Sister Ceciliennes ministry was in the area of music. She made profession of vows in 1950. Born in Sand Lake, Michigan, Sister Patin entered the by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jun 4, 2019 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. Joanne received her early education at St. Joseph Grade School in Spokane and graduated from eighth grade at St. Aloysius Grade School. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1945 and was given the name Sister Elreda at her 1948 reception into the novitiate. Sister Clara Mae then returned to St. Michaels Orphanage to serve as a registered therapist. Sister Erlinda was from a large, very close family in Cebolla, New Mexico. Our dear Sister Marilyn died May 24 at Mother of Perpetual Help Residence in St Louis. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1944, and final profession on August 9, 1950. She attended Sacred Heart Grade School there, taught by the FSPA. Eventually she was able to recruit an alumna to continue her work when she left. Eventually, Sister Lydia outgrew her do things differently attitude and two years later she, too, joined FSPA. Sister Kathleen taught at the high school level for the next 11 years in Cathedral (Superior, Wisconsin), Kuemper (Carroll, Iowa), Aquinas (La Crosse), Marquette (West Point, Iowa) and Marquette (Bellevue, Iowa). During that time, her roommate responded to a call to religious life. Our dear Sister (Joan) Charlotte Struckhoff left this world peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Sep 9, 2020 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. After a year, she resigned again from the Salvation Army and formally entered the congregation and made first vows in 1986 as an FSPA. August 16, 1935 - July 10, 2020 IN THE CARE OF Whalen & Ball Funeral Home Sister Maureen Kelly, FSP, formerly known as Sr. John Agnes, was the second child of four born in New York City to John and Agnes Kelly. Her interest in becoming a sister was fostered by relatives in the FSPA congregation and her love of nature. Subsequently, she left the classroom and served as dental assistant for 11 years in St. Paul, Minnesota. Follow The feliciansisters.org Blog on WordPress.org. In 1966, Sister Evelyn became a bookkeeper at St. Mary Hospital in Sparta, Wisconsin until 1973, when she became a bookkeeper at St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. Sister Jean has been selected to be honored with the Viterbo University Pope St. John XXIII Award, the highest non-academic award bestowed by the university, in May 2020. She ministered there until 2021 when she moved to St. Rose Convent in La Crosse. Her first profession of vows was made on August 12, 1955. The Hospital Sisters of St. Francis operated a convent and church on a 300-acre site northeast of Springfield from 1917 until 2021. . For 25 years Sister Pat taught music in elementary and secondary schools in Iowa (Carroll, West Point, Bellevue) and Wisconsin (La Crosse, Prairie du Chien, Durand, Jefferson, Ashland, Jefferson). Upon her graduation from the eighth grade, she announced to her parents that she would like to go to the convent. Instead, she worked at Kaufer Catholic Bookstore in Spokane, then enrolled at Holy Names College (Fort Wright College) with a major in journalism and a minor in dramatics. In addition to her great devotion to education, prayer and spirituality, her family held a very dear spot in her heart. Community members, family, colleagues and friends remember Sister Pat as an excellent music teacher. From 1994 to 1998, Sister Joanne served as co-director of the FSPA Clare Retreat Center in Spokane. Early in life, she had the desire to become a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration like her older sister, Sister Leone. She loved exploring new opportunities and places. Sister Mary Myron started teaching in grades one through three and ended up teaching high school. At the completion of her term she moved to Sun City, Arizona, where she served as parish administrator of St. John Vianney Parish. Sister Clara Mae gifted family and friends with beautiful wood carvings. In 1972, Sister Michon and her younger sister, Sister Rosemary, FSPA, spent a couple of weeks in England, Ireland and Scotland with their parents reinforcing her Irish heritage. In 2013, she moved to Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse and in 2022 back to St. Rose Convent. She started taking piano lessons in sixth grade and music became her major interest. She taught primary and intermediate grades in parochial schools in Iowa (Milford, Coon Rapids, Richmond, Festina, West Point, Bellevue, Guttenberg, Willey, Dedham, Calmar, Mt. Community members, family, and friends remember Sister Lois as a quiet, cheerful person, always ready to lend a helping hand. She was in the sixty-eighth year of her religious profession. After a years sabbatical, Sister Kathleen volunteered at Villa Maria Retreat Center in Frontenac, Minnesota,then returned tothe Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse. Our community was founded in central Minnesota in 1891 by sixteen women who had previously been