Ossining, N.Y., Jan. 15, 2026 ── Sister Rose Patrick St. Aubin, M.M., a Maryknoll Sister known for her strength and immense love for people, died on Jan. 3, 2026. She was 97 and a Maryknoll Sister of 80 years. 

Dolores May St. Aubin was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, to Amos and Mathilda Binon St. Aubin on May 19, 1928. She is pre-deceased by her sister, Carol Jameson, and brother, Patrick St. Aubin. Sr. Rose Patrick is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws.

Sr. Rose Patrick and her family moved to Akrin, Ohio, where she would graduate from St. Mary’s High School. On Oct. 4, 1946, Sr. Rose Patrick entered the congregation at the Maryknoll Sister Center in Ossining, N.Y., determined to pursue foreign missions as her sole ambition. She made her first vows on April 6, 1949, and her final vows on April 6, 1952, in Likiep, Marshall Islands.

Sr. Rose Patrick studied at the Maryknoll Teachers College, before completing her bachelor’s degree at Chaminade College in Hawai’i, in 1978.

In 1950, Sr. Rose Patrick was called to the Marshall Islands of Micronesia for a brand-new Maryknoll mission. She started teaching first grade and began what would become her six-decades-long commitment to the people, Church and education of the Marshall Islands.

Sr. Rose Patrick dedicated herself to education development, fulfilling an immense need for teacher training. She also took part in initiating the Outer Island Ministries in the remote atolls of Likiep, Jaluit, Arno and others. Sr. Rose Patrick is remembered fondly by the Marshallese for embracing challenges on the islands with strength and creativity, and she remains an inspiration to government and education leaders.

In 2010, Sr. Rose Patrick returned to the Center, where she lived until her passing, surrounded by her friends and Maryknoll staff.

A wake for Sr. Rose Patrick was held on Jan. 12, 2026, in the Annunciation Chapel of the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial was said on Jan. 13, 2026, also in the Annunciation Chapel.