For almost 30 years she ministered in junior and senior high schools as a teacher and principal in Wisconsin, Washington, Guam and Montana. She created connections among her family, friends and community. Obituary Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. Sister Helen made profession of vows on August 12, 1947, and final profession on August 9, 1953. 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. She loved her family and had made an extensive family tree. A second sister, Kathy, was born following the familys return to the States. The seeds of being a Sister and a teacher were planted in those early years. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Her nieces and nephews were a delight to her. From there she moved back to Arizona and worked as a medical support staff member and Initial Loss Reporting (ILR) claims associate for State Farm Insurance. There will be a memorial Mass and celebration of Sisters life at a later date. As a toddler, Marie would follow her mother around the kitchen and in the garden, picking berries, plums, grapes and whatever else was in season. Sister Dorothy Agnes was born on October 8, 1941 in Auburndale, Wisconsin to Joseph and Martha (Bayerl) Kundinger. Later, she received a masters degree in pastoral studies from Loyola Institute of Pastoral Studies in Chicago. Sister Ladonna was interested in helping others in any way she could, whether training someone to work in the business office, caring for students in the residence halls, teaching someone about bookkeeping, organizing the annual neighborhood picnic on the Viterbo campus or working toward improving a neighborhood with new street lights and a neighborhood garden. On August 15, 1939, after graduating from eighth grade, she fulfilled that desire. She saw beauty in creation and in people. She taught in Calmar, Mallard, St. Lucas and Balltown, Iowa and La Crosse from 1945 to 1962. Following her formation program, she began teaching in parish schools in Wisconsin . She attributed her good health to the daily walks/runs to the hermitages located on the Villa property. Sister Lydia was born to John and Mary (Danzer) Wendl on January 11, 1922, in Willey, Iowa. Sister Margaret Ann Mason, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 92, died of natural causes Friday, May 29, 2020, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. During this time, the call to religious life was reawakened in her. As one parishioner said, We have been blessed to have Sister Geralyn in our parish. Sister Geralyn had a great devotion to Capuchin Father Solanus Casey from Prescott, whose cause is in consideration for canonization. She was head baker at Villa St. Joseph 1967 to 1976. Sister Pat was known for the rapport she had with students and the quality of performance she was able to elicit from them. She used her many talents to write parodies for celebrations at St. Rose Convent and at Villa St. Joseph. The first 26 years of her ministry were spent as a middle-grade and junior-high teacher. In 2013, she moved to Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse and in 2022 back to St. Rose Convent. Helen completed eight grades at St. Gabriels School, then attended St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien. While at Marquette, sheplayed the organ at Gesu Parish and after retiring from teaching English, she ministered as receptionist at the parish until she moved to St. Rose Convent in December of 2016. The former Dorothy. Donnas grade school years were spent in six different schools, while living in six different homes. The first 31 years of Sister Frances religious life were spent as a homemaker and dietitian at various convents in Wisconsin and Iowa, including periods of time at Aquinas High School, St. Rose Convent and Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse. She retired to St. Rose Convent in 2016where she continued her organ ministry and began volunteering as receptionist at Catholic Charities. 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In 2022, with her health failing, she moved to Villa St. Joseph. In 1975, Sister Kathleen earned a second masters degree, this one in theology from Notre Dame University. Focus on reducing and eliminating single-use plastic drink bottles (water, soda, tea, coffee, etc.). During part of that time, she was also Director of Resident Life at the college. Sister Jean and her sisters (and often her brother) spent manyvacations together exploring their family roots in Ireland, or just hanging out by the ocean. The story of consecrated life is about those who have met the Lord and set forth on a journey. Sister Evelyn Schlosser, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 88, died on October 7, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1948. In 1993, Sister Pat returned to Tulsa as pastoral minister at St. Marys Parish until returning to St. Rose Convent in 1996, where she served in pastoral care to sisters retired there. Gerald Walker, OFM, Cap. She was worried about being the eldest in her class, but upon arrival Catherine learned that half of the class was older than she was. List of Sisters, Brothers, Priests. Sister Rosile Pernsteiner, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 98, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. After visiting numerous religious communities, talking with many sisters, and somehow being nudged by St. Francis of Assisi, Jean entered St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Franciscan Missionary of Mary vocation and life