sisters of st francis obituaries
Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Sister is survived by her brother Harold and her sisters Kathryn Rohr and Annette Seib, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Mary Martha in her final years. Give a donation in honorofSister Michaela OBrien. From 1967-1981, Sister ministered in education as a teacher in parish elementary schools in Wisconsin and Illinois, and for one year as the Director of Religious Education at St. Bernards Parish, Watertown, Wisconsin. Sister served as librarian for two years at St. Marys School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Assisi Heights Spirituality Center provides spiritual and educational resource programs which reflect the mission of the Sisters of Saint Francis to be a compassionate presence for peace in our world, striving for justice and reverence for all creation by providing a place of hope, prayer, reflection and enrichment. Louise was born in West Bend, Wisconsin, on June 7, 1945, to Lloyd R. and Florence C. Gonnering Hron. Give a donation in honorofSister Kathleen Schmitz. She was one of a family of ten and the only girl. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, WI from 10:00 11:00 a.m. and from 12:00 -1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. She also found great spiritual solace through her participation with the Bread of Life Charismatic Prayer Group. She volunteered countless hours entertaining in several retirement homes and care centers bringing joy and laughter with her exuberant, commanding presence and wide range of musical ability. There, her nursing services continued, as she would often spend her days crocheting baby caps for the newborns at St. Agnes Hospital. A licensed secondary school teacher, Sister Gonzaga taught for 10 years at St. Mary Springs High School, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Beloit Catholic High School, Beloit, Wisconsin; and Immaculate Conception High School, Elmhurst, Illinois. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Eva on August 15, 1944, in Fond du Lac. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, a Roman Catholic congregation for women religious, was founded in 1877 by Mother Mary Alfred Moes. Cremation will take place following the services. After retiring from full-time teaching in 2009, Sister Ruth Ann worked half-days at the Christian Parents for Kids Daycare located in Peebles, Wisconsin. Sister Thomas Ann made her profession of vows in the Congregation of St. Agnes on August 15, 1951. When her health began to decline, Sister moved to Nazareth Court and Center until a recent illness necessitated her transfer to St. Francis Home. She grew up in a farm family of fifteen, 10 boys and five girls. Returning to the Pittsburgh motherhouse in 1994, she served as Assistant to the Campus Administrator and provided community support services utilizing her computer and technology skills. During her many years serving at St. Agnes Convent, Sister Suzanne would be seen driving her station wagon around Fond du Lac early in the morning to pick up day-old bread from local grocery stores to deliver to individuals in need and organizations serving the poor. 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. Sister was preceded in death by her parents Frank M. Dinkel and Rosa (Hertel) Dinkel; her brothers Clarence, Ed and Hilarius; her sisters Julitta Dechant, Bertha Prewo, Melinda Griebel, Rita Rohr, Regina Dechant, Irene Scruggs, and Sister Francis Rose. After graduation from Messmer High School in Milwaukee in 1964, Mary chose to enter St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, making her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Doreen on August 15, 1967. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Mary at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Martha entered St. Agnes Convent in 1945 and graduated from St. Agnes High School in 1948. When she retired from full-time roles in school, she volunteered as a foster grandparent at St. Patrick and St. Joseph Schools, Fond du Lac for 16 years. Nancy was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on May 7, 1938, the daughter of Burton Dale Derhammer, Sr., and Lola Frances Howlett Derhammer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 2 p.m., at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Mary Dennis McMahon, CSA, baptized Mary Therese, died peacefully at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on September 22, 2020. Gifted with the ability to play all orchestral and band instruments, she gave private and group instrumental lessons and prepared childrens, high school and college groups to perform in choruses, bands and symphony orchestras. Sinai Hospital to hold clinics in the church hall for those with no access to health care and to design educational programs for local women. Memorials may be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. Upon graduation from eighth grade in 1936, Dolores entered St. Agnes Convent and earned her high school diploma from St. Agnes High School, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Descarga en espaol. Give a donation in honorofSister Rita Kramer. Francis Home and the staff of Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Michaela in her last years. In 1974 she joined the Marian College Nursing Division serving as a Clinical Instructor in various professional areas. Francis has said countless times that a synod is not a parliament. In September of 1967, Deborah entered St. Agnes Convent. Over the years Sister enriched her life through various courses, receiving certificates in Dietary Administration for Food Service Managers, St. Louis University; Church and Sacraments, Marian College of Fond du Lac; Spiritual Development Program, School of Spirituality, Yonkers; and Ministry with Older Adults, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. at Duquesne University. Gifted with a brilliant mind, an inquisitive spirit, and a heart for the poor, she was unwavering in her determination to remain actively engaged in the life and mission of her CSA community even as her increasing physical limitations made travel and group participation more difficult. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in Dubuque from St. Mary on September 3, 1958. Visitation was held at CANTERAin Managua on Friday, August 9, 2019 with funeral honors and Mass of Christian Burial on August 10. A prayer service will take place at Nazareth Center Chapel at 4:00 p.m., April 11. She served as a teacher aide, school office worker, library aide and tutor. Thomas Raymond "Fitzy" Fitzgerald. A prayer service will take place at 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Center Chapel. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 9 11:00 a.m. and from 12:00 -1:30 p.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. Sister Rachel Doerfler, CSA, baptized Mary Agnes Doerfler, died peacefully on December 11, 2020, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Download Sister Mary Catherine Younger's bio. 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. in Nursing from Marian College in 1956. 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. Download Sister Ann McKean's obituaryas a PDF. Additional services will be held in Kansas at a date to be determined with burial following in a family plot in Hays. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Mary Alice spent her final years in active ministry at St. Stephens Parish in Milwaukee from 2000-2013, beginning as a religion teacher then assuming the role of Coordinator of Religious Education. Sister Francis Assisi, CSA, Catherine Helen Pielmeier, died peacefully October 25, 2017, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She was awarded the James R. Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award in 1992, was awarded Professor Emerita by the Marian College Board of Trustees in 1995 and was among the recipients of the first annual Windy Award in 2001. Francis Joseph Beauchamp, Age 91, of Fairview, Texas passed awayon February 28, 2023 peacefully in the loving embrace of his family. Preceding Sister Annette in death are her parents George Herr and Amalia Rammer Herr and her brother Richard Herr. Sister was a first-grade teacher in Wisconsin and Minnesota for 16 years; while on the faculty at St. Florian School, Milwaukee, she was an illustrator for childrens educational materials for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Sister Martina worked for two years in the dietary kitchen at St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin. From 1954 to 1957, she attended the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, earning a certificate as a Registered Occupational Therapist. Cremation has taken place. She was active in the local community, playing cornet with the Fond du Lac Community Band for twelve years. She earned her B.S. She served in Campus Ministry at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, and at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Sister Margaretta is survived by William Ehrlich, Elizabeth Anderson, and Sister Rose Clare Ehrlich, CSA, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. In July of 2014, Sister Donna Marie returned to Fond du Lac and became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center where she lived with her CSA sisters and received care until the time of her death. Emma Endres was born in Waunakee, Wisconsin, on October 26, 1923, to Aloysius Leo Endres and Monica Schwab Endres. Give a donation in honorofSister Clare Haman. Martina was born in Ellis, Kansas, on January 2, 1924, to Fred Kuhn and Catherine Befort Kuhn. A Prayer Service will be held on Friday, July 16, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in Nazareth Center Chapel. In retirement, Sister Miriam served as the Receptionist Coordinator at Pittsburgh Motherhouse for 9 years. Descarga en espaol. The Liturgy of Christian Burial for Sister Beata will be held on Friday, July 16, 2021, at St. Francis Home, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Kenneth Smits, Capuchin, presiding. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Collean at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM, Cap., presiding. She had a particular love for the elderly and relished attending to their needs. During Sisters first nine years of service in the congregation, she worked in turn as director of purchasing at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, and in medical records at St. Clare Hospital in Monroe, 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. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In 1969, she was appointed Apostolic Councilor for the congregation, assisting in educational planning and personnel placement for CSA. A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on November 18, 2021, in the Nazareth Center Chapel. Sister Martha is survived by her brother Edmund Kretschmer, her sister Armella Rossmiller, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. With her health becoming more frail, Sister Grace Ann moved to St. Francis Home in 2016. Sister M. Dolorita attended St. Peter & Paul School and Battin High School in Elizabeth N.J. After entrance Sister Dolorita taught primary grades for three years before receiving her RN from St. Francis Hospital in Peoria IL. DownloadSister Mary Alice Walters'obituaryas a PDF. From a faithful Alumna of Holy Family School and Bishop Ludden Jr., Sr. High School. A Memorial Mass will be held on April 19, 2018, at 2:15 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She entered the Congregation of St. Agnes in 1938 after graduating from Sheboygan High School. Throughout this time, she remained a sister mom connecting with her sons and grandchildren while sharing life with her sisters in community until the time of her death. He began adistinguished,40 year-long,professional career with Pfizer, Inc.,in Glens Falls, New York as aSalesRepresentative. In addition to her professional engagement, she also shared her faith and gifts through volunteering as a parish catechist and Eucharistic minister for years at St. Joseph Parish, Hays, KS; St. Paul Parish, San Antonio, TX; and St. Florian Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She achieved her goal, becoming a lifelong learner and educator. Sister Berthas presence, compassion, and steadfast leadership were invaluable following the earthquake of 1972 that devastated the city of Managua, and during the tumult of the political revolution of the early 1980s. She was raised in a family of six, including two boys and four girls. Give a donation in honorofSister Nancy. Support this work for $1 a month. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. She is survived by her sister, Mary (Richard) Miller from Elyria, Ohio; brother, Jim (Marcia) Zilch from Greenville, Delaware, and sister, Jane (William) Schray from Safety Harbor, Florida along with many nieces and nephews. Kathleen was born in Brothertown, Wisconsin, on August 4, 1936, to Ambrose Schmitz and Esther Andrew Schmitz. Visitation for Sister Margaretta Ehrlich will be on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Spiritual Direction is a companioning of individuals on their spiritual journey. Having helped on the staff at Nazareth Heights Infirmary, Fond du Lac, during 1997-1998, Sister Clare Marie returned to her hometown and devoted herself to giving part-time help at Marian House Manor and to visiting many elderly and homebound persons in the Altoona, Pennsylvania, area. She also enjoyed gardening and offering hospitality at her home in Cudahy, located close to the parish. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. She initiated a Catholic Young Writers Club for elementary students in the early 1950s. As Sister Frederick, she made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1943. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Mary Albert in her last years. In 1988, Sister joined the faculty of Marian College of Fond du Lac working as a counselor in the Student Life Program. Her BS in Nursing from Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (1960), her MA in Theological Studies from Maryknoll School of Theology (1983) and her study of Spanish paved the way for Sister Caryl to engage in ministries of healing, advocacy, and peaceful protest for the poor, the innocent, and the vulnerable, including Mother Earth, throughout her life. 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. 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. She continually attended classes in health care and health services to keep herself professionally updated. Visitation for Sister Thomas Ann will be on October 30, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, followed by a prayer service at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on October 30, 2017, in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Mary Helen Lichtle was born in Decatur, Indiana, on February 21, 1923, to Frank Lichtle and Viola Ulman. From early on she wanted to be just like the sisters. For more than 30 years, she continued to support her alma mater, assuming various staff and volunteer positions, including assistant administrator, guidance counselor, alumni director and assistant in the archives. Sister Annette is survived by her sister Rosemary Thomas, nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. In retirement Sister Martina found opportunities to volunteer her service and presence, including: St. Clare Terrace reception desk and Beacon House in Fond du Lac; Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home and the Community Assistance Center, Hays, Kansas. Sister Judith received her BS in Elementary Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac in 1962, and, in 1971, her MS in Educational Administration from Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. She is survived by her brother, Ronald (Pam) Walters; her sisters Rosemary (Ernest) Gerstner, Leona (George) Fross, and Janet (Jude) Gerstner; hundreds of nieces, nephews, and their families; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. Sister Mary Christopher was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Alfa Esler, her brother, George and her sister, Vera Juckem. In 2004, Sister Ann returned to Fond du Lac, living for a time at the CSA motherhouse and with her sisters at Nazareth Court and Center and St. Francis Home. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 70 years. Patricia Ann was born in Watertown, New York, on April 17, 1949, the first of four children, three daughters and a son, born to James Ralph Campbell and Dolores Colin Campbell. Descarga en espaol. Together they had two sons, Jeff and Jason, and owned an air-conditioning and appliance business in Garber, Oklahoma. Download Sister Rita Little's obituary. Sister Mary Alice Walters, CSA, baptized Elizabeth Johanna, died peacefully November 4, 2021, at Nazareth Center, 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 devoted care of Sister Joan. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Frail health led her to move to St. Francis Home in 2020 where she received loving care until the time of her death. Sister Francis Assisi was involved in civic community action programs as a board member of the Fond du Lac Area Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc.; she was a founding member when the Economic Opportunity Office became ADVOCAP, Inc. We give thanks to God for Sisters life, her spirit, her service and her many years of proclaiming the Good News. Sister Barbara Rose was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Catherine Miskelly, her brother Robert, and her sister Barbara Knickerbocker. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Elizabeth Ann Thiel. Carol agreed to meet with Mother Angeline because, after all, they did do missionary work in Nicaragua. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Grace Ann at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father James Leary, OFM Cap., presiding. Having attended Sacred Heart School from kindergarten through high school, Mary always acknowledged the Sisters of St. Agnes and the Capuchin Franciscans who ministered in her parish and school for nurturing her call to religious life. Every contribution makes a difference in the lives of our Sisters and helps maintain and enhance the ministries of our Congregation. Sister Mary Alice taught in elementary schools in Wisconsin and Kansas. Jack passed away unexpectedly on January 1, 1994. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 10:00 AM at St. Germaine Church, 7003 Baptist Rd. Kathy Maxwell. All funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, a Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in private services at Nazareth Court and Center, Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. She served as the administrator of the St. Josephs Daycare from 1994 1997. They thrived there, and the girls grew up as one close-knit family. Her enjoyment of these ministries and of daily life was shown by her welcoming manner and helpfulness to others. She also . Sister Francis Assisi made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1938. Sister Rose Andr received her BS in Elementary Education from Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1962, and her MS in Education with an emphasis on the Montessori method of early childhood development from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1980. Her life of ministry began as a primary teacher in parish schools in Crown Point, Indiana, Bronx, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Please check in for the Visitation, Prayer Service, and Mass at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Vivian was born in Victoria, Kansas, on May 10, 1929, to Alphonse Schmidtberger and Clara Graf Schmidtberger. Visitation for Sister Patricia Scanlan will take place May 25, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Having retired to Fond du Lac, she assisted in the sewing room at Nazareth Court and Center, was sacristan and excelled at creating decorations for the worship space. Give a donation in honorofSister Patti Robinson. While serving on the general council, Sister was director of the CSA formation program and was instrumental in initiating the associate program for the community. Obituaries for many members of the School Sisters of St. Francis are available online through this listing, but it does not include all Sisters who have been part of our community over more than a century of service in the United States. Family and friends will be received at John Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15227 on Friday, February 3, 2023 from 9-11 a.m.; prayer service at 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial, Friday, February 3, 2023 at 11:30 a.m., Our Lady of Hope Parish, St. Germaine Church, 7003 Baptist Rd. Sister Rose Andr taught kindergarten and primary grade children in New York, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Dr. Mathias was an optometrist, musician, and choir and band director and Marie was a teacher. She began her high school education at Baraga High School and completed it at Holy Family Orphanage in Marquette where she and her siblings were cared for following her mothers death in childbirth. Mary Jean Mollison was born November 2, 1946, in Niles, Michigan, the fourth child and only daughter of Andrew R. and Eva Blatz Mollison. Her years in the field of education completed, she did pastoral ministry to the elderly and infirm, AIDS ministry, pastoral care and hospital chaplaincy in a variety of settings in Kansas and Wisconsin. Sister Vivian is survived by her brothers Robert Schmidtberger and Marvin Schmidtberger; her sisters Albertine Foos, Edna Ptacek and Rosalyn Leiker, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff) She helped to open Our Lady Help of Christians School in West Allis, Wisconsin, in 1949, and St. Louis School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1958. She actively participated in community choral groups in the local settings where she lived. She spent countless hours providing for the needs of the sisters, shopping for them, driving, baking, preparing special meals and filling the sisters days with her caring and attentive presence and support. A native of Lawrence, MA, Sister Sylvia attended St.Francis Academy and entered the congregation in 1938. