Last Updated on July 14, 2024 by Michelle McIver
In service of God – Stories of the Sisters and priests who undertook a religious vocation
Over the generations, about 25 of our family members have answered the call to dedicate their life to a religious vocation, as a Sister, or as a priest. We invite you to learn about these women and men, and their histories by clicking on their names.
Below you will find the following sections:
- The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (St. Paul, Minnesota)
- The Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- The Sisters of Saint Martha (Prince Edward Island)
- Other Sisters
- Priests
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Sister Mary Charles
(Emily McIver)
1876-1966
Sister Mary Damian
(Faustina McIver)
1873-1963
Sister Frances Marie
(Faustina Genevieve Gallant)
1900-1987
Sister St. Hugh
(Emily Florine McIver)
1901-1982
Sister Margaret Pierre
(Emily Genevieve McIver)
1915-1992
Sister Georgetta
(Mary Faustina Driscoll)
1904-2000
Other sisters from Prince Edward Island and the Ireland Connection
To learn more about the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, you may wish to visit the following websites:
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet – Our History
Wikipedia – Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
The Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception
Sister Raphael
(Ann “Ada” McKenna)
1865-1900
Sister Germaine
(Margaret “Maggie” McKenna)
1867-1942
Sister Mary Constance
(Veronica McKenna)
1871-1951
Sister Clara Eugene
(Mary M McIver)
1915-1959
Sister Francis Paula
(Noreen Trainor)
1926-2024
The Sisters of St. Martha
Sister Mary
(Mary Margaret McCarville)
1912-1993
Sister Winnifred
(Winnifred McIver)
1918-1991
Sister Joanne
(Annie McCarville)
1923-2022
To learn more about the Sisters of St. Martha, you may wish to visit the following website:
The Sisters of St. Martha of PEI
Other Sisters
Sister Evelyn
(Evelyn Frances Kelley)
1924-2003
Sisters of Providence
(Mary-in-the-woods, Indiana)
Sister Eileen Ann
(Mary Clare Kelley)
1926-2012
Sisters of Providence
(St. Mary-in-the-woods, Indiana)
Sister Agnes Marie
(Bertha Trainor)
1891-1989
Congregation of Notre Dame
Sister Winnifred Kelly
(Winnifred Kelly)
1942-
Sister Mary Damian
(Myra Trainor)
1930-
Our Lady’s Missionaries
(Philippines, Toronto)
Sister Muriel Gallant
(Muriel Gallant)
1924-
Maryknoll Sisters
(Maryknoll, New York)
Mother Patricia
(Sharon McKenna)
1938-
Benedictine Nun
(New York, New York)
Priests
Father Placid McSweeney
(Robert Eugene McSweeney)
1935-2000
Trappist Priest,
St. Joseph’s Abbey
(Spencer, Massachusetts)
Father Eugene Joseph McKenna
1921-2004
Society of Saint Josephite
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Father Gerard McIver
1966-2017
Summerside, PEI
Father John Joseph Kelley
1920-2003
Spokane Diocese, Missouri