members of another Franciscan congregation. From 1990 to 1993, she served as Director of Pastoral Care at St. Anthony Hospital and Nursing Home, Carroll, Iowa and then pastoral minister at St. Jude Parish in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1953 she was received into the FSPA novitiate and given the name Sister Geralyn. Everyone knew when Sister Pat was around because her hearty laughter carried through the halls. I was into trouble almost constantly for skipping school, breaking rules and getting into things that were none of my business. It was not until her senior year that she gave her future a serious thought. When her mother became ill, Joanne left the Benedictines to care for her until she died; subsequently, Joanne resumed her position at the Salvation Army. Sister Lydia was born to John and Mary (Danzer) Wendl on January 11, 1922, in Willey, Iowa. She served as chaplain at St. Marys Hospital in Centralia, Ill., 1991 to 1995. Sister Margaret Ann entered St. Rose Convent in 1945. Sister Joan Hageman, FSPA, 82, died on February 20, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. A community of Franciscan women religious based in Clinton, Iowa with a mission of active nonviolence and peacemaking. Celebrate With Us! After attending the Creation Spirituality Program in Oakland, California, Sister Donna served on the retreat staff at Holy Cross Center in Merrill, Wisconsin. Again she received a negative response, but a week later her father gave his approval. She taught for 33 years in elementary schools in Iowa, Washington, Oregon and Wisconsin. During that time she served as a pilgrimage leader (about 20 trips) for the Franciscan Pilgrimage Program in Assisi, Italy until 2018. She received her call to be a Franciscan Sister at a young age, and loved being a Franciscan Sister of Our by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | May 6, 2020 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. She enjoyed attending St. Marys School in Festina. LSAP Resource Guide Community Engagement & Participatory Action Her musical productions were outstanding. In later years, her contributions to liturgy, both work-related and in the FSPA community, served as major contributions to a Vatican II Church. She was in the seventy-fifth year of her religious profession. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1944, and final profession on August 9, 1950. She had taken several business subjects in high school, so she did secretarial work for three years before entering St. Rose Convent in La Crosse on July 29, 1941. Next, Sister Rita Marie taught at Holy Family School in Ashland, Wisconsin (1962-1966), then St. Henry School in Eau Galle, Wisconsin (1966-1969). For the next 11 years, she ministered as a volunteer and driver at Villa St. Joseph. In eighth grade she shared her call with her parents, who were very supportive. Her brothers and sisters teased her that she would miss gardening, playing baseball and driving a car, but the call persisted. When funding ended, she was invited to join the staff at the Salvation Army in Spokane as Family Welfare Director. Two years later on Christmas Eve again, a change took place in the Beskar family when her father announced that he was marrying Leona Buberl. Sister Denise Streng, OSF . She enjoyed the Bright Star theatre and La Crosse Symphony performances at Viterbo University. Yermo High School in El Paso. In 1979, Sister Dorothy Ann moved to Holy Child Jesus School in Canton, Mississippi where she taught junior high for 10 years. In 1977, at the age of 38, he was received into the novitiate, made his simple profession one . She and her older sisters walked to school and enjoyed the flowers and nature along the way. Upon retiring, Sister Ladonna continued to share her gifts as a volunteer treasurer for various organizations locally and nationally, including the Washburn Neighborhood Association, La Crosse City Vision Foundation and the Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious. As boarders, Sister Margaret and Helen got home one weekend a month. With her health declining, Sister Clara Mae moved to Villa St. Joseph in 2015. In 1933, she was received into the novitiate of the FSPA and was given the name, Sister Mary Myron. After completing high school, Sister Lois entered the novitiate on August 12, 1942, and was given the name Sister Caroleen. In her early years, Mary Jane began knitting and crocheting, a hobby she carried into her adult life. Sister Jean maintained connection with her foreign exchange brother and sister throughout her life, even visiting them abroad. When she was five years old, Florence began her education at St. Josephs School, Bellevue. Community members, family, colleagues and friends remember Sister Helen as an exceptional nurse and instructor. 