Kathleen entered St. Agnes Convent in 1947. Sister Mary Louise was preceded in death by her parents, her infant sister Joan Catherine, her stepmother Pauline Leiker Pfannenstiel, and her aunts Sister Mary Bridget Wittman, CSA, and Sister Audrey Pfannenstiel, CSA. Frail health led her to move to St. Francis Home in 2020 where she received loving care until the time of her death. and her M.Ed. She was one of seven children, five boys and two girls. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center for their care of Sister Ann in her last years, and to all who provided care for her at St. Agnes Hospital. Download Sister Mary Mollison's obituary. She will also be remembered for her devotion to Blessed Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan priest who ministered in Yonkers, NY, and is being considered for canonization by the Catholic Church for his life of service and his gifts of healing and prophecy. Her last ministry was at CANTERA, a center in Managua for promoting education, growth and development among the people, where she was fondly known as Sister Mara to the Nicaraguans she served. A prayer service will be held on May 25, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in the Nazareth Center Chapel. Cap., presiding. Rose Kreuzer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 24, 1922, to Joseph H. Kreuzer and Rose L. Stromberg Kreuzer. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Download Sister Clare Marie Conrad's bio. When her health began to decline, Sister moved to Nazareth Court and Center until a recent illness necessitated her transfer to St. Francis Home. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at 2:00 p.m., November 23, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap., presiding. In 1997, Sister became the principal of the primary campus of FACES (Fond du Lac Catholic Education System) now known as St. Marys Springs Academy. Mary was the first of three girls who comprised the younger half of her family of six. In 2014 Sister Rose returned to Fond du Lac where she energetically engaged in numerous opportunities to volunteer. The increasing responsibilities throughout his career brought the family to reside in New York, Georgia, Connecticut, California and Texas. Sister M. Michele Garas, OSF, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 55 years, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Sister Dolores (Eugene) McAllister, OSF, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 at the age of 96. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving theCongregation of Sisters ofSt. Agnes. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center, and to the staff of Hospice Hope, for their care of Sister Rose in the past months. Descarga en espaol. We, Rochester Franciscan Sisters and Cojourners, commit ourselves to be a compassionate presence for peace in our world, striving for justice and reverence for all creation.. From her father, Caryl learned to love nature and the outdoors, while her mother instilled in her a love for music, dance and education. Descarga en espaol. She is survived by her brother, Donald Menke, her sisters Ellen (Robert) Schanz and Kate Bakke, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. She wrote a childrens fiction story; was the author of a history textbook and an editor for a textbook company; and for eight years, contributed poetry, stories and a weekly column to a publication for primary students. Deborah was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 1949, the daughter of Frederick H. Walter and Florence Hanley Walter. In 1988, Sister Joan moved to New Mexico where she engaged in various ministries among the Native American peoples of the area. Carol entered the Sisters of St. Agnes in 1948 and, when received into the novitiate in 1949, became Sister Mary Christopher. She made profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Margaretta on August 15, 1945. There she received loving care until the time of her death. She is survived by her nieces, nephews and their families, and by the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. She remained interested in and involved in CSA community life and activities as much as she was able until close to the time of her death. Memorials may be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. Sister Mary Lee was preceded in death by her parents Leo Spielbauer and Mary Vanderloop Spielbauer, her brothers Edgar, Robert, Donald, Richard, Norman, Marvin, and twins John and Mike who died at birth. She is survived by her sister-in-law Marilyn Kotel, her dear friend, Sandra Hannah, many recipients of her generosity, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. She valued creativity, literature and the arts in the curriculum. Sister Rita was admitted to St. Francis Home in November of 2022. Sister Francis Assisi made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1938. She ministered as a nurse for sixteen years at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; St. Thomas Hospital, Colby, Kansas; and St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin. A private Memorial Mass for Sister Mary Christopher will be celebrated on February 18, 2021, at Nazareth Center Chapel with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. Her ministry as a pharmacist continued for 42 years in hospitals in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Hays, Kansas; San Antonio, Texas; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Address: 1001 14th Street Northwest, Rochester, MN 55901, Justice and Peace Ministries Statements of Commitment Climate Change Working Group Laudato S Statement of Commitment We, Rochester Franciscan Sisters and Cojourners, recognize the great challenges of our, Sister Marlys Jax was interviewed for the recent Human Trafficking Awareness program held at Lourdes High School, and co-sponsored by the Spirituality Center: https://news.yahoo.com/olmsted-county-works-eliminate-human-010400015.html Bishop Robert Barron was interviewed, Justice and Peace Ministries: Statements of Commitment, Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes February 11, 2023. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Sister Joan was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers William and Chester (infant), and her sisters Margaret (infant), Gladys Marggi, and Marian Kettenbiel. Sister M. Berenices Wake Reflection: All I can say is Bless the Lord for all the good He has done for me. I loved being a sister.. She had a particular love for the elderly and relished attending to their needs. For the last several years, Sister Joan of Arc was the oldest Sister, and most likely the oldest person, participating with the Catholic Sisters of Western Pennsylvania, in Pittsburghs St. Patricks Day parade. From 1954-1959, she was a faculty member at Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, New York. Francis Home and the staff of Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Martina in her last years. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 2021. Francis Home and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Clare Marie in her last years. Sister Thomas Ann made her profession of vows in the Congregation of St. Agnes on August 15, 1951. Las Vegas Obituaries - Latest Obituaries in Las Vegas, NV - Echovita Give a donation in honorofSister Colombiere Revelant. She continued throughout her life to enrich herself and enhance her ministerial skills with courses in education and theology. She entered St. Agnes Convent in 1945, continued her studies, and graduated from St. Agnes High School, Fond du Lac. There will be a prayer service for Sister Martina at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Search Las Vegas obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Visitation was held at CANTERAin Managua on Friday, August 9, 2019 with funeral honors and Mass of Christian Burial on August 10. She made profession of vows as Sister Michaela in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1946. Sylvania, Ohio 43560 419-824-3625 She especially treasured the opportunity to play violin with the Catholic University Symphony during her years of doctoral study. Her family included a brother Robert and a sister Betty. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. Having served the congregation as local coordinator of St. Agnes Convent from 1990-1994, Sister Rita retired from formal roles in education. Wake Reflection for Sister Barbara Zilch, OSF, Sister M. Berenice Petrauskas, OSF,a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 68 years died at the age of 89 on April 10, 2019. After re-entering the congregation, she assisted for a year in the Hispanic ministry sponsored through St. Louis Parish in Fond du Lac. She was generous in offering her skill and experiences, together with other Sisters, to prepare festive meals for special occasions often baking and creating fabulously decorated cakes. If you have a need that you would like to share with us, we would be happy to take your prayer request. She was the third oldest in her family of eleven, five girls and six boys. She retired to Fond du Lac in 2005, residing at St. Agnes Convent and volunteering until she moved to assisted living at Nazareth Court and Center. Mary Therese was born in Chicago, IL, on April 25, 1928, the oldest of five surviving children, four daughters and one son, in the family of Dennis Francis McMahon and Bridie Margaret Guthrie. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, a Roman Catholic congregation for women religious, was founded in 1877 by Mother Mary Alfred Moes. She volunteered at the Fond du Lac Senior Center, St. Agnes Hospital, and as a counselor for the ADVOCAP Neighborhood Youth Corps. Her own health declining, she was admitted to St. Francis Home in October 2019, where she received loving care until the time of her death. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Menke, DownloadSister Mary Menke's obituaryas a PDF. Sister Barbara had the joy of being the President of the Franciscan Child Day Care Center from 2001-2017. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Mary Robert on August 15, 1945. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Collean on August 15, 1946, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She continued to engage actively in a variety of ministries: Spanish Interpreter for St. Agnes Hospital; Catechist at St. Peters Parish in St. Peter, WI; Volunteer at the Salvatorian Warehouse in New Holstein, WI, Nazareth Court and Center, and St. Francis Home. Visitation for Sister Germaine Lichtle will be held on Wednesday, April 11, at 2:00 p.m., at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. When Donna was six, the family moved to Hays, Kansas, to fulfill her parents desire for their children to have a Catholic education. Burial will take place at a later date at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac. A graveside burial service was held for Sister Suzanne at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on December 21, 2020. She received the St. Joseph Volunteer of the Year Award at the St. Marys Springs Benefactors Recognition in May 2009. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. Give a donation in honorofSister Barbara Rose Miskelly. The Congregations headquarters are located at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota. She made profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1947, as Sister Mary Donald. