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. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister taught primary grades in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Kansas for thirty-one years. In 2006, Sister Bertha Ann retired from full-time ministry and joined the community of sisters living at Nazareth Court and Center. Sister Rebecca ministered in education for 54 years as elementary school teacher, elementary school principal, religious education director and teacher, and tutor. Download Sister Mary Lee Spielbauer's obituary. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honor ofSister Mary Martha Karlin. While we are working to digitize more obituaries for addition to . She attended Marian College of Fond du Lac for two years, working each summer as a secretary at Regal Ware in Kewaskum. Her family and the Sisters were at her side during the last days of her life. Sister Rose pursued her avocation as an avid and excellent photographer for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Florence (Bodmann) Zilch. DownloadSister Kathleen Schmitz's obituary. Francis Home, and the staff of Hospice Hope, for their care of Sister Patricia in her last year. Every contribution makes a difference in the lives of our Sisters and helps maintain and enhance the ministries of our Congregation. Sister Mary was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Arlin and Richard. She served as teacher and principal of Mt. Living through the Kansas Dust Storms with her family taught Mary the importance of working together and gathering for prayer to sustain one other. She completed her high school education at St. Agnes High School, Fond du Lac. Memorials may be directed to the CSA Mission Advancement Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. In 1944, after attending Altoona Catholic High School for two years, Bertha left by train for Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where she entered St. Agnes Convent and enrolled in St. Agnes High School, graduating in 1946. Obituary Archives for the U.S. From 1954-1959, she was a faculty member at Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, New York. Rita was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on December 1, 1943, the daughter of Leo E. Kramer and Veronica J. Loehr Kramer. The Congregations headquarters are located at Assisi Heights in Rochester, Minnesota. Sister Rose was an elementary school teacher for 25 years in WI, OH, and IN. 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. Throughout her years in active ministry, Sister Joan was a dedicated and energetic teacher and educational administrator. in Nursing from Marian College in 1956. Following a time of sabbatical, Sister Grace Ann returned to Fond du Lac in 2002, living at the CSA Motherhouse and serving as a clerk in the congregations finance office. Descarga en espaol. Sister Joan of Arc Urban, OSF, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 85 years, died on March 4, 2018, at the age of 101. In 1955, she attended St. Agnes School of Nursing in Fond du Lac and one year later entered St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Ruth Ann Baudry, CSA, baptized Bereneice, died peacefully March 13, 2021, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Following her years of service in parish schools in WI and OH, Sister Mary was a Director of Religious Education from 1991-2004 in Beloit, Madison and Port Washington, Wisconsin. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, dear friends, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. Mary was born in Yonkers, New York, on March 23, 1925, the daughter of John Joseph Walsh and Mary Esther Hannon Walsh. 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. We invite you to consider a spiritual relationship with the Sisters of Saint Francis. Caryl Patricia was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on June 22, 1935, the daughter of Theodore Hartjes and Alice Susan Ronning Hartjes. 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 Donna Marie. Sister is survived by her brother Leroy Spielbauer, her sister Carol Konetzke, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Private burial services will be held at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Francis Home and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Mary Lee in her last years. 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. Sister Lillian then served in the congregations mission in So Paulo, Brazil for three years. 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. She ministered as a cook, laundress, and homemaker at St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas, St. Marys Parish Convent in Lomira, Wisconsin, St. Marys Springs Academy and St. Joseph Springs Farm, both in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She kept current professionally through varied post-graduate courses. From 1975-1997, Sister Collean served as full-time principal at St. Marys School in Crown Point, Indiana; Precious Blood School, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and St. Elizabeth Seton School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. After 20 years serving in Lithuania, Sister Michele returned to Pittsburgh in 2012 where she ministered as receptionist and sacristan at the motherhouse prior to beginning a Ministry of Prayer and Presence in 2014 at Presbyterian