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Rita Rose Marie was the daughter of Gertrude Gallagher and James Anthony Slavik. Her siblings were Martha Manning, Jo-Ann Mitenko, Catherine Heller, May Sevcik, Shauna Paulgaard, Loretta, Wilfred, Leo, Robert, and Margaret Buchinski.
Sister Theresa obtained her B.A. (French and Spanish) from the University of Western ON, London in 1954. In 1961, she earned her M.A. (English) from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. She also obtained her Permanent High School Assistant Type A Specialist (1967) and her Intermediate Secondary School Principal's Certificate Type B (1965).

Sister Theresa began her ministry as a teacher, and eventually principal in Catholic high schools in Sarnia, London, and Windsor, from 1948-1979. She enjoyed teaching and interacting with young people. From 1969-1987, shed served as a congregational leader as local superior, assistant general superior, general councillor, and general secretary. In 1988, she opened a house for at-risk teens in Edmonton, AB, part of the Boyle Street Co-op outreach program. Here she provided a safe and accepting environment for many young people. Sister Theresa was much loved by her "kids," many of whom stayed in touch, saying that she was like a mother to them, and helped them to stabilize their lives and start anew.

In 2015, Sister Theresa returned to the Sisters of St. Joseph residence in London, where she continued to be a vital presence among the Sisters. She had a capacity to accept people as they were, never being judgemental or critical. She was always ready to listen and provide a wise and humorous perspective mixed with common sense. She was unflappable, putting situations into a bigger context and saying that life was too short to worry over small things. Her wonderful curiosity enabled her to explore questions about life on other planets, life after death, and other interesting matters. She was not shy to share her opinions. She will be missed by many, especially her beloved "kids."

Louise Godal was born November 30, 1924, in Pobedium, Slovak Republic to Michael Godal and Josephine Feranec. She was the eldest of eight children, having six brothers and one sister. Louise Godal was received into the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph of London August 25, 1943. She made her first profession August 25, 1945, and her final profession that same day in 1948. After dedicating herself to religious life she took on the religious name Sister Emerita Godal.
She graduated from grade school and high school and received training in being a homemaker. In 1970 she was trained as a Food Service Supervisor at the Catholic Hospital Association, St. Louis, Missouri and in 1972 she received Dietary Service Training at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. She also trained at the Theological Institute of St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin in 1991.
Sister Emerita served in Ingersoll, Ontario from 1945 to 1947 and in Delhi, Ontario from 1947 to 1950. She then returned to London at Mount St. Joseph, the motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, from 1950 to 1964. There, she taught Home Economics at Mount St. Joseph Academy from 1956 to 1964. She travelled to Killam, Alberta in 1964 where she worked in dietetics at Killam General Hospital until 1971. After that, she dedicated herself to working as a homemaker in Sarnia, Ontario from 1971 to 1977 and in St. Thomas, Ontario from 1977 to 1979. Sister Emerita Godal then worked as a Pastoral Minister at Blessed Sacrament Church in Chatham, Ontario in 1979. She then went on to be the Pastoral Minister for Blessed Sacrament Parish in Chatham, Ontario from 1996 to 2001. She then returned to London, Ontario in 2001 and worked as seamstress at the motherhouse. She passed November 11, 2024.

Marjorie Teresa Fitzpatrick was born at home on Allumette Island, Quebec on October 14, 1929, to Victor John Fitzpatrick and Margaret Elizabeth Hynes. She was the second eldest of their ten children.

Majorie attended high school at St. Joseph’s, a boarding school in Chapeau, Quebec. From there she went on to study at St. Mary’s Teacher’s College. Marjorie completed her Elementary Diploma of Primary Teaching in 1948. She attained her class “B” teaching Diploma for Elementary and Junior High School in 1968. In 1967 she attained a Diploma in Catechetical and Pastoral Formation from Divine Word in London and a Certificate of Catechetical Studies from McGill University in Montreal in 1971. In 1970 she completed the first level of the Counseling-Learning Institutes. In 1974 Sister Marjorie completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Theology from the University of Loyola in Montreal and her Master of Arts in Religious Education at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa.

After finishing Teacher’s College, Marjorie taught in a one-room grade school on Allument Island, followed by a year in Quinnville, Quebec. During that summer, Marjorie began working part-time in the finance department of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and remained for the next twelve years, becoming Section Head of the Accounts Receivable Department. She then entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke on October 11, 1963, during Vatican II. She received the habit in 1964 and took on the religious name Sister M. Amadeus. She then attained her studied at Divine Word in London, Ontario, attaining her diploma in 1967. After this, she returned to Chapeau to update her teaching credentials. She professed her final vows in August of 1970.
From 1967 to 1970 she taught at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Pembroke, Ontario. After, she became the Catechetical Consultant for the School Board until she left to pursue higher education in 1972. Sister Marjorie continued to do Pastoral Work until 1977 when she became the Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Pembroke. She held the position for twelve years. Her accomplishments in this role include organizing pilgrimages to the Holy Land, sponsorship of refugees, the John Powell T.V. series “Free To Be Me,” and establishing the Ecumenical Way of the Cross, Families For Prayer, and the R.C.I. A. Program. For her efforts, Bishop Windle presented her with the Papal Medal of Bene Merenti. From 1985 to 1989, Sister Marjorie also served on the Congregational Leadership Team. She then went on sabbatical with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, California. In 1991, the Leadership Team invited Sister Marjorie to renew the Associate Movement in the Congregation. Sister Marjorie was also instrumental in organizing numerous community programs such as the sponsorship of refugees, Families for Prayer, the RCIA Program, the Ecumenical Way of the Cross, and encouraging laity to become involved in the church. She continued this work, worked with the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada, and had a personal interest in ecological education. She was also heavily involved in Planting Seeds, a non-profit seeking to increase education in Guatemala.