Found in the June 4, 1961 Annals of Camilla Hall…
“Expression of Gratitude on the Occasion of Our First Anniversary at Camilla Hall” Sent: June 4, 1961…Dear Mother Maria Pacis…
Commemorating the 61st. Anniversary of Camilla Hall Nursing Home’s Opening Day, June 2, 1960
How Providential that, on this same day, this year of 2021, Camilla Hall is beginning the Re-Opening process, following the long Covid-19 Pandemic closure! From the Camilla Hall Annals we read: Read the actual text here: On June 2, 1960, a bright sunny day, the old and sick Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary …
Sister Maria Clemens Baronett, IHM
Sister Maria Clemens Baronett (Formerly Catherine Ethel Baronett) died in Camilla Hall on April 28, 2021 in the 75th year of her religious life. Catherine Baronett was born on May 26, 1928. Her parents Louis and Ethel (McDonald) Baronett raised their family in St. John the Baptist Parish in Manayunk, PA. Catherine attended St. John …
Sister M. Joanne Wallace, IHM
Sister M. Joanne Wallace (Formerly Sister M. Anne George) died in Camilla Hall on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Sister’s death is not Covid related. Joanne was born on May 22, 1942. Her parents George and Anne (Prusinowski) Wallace raised their family of three girls in St. Gertrude Parish in Conshohocken. Joanne attended St. Gertrude Elementary …
Celebrating the 54th Anniversary of the Dedication of Villa Maria House of Studies
During the summer of 1966, the IHM Sisters completed the move from Villa Maria, West Chester to Villa Maria House of Studies, Immaculata. The General Administration, Staff, sisters and yes, the construction workers, spent the following months preparing their new home with many projects and finishing touches. On April 23, 1967, their loving efforts were …
IHM Nun Run Virtual 5K Run/Walk May 23 – June 6, 2021 Registration is open!
Mark your calendars! You are invited to “Sprint in the Spirit!” Our “Virtual” IHM Nun Run, 5K Run/Walk will take place from May 23 – June 6, 2021. Proceeds will benefit Camilla Hall. Beginning on Pentecost, those who register will participate on their own during the designated two-week period. Participants will receive a “spirited” red …
Sister Regina Mauricia DeFeo, IHM
Sister Regina Mauricia DeFeo, IHM died in Camilla Hall on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in the 67th year of her religious life. Elaine DeFeo was born on September 10, 1936. Her dear parents Charles and Phyllis (Pacilli) DeFeo were born in Italy. When her parents came to America, Elaine and her brother, Maurice, grew up …
Sister Dolores Ann Dennin, IHM
Sister Dolores Ann Dennin, IHM died in Camilla Hall on Monday, March 22, 2021 in the 73rd year of her religious life. Sister died just shy of her 91st birthday. Sister died of natural causes. Mary Catherine Dennin was born on April 6, 1930. Her parents Aloysius Bernard and Anna (Shimp) Dennin raised their family …
Sister Mary Edwardine Coleman, IHM
Sister Mary Edwardine Coleman, IHM (Formerly Sister Edwardine Marie) Sister Mary Edwardine Coleman, formerly Sister Edwardine Marie, died peacefully in Camilla Hall on Wednesday, March 10 in the 57th year of her religious life. Sister Edwardine was born on January 20, 1945 in Philadelphia. Her dear Mom, Mary (Kuen) Coleman raised Edwardine alone; her dear …
Remembering our deceased Mother Maria Pacis Dougherty and her March 20th Birthday…
Looking through another’s eyes: Treasured memories and wisdom-filled insights that we may not have known… MOTHER MARIA PACIS, MADRE MUY SIMPATICA by Kathleen Shaw Wetzel She survived an explosion at age seventeen that killed more than one hundred people. She spent two decades …