don, from Hamilton Studio, for capturing the delight of the day.
Our alums appreciated your interactive style.
To view all photos go to this link,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamiltonstudiospokane/sets/72157635041245533/,
create a Flickr account, if you don’t already have one,
and enjoy a stroll through memories of a wonderful afternoon!
For more info contact the editor: Janet Burgad, jburgad@snjmwa.org.

An Event to Remember:
Celebrating a Journey of 125 Years!
The “Celebrating a Journey of 125 Years”
An all class alum reunion for
Holy Names Academy-Spokane, Holy Names College
and Fort Wright College was held on July 27-28, 2013
and was attended by over 260 alums and teachers.
5.
Mabel Wood Wier, HNC ‘45
was one of our earliest grads to attend.

Friendship &
Alum News Fall 2013
The following updates were received between March 1, 2013 and August 15, 2013. Any information received after this date will
appear in the Spring newsletter, due to space limitations. Some messages from alums who appeared in the previous
issue may not appear. All messages, however, are warmly welcome. Enjoy!
1944-1950
Antonetta Rosati Fioretti (FWC ‘44) lost her husband, Matt,
of 65 years in 2011. They were blessed with five children, 10
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Margaret Meade Stoner (IHS, ‘44) and her husband will leave
Nevada and return to Sun City, AZ, because they have missed
their friends of 20 years and their lovely church acquaintances.
Olive Charbonneau Healy (IHS, ‘45) belongs to a Catholic
Childhood Circle, and because it is quite a small group, she often
represents the Circle at Board Meetings. She finds it nice to see
other people from her time at IHS and Holy Names, Seattle.
Jane McBride McKinnon (HNASpo, 47) has five children, 12
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Sadly, she lost her
husband, Howard, of 59 years in 2007.
Judith Hall Mannard (Immaculate Grade School, ‘47)
celebrated her 80th birthday last fall. A new grandson was born
in May, and she was able to travel to Pullman to see another
grandson graduate from WSU. Her granddaughter spent 10
days on a mission in Guatemala with her classmates from Seattle
Christian School.
6.
Sr. Celine with Executive Vice-President,
Goro Murahata and his wife, Yoshiko.
Jacqueline DuSault Viteznik (HNASpo, ‘49) and all of her
family graduated from Holy Names schools, including; her
mother, Etta McFarlaine (HNASpo, ‘26); her sister, Joan (HNC,
’59); and her granddaughter Jacqueline, who will graduate from
St Mary’s in 2015.
Mary Jo Jacoby Look (HNC, ’49) and her husband, Bob, live
in Whitefish, MT, but plan to move to a retirement community in
Medford, Oregon this fall.
Therese Costello Hauer (HNC, ’50) lives in Carmichael, CA
with her daughter and son-in-law and is surrounded by her four
lovely children, seven grandchildren and four grandsons. Cole
Porter’s “Someone to Watch Over Me” sums up her life. She has
God, family and good health, and sends blessings to her fellow
alums.
Nancy Eronson Monk (HNASpo, ’50) says to her classmates
Rosemary Dohen, Marianne Wyse, Delores B. and Beverly
Schaller: “Sorry we’ve lost touch through the years. It was such
fun!” After 63 years, she still lives in Newport by the river with
all but one of her eight children close to her.

Helen Corl Kutz (HNASea, ‘50) recently enjoyed “girl time”
with her daughter, daughter-in-law and two granddaughters in
Portland for two days of fun and exploration.
Patricia Wilson Loeken (HNC, ’54) is enjoying retirement with
Wil, her beloved spouse of 59 years, and enjoying her adult
children, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
1952-1959
Mary K. Nash Russell (HNASpo, ‘52) just completed four years
as Idaho State Regent, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, a
most wonderful and rewarding opportunity to work and serve
with Catholic women.
Rosemary Gainor Simpson (HNC, ’53) lives with her daughter,
Barbara, in Seattle and drives to visit her husband, Jim, who
now resides in an adult family home.
Joanne Dalsanders Girolami (HNASpo, ‘53) loved her four
years at Holy Names Academy and thanks the Sisters for her
excellent education, especially Sr. Paula Mary Turnbull, her
2nd grade teacher. She is proud of her granddaughter, Joanna,
who will soon graduate from HNA, Seattle.
Joyce Seguin Brandenburg (IHS, ‘53) and her 12 classmates
send out a great big “thank you” to the Class of 1964 for a
fantastic job on this years’ Alumnae Luncheon, making their 60th
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Sisterhood
Anniversary very special. They enjoyed their two huge bottles of
champagne at their hotel . . . no drinking and driving for them!
Anne McGrorty Mertens (HNC, ‘54) and her husband, Richard,
celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in October 2012.
They have been blessed with five children, eight grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren. Their son Aaron went to heaven in
1996.
Rosita del Fierro Farinas (IHS, ‘54) has been married for 58
years to Ricardo. They have five children and one grandson.
Catherine “Katie” Crosby Ferguson (HNC, ’56) and her
husband, Bob, have moved into a retirement facility at Mary’s
Woods at Marylhurst. Katie retired after more than 35 years
teaching in Holy Names schools. Though retired, Bob serves on
various boards and as a consultant on nuclear issues. Both love
to travel. Katie accompanies Bob to his meetings, and they have
cruised all over the world. They have two daughters and three
grandchildren. Katie’s twin, Dixie (Sr. Catherine Joan (HNASpo
’52), and Bob’s sister, Evelyn, Sr. James Robert, (HNC, ’48) are
both in heaven with Jesus and Mary.
Joan Engel File (HNASpo, ‘56) graduated from SHSN, Seattle
Univ., and retired as a Medical Social Worker in Kirkland, WA
in 2005. She raised three sons and has been divorced for 35
years. In 2005, she moved back to Spokane to enjoy time with her

Enjoying &
mother before she passed in 2010. She currently visits and
takes communion to residents at Sullivan Park nursing home
as a member of St. Mary’s Parish.
Neena Saunders Skarbek (HNASea, ‘57) has limited activity
because of MS, but is blessed to have a husband and daughter
who spoil her. She and her husband were married 52 years ago
while serving in the Marine Corp at Quantico, VA.
Don Haynes Milligan (St Aloysius, Spo, ‘57) retired 14 years
ago from the Office of Indian Affairs, as Director of the
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.
He retired again recently, this time from his position as the
ICW Director for the Small Tribes of Western Washington.
Carol Arena Molitor (IHS, ‘58) writes that their twin
grandchildren are graduating from Eastside Catholic School,
where Sr. Mary Tracy, SNJM is the President.
Mary Mahoney Barni (FWC, ‘58) writes that she was formerly
Sr. Jeanne Therese Mahoney, OSF, and helped at St. Joseph’s
children’s home. The Holy Names Sisters helped her to get her
Washington teaching certificate. She sends her thanks for their
help in tutoring her.
Ann Rosendahl White (HNASpo, ‘59) and her husband, Bill,
live in Concord, CA. They have two daughters and four
grandchildren. She teaches singing to kindergarteners as a
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volunteer, is a tax accountant during tax season and sings in a
women’s chorus that participated in an international festival in
Missoula in July 2013. She loves golf and traveling.
Mary Lou Conway Bentley (HNASpo, ‘59) lives as a single
woman again after 50 wonderful married years. She continues to
enjoy her six children and their families, which include 16 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren. Thanks in part to her Holy
Names education, especially in music, she still enjoys playing
piano and leading singing at School Masses in Spokane. Since
the 50th reunion of her Class of ’59, she’s renewed and formed
new friendships with her classmates, which has been awesome.
Mary Ellen Sheire (HNASpo, ‘59) works part time as a clinical
psychologist/psychoanalyst in private practice in St. Louis, MO.
She may have the opportunity to move back to Montana where
she will be near her family and friends.
Llynda Larson Allen (IHS, ‘59) lives in Maryland and works in
sales and management for a manufacturer of cookie and bread
dough for Subway restaurants. She has two children and two
grandchildren both of whom are the loves of her life.
1960-1969
Marlene Phelps Gross (HNASpo, ‘60) retired from nursing 14
years ago and enjoys spending time in Arizona in the winter
months. She and her husband are blessed with 12 grandchildren
and enjoy spending time with their family.