1943-2018 Our dear Sister Maria Tessari went home to the Lord on January 16. When Sister Clara Mae entered the novitiate of the FSPA she was given the name Bernadine. She brought her medical skills and missionary interest with her. After high school, Sister Helen completed coursework at St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing and served as an RN at St. Marys Hospital, Sparta, Wisconsin. Returning to her home in 1973 in Guttenberg to care for her father, Sister Clara Mae also ministered as an activities director and home care aid. August 15, 1930 July 18, 2022, by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jul 11, 2022 | Franciscan Sisters News, LCWR, Obituaries, SISTER ANGELITA LAWS, OSF Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1917, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1930 and. Sister Rose Marie Przybylowicz, OSF, passed away September 9, 2022. In 1983 Sister Rosile was elected Provincial for the FSPA Healthcare Province, whose headquarters was in St. Paul, Minnesota. For anyone unable to join the live stream, an archive of our funeral celebrations is available here. Sr. Therese Francis was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis from St. Peter Parish in 1945. Whether the need is for short- or long-term, our caring, trained personnel are here to help. She boarded with the sisters Monday through Friday and it was customary to make a retreat between the two semesters. After 13 years as a classroom teacher, Sister Patricia took courses at the Center for Pastoral Ministry in Kansas City and then moved into parish ministry in Davenport, Iowa, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Kansas City, Missouri. My high school experience has been better having had her as a teacher. When a new school was being built at David, the community took the opportunity to recognize Sister Mary Myrons significant contribution to the area by establishing a Sister Mary Myron Remedial Reading Room. For a year she was a home health nurse in Claxton, Georgia. She received a bachelors degree in home economics and English from Viterbo College (University), La Crosse and did additional studies at Marquette University, Milwaukee. During the seventh grade at St. Marys School in Auburndale, Sister Dorothy began hearing a faint call to religious life. She by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Feb 25, 2019 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. In October, 1968, Sister Sandra professed her first vows with the Consolata Missionary Sisters of Turin, Italy. Sister Jean Marie Moore was born in Chuquicamata, Chile on February 13, 1953 to Mary Ruth (Noll) and Joseph Aloysius Moore, Jr. She often said that religious life was an extension of a gift that was nurtured in her home. From childhood Sister Jean dabbled in arts and crafts from woodworking to stained glass to photography to jewelry making. She later worked at Mendota State Hospital (Madison, Wisconsin) and Wood County Health Center (Marshfield, Wisconsin). She continued her education earning a Ph.D. in Second Language and Culture Education from the University of Minnesota in St. Paul and a Masters in Franciscan Studies from the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York. After high school, she helped on the farm, as two of her brothers were in the service. As Franciscans, we experience God's presence in all creatures, and we extend our care and concern for all our brothers and sisters in our common home. Sister Patricia was received into the novitiate in 1963 and given the name, Sister Mary Owen. Community members, family and friends, remember Sister Jean as someone that always loved life in any of its aspects. News reports show that, as of July 16, in addition to the 13 Felicians in Livonia, at least 19 other sisters have died in the United States, including a Felician sister at the order's convent in Lodi, New Jersey; six sisters from two communities at a shared convent outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and three Maryknoll Sisters in Ossining, New York . For almost 30 years she ministered in junior and senior high schools as a teacher and principal in Wisconsin, Washington, Guam and Montana. Elementary school years were spent at Kendall Public School. She loved her family and visited them in Washington state as often as possible. She was in the seventy-third year of her religious profession. Community members, family, colleagues and friends will remember Sister Cecilienne as an excellent music teacher and a master organist. Founded in 1988 to renew the contemplative dimension of the form of life of the early Franciscan penitents, we are a contemplative-active community of religious women who have given our lives to glorify God and make known His merciful Love through prayer and works of mercy. When reflecting on her choice of vocation, she said, Upon visiting Maria Angelorum Chapel, I knew that I could never leave this.. During World War II her parents moved to Seattle. Sister Donna shared vivid memories of growing up in their beautiful farm home surrounded by rolling hills. On August 12, 1954, she made her first profession of vows as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. Obituaries Home News Obituaries. Sister Anita (Mary Kenneth) Beskar, FSPA, died April 23, 2022, just shy of her 90th birthday, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. When she returned home she again asked about becoming a sister. Jeanette Mary Margaret