The Bernardine Center Times. She completed her high school at St. Rose High School in La Crosse. She was in the sixty-seventh year of her religious profession. She later went back to her baptismal name. Again she received a negative response, but a week later her father gave his approval. 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). She kept learning and teaching wherever she was. At that time, she retired and spent the next eight years volunteering, mainly as a math and science tutor. JEREMIAH COLLINS OBITUARY. After a year, she resigned again from the Salvation Army and formally entered the congregation and made first vows in 1986 as an FSPA. At her baptism she was given the name Catherine Cecilia. In 2010, Sister Margaret Ann retired to Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse where she continued to volunteer until her health weakened. She professed her first vows as an FSPA on August 12, 1965. She and her older sisters walked to school and enjoyed the flowers and nature along the way. Sister Gertrude made first profession of vows on August 12, 1948 and final vows on August 9, 1954. Manage Volunteer Settings. The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis is an evangelical community of Franciscan women called to observe with loving and generous hearts the holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to The Rule and Life of the Brothers and Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. At entrance into the novitiate, she received the name Sister Ladonna. Viterbo College called her back in 1974, again as a bookkeeper. She described her family as rich when it comes to happiness and love. She began school at St. Josephs Academy in Yakima, and completed her elementary education at St. Aloysius School after her family moved to Spokane, Washington. Franciscan Sister Elaine Urbanek passes away December 27, 2022, at the age of 99 years. Sister Agnes was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1951 and was given the name Sister Ella. She started taking piano lessons in sixth grade and music became her major interest. Sister Joan Hageman, FSPA, 82, died on February 20, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Follow Felician Sisters. After a years sabbatical at Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center in Hiawatha, Iowa, Sister Karolyne stayed on as gardener and helped in the kitchen until 2005. The seeds of being a Sister and a teacher were planted in those early years. 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. After profession in 1943, Sister went to St. Veronica's in Greenwich Village for three months, then taught at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in New . Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, submitted the following from "the earliest materials in our archives." "During the early 1860s, Father Pamfilo had taken under his care four Sisters in the Congregation of the Holy Cross at St. Mary (Notre Dame), Indiana. When she returned home she again asked about becoming a sister. She was in the sixty-eighth year of her religious profession. She then became Vice-President of Student Development from 1997 to 2005. During part of that time, she was also Director of Resident Life at the college. After graduating from the eighth grade, Sister Jean attended Pilgrim Park Junior High for one year before moving to Brookfield Central High School. She later went back to her baptismal name. Sister Rita entered the FSPA community in September 1952. She was in the seventy-seventh year of her religious profession. In 1953 she was received into the FSPA novitiate and given the name Sister Geralyn. She kept up on the news of the world and the Church. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1944, and final profession on August 9, 1950. She received a BA in chemistry with a minor in mathematics from Viterbo College (University) and an MS in chemistry from Notre Dame. She enjoyed helping raise funds for their science lab update and the school gymnasium addition. 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 86 years old.Baptized Patricia Ann at Immaculate Conception Church in Omaha, NE, she entered religious life in 1952 and pronounced perpetual vows in 1958. The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany is a congregation of Catholic women religious and their Associates serving the poor and marginalized of Bolivia, Brazil, Jamaica, Mozambique and the United States for over 160 years. Community members, family and colleagues will remember Sister Donna as a caring, creative person who loved life and loved her God. Louise, her sister, spoke often about going to the convent and finally decided on the Benedictines in Missouri. She had waited a long time for this homecoming often asking what was taking the Lord so long. Ellen Mary MacDonell was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Judique North, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Archibald and Mary Fitzgerald MacDonell. Oftentimes, she would spend days in the home of someone dying of HIV/AIDS or care for them in her home if they couldnt afford another place or another place was not available. Celebrating the Life of Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. They were raised at the Mount Loretto Orphanage on Staten Island . After graduating high school from Holy Names Academy, Joanne wanted to become a sister, but her parents objected. 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. Later, she returned to her baptismal name. Her father was a lumberman and later worked for the railroad. Music was an integral part of the Sheridan family life. She lived very simply and felt relationships were more important than material things. Because of her keen eye, one could also count on Sister Patricia to know the latest on political issuesand to encourage prayer and political action. She was always ready to share something with whomever she met, including candy from the bag constantly over her arm. 