Cheryll Gatter Sampson (HNASea, ‘61) and her husband live
in Florida where they are part-time caregivers to an elder family
member. Her husband is a full-time pilot and says he still “gets
a kick out of it.” She works part-time at Florida Atlantic
University Library. They have three granddaughters they’d like
to see more often and hope to do more traveling in the future.
Georgi DeCero Valley (HNASpo, ‘61) and her husband, Jerry,
are enjoying retirement. They have four children and eight
grandchildren. This year they will celebrate 50 years of
marriage.
Suzie Burke (HNASea, ‘61) writes that every time she goes to a
funeral or other event where someone can’t remember the words
of a prayer, she thanks the Sisters who taught her the prayers,
especially the Rosary.
Patricia Ryan Sax (FWC, ‘61) is a retired dietitian and has lived
in Wenatchee since 1961. She and her husband, Leo, have three
adult children and six grandchildren. She enjoys volunteering at
the church and quilting. She is grateful for her SNJM education.
Sylvia McAllister Robison (FWC, ‘62) belonged to the first class
to graduate from Fort Wright College! Her classmates met at
the Davenport in September, 2012 for a lovely 50-year reunion.
They also had a wonderful Mass and dinner the next day at the
Convent hosted by the Sisters.
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Reminiscing
Alana Rogers Fitzgerald (FWC, ‘64) directs choir and teaches
piano. She and Sr. Kay Heberling, SNJM, were in the same class
and studied piano with Sr. Flavian together.
Kathie Hoerner Phillips (FWC, ‘65) sings with the New
Horizons women’s choir, performing at the Convent, nursing
homes, retirement centers, Veteran Hospital, etc. They need
sopranos and invite you to contact the Holy Names Music Center
if you’d like to join them.
Theresa Greiner Downey (FWC, ‘65) moved to San Miguel de
Allende, Mexico and lives with her daughter Ann Marie, her
daughter’s husband, Phil, and their two children.
Linda Caldwell Sellers (HNASpo, ‘66) and her husband, Dave,
are retired; enjoy home remodeling and spending time with their
two children and eight grandchildren. She is learning to quilt
and loves to read and play Scrabble.
Sue Wallner Lee (HNASpo, ‘66) is retired and loving it! She
gardens, bikes and just had a hip replaced.
Annette Lund (HNASea, ‘67) enjoys her 38th year as a nurse
practitioner in the outpatient department of Harborview Medical
Center. Her daughter graduated from Yale University last year.

Laughter &
Millicent Richards-Solich (HNASpo, ‘67) retired 10 years ago
after working for 30 years for the state of Montana. She and her
husband, Bill, enjoy traveling and visiting their daughter and her
husband, Amy and Eric, and their five granddogs.
Tina Recchia (IHS, ‘68) retired in 2000 after 32 years with the
phone company. She enjoys her family, friends, travel and her
“dream house and car.”
Judith Zug Steele (FWC, ‘68) dropped out of FWC in her
sophomore year, but after a long time and several universities she
finished her Master’s in 2009. She has been an English professor
at three Christian universities for the past 15 years.
Germaine Schlumm Hugil (FWC, ‘68) says she should have
graduated in 1949, but finally finished in 1968! She lives with
her son and is active in the choir and liturgy in her parish. She
has many friends with whom she dines and attends plays and
programs.
Kathy Eixenberger Cartee (FWC, ‘68) retired in 2011 after 34
years with the Archdioceses of Seattle, most recently principal
at Immaculate Conception Regional School, Mount Vernon.
She has been married to Jack, who is the love of her life!
Cecelia Thomas (FWC, ‘69) sings in the chorus of Lucia Di
Lammermoor with the Skagit Opera and enjoys being immersed
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in music. She sang the role of Juno in Opera Popolare’s August
production of Semele.
Mimi McCunn Morgan (HNASea, ‘69) saw a photo of Sr. Joan
Christine Von Bank in the spring magazine. Sister was her
sophomore year homeroom/religion teacher.
1970-1977
Carol Hodgson Neupert (FWC, ‘70) recently retired after 23
years of professional fundraising. She now enjoys consulting
with nonprofits and spending more time with her husband of 43
years, their three children, their children’s spouses and five
beautiful grandchildren.
Peggy Nash McCoy (HNASpo, ‘70) works as a nurse
practitioner in Spokane and has worked in health care for 40
years. She and her husband, Jerry, have been married for 41
years. Two of their six children are still on active duty in the
military. Their children and grandchildren are the greatest
blessings of their lives!
