Sister Marianne (Sister Mary Margaret). Peacefully on Tuesday January 3, 2017 at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Maple Ridge BC, Sister Marianne aged 86 years went to her true home in heaven. Marianne, only child of Margaret and Fred Flory, was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, where she received her first eleven years of schooling. After graduating from Sion Academy in Saskatoon, Marianne obtained both her B.A. and B.Ed. from the U. of S. After three years of teaching high school, Marianne joined the Sisters of the Child Jesus in 1955, making her postulancy in North Vancouver and her novitiate in Sherbrooke, Quebec. After profession in 1958, Marianne spent the next 15 years teaching either in North Vancouver BC or in North Battleford SK. In 1976 she received an MA in spirituality from Duquesne University, after which she became involved in a variety of ministries, both ongoing formation and pastoral ministry. The highlight of her latter years was when she was coordinator of the Saskatoon Diocesan Synod from 1988-1993. In all of these ministries she lived the charism of our foundress Anne Marie Martel: a presence of love to the Father and her brothers and sisters for the awakening and deepening of the faith. She made Anne Marie鈥檚 prayer her own: 鈥淢ay my only pleasure be to please you.鈥� Remaining to forever cherish her memory are the Sisters of the Child Jesus, numerous cousins, among them her cousin Elaine鈥檚 husband Bob Hardstaff and their sons Michael and Scott, former students and friends. Prayers will be held on Sunday, January 8th, 2017 at 7:00 pm and the Funeral Mass Monday, January 9th, 2017 at 10:30 am. Both services are at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 315 Walker Street, Coquitlam. Kearney鈥檚 Columbia-Bowell Chapel 604-521-4881
