Sister Christene Forbes (John Cantius)
Lieu de naissance : Antigonish, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : Halifax, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 16 février 2014
Sister Christene died in Caritas Residence, Halifax, NS on February 16, 2014.
Born in Marydale, Antigonish County, NS, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Catherine (Chisholm) Forbes.
She entered the Sisters of Charity - Halifax on September 8, 1947 and made her final vows on August 15, 1956. Sister Christene held a Nova Scotia and an Alberta Teacher’s License. She earned a BA from Mount Saint Vincent University in 1965. From 1950 until her retirement in 1980, Sister Christene taught in N. Dartmouth, NS; Edmonton, Alberta; Vancouver, BC; New Waterford, Reserve and Port Hawkesbury, NS. In 1980, she began her work in Parish Ministry and continued this experience until 1991. From 1991 until 1993 she engaged in hospital visiting. When she retired again in 1993, she volunteered as a pastoral worker.
In 2008, she moved to Caritas Residence in Halifax where she remained until her death. Sister Christene is survived by her sisters Jean Warten, Fairfield, CT; and Cecelia Vallis, London, ON; by her brother Bill (Dorothy), Grimsby, ON; and by many nieces and nephews.
Sister was predeceased by her sisters Jennie Forbes, Isabel MacIsaac, Margaret MacCallum, Mary Connors, Florence Banner and Barbara Brown; her brothers Duncan, Allister and Val.
The body will be in Caritas Residence on Wednesday, February 19, with visitation from 3 p.m. until the prayer service at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 20 at 10 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Chapel in Caritas Residence. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, NS.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sisters of Charity Ministry Fund.
