Sister Maria Goretti Bernier, OSU

Please join in praying for the repose of the soul of Sister Maria Goretti Bernier, an Ursuline sister who died on August 24, 2025, at the age of 90.

The daughter of Edward J. and Viola McGinnis Bernier, she was born Jeanette Mary Bernier on May 7, 1935, in Sanford. She entered the Ursuline community on Jan. 15, 1953, and professed her vows on July 16, 1955.

Sister Maria Goretti was a certified nurses’ aide who proudly earned her high school degree at age 50. During her decades of ministry, she provided service to Ursuline communities in Boston, Dedham and Springfield, Massachusetts, and in Waterville, Sanford and Brunswick, Maine. She served many years on the local councils for the Ursuline communities in Waterville and Dedham.