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Sr Faith Corrigan

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Sr Faith Corrigan

Birth
Stockton, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
9 Apr 1987 (aged 87)
Minnesota, USA
Burial
Saint Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
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Catholic nun with the Order of St. Benedict's for 64 years. Born Mary Margaret Corrigan she was the daughter of James Peter Corrigan and Margaret Dineen. She was born in Wisconsin, but moved with her family to Minnesota when she was 16. She was the author of "History of Mr. and Mrs. James Peter Corrigan Relationship," n.p. and n.d., which gave a history of her branch of the Corrigan family..

Obituary from "St. Cloud Times," Saint Cloud, MN, Friday, April 10, 1987, p. 16:
"Sister Faith Corrigan - sister Faith Corrigan, 87, died Thursday at St. Scholastica Convent. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Convent Chapel, St. Joseph. Burial will be in the convent cemetery. There will be a wake service at 7 tonight at the convent chapel in St. Joseph.
Sister Faith Corrigan was born May 28, 1899, in Custer, Wis. to James and Margaret (Dineen) Corrigan. She entered St. Benedict's Convent June 15, 1922; made first vows July 11, 1923; and final vows July 11, 1926. She spent 48 years teaching lower grades in the following elementary schools: St. Anthony's, St. Cloud; Montgomery; Eden Valley; Buckman; Freeport; and Cold Springs. She acted as a homemaker for five years, retiring in 1976. Survivors include brother and sister, Charles (Corrigan), Foley, and Mrs. Luman (Frances) Precourt, Appleton, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister."
Catholic nun with the Order of St. Benedict's for 64 years. Born Mary Margaret Corrigan she was the daughter of James Peter Corrigan and Margaret Dineen. She was born in Wisconsin, but moved with her family to Minnesota when she was 16. She was the author of "History of Mr. and Mrs. James Peter Corrigan Relationship," n.p. and n.d., which gave a history of her branch of the Corrigan family..

Obituary from "St. Cloud Times," Saint Cloud, MN, Friday, April 10, 1987, p. 16:
"Sister Faith Corrigan - sister Faith Corrigan, 87, died Thursday at St. Scholastica Convent. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Convent Chapel, St. Joseph. Burial will be in the convent cemetery. There will be a wake service at 7 tonight at the convent chapel in St. Joseph.
Sister Faith Corrigan was born May 28, 1899, in Custer, Wis. to James and Margaret (Dineen) Corrigan. She entered St. Benedict's Convent June 15, 1922; made first vows July 11, 1923; and final vows July 11, 1926. She spent 48 years teaching lower grades in the following elementary schools: St. Anthony's, St. Cloud; Montgomery; Eden Valley; Buckman; Freeport; and Cold Springs. She acted as a homemaker for five years, retiring in 1976. Survivors include brother and sister, Charles (Corrigan), Foley, and Mrs. Luman (Frances) Precourt, Appleton, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister."

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  • Maintained by: GWC
  • Originally Created by: BJ
  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181836626/faith-corrigan: accessed ), memorial page for Sr Faith Corrigan (28 May 1899–9 Apr 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181836626, citing Saint Benedicts Convent Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by GWC (contributor 46861802).