Community members, family and friends remember Sister Patricia as someone with a heart for the disadvantaged. Her gentleness and sense of humor endeared her to her patients, family, sisters and many friends. She completed high school at St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Sister Pat was known for the rapport she had with students and the quality of performance she was able to elicit from them. Sister Karen Crawford . 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. On Christmas Eve, three years after her birth, her mother died of tuberculosis. During Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), join the congregations of Catholic Sisters and us throughout Illinois in refusing to use any single-use plastic beverage bottles. There will be a memorial Mass and celebration of Sisters life at a later date. Sister Jovita received all of her sacraments and elementary education at St Stanislaus Parish in St Louis. How surprised, and disappointed, was Sister Lydia when Louise (Sister Joan Marie) entered FSPA in La Crosse. 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. Her mother called her Betty because she did not want her to be called Lizzie or Liz. Posted June 15, 2022 Sister Anna Louise Aherne, O.S.F. She was a quiet person who had an avid interest in world affairs. In 2001 Sister Geralyn retired from teaching but remained in the parish as sacristan and organist, roles she continued until she retired to Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2017. She and her 10 brothers and sisters often found time to get into a little mischief after their chores on the farm were completed. She always felt that her best friend was the Blessed Mother who accepted her for the person she was called to be. She ministered there until 2021 when she moved to St. Rose Convent in La Crosse. Sister Karolyne Henrietta was born on December 31, 1932, in Seaforth, Minnesota to Charles and Helen (Kolander) Rohlik. In later years, her contributions to liturgy, both work-related and in the FSPA community, served as major contributions to a Vatican II Church. Her father worked there for a large U.S. copper mining company. The Franciscans are celebrating their 150th anniversary. She was privileged to attend Father Solanus beautification ceremony in Detroit. She earned a bachelors degree in history with minors in English and sociology from Viterbo College (University) in La Crosse and a masters degree from St. Louis University in American history and Asian studies. While at Viterbo, Sister Jean volunteered at the federal prison at Oxford, Wisconsin as a retreat leader, mentor and friend to inmates. Friars Minor. Her love of those from other cultures enriched her and endeared her to many at home and abroad. In 2009, she received the Bishop Robert F. Morneau Distinguished Service Award from the conference. Her family then moved to Brookfield, Wisconsin where she attended St. John Vianney School. Growing up on a farm she was exposed to a variety of experiences and learned responsibility early. OBITUARY Sr. Maureen Kelly F.S.P. 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. LSAP Resource Guide Community Engagement & Participatory Action Her counseling skills aided many as she walked with them through difficult transitions. 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. St. Francis and St. Clare saw the good and holy possibility in the culture of everyday life. She was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1946 and was given the name Sister Mary Peter. A representative of the Manitowoc Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity declined an interview with a Herald Times Reporter. Sister Rita was born on August 12, 1928 in Early, Iowa to Elizabeth (Faber) and Leo Jansen. 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. In 1974, she returned to Fort Wright College and earned a bachelors degree in sociology. 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. will officiate and burial will be in the convent cemetery. From 2010 to 2017, she also served as a volunteer organist at Regina Hospital in Hastings, Minnesota. She was in the seventy-first year of her religious profession. Sister Rita Marie developed her creative talents by crocheting, embroidering, cross stitching, creweling and recycling greeting cards. From 1975 to 1979, she was principal at Marquette High School in West Point, Iowa. Three years later cancer prevented her from performing all of her duties there but she continued on as an assistant to the new parish administrator. Donnas grade school years were spent in six different schools, while living in six different homes. Helping to connect people to faith. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1948. In 1994, she moved to Mobile, Alabama and ministered as a teachers aide and resource teacher for eight years before retiring to St. Rose Convent in 2002. Eventually, Sister Lydia outgrew her do things differently attitude and two years later she, too, joined FSPA. Angel, Ore. She was always ready to share something with whomever she met, including candy from the bag constantly over her arm. 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. Born on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1928, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Sister Pat was the daughter of Frank and Willa (Cherrier) Keating. On August 6, 1983 Sister Jean made her first profession of vows as a FSPA. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1945, and her final profession on August 5, 1951. 