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Maryann Benoit Obituary
(Sister Valerie)
Sister Maryann Benoit, age 94, a Sister of Providence for 72 years, died May 9, 2017, at Swedish First Hill Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Vigil Service: Sunday, May 14, 2017, at 7:00 PM, and Funeral Mass: Monday, May 15, 2017, at 11:00 AM, both at St. Joseph Residence, 4800 37th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA, after Mass and reception. Bonney Watson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sr. Maryann is preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and three sisters. She is survived by her two brothers, James Benoit and Larry Benoit (Waldene) from Yakima, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of Providence Retirement Fund, 1801 Lind Avenue SW, #9016, Renton, WA 98057-9016. To view Sr. Maryann's obituary and picture and to sign her memory book, please visit the website for Bonney-Watson Funeral Home at www.bonneywatson.com.
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steve grbic
May 6, 2019
rip to the best english teacher and friend that I had a real asset to CGF
May 19, 2017
ALL of the Sisters of Providence were saints!
I didn't know Sister Valerie, but I knew several SOP sisters who taught me at St. Thomas Grade School/Orphans Home in the '60s, and they were wonderful, that was a time when the
real guidance was good,
Dennis Burnes
St. Thomas Grade School, 1965
Sharon McCrea
May 16, 2017
Few people know how quietly trailblazing the Sister's of Providence were in Great Falls. Some simple, some quieter than others; fully appreciative of all those who crossed their paths, took classes, were reltatives of those who worked for them.
Sister Benoit was kind. She was one of the teachers who made the Education department at the then, College of Great Falls, along with other Providence instructors, a force comparable to Gonzaga University!
Anyone who graduated under these instructors, or graced their paths, surely encountered the last of the best nuns in the West!
Priests and nuns from the Seattle and Washington area altered people's lives exponentially, inspiring love, joy, and peace in those they encountered.
May Sister Maryanne receive at this time all that she poured forth into other's lives, great love, particularly - practical joy!
Many warm prayers to her family!
steve grbic
May 13, 2017
I had sister mary ann benoit as an english teacher at college of great falls in 1974 and she inspired me in english and I can still remenber her lectures and the hostess pies she would once serve in class. We sent each other christmas card every year from 1975-2013. She was a one of kind teacher and friend thanks for helping me academically and spritually rest in peace and thank you again
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steve grbic
May 13, 2017
I was fortunate to have had sister Mary ann benoit as an English teacher at the college of great falls in sept of 1974. When I heard that she passed away from some one at the UGf. I felt sad . she was one of those rare teachers that inspired me in English and we were friends >I sent her a christmas card every year from 75 to 2013 or 14 till she left great falls she always kept in touch with our family over the years She was one of those rare teachers that made a difference in my life and I can still rember her lectures and the hostess pies we would have in orthography class in 1974. rest in peace and thank yous sister in enriching my life both academically and spiritually
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