Noela Cheng Lan (FWC, ’70) and her husband, Frank, became
grandparents in September of 2012. She takes care of the
children. They keep her busy!
Michele Caprye Small (HNASpo, ‘71) says that after 34 years as
an RN at Seattle Children’s, she retired early with her husband,

Hal. They enjoy living with their son, being involved in their new
rural parish in Granite Falls, WA, their family and traveling.
Cindy Tonkovich Gibson (HNASpo, ‘71) has five great children,
nine fantastic grandchildren, plus one angel in heaven watching
over them. She has been married to Dale, a very kind and
loving man for 29 years. She looks forward to retiring in 2014
and starting a new chapter of life.
Linda Lee Bottella (FWC, ‘71) continues to work in clinical
research and prays for good health so she can continue for many
years. She resides in San Diego, CA.
Christine Forrest Biotti (FWC, ‘72) plans to retire from teaching
in one more year. She and her husband, John, plan to travel and
enjoy life in Utah. Many of her grandchildren, who are spread
all over the US, will graduate in the next few years.
Catherine Walker (HNASea, ‘72) is the Senior Vice President
& General Counsel of REI. She also co-founded a non-profit in
2001, Plymouth Healing Communities, in Seattle. It provides
housing and companionship models to persons with mental
illness who were previously homeless. They now have three
homes and two apartment buildings. She was President for six
years and still serves on the board of directors. She thanks the
Sisters for their dedication to the spiritual, intellectual and
emotional development of young women, and for their prayers.
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Fun
Kerri O’Leary (HNASpo, ‘73) and her husband, Jim Albers,
moved near Chicago to be close to their son and his family.
After years living in western Washington, she didn’t realize how
much she missed the bright skies and daily sunshine! They have
four children, all living in different states, who they travel to visit
regularly.
Vicki Jo Costanzo (HNASpo, ‘74) has lived in southern
California for 30 years and owned a clothing business for 15
years. When not working, she enjoys her friends, fitness and
competitive figure skating for fun.
Susan O’Connor (HNASpo, ‘75) and her classmates are
planning their 40th graduation reunion for the summer of 2015
in Spokane. She will be happy to see everyone again.
For all that has been,
Thank you.
For all that is to come,
Yes!
Dag Hammarskjöld

...all hail Holy Names, Holy Names forever more.
Top right, Center: Earliest grad, Mary Grant O’Neill, HNASpo, ‘35
Middle, Center: Most resent grad, Danita Cain, FWC, ‘81
Bottom: Largest class in attendance, HNASpo, ‘59
Friends Forever!
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HNASpo school song

SNJM Associates:
by Sr. Judy Ryan, SNJM
Best Kept Secret
One of the “best-kept secrets” of the Holy Names Sisters is our
SNJM Associate program. Twenty-five years ago, in the spirit
of the Second Vatican Council, we began to invite lay women
and men, married and single, to consider joining us as SNJM
Associates: to help us carry out our mission and charism of
working for the full development of the human person through
education, social justice, contemplation, and the arts. The
invitation “caught fire,” so currently, there are about 450
Associates in the U.S. and Canada, Peru, Brazil and Lesotho.
Many are former students, friends, supporters and coworkers
in parishes and other ministries who have been drawn to share
their gifts through prayer, community and service, according
to the circumstances of their lives.
Judy Marl Killion shares that she became an SNJM Associate
“because I was invited! Simple as that.” Judy has kept in touch
with Holy Names by serving as Class Rep. and on the Alum
Board. There she began to appreciate more the expanding
ministries of the Holy Names Sisters throughout the world.
“When I became an Associate, I was thrilled to realize that
I was already living the SNJM charism through my volunteering
at Sr. Anne’s parish, chairing the Social Justice Commission and
serving at the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center. There
experiences fit perfectly with my desire to grow spiritually
and to furtherthe SNJM mission.”
How does one become an SNJM Associate? In each area where
we serve, there are Sisters and Associates who lead new
Associate candidates in a formation process of eight to nine
months (meeting once a month for two hours). During this time,
we introduce you to our history, the story of our Foundress,
Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, and the charism she brought to
our church and world in the mid-1800s in French Canada. We
experience our SNJM spirituality by participating in diverse
forms of prayer and faith-sharing. And we explore how the Holy
Spirit had led us dynamically to live out our charism and mission
these 170 years as an international Congregation, always attentive
to the changing times and needs of God’s people.
