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Sr. Alice Carrow-DHS

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1928 – 2011  Sr. Alice Carrow, DHS, 83, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit died on Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she has been in residence since 2003.   Sr. Alice was born on March 14, 1928 in Tupper Lake, NY, the daughter of the late… Continue Reading

Sr. Eleanor Breton, DHS

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Sr. Eleanor Breton, DHS 1932 – 2010 Putnam – Sr. Eleanor Breton, DHS, 77, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she had been in residence since 1998. The daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Thibeault) Breton, Sr. Eleanor… Continue Reading

Sr. Claire Francis Pelletier, DHS

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Sr. Claire Francis Pelletier, DHS 1913 – 2009 Putnam – Sr. Claire Francis Pelletier, 96, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in the Holy Spirit Health Care Center where she had been in residence since 1995. Sr. Claire Francis was born on February 22, 1913, in… Continue Reading

Sr. Rita Bérard, DHS

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Sr. Rita Bérard, DHS August 2, 1921—October 8, 2009 Sr. Rita Bérard, DHS, 88, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Thursday,  October 8, 2009 at the Holy Spirit Health Care Center, where she had been in residence since March of 2000. Born on August 2, 1921, in Websterville, VT, she… Continue Reading

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