Sister Yvette Marie Martin, CSJ, 80, died on June 10, 2021, at Samaritan Hospital.
Sister Yvette was born on October 1, 1940, in Amsterdam, N.Y. The daughter of Victor and Helen Lasky Martin, Sister Yvette, the youngest in her family, had two brothers and two sisters.
Her family ties were especially important to her, and she particularly cherished those bonds with her nephew, Joe.
In September 1961, Yvette entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Albany. She made her first profession in August 1964 and pronounced final vows in August 1969.
Sister Yvette completed a B.S. in elementary education and an M.S. in reading from The College of Saint Rose.
She was very often the one who brought her sisters in community together, regaling their gatherings with her stories and laughter. In Sister's early years of ministry, she was a teacher and reading specialist in schools of the Albany and Syracuse Dioceses.
Using her classroom experience, she entered into the ministry of educational administration in Blessed Sacrament School, Johnson City and St. Paul/Assumption School, Mechanicville.
After a sabbatical year, Sister Yvette took her administrative and education experience to her service as pastoral associate in the Hudson Catholic Community, co-administrator of St. Joseph's Provincial House and then for twelve years as the pastoral associate at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Albany.
To these settings, Sister Yvette brought her ability to see the "big picture" and her wonderful personality and sense of humor. That sense of humor was a gift she shared with everyone. She expanded the parish associate ministry to include not only religious education but also various social ministries, serving those in need in the local community whether through food pantry, Christmas and back-to-school projects, or other emergency circumstances.
Even in Sister's retirement years, she found ways of offering generosity and kindness to those providing her health care. She was extremely interested in staff members and their families. With a realistic view of her own physical condition, she kept her sense of humor and drive. She extended her concern and compassion to those caring for her, helping them to recognize that she was drawing near to the completion of her life journey.
In addition to her parents, Sister Yvette's brothers, Victor and Peter, and her sisters, Gertrude Jagielski and Helen Martin predeceased her. Her memory is cherished by her sisters-in-law, Jane Martin and Mary Ann Bodiot; her nephews, Thomas Martin and George (Joe) Jagielski; the Sisters of St. Joseph and the healthcare team at the Provincial House.
Sister Yvette was born on October 1, 1940, in Amsterdam, N.Y. The daughter of Victor and Helen Lasky Martin, Sister Yvette, the youngest in her family, had two brothers and two sisters.
Her family ties were especially important to her, and she particularly cherished those bonds with her nephew, Joe.
In September 1961, Yvette entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Albany. She made her first profession in August 1964 and pronounced final vows in August 1969.
Sister Yvette completed a B.S. in elementary education and an M.S. in reading from The College of Saint Rose.
She was very often the one who brought her sisters in community together, regaling their gatherings with her stories and laughter. In Sister's early years of ministry, she was a teacher and reading specialist in schools of the Albany and Syracuse Dioceses.
Using her classroom experience, she entered into the ministry of educational administration in Blessed Sacrament School, Johnson City and St. Paul/Assumption School, Mechanicville.
After a sabbatical year, Sister Yvette took her administrative and education experience to her service as pastoral associate in the Hudson Catholic Community, co-administrator of St. Joseph's Provincial House and then for twelve years as the pastoral associate at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Albany.
To these settings, Sister Yvette brought her ability to see the "big picture" and her wonderful personality and sense of humor. That sense of humor was a gift she shared with everyone. She expanded the parish associate ministry to include not only religious education but also various social ministries, serving those in need in the local community whether through food pantry, Christmas and back-to-school projects, or other emergency circumstances.
Even in Sister's retirement years, she found ways of offering generosity and kindness to those providing her health care. She was extremely interested in staff members and their families. With a realistic view of her own physical condition, she kept her sense of humor and drive. She extended her concern and compassion to those caring for her, helping them to recognize that she was drawing near to the completion of her life journey.
In addition to her parents, Sister Yvette's brothers, Victor and Peter, and her sisters, Gertrude Jagielski and Helen Martin predeceased her. Her memory is cherished by her sisters-in-law, Jane Martin and Mary Ann Bodiot; her nephews, Thomas Martin and George (Joe) Jagielski; the Sisters of St. Joseph and the healthcare team at the Provincial House.