Upon completion of candidacy, those who discern a call to
become Associates make individual promises (not vows) to grow
in their relationship with God through prayer, community and
service. Each year on December 8, we Sisters renew our vows
and our Associates, their promises. Associates assume no legal
or financial obligation to the SNJM Congregation. They simply
desire to live their baptismal call in company with the Sisters of
the Holy Names, together relying on the strength of community
to make a difference in our church and world. We invite you to
prayerfully consider becoming an SNJM Associate!
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Far left: Sr. Judy Ryan, SNJM
with Seattle Associates.
Center: Sr. Marina Rose Parisi, SNJM
with Yakima Associates.
Far left: Sr. Betty McLellan,
SNJM with Spokane Associates.
For further information, please contact:
Seattle: Sr. Judy Ryan in Seattle, jryan@snjm.org;
Spokane: Sr. Betty McLellan, bmclellan@snjmwa.org;
Yakima Valley: Sr. Marina Rose Parisi, mrparisi@charter.net

Remembering...
Sr. Jeanne Concannon, SNJM
(Benedicta Mary)
Sr. Jeanne was an alum of Holy Names Academy, Seattle, 1944
and Holy Names College, 1955. She died July 7, 2013 in Spokane, WA.
At the age of 86, she was in her 67th year of religious service.
Sr. Virginia Maria Shelton SNJM
(Gabriel Dolores)
Sr. Virginia was an alum of Marylhurst College, 1950.
She died September 2, 2013 in Spokane, WA. At the age of 102,
she was in her 78th year of religious service.
Sr. Annette Marie Valiquette, SNJM
Sr. Theresa Stupfel, SNJM
(Mariella Rose)
Sr. Theresa was an alum of St. Mary’s Acadamy, Portland, OR, 1945.
She died August 14, 2013 in Lake Oswego, OR.
At the age of 86, she was in her 66th year of religious service.
Sr. Annette Marie was an alum of Holy Names Academy, Seattle, 1935.
She died August 8, 2013 in Lake Oswego, OR.
At the age of 95, she was in her 76th year of religious service.
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.
14.

The Sister of the Holy Names prayerfully remembers the following Alums, Family, and Friends
who have died. We received the notifications between January 1, 2013 and August 19, 2013.
HNA, Seattle
Rita Watchie Baker, ‘49
Irene Endress Bassen, ‘39
Margaret P. Battson, ‘65
Katherine C. Beckenbauer, ‘51
Nancy Williams Bell, ‘49
Nancy Markey Benjamin, ‘48
Sr. Francine Cardew, FSE ‘51
Margaret Massart Carr, ‘42
Carol Keener Clarkson, ‘54
Nancy Frederickson Clements, ‘68
Mary Sandercock Dobyns, ‘49
Virginia Murphy Doran, ‘42
Eleanor Yocum DuLong, ‘35
Mary McQueen Faille, ‘52
Patricia Irene Foley, ‘56
Jean Schuckhardt Frierson, ‘60
Geraldine MacKay Gianelli, ‘44
Jean Malsie Greenberger, ‘47
Margaret Lienau Harper, ‘36
Chermaine Lombard Hayes, ‘50
Sylvia Sperry Hupprich, ‘50
Patricia Morrill Jacobsen, ‘55
Margaret R. Jones, ‘49
Frances Fairbairn Kelly, ‘29
Catherine Buck Lotz, ‘55
Patricia Galvin MacClellan,‘34
Catherine MacDonald, ‘68
Helen Murphy Marker, ‘44
Sharron Steele McGinty, ‘56
Teresa Alfieri Perrone, ‘41
Elaine Ryba Pieper, ‘56