SeniorCare, Oakmont. Descarga en espaol. During her years with FACES, Sister Ruth Ann served as a cooperating teacher, supervising student teachers, for which Marian University honored her with a distinguished service award. Sister Nancy earned a BS in Elementary Education from Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1968 and an MS in Special Education from St. Francis College, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in 1973. Sister Elizabeth Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Elizabeth Bauer Thiel; her sisters, Dorothy (Leander) Schmidt and Laurina (Roland) Breit; her brothers, Norbert (Evelyn) Thiel and Clarence (Clara) Thiel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on November 28 in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister is survived by her beloved foster sister, Jessica Alexander, and Jessicas caretaker, Susan Tilton, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Sister Martina Kuhn, CSA, formerly Sister Frederick, died peacefully May 20, 2019, at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. At that time, Jesse was placed under the care of a state appointed guardian; however, Sister Nancy remained close to Jesse. In 1998, she moved with the retired sisters from Nazareth Heights to Nazareth Court and Center where she shared actively in the life of the community until shortly before her death. Sister Judith Schmidt, CSA, baptized Gladys Joan, died peacefully September 10, 2021, at St. Francis Home, 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. She was one of ten children including seven boys and three girls. Obituaries Sister Marie Therese (Mary Margaret) Kalb, OSF, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the age of 88. She made sure Jesse was receiving the love and attention needed to address her needs and to help her experience a family who cared for her. In 2019, Sister Helen became the first recipient of the Spirituality and Healing Award in honor of her fourteen years as volunteer receptionist at the Center. She served as principal while teaching 7-8 grade in DuBois PA from 1962-1968. Sister Ann was preceded in death by her parents Anthony and Lidwina Walters, her brothers Herbert, Delbert, Marvin, Daniel and Patrick and her sisters Dolores Giebler and Sister Rose Walters, CSA. She later earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of WisconsinMadison as well as a Master of Arts in Theology from Felician University in New Jersey. She taught business classes in secondary schools for 34 years in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New York. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Paul on August 15, 1943, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Rita Kramer, CSA, formerly Sister Sara, died peacefully January 26, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The five sisters currently living at the parish are moving to new residents in Lutherville. Martha entered St. Agnes Convent in 1945 and graduated from St. Agnes High School in 1948. Please check in for the Visitation at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. For more information, please contact Sister Mary Jane at 414-385-5246 or mjwagner@sssf.org. DownloadSister Mary Louise Pfannenstiel's'obituaryas a PDF. She attended South Milwaukee High School for three years then, having moved, graduated from Menasha High in 1941. For 36 years, Sister Sylvia taught children in elementary schools in Amsterdam, NY, Elizabeth, NJ, Kenosha, WI, Mt.Vernon, IL, as well as Pittsburgh, Esplen, and DuBois, PA. She also served as director of the after-school R-T-R (Reading-Thinking-Reading) Program at the motherhouse in Pittsburgh. Descarga en espaol. Sister Mary Hornung, CSA, baptized Marilyn Hornung, died peacefully January 25, 2019, at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Some things you will learn, include: New stories will be added, so please check back often. 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. Her final years of educational ministry were spent at St. Michaels Parish in Plymouth, Indiana, where she worked with the kindergarten class and directed religious education programs for children and adults. From 2002 2012, Sister Nancy lived with her CSA sisters in Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania, while volunteering as a pastoral minister at St. Marys Parish in Nanty-Glo and working for a brief time as a mental health case worker in the Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities Agency of Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Sister is survived by her sister-in-law, Hazel Wagner, nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. From 1980 1997, Sister was the Religious Education Coordinator for St. Peters Parish in Springerville, Arizona. 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. She then earned an MEd, with an emphasis on reading, from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and an MRE in Religious Education from St. Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Indiana. She immediately moved to Nazareth Center where she received loving care and support until the time of her death six months later. Descarga en espaol. During her elementary and high school years, Mary was educated and inspired by women religious from four different religious congregations serving in her neighborhood, Sisters of the Divine Savior, Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, School Sisters of Notre Dame and the Sisters of St. Agnes. There will be a Prayer Service on Thursday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. 