Sister Margaret Chizuko Fujisawa, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement, died on February 2, 2020 at Brock Fahrni Pavillion, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Sister Margaret was born in Vancouver on April 7, 1922 to Shima (Wakano) and Masayoshi Fujisawa. Survived by her siblings: Eugene Uji, A. Kayoko, Marie Itsuko, Geraldine Keiko and nieces and nephews, Sister is predeceased by her parents and siblings: Hiroshi, Mary Satako Ibaraki, Sr. Catherine Marie SA, Francis Nobuo, John Yasuo, George Kiyoshi and Anna Yukiko Maeda.
Having entered the Congregation on November 5, 1951, Sister professed First Vows on May 16, 1953 and Final Vows on August 30, 1958. As an Atonement missionary, she served in parish, catechetical, and pastoral ministries in the United States: Lyon Mountain, NY, New York City, and California (Arroyo Grande, San Juan & Lindsay), in Kawasaki, Japan, and in Canada (Steveston, North Vancouver and Vancouver) before retiring to Brock Fahrni Pavillion in 2015.
Sister’s body will be transferred to the Motherhouse in Garrison, NY where services will be held on February 11 and the funeral Mass on February 12. Sister Margaret will be buried in the Sisters’ cemetery at Graymoor.
On Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., a Memorial Mass will be held at St. Augustine’s Church, 2028 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. Reception to follow.