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. DownloadSister Bertha Ann Miller's obituaryas a PDF. Sister attended Oshkosh State Teachers College, then went on to receive a BS in Education from Loyola University Chicago with majors in History and English. Sister Mary Jane was preceded in death by her parents Anton Wipperfurth and Christine Spahn Wipperfurth; her brother Anthony; and her sister Joan Statz. Descarga en espaol. Loretta was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, on March 15, 1925, the youngest of eight children, seven girls and one boy, born to Anton Meidl and Frances Schreiner Meidl. Mary Catherine was one of fourteen children./p>, Sister Mary Catherine professed vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1952. Agnese was born in Victoria, Kansas, on October 12, 1933, to Frank M. Dinkel and Rosa Hertel Dinkel. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Sister Clare Wand was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, Joliet for 76 years. Service in LAMP was energizing and thoroughly engaging for her. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54937, or to Hospice Hope, c/o Agnesian HealthCare Foundation, 430 E. Division St., Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Also a gifted violinist, pianist, and organist, she was often called upon to be a faculty performer and guest conductor. Rose graduated from Messmer High School, Milwaukee. From 1980 1997, Sister was the Religious Education Coordinator for St. Peters Parish in Springerville, Arizona. Sister was a gentle, helpful and friendly person. Later her father married Rose Befort, a widow with two children. She taught primary grades for twenty-nine years in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Illinois. Although she received her nursing certificate through the Sisters of St. Agnes, she was not interested in joining their community and began investigating missionary communities of women religious. They thrived there, and the girls grew up as one close-knit family. She is survived by her brother Thomas and her sisters Catherine Perino and Nettie Kuhn-Verdi, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Descarga la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Caryl Hartjes. Descarga la obituario en espaol. 0. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Francis W. Scanlon II (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), who passed away on February 15, 2023, at the age of 69, leaving to mourn family and friends. Give a donation in honorofSister Nancy. Rochester Franciscan Sisters are located in several communities in Minnesota, as well as eight other states in the U.S., and in Colombia, S.A. We have a Spirituality Center at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota. Francis Home for their care of Sister Vivian in her last years and to the staff of St. Agnes Hospital. Download the prayer service booklet as a PDF. Today,Frankis happily reunited in heaven with thelove of his lifeof nearly 56 years,Patricia, who preceded him in death in 2010. Sister Joan of Arc served as a catechist at Transfiguration Parish in Maspeth, NY, where in her own words, it was her most memorable assignment, being a part of the parish and allowing me to be involved in all aspects of parish life. Sister is a graduate of Duquesne University, with a Bachelors and Masters degree in Education. On October 11, 1969, Patti married Jack D. Robinson in Annapolis, Maryland. In 2018, a serious illness caused Sister Donna to resign her position. After retiring from education, Sister Berenice served as a clerical aide in our administrative offices for over 25 years until 2015, when she entered the ministry of prayer and presence with our community at Presbyterian SeniorCare. In appreciation for her legacy of leadership and commitment to Marian University and St. Marys Springs Academy, an admission award for SMSA graduates enrolling in Marian was named the Sister Judith Schmidt Award. Her family included four siblings, one boy and three girls. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. She was raised in a family of six, including two boys and four girls. Sister Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Willard Schmitz. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. A prayer service will take place at 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Center Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on December 4, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center, St. Francis Home, and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Rita. Caryl Patricia was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on June 22, 1935, the daughter of Theodore Hartjes and Alice Susan Ronning Hartjes. Sister Miriam Racas, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 81 years, died at the age of 97 on May 16, 2022. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center, St. Francis Home, and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Judith in her final years. The five sisters currently living at the parish are moving to new residents in Lutherville. From a faithful Alumna of Holy Family School and Bishop Ludden Jr., Sr. High School. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Anthony on August 15, 1946. She completed her long life in ministry where she began it, returning to St. Mary Springs in 1979. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 27, 2022, from 9:00 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 1:30 p.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, April 1, 2019, at 2:30pm in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Patricia was born in Riverdale, New York, on March 27, 1933, to William Scanlan and Irene Magill Scanlan.