Sister Kathleen Holland
1927-2019
Holland, Sister Kathleen, 92, a
Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at Mary’s Court on
Monday, August 5th, 2019 in the
68th year of her religious life.
Born in Saint John, NB, Sister Kathleen was one of
twelve children of the late Leo and Margaret (Wisted)
Holland.
Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters of
St. Martha on August 15, 1949, pronounced her first vows on August 15,
1951 and her perpetual profession of vows on August 15,
1954.
After her profession of vows, Sister Kathleen served as
Assistant Director of Novices at the Motherhouse, Bethany, for eleven
years.
Sister Kathleen spent most of her years ministering
in various institutions operated by the Congregation and she was
Community Leader in several convents where she
lived.
In Nova Scotia, she served at the Motherhouse; St.
Martha’s Convent on the campus of St. Francis Xavier
University; Holy Heart Seminary in Halifax; Little Flower Institute in
Sydney; Villa Madonna in Bras d’Or. Outside of Nova Scotia
she served at St. Augustine’s Seminary, Scarborough, ON, and
Martha Centre, Lethbridge, AB.
Sr. Kathleen had a hearty laugh that demonstrated
her love of a good joke. She had a love and deep care for
young people, as well as her Martha sisters who suffered long
illnesses. She could knit anything, anywhere, at anytime,
and usually from a pattern she made up as she went. She had
to let go of this much-loved ministry due to her declining health, but
not before she knit a number of pairs of special mittens with the St.
Francis Xavier University “X” knit into them.
Sister Kathleen was the last member of her
immediate family. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by sisters
Claire Taylor, Margaret Shannon, Helen Morris, and Constance Cooper
and brothers Clifford, Francis, Harold, Raymond, Ronald, Vincent, and
Leo. She is survived by many devoted nieces and
nephews.
The remains will be resting at Parkland Antigonish,
beginning Wednesday, August 7th at 1:15 p.m.,
where a Celebration of Vigil will be held on the same evening at 7:00
p.m. Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, August
8th at 1:30 p.m. in St. Martha Chapel, Parkland
Antigonish.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Sister Kathleen Holland 19272019..
Death notice for the town of: Antigonish, Province: Nova Scotia