Mary Burr Simons, ‘46
Patricia Collins Small, ‘45
Betty Malone Smith, ‘39
Ursula Simpson Strong, ‘38
Nadine Mitchell Sullivan, ‘41
Adele Trierweiler Toennessen, ‘41
Joanne Hamaker Voiland, ‘52
Mary Glosup Ward, ‘53
Marla Swank Ziel, ‘55
HNA, Spokane
Lena Grashio Barber, ‘32
Mary Oliver Blackinton, ’45
Sally Blankenhorn Bullis, ‘42
Carol Donavan Campbell, *
Helen Hawkins Carney, ‘39
Patricia Freeman Grotberg, ‘72
Katherine Turns Joyce, ‘60
Kathryn R. Koch, ‘57
Violet P. Kunz, ‘54
Irma Roberg Lynch, ‘55
Rose Russell Mielke, *
Susan Hennessey Nestor, ‘51
Patricia Green Peterson, ‘44
Barbara Bordwell Sexsmith, ‘56
Grace Marsh Thielman, ‘32
Lois Baertlein Thomas, *
Donna Edmisten Wolfe, ‘49
Fort Wright College, Spo
Kathryn Kimmel Barbieri, ‘36
Laverne Monty Bippes, ‘61
Robbie Gandini Castleberry, ‘54
Eunice Burton Chase, ‘42
Lawrence W. Coleman, *
Mary Agnes McCabe Corrigan, ‘42
Mary Smith Deife, ‘58
Marilyn Therese Eisiminger, ‘60
Lorrene Carty Erickson, ‘43
Agnes D’Hondt Gonder, ‘46
Esther Luce Halls, ‘79
Cecelia Dettrich Koth, ‘45
Catherine McGreevy Ledgerwood ‘43
Bette Joan Migliuri, ‘65
Sr. Mildred Morrissey, CSJP, ‘68
Mary Louise Schneider, ‘40
Mary Elizabeth Martin Siler, ‘50
Norann Corcoran Tracy, ‘40
Dolores Bosch Withers, ‘58
Immaculate High School, Sea
Rosemary McCall Devino, ‘44
Agnes Bassen Mittet, ‘29
Mary Yazzolino Rock, ‘42
Esther Rose Romei, ‘40
Marjorie Mallon Schade, ‘33
Doreen Resch St. John, ‘64
Patricia Forhan Taft, ‘42
Margaret Barbour Wheeler, ‘40
Grade Schools, Other High
Schools, Colleges
Cecilia M. Baricevic,
St. Mary’s, Portland *
Shirley J. Beaulieu,
Sacred Heart,Spo.*
John A. Costello, St. Aloysius, Spo. *
Robert D. Courage,
Sacred Heart,Sea.’40
Jewell Cruikshank,
St. Mary’s, Portland ‘42
Elvira Via DeCaro, Sr. Patrick, Sp. *
Thomas I. Eisiminger,
St. James Cathedral, Sea. *
Terry R. Fraser, St. Joseph’s, Sea*
Donald V. Gagner,
Immaculate Gr. Sch. Sea*
Eleanor Ellison Grippen,
Marylhurst University, ‘48
Elizabeth Steel Hoover,
HNA Gr. Sch. Sea*
John J. Isaksen, Sacred Heart, Sea ‘40
Walter T. Jellison,
Immaculate Conception, Everett ‘46
Patricia Goings Lambrecht
Marylhurst University, *
Ben J. Lenoue, St. Aloysius, Spo. ‘42
Dr. Barry J. O’Connor,
St. Paschal, Spo*
Kent A. Ramsden,
Immaculate Gr.Sch. Sea.*
Timothy P. Rauen, St. Joseph’s. Sea.*
Ronald J. Santucci,
St. Mary’s Gr. Sch., Sea ’43
Bernadette Rogavich Sjolseth,
St. Ann’s, Sea *
Robert E. Tobin, St. Joseph’s, Sea ‘29
Joni R. Traphagen-Cary,
St. Patrick’s, Spo.*
Norvel L. Trosst, Sacred Heart, Spo.*
Elizabeth Schaefer Wheeler
St. Mary’s, Portland*
SNJM Family and Friends
Jeffrey J. Antoncich
Catherine E. Armstrong
Anthony J. Arnone
Douglas C. Arthur
15.
Peter Avaiusini
Elizabeth Bakken
John W. Bartol
Hilda M. Batterberry
Theodore F. Bezel
John W. Blewett
Jeffrey M. Boulanger
Ralph E. Bruno
Dick Bruya
Carl A. Buck
Frances C. Buckley
William F. Bulchis
Nick Buono
Gerald Burke
James E. Cadigan
Frank R. Cannata
Steven J. Caputo
Thomas J. Carr
Peter P. Cereghino
A. Howard Clark
Phillip W. Codd
Quirino C. Colobong Sr.
