Sister Patricia Ann Maher, Maryknoll Sister For 71 Years, Dies
Sister Patricia Ann Maher died on March 27, at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 92 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 71 years.
Patricia was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on January 14, 1927, to Helen Mae (Crist) Maher and Joseph P. Maher. She had two brothers, Gerald and Joseph, all of whom have predeceased her; she is survived by her niece.
In 1945, she graduated from Immaculata High School in Detroit. After graduation, she worked as a clerk in Saks Fifth Avenue in Detroit and Bell Telephone Co. in Harrisburg. On October 30, 1947, Patricia entered the Maryk…
Sister Barbara Ann Walenty, Maryknoll Member For 61 Years, Dies
Sister Barbara Ann Walenty died on Oct. 24 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 90 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 61 years.
Barbara Ann was born in Detroit, MI on May 26, 1928 to Anna (Starr) Walenty and Anthony Walenty and was baptized in St. Ladislaus Parish in Hamtramck, MI.
She had three brothers John, Patrick, Donald, Tom and two sisters Gloria and Colleen. Barbara Ann graduated from Mackenzie High School in Detroit, MI in 1946.
She then attended Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Detroit, MI, where she earned a nurses degree. She then…
This Fairfield County City Ranks Among 50 'Most Stressful' In Nation
Two cities in Connecticut rank among the top 50 Most Stressed Cities in America, according to a new study by a financial website.
One is in Fairfield County: Bridgeport ranked 33rd.
The other is New Haven in New Haven County -- which ranked 41st based on an analysis that considered stress in four areas: the workplace, finances, family, and health and safety.
The top-10 "most stressed cities" in America, according to the WalletHub analysis, were Detroit, Newark, Cleveland, Birmingham, Toledo, Baltimore, Wilmington, Milwaukee, Gulfport and St. Louis.
Bridgeport ranked 17th in wo…
