- Date Of Birth: May 15, 1928
- Date Of Death: October 20, 2018
- State: Massachusetts
Sister of Providence, Sr. Marita Callahan, formerly known as Sr. Mary Remigius, died on October 20, 2018 in the 70th year of her religious life. Born Mary Rita Callahan in Dalton, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Nally) Callahan. After graduating from Dalton High School and St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing, she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1949. Sr. Marita’s first ministry was serving as a registered nurse at Our Lady of Providence Children’s Center, followed by three years at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, then two years at the former St. Luke’s Hospital in Pittsfield. Sister then began her studies for a BS degree in Nursing at Boston College; at graduation in 1960, she received the undergraduate philosophy prize. She pursued her MS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America, graduating in 1962, and a MS in Psychology (R) in Psychology from St. Louis University, completing in .
