Sister Gertrude Daugherty, FSPA, 93, died on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was especially taken by his focus on care for creation; just last year she noted that she had reread and meditated on Franciss encyclical Laudato Si, several times. She and her older sisters walked to school and enjoyed the flowers and nature along the way. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1948. She could name everyone in her family down to the third and fourth generations. Happy are those who endure in peace, By You, Most High, they will be crowned. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1917, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1930 and by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Feb 16, 2017 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. She was in the 66th year of her religious profession. Sister Gale was baptized Lucille Michaeline, the name given by her parents Victoria and Lucian Bednarek, at St. Joseph's Church in Chicago by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jul 27, 2021 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. At age six, Sister Lydia went to school with her two older sisters. But for one week, March 8-14, we shine the spotlight on . 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. She always had a funny story to tell. Sister Anita was invited to take this position, in which she served for 10 years. Villa St. Joseph became her home again, retiring in 2018. Born on October 12, 1930 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, Frances Lorraine was the youngest of six children of Fredrick and Catharine Estella (Murphy) Yanisch. She professed first vows on August 6, 1935. She served as a religious educator in Marion, Iowa for three years and as a religious education coordinator in St. Pius Parish in Cedar Rapids for three more years. Sister Rita then worked at Henry Field Store in Storm Lake as a salesperson and typist until 1952. Later she returned to her baptismal name. For the next 20 years she ministered as an art teacher in high schools in Wisconsin (Superior, Green Bay, and at Viterbo College), as an art and religion teacher in Wausau, Wisconsin and Miles City, Montana. Franciscan Sisters provide brief update on activities during pandemic By KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald Oct 30, 2020 Franciscan Sisters of Allegany who reside at St. Elizabeth Motherhouse. 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. In 2007, she moved to Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, ministering as a volunteer to the community until 2019. After a short stint as an elementary teacher at St. Johns School in La Crosse and Sacred Heart School in Mondovi, Wisconsin, Sister Ladonna completed her Bachelor of Arts in Commerce degree in accounting from St. Louis University, where she later earned a Master of Business Administration degree. At entrance into the novitiate, she received the name Sister Alicita. Sister Lydia then served as Pastoral Care Minister at St. Annes Parish, also in Las Vegas, until she retired to St. Rose Convent in 2001. 9 Sep 1876 - 28 Mar 1944. Sister Rosile taught eight years in middle schools in Wisconsin (Wausau, Plum City and Ashland) and Iowa (Luxemburg and Festina) and one year at DePadua High School in Ashland, Wisconsin. Friars Minor. She received a BA in chemistry with a minor in mathematics from Viterbo College (University) and an MS in chemistry from Notre Dame. In the picture above, Sr. Karen (left) and Sr. Loretta (right) "God has constantly been our companion on the journey as we walked with much joy..". Sister Rita attended her freshman year at Sacred Heart School, then transferred to Early Consolidated School for the rest of her high school years. Sr. Mary Alodia Stozek was remembered on her 80th Jubilee. A second sister, Kathy, was born following the familys return to the States. At its peak, the motherhouse was home to 700 nuns. After a years sabbatical in 1998 at the Tau Center in Winona, Sister Michon moved to St. Rose Convent where she served as assistant administrator for the sisters. Her mission life there shaped her concept of community and service. Sister Karen Crawford . After recovering, she participated in a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program in Rochester, Minnesotaand then served as assistant coordinator at St. Rose Convent. Sister Bernadette Prochaska, FSPA, 88, died Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021 of pancreatic cancer at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sister Geralyn Misura, 88, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Obituaries Bernardine Franciscan Sister Laetitia Okoniewski, a graduate of St. Hedwig School. 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. In 1977, she received a Fulbright scholarship to India, an adventure, she said, that enhanced my Asian Studies classes. After a years internship in the Student Development Department at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Sister Michon was appointed Dean of Students at Viterbo College. In 1976, Sister Joan transitioned to the ministry of activities director at Villa St. Joseph, a post she held until 1983. It is one of our missions that provide educational, spiritual and advocacy programs to help the nearby residents build better lives for themselves, their families and their communities. Follow Felician Sisters. She was living a good life, enjoying friends, family, nice clothes and her job, but was feeling an attraction to something else. She managed to turn every business trip into an adventure. Sisters. She also served from 1962 to 1977 as assistant housekeeper at Viterbo College (University). She could usually be found volunteering some place at Villa St. Joseph helping other sisters. Growing up she would often work with her father in his woodshop in the basement--thus her love and skill at woodworking. During her third year in college, she was offered a position at the