is a gift from God: "Meeting the Lord gets us moving, urges us to leave aside self-absorption," (Evangelii Gaudium 265). In 1977, she was appointed Director of Financial Affairsand later Business Managerat the institute, where she served until 1987, simultaneously earning there a Master of Arts degree in Theology, with a concentration in spirituality. September 9,1941 July 1, 2022, by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Oct 28, 2021 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. As the Shakal family grew, they eventually moved to a larger farmhouse, close to Holy Family School in Stanley where Sister Betty completed her elementary education. She truly was a friend-raiser. In 2008 she moved to Villa St. Joseph and served as a volunteer there until her health began to fail. Shethen served as director of religious education at Sacred Heart Religious Education Center in Palos Hills, Illinoisfor four years. Gertrude left home on Sept. 3, 1945 for St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. By August, 1955, Sister Dorothy was beginning her high school at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her father was a lumberman and later worked for the railroad. Date of Death: August 1, 2022. Her first two years of grade school were at St. Jude the Apostle School in Wauwatosa. While in La Crosse, she served at St. Rose Convent for two years, Villa St. Joseph for six years and as dietitian at St. Joseph Nursing Home for three years. Obituaries We thank God for the lives of our Sisters who have moved on to Eternal Life and their impact throughout their many years of service within the vowed religious life. From 1997 to 2007, she continued providing support services to elderly in Guttenberg through volunteer work at River Living Center and St. Marys Parish. As boarders, Sister Margaret and Helen got home one weekend a month. Sister Patricia was received into the novitiate in 1963 and given the name, Sister Mary Owen. Sister Anita was invited to take this position, in which she served for 10 years. In 2018, with her health failing, she moved to Villa St. Joseph. Sister Kathleen Kenkel, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 91, died Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sr. Maureen Kelly F.S.P. Obituary - Yonkers, NY - Dignity Memorial Agnes Marcella was born to Anthony and Agnes (Gehling) Wernimont on January 20, 1932 in Coon Rapids, Iowa. Sister Helen Keating, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 93, died of cancer on May 14, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She then attended Marycliff High School in Spokane. Soon there were three more children growing up on the small family farm in Big River. This gave Sister Evelyn time to think if God might be calling her. The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago are happy to announce the 13th annual Swinging for the Sisters Golf Outing will be on June 15th at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois. While she spent 18 years in parish ministry, she would not be able to say she loved it more or less than her years teaching. 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. 2023 Lenten Action Guide - Week 2 Wheaton Franciscans She went on to teach for eight years in Calmar, Iowa, and then in Wisconsin in Genoa, St. Marys Ridge and La Crosse (St. Michaels Orphanage) before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Occupational Therapy from St. Catherine University in St. Paul. She was in the sixty-seventh year of her religious profession. Early in life, she had the desire to become a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration like her older sister, Sister Leone. In 1983 Sister Rosile was elected Provincial for the FSPA Healthcare Province, whose headquarters was in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sister Karolyne began her ministry as a homemaker at various congregational homes and institutions, primarily in Wisconsin and Washington, before branching out into other areas. Sister Patricia was born in Decorah, Iowa on March 22, 1944 to Paul and Seraphina (Timp) Tekippe. Sister Anita (Mary Kenneth) Beskar, FSPA, died April 23, 2022, just shy of her 90th birthday, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was in the seventy-fourth year of her religious profession. On June 9, 1958, God did give her a call. 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. Before them was a newly-unveiled 7-foot bronze statue of Sister Mary Virgilius Reidy, one of their own. She completed high school at St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Our History - FSLF Twelve years later, the small group of sisters established their Motherhouse in Reading, Pennsylvania. Her personality radiated compassion. Sister Agnes served her community as a homemaker in convent homes in Iowa, Mississippi, Washington and Wisconsin for thirty years. Mourning the Deaths of Franciscans - Holy Name Province Sister Elizabeth Anne was born on September 12, 1934 in Boyd, Wisconsin to Leo and Frances (Schesel) Shakal. She continued there as a sacristan until 2015 when her health declined. She later returned to her baptismal name. Her love of those from other cultures enriched her and endeared her to many at home and abroad. In 2009, Sister Frances moved to St. Rose Convent until her health required her to move to Villa St. Joseph in late 2019. The Bernardine Center Times Summer 2018. SR. M. AQUILINA ACKER Sister Aquilina Acker, 87, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died Monday evening, May 2, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. From 1983 to 1988 she was manager of the school lunch program at Holy Child Jesus School, Canton, Mississippi. Franciscan Sisters of Peace | Latest Happenings | Haverstraw, NY Our dear Sister Jovita went to her rest in the arms of our loving God on February 16. We, the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph, witness the Gospel in joy and peace, committed to prayer, service, and care for all creation. It was difficult and terrifying at first and then she fell in love with it. In 1989, she was elected Regional Assistant for the FSPA Eastern Region (now Marywood Spirituality Center) in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin; four years later, she was elected Regional Leader. Her low-key personality, sense of humor and ability to go with the flow drew people to her. Elementary school years were spent at Kendall Public School. Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Cemetery - Find a Grave Sister Margaret Ann was involved in school consolidations, both in Ashland and Eau Claire. She later went back to her baptismal name. She ministered at St. Anthonys Hospital, Carroll, Iowa, Sacred Heart Hospital, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and was Medical and Surgical Instructor at St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, La Crosse. She had a deep and compassionate heart for the poor and had the most humble and human way of finding the poor in spirit and being one with them. When she was five, her family moved to another farm between Early and Schaller, Iowa. Learn About Us. Sister FrancesYanisch, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 90, died on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin after a battle with cancer. She had a hunger for knowledge. In 1991, her fathers need again took her to Guttenberg where she worked for the North Eastern Iowa Rehabilitation Association, providing therapy to individuals and institutions in Clayton County. She was so well-known at Glacier Park for her pies that an Associated Press journalist wrote about her in an article that appeared across the country. Her interest in becoming a sister was fostered by relatives in the FSPA congregation and her love of nature. Their honeymoon was to travel west to bring Sister Anita back home and reunite the family. There was a problem volunteering for this cemetery. After high school, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse. Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi Sister was 93 years of age and had been a Sister of St. Francis for 70 years. Her favorite subject was American history. Upon graduating from high school, Sister Jean attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a bachelors degree in secondary education with a concentration in Spanish. She made her home at Villa St. Joseph in 2013. She was the second eldest in her family which included two brothers and four sisters. She had a quick wit and always had a come back for everything. Over the years, Sister Rosile served on the board of directors for several health care institutions, including St. Francis Hospital, St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa and St. Joseph Hospital in Hillsboro, Wisconsin. Sylvania, Ohio 43560 419-824-3625 Eventually she was able to recruit an alumna to continue her work when she left. Later she went back toher baptismal name, Karolyne. Sister Geralyn earned a bachelors degree in elementary education from Viterbo College with a minor in music. She then attended St. Patricks High School, run by the Benedictine sisters. She professed vows on August 12, 1942 and made final profession on August 9, 1948. The Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio are engaged in such diverse ministries as education, health care, social services, religious education and more. Mary Jane was born to Raymond and Stella (Bien) Misura on Dec. 16, 1933, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Florence was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1944 and was given the name Sister Cecilienne. She was in the sixty-third year of her religious profession. "We apologize, but we were unable to find the obituary based on your search request". She was in the seventy-first year of her religious profession. From 1985 to 2005, she served as a remedial teacher at David School, a small alternative high school in the coal-mining hills of Kentucky. From 1984 to 1989 she ministered to the elderly in Las Vegas and was instrumental in developing Pastoral Care Outreach at Sunrise Hospital. She ministered there until 2021 when she moved to St. Rose Convent in La Crosse. Sister Karen Crawford . In 1978 she received on-the-job training as a dental assistant. RAPNICKI, Sister Mary David, FSSJ - The Buffalo News These four congregations originated from the same Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Whenever anyone suggested that she would end up at the convent, she objected. Then in a flash of light on Independence Day, she was set free. Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Gemona, Italy, sent three sisters to America. Sister Rita attended her freshman year at Sacred Heart School, then transferred to Early Consolidated School for the rest of her high school years. From there, Sister Evelyn ministered in the office at Marycliff High School from 1977 to 1979 before being appointed regional treasurer for the Western Region of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration until 1989. Our dear Sister Victoria took flight and went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Community members, family and friends remember Sister Patricia as someone with a heart for the disadvantaged. 