Kassmeyer was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, to Frank and Leona (Krittenbrink) Kassmeyer on March 11, 1936, the oldest of eight children. Soon after she graduated from St. Simon Stock High School, Bronx, NY, in 1962, she began her journey as a Franciscan Sister. From 1980 to 1981, Sister Helen ministered as a nurse in Larned, Kansas. Helen began to pray about it, but the following August she entered St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing. Gerald Walker, OFM, Cap. Sewing was one of her hidden talents. She and eight of her former students from Our Lady of the Lake in Ashland participated in daily prayer with each other even during her retirement at Villa St. Joseph. The following year she entered the community. One of her students from David School said, She was always willing to help students make their projects perfect. The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities was formed in 2004 when three New York-based congregations of Franciscan sisters joined together. She passed to her eternal reward on September 7, 2020. The Bernet sisters are identical twins who are celebrating 70 years of religious life. The former Dorothy. Sister Valerie Lemansky, age 90, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. After the high school in Lansing closed, she remained there as a religious education teacher for two more years. She made her profession of vows on August 12, 1946 and final vows on August 9, 1952. She was instrumental in expanding student life programming since, at the time, the college was rapidly growing its enrollment of lay students. Numerous university students credit her for their search into the world of spirituality. Sister Agnes learned about the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration from her aunt, Sister Anna (Bernadita) Gehling. Sister Jean, her sister Cindy and her brother Steve were all born in Chuquicamata. While at Mt. From 1981 to 1984 she worked as a baker in West Glacier, Montana, then three years at a university in Lockport, Illinois. She worked in the dietary department at St. Francis Hospital (MCHS-FH) 1977 to 1981. Aston, PASister Barbara Ann Beck (formerly Sister Francis Charles), OSF, 83, died in Assisi House on Monday, August 1, 2022. Sister Rosewyn Meyer, FSPA was there and spoke many times with Helen. Before them was a newly-unveiled 7-foot bronze statue of Sister Mary Virgilius Reidy, one of their own. She had waited a long time for this homecoming often asking what was taking the Lord so long. Sister Evelyn Schlosser, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 88, died on October 7, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sister Betty Shakal, FSPA, 87, died May 3, 2021 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She also enjoyed sharing her professional expertise through service on numerous boards, including Viterbo Universitys Board of Trustees. From 1995 to 1998, Sister Betty was asked to serve as treasurer for the FSPA Central Region in Hiawatha, Iowa. She was a truly humble, prayerful woman of faith and courage whose spirit always radiated joy and peace. Celebrating the Life of Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. Fifty-two weeks a year women religious stand with the poor and immigrants, teach children, fight injustice, heal the sick, share spirituality, empower women, defend the planet, promote peace, create community, offer hope. She enteredFranciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration inLa Crosse before graduating high school. She was in her fifty-second year of religious profession. AUBURN Starting in the 2021-22 academic year, two Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist will join the staff at Saint Dominic Academy as teachers while also overseeing and enhancing campus . Obituary Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. She attended St. Joseph elementary and high school in Earling. Possessing excellent office skills, she was tapped for clerical work at Viterbo College (University) from 1962 to 1966. In 2015, Sister Betty made her home at Villa St. Joseph. For the next five years, Sister Helen served as a staff nurse at St. Rose Convent Health Center. Sister Anita was invited to take this position, in which she served for 10 years. She served as principal in both Carroll (St. Lawrence School) and Calmar. After earning a graduate degree in communications and journalism from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Sister Patricia served as Central Region secretary for six years in Hiawatha, Iowa. Since their grandparents lived near the school, the girls ate lunch with them. Helen completed eight grades at St. Gabriels School, then attended St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien. She then began working as a home healthcare aid for Olmsted County Public Health Department. From 1993 to 1997, Sister Jean served as the Dean of the School of Letters and Sciences at Viterbo. During high school, she participated in various sports and clubs. She professed her first vows as an FSPA on August 12, 1965.
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