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. From 1980 to 1981, Sister Helen ministered as a nurse in Larned, Kansas. 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. In the eighth grade, Sister Pat started playing trumpet in the high school band and later moved on to playing the trombone and baritone. Franciscan Spirituality; Franciscan Charism Modules; Franciscan Charism Team; History; Land Ethic; Leadership Team; . Perhaps the most memorable is Sister Dorothy Anns loving care for those suffering with HIV/AIDS. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1944, and final profession on August 9, 1950. Sister Anita returned to California with her grandparents and stayed with them, beginning school there. Sister Erlinda was from a large, very close family in Cebolla, New Mexico. Her final days of retirement were at Villa St. Joseph. Almost every day at St. Rose Convent, Sister Gertrude could be found in the Adoration Chapel praying for her family, friends, religious community and, of course, the needs of the world. During this time, Sister Rosile supervised all lay employees and building projects. Sister Gertrude served her FSPA community as a homemaker in convent homes in Iowa, Washington and Wisconsin from 1948 to 1965. Manage Volunteer Settings. Her high school days were spent at Marycliff High School where she took clerical courses, so that she could get an office job right after graduation. 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. At her golden jubilee in 2015, Sister Patricia noted that she had walked with more than 200 young women in her membership ministry. After three years in that position she resigned, was married and began raising her five children: Marianne, George, Pat, Susan and Tom. Sister Lydia Wendl, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 101, died on Friday, January 27, 2023, at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sylvania, Ohio 43560 419-824-3625 For six years she was the chapel tour guide coordinator at the convent. 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. During the summer of 1946, Sister Anita shared her sense of call to become an FSPA with her parents, who were not too surprised since she had FSPA as teachers and a great-aunt, Sister Clarissa Heinz, and an aunt, Sister Genelda Maier, who were FSPA. A community of Franciscan women religious based in Clinton, Iowa with a mission of active nonviolence and peacemaking. At that time she retired to St. Rose Convent where her ministry was that of prayer and hospitality. Sister Pats love for music and keen musical ability served as the basis for much of Sister Pats ministry. Born on October 16, 1925, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Helen Cecilia was the second oldest daughter of Frank and Willa (Cherrier) Keating. As a Consolata sister, Sister Sandra received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Royal Lancaster School of Nursing in London, England and became a certified midwife through the Whipps-Cross School of Midwifery, also in London. While at Viterbo, she was asked to create furnishings for the expanded St. Francis Chapel, situated below Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent. She was also a great entertainer, knowing how to make her audience laugh. Active nonviolence is a creative power for good available to everyone. She provided pastoral care at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing Home in La Crosse from 1983 to 1987. Praying to Mary helped her make the decision about religious life. After attending the Creation Spirituality Program in Oakland, California, Sister Donna served on the retreat staff at Holy Cross Center in Merrill, Wisconsin. She wanted to do things differently! Sister Jeans most recent ministry was that of freelance writer and presenter. Helen completed eight grades at St. Gabriels School, then attended St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien. Family was considered her best friends. 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. Our dear Sister Jovita went to her rest in the arms of our loving God on February 16. From 1958 to 1964 she served theFSPA community in the business office at St. Rose Convent. 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. When she was five, her family moved to another farm between Early and Schaller, Iowa. Sr. Mary Alodia Stozek was remembered on her 80th Jubilee. 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. In high school she was engaged in one-act plays and glee club. Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Gemona, Italy, sent three sisters to America. In Loving Memory Of Sister Dorothy Ann Kundinger. RUTH JASINSKI OBITUARY Sister Ruth Jasinski, 94, of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St Francis, died on Monday morning, August 23, 2021, at Reading Hospital-Tower. She was eager to go to school with her sisters. 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. In 1933, she was received into the novitiate of the FSPA and was given the name, Sister Mary Myron. 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). Being one with all people was not just an idea for Sandy; it was the reality she sought. Two weeks later, she arrived in La Crosse to start her new life. Community members, family and colleagues will remember Sister Donna as a caring, creative person who loved life and loved her God. Her interest in becoming a sister was fostered by relatives in the FSPA congregation and her love of nature. She was in the sixty-first year of her religious profession. 