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For the next 11 years, she ministered as a volunteer and driver at Villa St. Joseph. Her favorite subject was American history. Sister Margaret Ann entered St. Rose Convent in 1945. The Franciscans are celebrating their 150th anniversary. During that time, she earned a Master of Arts in Theology from St. Catherine University in St. Paul and did pastoral studies at Loyola University in Chicago. Born on November 26, 1925, in Buckman, Minnesota, Sister Margaret was the seventh of 12 children of John and Pauline (Beka) Schmolke. She often said that her work in development began when she was teaching at Fr. She served for 67 years as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. One never knew what mischief she would get into next. Franciscan Sisters have served at St. Benedict's for 80 years. Her early education was in a one-room school where the teachers husband brought wood to keep everyone warm in the winter. After leaving the classroom in 1976, she was on staff at Northern Province House in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin with responsibility for food service and maintenance. Community members, family, colleagues and friends remember Sister Joan as a happy, joy-filled person, always ready for any invitation to explore something new. When she could no longer travel, she visited with family by phone, even when she was near death, relishing especially visits with her only surviving sibling, her sister Betsy. She made her profession of vows on August 12, 1946 and final vows on August 9, 1952. She loved her family and didnt miss a family reunion as long as her health permitted. While at Viterbo, Sister Jean volunteered at the federal prison at Oxford, Wisconsin as a retreat leader, mentor and friend to inmates. She taught high school and was assistant principal in West Point (1958 1966) and Lansing (1966 1973), Iowa. Her father served as Spokane City Treasurer until his retirement. After a years sabbatical, Sister Kathleen volunteered at Villa Maria Retreat Center in Frontenac, Minnesota,then returned tothe Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse. From 2016 to 2019, Sister Jean was back at Viterbo University teaching classes in Franciscan Traditions and Values. Sister Jeans ministry as an FSPA centered around her love of teaching and St. Francis and St. Clare. Her father thought nothing could be more perfect; he had an aunt, a sister and a niece in the convent, and now hed have a daughter there also. Helen completed eight grades at St. Gabriels School, then attended St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien. She served numerous people for ten years through the health department before retiring. 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. In 1986 she began teaching primary grades in Monroe, Louisiana. From 1997 to 2007, she continued providing support services to elderly in Guttenberg through volunteer work at River Living Center and St. Marys Parish. 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. "We apologize, but we were unable to find the obituary based on your search request". Entrance: August 1966 First profession: August 1969 Final profession: August 1972 Education: Bachelor's in American studies, Marillac College, 1972 Sister Ladonna Kassmeyer, FSPA, 84, died Monday night, August 3, 2020, of a massive heart attack at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was born in Rochester, NY to Jeremiah J. and Mary O'Connor Collins. Her motto of living life in union with Christ was evident in her recent celebration of her 70th jubilee. After the high school in Lansing closed, she remained there as a religious education teacher for two more years. What a thrill it was for Florence to play for Christmas Midnight Mass and Easter Sunday High Mass. She also served from 1962 to 1977 as assistant housekeeper at Viterbo College (University). Sister Bernadette Prochaska, FSPA, 88, died Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021 of pancreatic cancer at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, Wisconsin. He never refused and the family would drive out to a shady, cool spot in the country. Born in New York City, Sr. Cecelia was one of six children, four brothers and a sister. She began her ministry of teaching in elementary schools in Edgar and Boyd, Wisconsin and Spencer, Iowa, before moving into high school. She then returned to Tulsa, where she again ministered to the elderly at St. Marys Parish and served as campus minister at Tulsa University. Sister Jeremiah (Theresa) Collins, OSF January 27, 2022 Sister Jeremiah (Theresa) Collins embraced Sister death on January 27, 2022 at the Franciscan Villa in Syracuse, NY. Sister Rita then worked at Henry Field Store in Storm Lake as a salesperson and typist until 1952. The sixth died on Oct. 29 and the most recent two died on Nov. 6. She could usually be found volunteering some place at Villa St. Joseph helping other sisters. She served as principal in both Carroll (St. Lawrence School) and Calmar. 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. 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. In 2000, she moved to La Crosse where she was the assistant development director for FSPA until 2007. There she met the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA) and the seed of her religious vocation was planted. She was a retired nun who joined the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi as a teenager and went on to a career as. 