Sister Genevieve McArthur

Tue, Apr 27th, 2021

Sister Genevieve McArthur, formerly Sister Ann Romuald, 95, a Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at Mary’s Court, Parkland Antigonish, on Tuesday April 27, 2021, in the 65th year of her Religious Life.

Sister Elizabeth Fraser

Fri, May 15th, 2020

Fraser, Sister Elizabeth, 86, a Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at St. Martha's Regional Hospital, on Friday May 15, 2020, in the 39th year of her Religious Life.

Born in South Side Harbour, Nova Scotia, Sister Elizabeth was one of three children born to the late Daniel A. and Margaret M. (Powderly) Fraser.

Sister Margaret MacFarlane

Sat, Apr 11th, 2020

MacFarlane, Sister Margaret (Peggy), formally Sister Ian Marie, 88, a Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at Mary’s Court, Parkland Antigonish on Saturday, April 11, 2020 in the 66th year of her Religious Life.  Her death is not related to COVID-19. 

Sister Margaret, baptized Jessie Margaret, was born January 24, 1932, in Upper Margaree, CB, Nova Scotia.

She was the daughter of the late John Archie and Alice (McDaniel) MacFarlane.

Sister Susan Keough

Tue, May 5th, 2020

Keough, Sister Susan, 93, formerly Sister Mary Gerald, a Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at Martha Place, Parkland Antigonish on May 5, 2020 in the 67th year of her religious life.

Born in Plate Cove, Newfoundland, Sister Susan was one of seven children of the late William and Johanna (Philpott) Keough.

She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha on August 15, 1951, pronounced her first vows on August 15, 1953 and her perpetual profession of vows on August 15, 1957. After her profession of vows, Sister Susan began her ministry of homemaking, in which she shared and developed a great variety of gifts.