Paul V. Cooney
Arleen D. Cunningham
Eleanor Daly
Eva R. Davidson
Lillian M. Diedrick
George N. DiJulio Sr.
Alfredo J. Dodds
James J. Dore Sr.
Thomas J. Dowd Jr.
Elizabeth A. Drummey
John E. Dustin
Jerome B. Ellering
Eugene England
Ronald F. Etten
Teresa Faudree
William R. Fautch
Pamela R. Ficele
Pauline Fiorito
Marshall Fitzgerald
Dennis P. Flaherty
Roy Flores
Santos M. Garza
Mary Roselyn Geiger
Nancy G. Gillespie
Mary E. Giudice
Bennie Gooden
Ellen Doris Gough M.D.
James W. Gray
Vera S. Greenough
William Keith Grennan
Louis R. Guzzo
David M. Haigh
John L. Haigh
Sharon L. Haigh
M. Loretta Hamley
Darleen Harrington
Dale L. Hart
Miriam E. Hauer
Paul J. Hawkey Jr.
Norma F. Healy
Cecilia F. Horton
David L. Hubbard
B. Dyane Hurson
Ida Jeffries
Elmer R. Johansen
Marie Margaret Kennedy
Glen W. Kivett
George J. Krsak
Richard D. Krueger
Rudy J. Leon
Thomas M. Leone
Eldora L. Lequire
Ryan P. L’Esperance
Pearl Llewellyn
Kathleen E. Lockie
Gary P. Madison
Anna M. Marchetti
Esperanza Martinez
Mary A. Maxwell
John E. McHugh
John W. McKenna
Albert P. McMahan
Mary Ellen McNulty
Etter John Milla
Richard R. Molzahn
Daniel T. Monahan
Robert M. Moran
Velma V. Morrison
Alfred H. Nichols
Margaret L. Nickola
Dolores Nikolaisen
Armando L. Nucci
Elliott A. Paulson
Alice Peirone
Michael J. Perrone
Therese T. Petersen
Suzanne C. Potter
Norman L. Reinke
Susan Marie Rowe
Frances Rudolf
Mary Josephine Sakamoto
Vincent L. Schmid
The Honorable John A. Schultheis
Dorothy E. Schwab
Alice Semerad
John Senger
Joyce M. Settle
Elizabeth A. Shanahan
Anna Jane Shoemaker
Raymond M. Sibulsky
Harry Sittauer
Sr. Lucy Margaret St. Hilaire, SP
Teresa Strecker
Helga Stenson
Mark D. Stenson
Rita Y. Studebaker
William F. Sullaway
Gordon Swanson
Mary Talevich
LaVerne Thomsen
Margaret A. Tiesse
Jan K. Tomaszewski
Ruth Tonkovich
Veronica Travler
Msgr. William Van Ommeren
James Van Tuyl
John F. Voelker
Vera Mae Walsh
Patricia Weipert
Nancy L. Wells
Michele Wickwire
John T. Wiegenstein M.D.
SNJM Associate
Beverly Arms, SNJM (A)
*graduation year unkown
We are grateful for these lives that have touched many.

Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
U.S.-Ontario Province
2911 W. Fort George Wright Drive
Spokane, WA 99224
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Photo by Don Hamilton
Eddie Gaedel
St. Louis Browns
August 19, 1951
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His historic record setting short career consisted
of just one appearance at bat against the Detroit
Tigers, resulting in a walk on four straight
pitches, and a perfect 1.000 lifetime on-base
percentage. At 3’7” and 65 lbs., he was the
shortest and lightest player in major league
baseball history, considered by fans to be the
patron saint of little leaguers, the uniform
bearing the number 1/8 worn by “Saint Eddie
the Little Walker” is in the National Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
Placed at O’Doherty’s Irish Grill & Pub
by
The Eddie Gaedel Society,
Spokane Chapter No. 1
August 19, 2013
Sculpture by Sr. Paula Mary Turnbull, SNJM
Commissioned by Tom Keefe, President,
Eddie Gaedel Society.
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