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. When funding ended, she was invited to join the staff at the Salvation Army in Spokane as Family Welfare Director. On Oct. 18, 1926, natural gas was discovered on the property which was used to heat the buildings. 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. She retired to St. Rose Convent in 2008, where she continued sharing her artistic creativity. 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. The sisters of Mother of Good Counsel and Our Lady of the Angels Convents in Chicago, IL, celebrated the Jubilarians of 2021 on Saturday, May 22. Sister Joan served her sisters as a homemaker for 17 years, working in the bakery at St. Rose Convent for two of those years and at convent homes in Rozellville and Dodgeville, Wisconsin; Bellevue, West Point and Breda, Iowa and Provo, Utah. After high school, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse. In 1996, Sister Sandra started the process of transferring to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sister Michon Desmond, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 89, died on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She made Villa St. Joseph her home in 2004. Obituary Sr. Gerarda Augustyniak Sister Gerarda Augustyniak, 95, a sister for 78 years, died December 29, 2016 at Mary, Queen and Mother Center in St. Louis. 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. She later returned to her baptismal name. Sister Margaret Ann ministered as an elementary school teacher for 47 years throughout Wisconsin (Eau Galle, Mondovi, Odanah, Ashland, Eau Claire, Edgar, Athens, Superior and Ashland), as well as Blackfoot, Idaho and Milford, Iowa. She later returned to her baptismal name. Later, she received a masters degree in pastoral studies from Loyola Institute of Pastoral Studies in Chicago. From 1983 to 1988 she was manager of the school lunch program at Holy Child Jesus School, Canton, Mississippi. Barbara Jane entered St. Rose Convent in the fall of 1951. She made her home at St. Rose Convent in 2006 and moved to Villa St. Joseph in 2015 when her health began to fail. In the summer of 1954 she visited St. Rose Convent on a Sunday, returned home, packed and again returned to St. Rose as an aspirant the following Monday. 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. In 1983 Sister Rosile was elected Provincial for the FSPA Healthcare Province, whose headquarters was in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sister Kathleen taught elementary and junior high school from 1950 to 1963 at schools in Wausau, Superior, Mosinee, Platteville and Lima (Wisconsin), Guttenberg (Iowa) and Spokane, Washington. 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. She kept close contact with family, former students and friends via letters and phone calls, even visiting her adopted Greene family in Texas in her 100s. After she initially applied to the Maryknoll Sisters, she subsequently met Mother Joan Kramer, FSPA, on a visit to St. Rose Convent to see her sister, Sister Jean (Carmelita), FSPA. Her smile and hearty laugh were both infectious. In Loving Memory Of Sister Dorothy Ann Kundinger. Circumstances prevented her from following her hearts greatest desire, to enter religious life at the time of her graduation. Daniel Piasecki, OFM, 82, a member of Sacred Heart Province, died on Jan. 14 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Sister Rita was born on August 12, 1928 in Early, Iowa to Elizabeth (Faber) and Leo Jansen. She later returned to her baptismal name. Sister Rita Marie was born the eighth of 14 children to Mathias and Emma (Dettling) Bechel on March 6, 1925, on a farm near Plum City, Wisconsin. We bring the presence of the loving, serving, compassionate, healing Jesus to all people, especially those who are lonely . In 2010, due to her deteriorating health, she chose to move to St. Rose Convent and in 2014 made her home at Villa St. Joseph. There was always a twinkle in her eye and a story on her lips. In eighth grade she shared her call with her parents, who were very supportive. After a pilgrimage to Assisi she wrote, In the language of mystic praise and amazement, earth and nature will always bedazzle, sparkle and glow of the Benevolent Creator. On a clear full moon evening, you might hear her howl at the moon. Sister Helen made profession of vows on August 12, 1947, and final profession on August 9, 1953. Sister Helen served her FSPA community as Director of Nursing at Villa St. Joseph 1964 to 1965, prior to completing her Masters Degree in nursing education at Columbia University in New York City, New York from 1965 to 1967. She was in the seventieth year of her religious profession. She ministered at Sacred Heart School in Spencer, Iowa from 1973 to 1997 as music teacher and organist for the parish. In 1990, Sister Karolyne moved to Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin where she helped with hospitality and served as cabin manager. Posted on March 1, 2023 February 6, 2023. She later went back to her baptismal name. Learn About Us. She attended St. Josephs Grade and High School in Bellevue. She was in the seventy-second year of her religious profession. 1. Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart > Obituaries Home Obituaries Obituary Letters for Friars of Sacred Heart Province All praise be yours, my Lord, through those who grant pardon for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. Born in. From 1975 to 1979, she was principal at Marquette High School in West Point, Iowa. Her mother was quite musical and made sure Kathleen took piano lessons. We are the United States Region of an international congregation responding to the needs of the times since our founding by Mother Clara Pfaender in 1860. The Congregation's headquarters are located at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota. will officiate and burial will be in the convent cemetery. Sister Dorothy Agnes was born on October 8, 1941 in Auburndale, Wisconsin to Joseph and Martha (Bayerl) Kundinger. Helen and her cousin Art were constant companions until he left for Maryhurst in the Philippines to become a Brother of Mary. The Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota, is a community of Roman Catholic women religious who follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ, walking in the footsteps of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. Her grandparents in California came to help her father, who by that time had three children below the age of four. After completing licensed practical training at St. Anthony School of Nursing in Carroll, Iowa, she served as a LPN for 28 years at Villa St. Joseph, St. Francis Hospital (MCHS-FH) and St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, and Sacred Heart Hospital, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. When Sister Clara Mae entered the novitiate of the FSPA she was given the name Bernadine. With a bachelors degree in education from Viterbo College (University) and a masters degree from Clark College in reading, Sister Rita was well-prepared for 39 years in the field of education. Sister Evelyn Schlosser, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 88, died on October 7, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 1992, she responded to a call by the U.S. Catholic Bishops to provide summer English classes to clergy and religious in the Czech Republic, a ministry she continued until 2015. 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. Obituary Sr. Miriam Sitarz OSF Sister Miriam, 100, a sister for 84 years, died June 3, 2017 at Mary, Queen and Mother Center in St. Louis. Upon visiting her sister at St. Rose Convent one weekend, Sister Pat told her parents she wanted to stay at the convent with her sister. She grew up on the family farm with her four brothers and two sisters, all younger. Sister Joanne McGoldrick, FSPA, 93, died Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, Wash. She was in the thirty-fifth year of her religious profession. Community members, family, colleagues and friends will remember Sister Cecilienne as an excellent music teacher and a master organist. More. Saint of the Day. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Viterbo College (University) and a Master of Arts in Education: Instruction and Curriculum from St. John College, Cleveland, Ohio. Sister Anita returned to California with her grandparents and stayed with them, beginning school there. Just two weeks ago, she joined in the Mass and dinner celebrating her 71 years of religious profession. She used her many talents to write parodies for celebrations at St. Rose Convent and at Villa St. Joseph. Sister Jean, her sister Cindy and her brother Steve were all born in Chuquicamata. She was in the 73rd year of her religious profession. She loved her time and the people there and the people loved her. 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. For six years she was the chapel tour guide coordinator at the convent. 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. After high school graduation, she felt a call to join the FSPA. Her interest in becoming a sister was fostered by relatives in the FSPA congregation and her love of nature. Sister Bernadette earned a bachelors degree in English with a minor in music from Viterbo College (University), then earned a masters degree in English with a minor in Latin from Notre Dame University, and finally received a Ph.D. in English from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sister Margaret Schmolke, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 96, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Dec 29, 2022 | Franciscan Sisters News, LCWR, Obituaries, Uncategorized. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in education with a minor in biology from Viterbo College (University). Sister Clara Mae was born in Guttenberg, Iowa to John and Hildegarde (Lake) Kuempel on March 25, 1932. It is here that her spirit was touched by the Franciscan by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Aug 30, 2018 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. Following her formation program, she began teaching in parish schools in Wisconsin . She once commented that she thought she learned how to rip the same afternoon she learned how to sew. Sister Jovita received all of her sacraments and elementary education at St Stanislaus Parish in St Louis. She ignored it despite the persistent nature of the call. They also remember her for her insightful questions and reflections, challenging others to think beyond the obvious and see the presence and action of God in our entire universe. The story of consecrated life is about those who have met the Lord and set forth on a journey. Born on March 18, 1926, near St. Lucas, Iowa, Sister Joselda was the oldest daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Schmitt) Hageman. She was in the seventy-fifth year of her religious profession. Just last week, she shared with one of the sisters that she said a prayer every night during the pandemic before she went to bed and she would sing a lullaby to the earth and to all of its inhabitants that they would sleep well and safe. She attended Holy Family Grade School and DePadua High School. Obituaries Franciscan Sister Anna Ahern dies at 91 Share this story Sister Anna Louise Aherne, O.S.F. The Rev. 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. From 1994 to 1998, Sister Joanne served as co-director of the FSPA Clare Retreat Center in Spokane.
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