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. She loved life and the gifts God gave her during each phase of life. In October, 1968, Sister Sandra professed her first vows with the Consolata Missionary Sisters of Turin, Italy. Having a sister (SisterMildred Weber, FSPA) and several other relatives in the FSPA community sparked the idea of a vocation in Donna. By her junior year, she had decided to enter religious life. Later, she returned to her baptismal name. 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 2022, with her health failing, she moved to Villa St. Joseph. Sister Rita then worked at Henry Field Store in Storm Lake as a salesperson and typist until 1952. December 2, 2022. Sister Ceciliennes ministry was in the area of music. Meet one of our Sisters responding to the needs of our community and the world. Community members, family and friends remember Sister Kathleen as a true mystic. From 1995 to 1998, Sister Betty was asked to serve as treasurer for the FSPA Central Region in Hiawatha, Iowa. She once said, The opportunities [in Cameroon] for creativity, reconciliation, leadership, inter-congregational collaboration and personal involvement have been a pure gift.. In 2016, Sister Evelyn officially retired to a ministry of prayer and hospitality in La Crosse. Later she went back toher baptismal name, Karolyne. 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. Sister was 93 years of age and had been a Sister of St. Francis for 70 years. There she met the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA) at St. Marys Grade School. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois in 1917, she entered the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in 1930 and. 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. Sister Rita Jansen, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 94, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sister Ladonna made her home at St. Rose Convent in 2016. On June 9, 1958, God did give her a call. But for one week, March 8-14, we shine the spotlight on . She truly was a friend-raiser. She was in the seventy-first year of her religious profession. She attended the newly erected St. Johns School. Community members, friends and family remember her for her gentle presence, soft voice and joyful laughter. Hope Restores, an FSPA Seeding a Legacy of Healing grant recipient and La Crosse-based . She then visited St. Rose Convent, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA), in June of 1952and immediately filled out the application. 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. Sister Rosile Pernsteiner, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 98, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She ministered in the field of education, oftenalso serving as an organist and choir director. She designed the altar, chalice, tabernacle and credence table using the theme You fill us with the best of wheat. Creativity marked her life; even into her late 80s, she could be seen on a ladder in the dining room putting the final touches on Christmas decorations. They were raised at the Mount Loretto Orphanage on Staten Island . Sister Evelyn Schlosser, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 88, died on October 7, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. While in Cedar Rapids, Sister Anita began doing youth ministry in the parish and vocation education in the congregation. Sister Anita was invited to take this position, in which she served for 10 years. During her junior year she began to think of entering religious life. Throughout her multiple ministries, she had a can do attitude. She often talked about her wonderful five years in Guam, where she would say she learned more from her high school students than she probably taught them. Thats what I take.. She was living a good life, enjoying friends, family, nice clothes and her job, but was feeling an attraction to something else. From 1974 to 1977, Sister Ladonna served as treasurer for the FSPA Central Province in Hiawatha, Iowa. She attended grammar and high school in [] 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. 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. She was in her 37th year of religious profession. One of her girlfriends brought up the subject of convent life. She was an excellent teacher who encouraged and inspired her students. Born in New York City, Sr. Cecelia was one of six children, four brothers and a sister. 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. She taught primary grades in Wisconsin (Auburndale, Big River, Halder), Idaho (Blackfoot) and Iowa (Muscatine, Harper, Halbur, St. Lucas, Spencer, Bellevue, Mt. 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 Cecilienne Goetz, FSPA, 97, died February 4, 2021 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania Ohio 6832 Convent Blvd. Franciscan Sister Elaine Urbanek passes away December 27, 2022, at the age of 99 years. Sister Jean, her sister Cindy and her brother Steve were all born in Chuquicamata. Her mother was a homemaker, but as Sister Joanne would say, also an activist, who was involved in many civic and social justice activities as she raised Joanne and her two brothers. 