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. She was in her 37th year of religious profession. Most recently, Sister Sandra had been a regular volunteer at Ryan House, an extension of St. Joseph Hospital, and at St. Vincent De Paul in Phoenix. Sister Clara Mae Kuempel, FSPA, 90, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sister Kathy learned from her parents early in life to be grateful for any kindness or gift, no matter how small. by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jul 1, 2020 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. One evening as the family gathered on the porch, next to a very full rain barrel, her father teasingly picked her up and saying he was going to put her headfirst into the barrel. Diverse ministries serving the marginalized involved teaching English, providing transportation, helping with housing and offering support to those experiencing mental illness. Community members, family, and friends remember Sister Lois as a quiet, cheerful person, always ready to lend a helping hand. In eighth grade she shared her call with her parents, who were very supportive. She was in the midst of writing a book on Pieces of the Parchment-Rubrics for Daily Living. Every place she taught she loved her little children, especially teaching them to read. Active Nonviolence. Sister Karolyne Rohlik, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 87 died of natural causes on May 17, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her teaching ministry continued at St. Paul School in Mosinee, Wisconsin (1969-1977) and St. John the Baptist School in Plum City, Wisconsin (1977-1982). 1943-2018 Our dear Sister Maria Tessari went home to the Lord on January 16. PDF 140 Years - Sisters of St. Francis - Sisters of St. Francis FelicianSisters. She ignored it despite the persistent nature of the call. Martina Mary was born the fourth oldest of 13 children, seven sons and six daughters, to Henry and Helen (Julich) Stork on January 30, 1916 on a farm near Breda, Iowa. Community members, family, colleagues and friends remember Sister Joan as a happy, joy-filled person, always ready for any invitation to explore something new. Her family ties grew deep and strong and continued through the years with Hageman family reunions almost every other year. As most little girls are inclined to feel when first coming in contact with a real, honest-to-goodness Sister, I felt that I wanted to become a Sister, too, she wrote in her autobiography. She then began a year of study at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, where she had the opportunity for a three-month study tour in Israel. Sister Dorothy was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1959 and was given the name Sister Dorothy Ann. After receiving a bachelors degree in English from Viterbo College (University), La Crosse, she went on for a masters degree in English from Marquette University, Milwaukee. In high school she was engaged in one-act plays and glee club. She was in the seventy-sixth year of her religious profession. About She was in the seventy-third year of her religious profession. While in that locale, Sister Lois was a regular volunteer at the Mississippi Market Coop, doing most any task needed. Her keen mind could question and analyze any situation. She was a people person, warm and giving of her time and helpful to anyone in need. From 2001 to 2009, while traveling back and forth to Cameroon, Sister Anita lived in the formation house of the congregation where, as she put it, she moved from a ministry of doing to the ministry of being. In 2009, she was invited to continue the ministry of being at Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1952. She enjoyed the Bright Star theatre and La Crosse Symphony performances at Viterbo University. One of her favorite quotes was, God does not ask us to be successful, but to be faithful. And faithful, she was as she visited and brought communion to the sick and elderlyeven organizing a potluck luncheon for seniors at her Las Vegas parish each month for 17 years. She moved to Rochester, Minnesota and began taking classes as a human service technician at Rochester Area Technical Institute. Part of the celebration turned into a 20-year relationship with the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis in Cameroon, Africa, known as the Common Venture. In 1953 she was received into the FSPA novitiate and given the name Sister Geralyn. The Bernardine Center Times. Sister Margaret worked at the hospital in Little Falls on weekends and during the summer. Sister Rita Jansen, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 94, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 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. On August 6, 1983 Sister Jean made her first profession of vows as a FSPA. In 1993, she moved to Jackson, Mississippi where she served as chaplain and hospice worker, providing care for people with HIV/AIDS at Grace House in Ridgeland. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1917, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1930 and. 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 . She attended Glenrose Public Grade School, just a half mile from her home, until her graduation from eighth grade.
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