SISTER ANNA SUMMERS

Sister Anna was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1933. She was one of eight children. Prior to her entrance to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough in 1953, Anna worked four years at the Royal Bank of Canada in the Currency Department. After her reception to the Sisters, she received the religious name of Sister Mary Emma.

Sister Anna was a faithful worker in the business office of St. Joseph's Hospital in Peterborough for 29 years. After retiring from the hospital, Sister Anna worked as Assistant to the General Treasurer for the Congregation, keeping up with the demands of the business day, always with a pleasant smile to greet anyone and any interruption at any given moment.

Sister Anna volunteered with the Canadian Lung Association for approximately five years in the Peterborough and Apsley area. She also worked in the Children's Catechetical Program at St. Anne's Church for four years with children aged 4-6 years. She was a Board Member of St. Joseph's Hospital from September 1990-1994. She was also a member of the Board at St. Monica's Home for Specially Challenged Adults from September 1991-1999, where she worked at the Bingo every Tuesday evening to raise funds to support St. Monica’s.

Sister Anna is remembered for her laughter and her good sense of humor, her great problem-solving abilities in finance and for her love of children. She was always welcoming and loving.

SISTER ANNA SUMMERS

SISTER ANNA SUMMERS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada is situated on the Traditional Territories of:

the Mississauga Anishinaabeg adjacent to Haudenosaunee Territory and in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty, and Rice Lake Purchase Treaty 20

the Algonquin Anishnaabeg in the area covered by the Rideau Purchase or Treaty 27 and 27 ¼

the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and, the Lenape in the territory covered by Treaty 6 and Treaty 2 and,