Spokesman-Review newspaper as a reporter. Carmel, Sister Rita began thinking about ministering in a different environment. She traveled across the country with Sister Thea, until Sister Thea eventually succumbed to cancer in 1990. On August 6, 1983 Sister Jean made her first profession of vows as a FSPA. She was in the sixty-fourth year of her religious profession. Since she couldn't stop doing for others, a special aspect of her Marywood ministry was baking mini loaves of bread to welcome visitors. She could be counted on for a great conversation, often on politics, which she followed assiduously. After 12 years of schooling, the matter was settled and she entered St. Rose Convent in September 1947. Sister Kathleen Theresa was born to Joseph and Antoinette (Blum) Kenkel on September 17, 1929, on the family farm in Earling, Iowa. Later she went back toher baptismal name, Karolyne. She was in her fifty-second year of religious profession. Sister Betty learned all the skills she needed to be mothers helper: cooking, sewing, baking. One of her students from David School said, She was always willing to help students make their projects perfect. There is a picture of the Crucified Christ and beneath it is the following statement: Behold the book of the Chosen, behold the school of . When reflecting on her choice of vocation, she said, Upon visiting Maria Angelorum Chapel, I knew that I could never leave this.. She later returned to her baptismal name. In 1986 she began teaching primary grades in Monroe, Louisiana. She was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1946 and was given the name Sister Mary Peter. She wanted to enter St. Rose Convent after graduation, but circumstances compelled her to wait until August 30, 1943. St. Francis and St. Clare saw the good and holy possibility in the culture of everyday life. She saw beauty in creation and in people. 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. Later, after finishing her third year of high school, she asked again. Soon after she graduated from St. Simon Stock High School, Bronx, NY, in 1962, she began her journey as a Franciscan Sister. Shethen served as director of religious education at Sacred Heart Religious Education Center in Palos Hills, Illinoisfor four years. During her eight years there, she earned a Master of Pastoral Studies from Loyola University, New Orleans. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in education with a minor in biology from Viterbo College (University). Sister Clara Mae Kuempel, FSPA, 90, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Being a Thanksgiving baby has been a great asset to me, she reflected. Sister Jean maintained connection with her foreign exchange brother and sister throughout her life, even visiting them abroad. During her senior year, Sister Clara Mae and a friend visited St. Rose Convent, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. 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. Sister Clara Mae had asked her parents about going to the convent when she was a freshman, but they suggested she complete high school first. None of her other siblings had done so, but her parents allowed her to attend St. Angelas Academy in Carroll, Iowa. Marie never knew two of her brothers: Raymond died of jaundice shortly after birth and Vernon was kicked by a horse when he was seven. She loved biking and walking anything to be out in Gods creation. It was a happy home filled with conversation and joyous laughter. Her family ties grew deep and strong and continued through the years with Hageman family reunions almost every other year. Follow The feliciansisters.org Blog on WordPress.org. Sister Gertrude served her FSPA community as a homemaker in convent homes in Iowa, Washington and Wisconsin from 1948 to 1965. She always sought to make life better for others. Active Nonviolence. Sister Jean, her sister Cindy and her brother Steve were all born in Chuquicamata. In 2015, Sister Betty made her home at Villa St. Joseph. Community members, family and friends will remember Sister Margaret as a fun-loving person, with exceptional graciousness. She loved spending time in the Adoration Chapel while at St. Rose Convent and often filled her retirement days making craft items for the gift shops at St. Rose and Villa St. Joseph. Assoc. She served for 67 years as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. In addressing all aspects of creation as either Sister or Brother, Francis demonstrated his desire to be in relationship with all of creation. Gertrude left home on Sept. 3, 1945 for St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Elementary school years were spent at Kendall Public School. She started taking piano lessons in sixth grade and music became her major interest. Sister Helen retired and continued to serve as on-call nurse from 1995 to 2005, before moving to St. Rose Convent. She especially enjoyed her junior year studying abroad in Spain. From 1964 to1967, she served as Marian Hall housekeeper at Viterbo College (University). From 1981 to 1984 she worked as a baker in West Glacier, Montana, then three years at a university in Lockport, Illinois. Yermo High School in El Paso. She attended the newly erected St. Johns School. No doubt her deep faith played a role in her healing and ability to move on. In 2009, she received the Bishop Robert F. Morneau Distinguished Service Award from the conference. Later, she received a masters degree in pastoral studies from Loyola Institute of Pastoral Studies in Chicago. Sisters celebrating their 75th Jubilee were Sr. Mary Carolita Turzinski and Sr. Mary Lucia Skalka. She liked the work and desired to become a nurse. In 1977 her ministry took her to St. Joseph School in Prescott, Wisconsin, as a first-grade teacher, choir director and organist. Possessing excellent office skills, she was tapped for clerical work at Viterbo College (University) from 1962 to 1966. She made profession of vows in 1950. Sister Michon Desmond, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 89, died on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She also participated in her parish choir. Her long-held desire to work with the disadvantaged then led to a position as a reading specialist in Maplewood, Minnesota and resource manager in Minneapolis. She also enjoyed sharing her professional expertise through service on numerous boards, including Viterbo Universitys Board of Trustees. On August 12, 1961, she made her first profession of vows. The Congregation's headquarters are located at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born in Rochester, NY to Jeremiah J. and Mary O'Connor Collins. Her work in Minneapolis was evidence of her compassionate and helpful nature. There, she met the Notre Dame Sisters and her interest in religious life began. In 1978 she received on-the-job training as a dental assistant. 