Sr. Roseanne Saunders SA

July 26, 1925 - November 15, 2016

Sr. Roseanne Saunders, 91, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement from Graymoor, died on November 15, 2016 at NYPresbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital, Cortlandt Manor, NY. Sr. Roseanne was born in Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim, Ireland on July 26, 1925 to Nora (Harte) and James Saunders. Survived by her Sisters in Community, she is also survived by her brothers: James and Thomas. Sister predeceased by her sister, Sr. Mary Saunders, SA and brother, Matthew. Sister entered the convent on June 28, 1944. She professed her first vows on April 2, 1947 and her final vows on June 28, 1952. As an Atonement missionary, Sister served in parish and catechetical ministries in New York (Dannemora, Morrisonville, Cobleskill & Schoharie), as well as So. Plainfield, NJ; New Hampshire (No. Conway & Manchester); British Columbia, CAN (Revelstoke & Castlegar); Placerville, CA and Douglas, GA. Sister was Directress of Postulants (1982-88), and ministered at Our Lady’s Retreat House at Graymoor before returning to the Motherhouse in 2001. On Sunday November 20, 2016, the Reception of the Body prayer service will be held at 4:00 p.m. and the Evening Prayer/Wake Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Sister’s funeral Mass will be held on Monday November 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. All services are held in the Motherhouse Chapel at St. Francis Convent, Graymoor. Burial will be in the Sisters’ Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Dorsey-Carlone Funeral Home.