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. In 2010, Sister Margaret Ann retired to Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse where she continued to volunteer until her health weakened. Her delight was combining two of her passions: teaching and working with international students, as she spent many hours in retirement helping solve a math problem or chemistry equation. The Bernardine Center Times Summer 2018. She passed to her eternal reward on September 7, 2020. Community members, family and friends will remember Sister Margaret as a fun-loving person, with exceptional graciousness. Sister Denise Streng, OSF . There she met the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA). She later went back to her baptismal name. Community members, family, colleagues and friends remember Sister Pat as an excellent music teacher. During that time she served as a pilgrimage leader (about 20 trips) for the Franciscan Pilgrimage Program in Assisi, Italy until 2018. Villa St. Joseph became her home again, retiring in 2018. She was an excellent teacher, a compassionate pastoral by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jun 5, 2017 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. She was in the 66th year of her religious profession. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1952. From 1997 to 2007, she continued providing support services to elderly in Guttenberg through volunteer work at River Living Center and St. Marys Parish. Read inspiring reflections from our sisters and keep up-to date . 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. Franciscan Sisters have served at St. Benedict's for 80 years. She later returned to her baptismal name. Discover how we live our charism each day. 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. Sister Mary Myron started teaching in grades one through three and ended up teaching high school. She was received into the novitiate of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration on August 12, 1952 and given the name Sister Ida. In 2016 she moved to St. Rose Convent and she became a regular volunteer at the Franciscan Hospitality House. After retiring, while teaching ESL, she began learning Chinese in order to better communicate with her students. Focus on reducing and eliminating single-use plastic drink bottles (water, soda, tea, coffee, etc.). She was in the sixty-eighth year of her religious profession. During high school, Florence participated in orchestra, pep band and choir, several clubs and was editor of the school paper for two years. FSPA - 912 Market St., La Crosse, WI 54601 | Phone: 608-782-5610 |. Sisters Gertrude, Pelligrina, and Costanza arrived in New York City on Dec. 5 and were given hospitality at St. Francis of Assisi Church on West 31st Street. Sister Pat continued to minister in Elroy as a private music teacher and parish volunteer until moving to Villa St. Joseph in 2008. After receiving a bachelors degree in Human Services at Grandview College in Des Moines, she went on to earn a Clinical Pastoral Education certificate at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. A small, but sophisticated museum at the Franciscan Life Center outlines the history of the Franciscan order and its role in central Illinois. After suffering a mild stroke in 2014, she moved to St. Rose Convent. She grew up in Guttenberg with her three brothers and two sisters, helping her father at the Kuempel & Lake Hardware Store. She attended Glenrose Public Grade School, just a half mile from her home, until her graduation from eighth grade. He never refused and the family would drive out to a shady, cool spot in the country. When the FSPA congregation opened its spirituality centers, the facilities benefited from her excellent furniture upholstery work a hobby she continuedfor years. Born on April 4, 1928, in Ashland, Wisconsin, Sister Margaret Ann was the oldest child of Carl and Josephine (Rogalski) Mason. Music was an integral part of the Sheridan family life. Joanne received her early education at St. Joseph Grade School in Spokane and graduated from eighth grade at St. Aloysius Grade School. 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. She served as a program assistant at Cabrini House in Minneapolis for 14 years. Sister Patricia Keating, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 91, died of natural causes on July 24, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. For anyone unable to join the live stream, an archive of our funeral celebrations is available here. Sister Cecilienne taught music in numerous elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin at Blessed Sacrament School and Aquinas High School, La Crosse and elsewhere in Marathon and Ashland. She didnt enter religious life until after high school; ultimately, joining her aunt and cousin at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse. Sister Ellen Joseph (Elizabeth) Drury, 99, a Franciscan Sister of the Atonement from Graymoor, died Oct. 9, 2016. 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. At the completion of her term she moved to Sun City, Arizona, where she served as parish administrator of St. John Vianney Parish. She later returned to her baptismal name. 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. Sister Sandra was born to Carroll and June (Nicholson) DeMann on October 12, 1947 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the eldest of four children. For several summers, Sister Bernadette served as lecturer at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu and Cardinal Stritch College (University) in Milwaukee. Born on November 26, 1925, in Buckman, Minnesota, Sister Margaret was the seventh of 12 children of John and Pauline (Beka) Schmolke.