In Remembrance
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Sister Janine Arellano
December 6, 1931 - September 17, 2011
Sister Janine was one of six children born December 6, 1931, to Anselmo and Victoria Guerrero Arellano. Her parents were born in Spain, were married in 1908 and raised their family in Europe. In 1917, Janine's father emigrated alone to the United States and 12 years later had enough money to bring his family over from Spain. They settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Janine was born in 1931, the only child born in the United States. Read more.
Sister Patricia Gillespie
September 4, 1929 - September 8, 2011
S. Patricia Gillespie knew intuitively what it means to be in right relationship as a Sister of St. Joseph when she voiced the following: "I see any ministry as a channel through which I meet people and develop relationships with them to live the gospel ministry's idea that we all can be one." Indeed, she lived this value throughout her life as teacher, guidance counselor, campus minister, director of RCIA, hospital chaplain and spiritual director, together with all their attendant programs. Read more.
Sister Maria Cabrini Oldani
December 30, 1920 - August 28, 2011
Sister Maria Cabrini wrote, "In southwest St. Louis, there is an Italian settlement called ‘The Hill.' It was on ‘The Hill' that I was born December 30, 1920, the last of five children born to Isidoro and Regina Garavaglia Oldani." The family worshiped at St. Ambrose Parish. Read more.
Sister Rose Weber
June 24, 1926 - August 25, 2011
Sister Rose was born June 24, 1926, in Chicago, Ill., and named Margaret Anne, after her mother who died shortly after the birth of S. Rose and her twin sister, Betty. Her father remarried, and the family grew with the births of a younger sister, Marita Monica, and brother, James Rodrick. The family cared for and loved an older child, Gregory Allen, who died of congestive heart failure at a young age. Read more.
