Obituary of Sister Catherine Aiken SND

Sister Catherine Aiken, SND,96, of Ipswich, died Friday evening at the St. Julie Billiart Residential Care House in Ipswich. Sr. Aiken was born Helen Catherine Aiken on August 29,1909 in Charlestown, MA and was the daughter of the late George E. and Catherine F. (Jenkins) Aiken. Sr. Catherine entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at Waltham Novitiate on August 26, 1929 and professes her First Vows on January 30, 1932 and her Perpetual Vows on July 30, 1937. Sister Catherine received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Emmanuel College and her Masters in Education from Boston College. She also took graduate courses at Fordham University, Brown University and Theological courses in Rome. Her Ministries were in Lowell, Beverly, Chicopee, Lawrence, Dorchester, Worcester, Providence, RI and in Okayama, Japan. Following her retirement, she made her home at the Sisters of the Notre Dame Residence in Ipswich. She is survived by 3 sisters, Edna Laracy and Catherine Cardoza both of East Boston and Margaret Walsh of Boston, and many nieces, nephews and her many Sisters of Notre Dame. She was the sister of the late Mary Aiken, Rita Barlow, Edward and George Aiken. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Our Lady Queen Chapel on Wednesday, June 28,2006 at 3:00 PM at the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Residence, 30 Jeffrey’s Neck Road, Ipswich. Relatives and friends may pay their respects from 1:00 Until 3:00 PM prior to the Mass. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ipswich. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Retirement Fund, 30 Jeffrey’s Neck Road, Ipswich, MA 01938.