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Mary Robert on August 15, 1945. Her assignments included elementary schools in Pittsburgh, West Mifflin, Mahanoy City, and Moon Run, PA, as well as Rochester, NY, Elizabeth, NJ, Detroit, MI, Kenosha, WI, and Coopersville, MI. Give a donation in honorofSister Barbara Rose Miskelly. Sister Loretta Meidl, CSA, formerly Sister Eva, died peacefully, October 27, 2021, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Mary Neff, CSA, baptized Matilda Cecilia Neff, and formerly known as Sister Mary Donald, died peacefully on April 9, 2018, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. After a year of sabbatical in Rock Haven, Missouri, in 1994, she engaged in a variety of ministries including serving on the parish team of Sacred Heart Parish in Colby, Kansas, and cooking for the residents at St. Johns New Horizons Assisted Living, Hays, Kansas. Sister Barbara was born in Amherst, Ohio on January 30, 1938 and attended St. Joseph Elementary School, Amherst, Ohio and St. Marys High School in Lorain, Ohio. Sister Gonzaga ministered for many years in dietary services at large residences of the congregation such as Nazareth Heights Infirmary and Boyle Apostolic Center. Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia who have served at St. Stephen Church and School for decades wave to grateful parishioners during a May 16 farewell event in Bradshaw, Baltimore County. Obituaries Sister Marie Therese (Mary Margaret) Kalb, OSF, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the age of 88. A prayer service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel. in Education and embarked on a ministry in education that lasted 29 years. Nancy was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on May 14, 1934, the daughter of Milbert Funk and Lucille Zangl Funk. She was admitted to St. Francis Home with hospice care on Friday, September 17, 2021, following hospitalization for a serious illness. She was food supervisor for one year at St. Johns Rest Home, Victoria, Kansas. Following graduation, she worked as a staff nurse at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Sister Annette ministered first as an elementary teacher at St. Marys School, Ellis, Kansas, and at St. Patricks School, Hudson, Wisconsin. She immediately moved to Nazareth Center where she received loving care and support until the time of her death six months later. After graduating from Appleton West High School in 1953, she was encouraged to become a professional musician; however, Caryl was determined to be a nurse and enrolled in St. Agnes School of Nursing, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, graduating in 1956. She earned her M.S. From 1993 2009, Sister Deborah served her CSA community as an elected General Councilor for eight years; Vocation Director; member of the Congregations formation team; and as the Director of Development. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Cornelius on August 15, 1954, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. As our Mission Statement affirms: We are led by the Holy Spirit to embrace the Gospel life of continual conversion, through prayer, community and service, in the tradition of Francis, Clare and Mother Alfred. Sister Rachel was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Agnes Doerfler, her brothers Alfred and Marvin, her sisters Lucille Befort, Isabel Gabel, Mildred Fitzgerald, and Edna Brown. She was the eighth child in a family of twelve, including eight girls and four boys. Food has always been a go-to for people in mourning. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Mary was born July 4, 1936, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Otto Andrew Miller and Rose J. Spangler Miller. A Mass of Christian Burial with cremated remains present will take place on September 6, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She also earned several certificates in religious education. Compassion, encouragement, loving care, a listening heart and so much more were part of the daily experience of those she served throughout her years in hospice ministry. She enjoyed her years as a music teacher in Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, New York, and Guardian Angels School in Lower Manhattan, New York. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. Sister Bertha Ann was preceded in death by her parents Peter and Anna Bertha Gase Miller; her brothers James and Oscar Miller; and her sister Rosalia A. Noonan. Sister Elizabeth Ann received her B.S. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Mollison. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Download Sister Clare Marie Conrad's bio. She was educated by the Sisters of St. Agnes in Altoona. A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary Louise will be offered on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Larry Abler, Capuchin, presiding. Upon completion of her tenure at Marian College, the warmth of the Arizona sun led Sister Cecelia to the Southwest. She spoke fondly of her childhood growing up in Yonkers and attending Sacred Heart Parish with her devoted parents and her two brothers and two sisters. In June 2016, Sister Judith joined the community of sisters residing at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin.