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. She loved her years teaching. She was a retired nun who joined the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi as a teenager and went on to a career as. Is a publication about the Bernardine Center in Chester, PA. She truly was a friend-raiser. She was head baker at Villa St. Joseph 1967 to 1976. Her adoration was always the first priority in her day while at St. Rose Convent. Perhaps the most memorable is Sister Dorothy Anns loving care for those suffering with HIV/AIDS. Community members, family and friends remember Sister Geralyn as a kind, quiet person who always loved children, music and the parishioners at St. Joseph. 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. During that time, she completed a Master of Arts in Music Education from DePaul University, Chicago. She served as chaplain at St. Marys Hospital in Centralia, Ill., 1991 to 1995. Sr. Marcy Romine, 67, a sister for 47 years, died February 14, 2017 at her apartment in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her first profession of vows was made on August 12, 1955. She was the eldest of six children. On September 9, 1921, Sister Rosile was born to Kilian and Katherine (Hertert) Pernsteiner on a farm near Spokane, Washingon. She was then appointed Congregational Treasurer of the order, a position she held from 1964 to 1983. In her spare time she became very involved in woodcarving, a hobby she took with her to St. Rose Convent in 2008 when she retired there. It was a combination church and school. 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 fathers work, assistant sales manager for Auto-lite, led the family to move to La Crosse shortly after her birth. Helen was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1945, and was given the name Sister Ardette. Province St. Elizabeth | Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George Province St. Elizabeth Our History The American Province began in poverty with many hardships. With her health declining, Sister Clara Mae moved to Villa St. Joseph in 2015. FelicianSisters. 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. She was always ready to enter into conversation and had great stories to share. In 1953 she was received into the FSPA novitiate and given the name Sister Geralyn. In her later years, she found comfort and gratitude in coloring and more importantly gifting her friends with her finished pictures. Alleluia! She taught primary and intermediate grades in parochial schools in Iowa (Milford, Coon Rapids, Richmond, Festina, West Point, Bellevue, Guttenberg, Willey, Dedham, Calmar, Mt. The South Bend, Indiana, native joined the Franciscans after serving in the Military Police of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. After completing her doctorate, she returned to Viterbo as assistant professor of Spanish from 1990 to 1993. Born in Sioux City, Iowa in 1929, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1945 and professed perpetual vows in 1951. Her early education was in a one-room school where the teachers husband brought wood to keep everyone warm in the winter. 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. Every place she taught she loved her little children, especially teaching them to read. Sister Evelyn also served as a part-time tax accountant for a local Spokane firm. 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. She was in the sixty-ninth year of her religious profession. Her commitment to those less fortunate has been immeasurable. From 1997 to 2007, she continued providing support services to elderly in Guttenberg through volunteer work at River Living Center and St. Marys Parish. She lived very simply and felt relationships were more important than material things. At that time, she retired and spent the next eight years volunteering, mainly as a math and science tutor. 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. From 1994 to 1998, Sister Joanne served as co-director of the FSPA Clare Retreat Center in Spokane. Her family moved to a farm near West Point, Iowa when she was in the primary grades. Franciscan Sister Elaine Urbanek passes away December 27, 2022, at the age of 99 years. In 2003 Sister Rosile retired and volunteered at Clare Center in Spokane. by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Dec 29, 2022 | Franciscan Sisters News, LCWR, Obituaries, Uncategorized. February 19 Discerning Young Women: St. Clare and Eucharist Zoom February 17 Novice Experiences Michigan Mission Site February 27 She was in the fifty-seventh year of her religious profession. With her graduate degree in hand, she began teaching Spanish at Woodstock High School in Woodstock, Illinois. Sister Patricia loved school; she excelled in her studies and was active in 4-H. After graduating from the eighth grade, Sister Patricia felt a deep call to become a sister and contacted the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who were the closest religious congregation to her home. Barbara Jane entered St. Rose Convent in the fall of 1951.
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