Mary Elizabeth Moloney

1917 - 2013  (96 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Moloney
  Born	25 Apr 1917	Ottawa, Nepean Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sister St. Henry
  Name	Sister St. Henry
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-385091
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-385091
  Died	3 Sep 2013	, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	9 Sep 2013	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I385091	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

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  Mother St. Henry Moloney Mother St. Henry (baptized Mary Elizabeth) was born on April 25, 1917, in Ottawa to Dr. Peter Joseph and Angelina Cecilia (nee Chapman) Moloney. Dr. Moloney was born in Penetanguishene, ON and grew up in Powassan, while Angelina was born in Los Angeles, California. Mary was the oldest chiId and only sister to her brothers Henry (predeceased), Father Oliver (predeceased), John (predeceased) and Peter. From Ottawa, the Moloney family moved to Toronto and then eventually to Scarborough. Mary entered religious life in the community of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Pembroke on August 12, 1936 at the age of 19, pronounced her first vows on January 18, 1938 and her final vows on July 3, 1941. She took the religious name of Sister St. Henry. In 1951 she was chose to go on mission to the town of Yamasa, Dominican Republic, where she spent twenty five years in dedicated service. In 1979 she returned to Canada. In 1981 she obtained permission to join her fellow religious, Sister Mary Josephine Mulligan, in establishing a new religious community, the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate. She eventually occupied the position of Superior General for eleven years from 1996-2007, at which time she decided to resign on account of her having reached the age of ninety. Mother St. Henry passed away quietly at 4: 00 a.m., September 3, 2013. She is survived by her brother Peter, three sisters-in-law, twenty-four nephews and nieces (predeceased nephew Francis Moloney) and many grandnieces and grandnephews. The Sisters and family will receive friends at Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 3J8, 519-653-3251, on Saturday, September 8, 2013, from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday, September 8, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. Also at Marian Residence Chapel, 640 Hillview Road, Cambridge, Ontario, September 8, 2013 from 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, September 9, 2013, at 11 a.m. from St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, 210 South Street, Cambridge, Ontario. Interment to follow at Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge. Cambridge Times 5 Sep 2013 Mother St. Henry Moloney Mother St. Henry (baptized Mary Elizabeth) was born on April 25, 1917, in Ottawa to Dr. Peter Joseph and Angelina Cecilia (nee Chapman) Moloney. Dr. Moloney was born in Penetanguishene, ON and grew up in Powassan, while Angelina was born in Los Angeles, California. Mary was the oldest chiId and only sister to her brothers Henry (predeceased), Father Oliver (predeceased), John (predeceased) and Peter. From Ottawa, the Moloney family moved to Toronto and then eventually to Scarborough. Mary entered religious life in the community of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Pembroke on August 12, 1936 at the age of 19, pronounced her first vows on January 18, 1938 and her final vows on July 3, 1941. She took the religious name of Sister St. Henry. In 1951 she was chose to go on mission to the town of Yamasa, Dominican Republic, where she spent twenty five years in dedicated service. In 1979 she returned to Canada. In 1981 she obtained permission to join her fellow religious, Sister Mary Josephine Mulligan, in establishing a new religious community, the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate. She eventually occupied the position of Superior General for eleven years from 1996-2007, at which time she decided to resign on account of her having reached the age of ninety. Mother St. Henry passed away quietly at 4: 00 a.m., September 3, 2013. She is survived by her brother Peter, three sisters-in-law, twenty-four nephews and nieces (predeceased nephew Francis Moloney) and many grandnieces and grandnephews. The Sisters and family will receive friends at Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 3J8, 519-653-3251, on Saturday, September 8, 2013, from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday, September 8, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. Also at Marian Residence Chapel, 640 Hillview Road, Cambridge, Ontario, September 8, 2013 from 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, September 9, 2013, at 11 a.m. from St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, 210 South Street, Cambridge, Ontario. Interment to follow at Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge. Cambridge Times 5 Sep 2013

  
  

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  Born - 25 Apr 1917 - Ottawa, Nepean Twp., Carleton Co., Ontario Died - 3 Sep 2013 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - 9 Sep 2013 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth