Sister Maria Loyola MacIsaac
Lieu de naissance : SYDNEY, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 17 juillet 2009
MacIsaac, Sister Maria Loyola, 87, a Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at Bethany on Friday, July 17, 2009 , in the 56th year of her religious life.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Roderick A. and Margaret (Gillis) MacIsaac of Sydney.
Sister Maria Loyola entered the Sisters of St. Martha in August 1951, pronounced her first vows on August 15, 1953 and her perpetual vows on August 15, 1956. Prior to entering the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha in Antigonish, Sister received her Commercial Diploma from Mount St. Bernard, Antigonish. She had 11 years of office work experience in Sydney prior to her entrance.
In 1953 she began her studies at St. Francis Xavier University, graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science degree. After working for a year in the Bethany business office, she attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1959 with a diploma in Hospital Administration. Sister Maria Loyola served for eight years as hospital administrator at St. Martha's Hospital, Antigonish, and for twenty-three years at St. John's Hospital in Lowell, MA from where she retired. She returned to Nova Scotia in 1992, and did volunteer work at St. Martha's Hospital for eight years.
Because of failing health, Sister Loyola came to Bethany in September of 2000, and entered Bethany's Extended Care in March of 2002, where she remained until her death.
Sister Maria Loyola was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was predeceased by two brothers; Donald (Donnie) in 1989 and Joseph (Joe) in 1998. She is survived by her two sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
The remains will be resting at Bethany, the Motherhouse, beginning at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, July 19th where a Celebration of Vigil will be held on that same evening at 7:30 p.m. Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Bethany Chapel. Arrangements under the direction of C.L. Curry Funeral Home, Antigonish, www.clcurry.com
