Sr. Maris Stella Footen, SFP

FOOTEN, Sr. Maris Stella, SFP (nee Kathryn), our beloved Sister, passed to eternal joy on June 6, at the age of 92.  She lived a life dedicated to God and God's people for 61 years as a Franciscan Sister of the Poor.  During those years she served the Congregation and the people of God as a dedicated health care professional, supervisor and instructor.  In most recent years, she has been dedicated to Prayer Ministry and Pastoral Presence to her own Sisters in New York and Cincinnati.  She is survived by her Sisters in Christ, the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, and her numerous cousins, nieces and nephews who surrounded her with love through the years.  She is preceded in death by her parents Mary Clare Hannon and Joseph A. Footen, and siblings, Agnes, Mary, Margaret, Dorothy, Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Joseph and William.  Visitation at St. Clare Chapel, 60 Compton Road, Hartwell on Monday, June 11 beginning with the Rosary and Wake Service at 9:00 am until the Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30 am.  Interment in the St. Clare Cemetery will follow the Liturgy.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Franciscan Ministries, Inc., 110 Compton Road, Cincinnati, OH  45215.