Sister Yvette Marie Martin, CSJ, 80, died on June 10, 2021, at Samaritan Hospital.
Sister Yvette was born on October 1, 1940, in Amsterdam, N.Y. The daughter of Victor and Helen Lasky Martin, Sister Yvette, the youngest in her family, had two brothers and two sisters.
Her family ties were especially important to her, and she particularly cherished those bonds with her nephew, Joe.
In September 1961, Yvette entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Albany. She made her first profession in August 1964 and pronounced final vows in August 1969.
Sister Yvette completed a B.S. in elementary education and an M.S. in reading from The College of Saint Rose.
She was very often the one who brought her sisters in community together, regaling their gatherings with her stories and laughter. In Sister's early years of ministry, she was a teacher and reading specialist in schools of the Albany and Syracuse Dioceses.
Using her classroom experience, she entered into the ministry of educational administration in Blessed Sacrament School, Johnson City and St. Paul/Assumption School, Mechanicville.
After a sabbatical year, Sister Yvette took her administrative and education experience to her service as pastoral associate in the Hudson Catholic Community, co-administrator of St. Joseph's Provincial House and then for twelve years as the pastoral associate at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Albany.
To these settings, Sister Yvette brought her ability to see the "big picture" and her wonderful personality and sense of humor. That sense of humor was a gift she shared with everyone. She expanded the parish associate ministry to include not only religious education but also various social ministries, serving those in need in the local community whether through food pantry, Christmas and back-to-school projects, or other emergency circumstances.
Even in Sister's retirement years, she found ways of offering generosity and kindness to those providing her health care. She was extremely interested in staff members and their families. With a realistic view of her own physical condition, she kept her sense of humor and drive. She extended her concern and compassion to those caring for her, helping them to recognize that she was drawing near to the completion of her life journey.
In addition to her parents, Sister Yvette's brothers, Victor and Peter, and her sisters, Gertrude Jagielski and Helen Martin predeceased her. Her memory is cherished by her sisters-in-law, Jane Martin and Mary Ann Bodiot; her nephews, Thomas Martin and George (Joe) Jagielski; the Sisters of St. Joseph and the healthcare team at the Provincial House.
Sister Yvette was born on October 1, 1940, in Amsterdam, N.Y. The daughter of Victor and Helen Lasky Martin, Sister Yvette, the youngest in her family, had two brothers and two sisters.
Her family ties were especially important to her, and she particularly cherished those bonds with her nephew, Joe.
In September 1961, Yvette entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Albany. She made her first profession in August 1964 and pronounced final vows in August 1969.
Sister Yvette completed a B.S. in elementary education and an M.S. in reading from The College of Saint Rose.
She was very often the one who brought her sisters in community together, regaling their gatherings with her stories and laughter. In Sister's early years of ministry, she was a teacher and reading specialist in schools of the Albany and Syracuse Dioceses.
Using her classroom experience, she entered into the ministry of educational administration in Blessed Sacrament School, Johnson City and St. Paul/Assumption School, Mechanicville.
After a sabbatical year, Sister Yvette took her administrative and education experience to her service as pastoral associate in the Hudson Catholic Community, co-administrator of St. Joseph's Provincial House and then for twelve years as the pastoral associate at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Albany.
To these settings, Sister Yvette brought her ability to see the "big picture" and her wonderful personality and sense of humor. That sense of humor was a gift she shared with everyone. She expanded the parish associate ministry to include not only religious education but also various social ministries, serving those in need in the local community whether through food pantry, Christmas and back-to-school projects, or other emergency circumstances.
Even in Sister's retirement years, she found ways of offering generosity and kindness to those providing her health care. She was extremely interested in staff members and their families. With a realistic view of her own physical condition, she kept her sense of humor and drive. She extended her concern and compassion to those caring for her, helping them to recognize that she was drawing near to the completion of her life journey.
In addition to her parents, Sister Yvette's brothers, Victor and Peter, and her sisters, Gertrude Jagielski and Helen Martin predeceased her. Her memory is cherished by her sisters-in-law, Jane Martin and Mary Ann Bodiot; her nephews, Thomas Martin and George (Joe) Jagielski; the Sisters of St. Joseph and the healthcare team at the Provincial House.
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