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 Kathleen in her last years. In 1962, Sister Colette was sent to Managua, Nicaragua, where she served as a teacher and missionary for the rest of her life. Drawn by news that missionary sisters had arrived in 1945 to serve on Nicaraguas Atlantic Coast, she was one of the first two Nicaraguan women to join the pioneer community of Sisters of St. Agnes at Waspam in June 1948. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Sister Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Milbert and Lucille Zangl Funk, brother-in-law Robert LaPlante, and grandnephew Tucker. Sister Mary Louise received a BS in Elementary Education from Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI, an MS in Elementary Education from St. Francis College, Ft. Wayne, IN, and a Certificate in Library Science from Marian College of Fond du Lac. She moved with her family to Evanston, Illinois, where she attended St. Nicholas Grade School, staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes. She grew up with her family near Lake Michigan where her father was a commercial fisherman. A prayer service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel. James Francis Mulligan, SSJ, age 97, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on February 26, 2023. She is survived by her brother Thomas; her sisters Catherine Perino, Nettie Kuhn-Berdi and Sister Ann Walters, CSA; her nieces and nephews; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. 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. Download Sister Ruth Ann Baudry's obituaryas a PDF. In 1992, Sister Rita began serving as a certified nurse aide in home health care and hospice, first, at Berlin Homecare and St. Agnes Hospital Hospice, Berlin, Wisconsin, and later at Hospice Home of Hope in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Thomas Raymond "Fitzy" Fitzgerald. Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-703845. Sister Vivian returned to the United States, becoming a resident of Nazareth Court and Center in 2010. Visitation for Sister Francis Assisi will be on November 3, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and Hospice Hope for their devoted care of Sister Mary. During her years as an educator, she enriched her teaching and religious education skills with several courses and seminars at Ft. Hays State University, Hays, Kansas and at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Descarga en espaol. In 1972, she earned her MA in Theology from St. Mary University, San Antonio, Texas. Sylvania, Ohio 43560 419-824-3625 While instructing aspiring teachers in courses such as elementary curriculum, methodology, childrens literature, and educational psychology, she encouraged and inspired them to develop the art of education through their professional roles. 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 Helen in the last years of her life. Sentenced to three months in a federal prison, April-July 2003, she served her time in support of the thousands of people who lost their lives through acts of violence committed by SOA trained soldiers. Peter and Paul Parish in Elizabeth, NJ, followed by teaching assignments as far west as Kenosha, WI, and as far east as Amsterdam, NY. She taught art at Marian High School, Hays, Kansas, and at St. Francis Seminary, Victoria, Kansas, for eight years. Give a donation in honorofSister Rita Little. Deborah was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 1949, the daughter of Frederick H. Walter and Florence Hanley Walter. 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. 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. A Prayer Service for Sister Rita Little will be held on September 6, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She is survived by her nieces and nephews and by the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God are a congregation of vowed women religious, live the gospel, are instruments of peace and justice, healing and reconciliation and respond to needs including those of poor and oppressed and serve in daycare, education, health care, social service, parish, pastoral. After graduating in 1961, Rita followed the call within her heart to become a Sister. Give a donation in honorofSister Suzanne Kotel. Remaining true to her Pittsburgh roots, Sister attended LaRoche College and Duquesne University, earning her Bachelors degree in Education. Gifted with artistic creativity and a love of science, she contributed student projects to the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science for several years. She began a new focus in her life of service, moving in 1979 to Springerville, Arizona, where she worked in pastoral ministry and religious education. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on November 3, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 1:30 p.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Bertha will be held on October 18, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Kenneth Smits, Capuchin, presiding. She was in the 76th year of her religious life. Sister Michaela taught at St. Mary Springs, Fond du Lac, in a total of five different academic disciplines, for 21 years beginning in 1946. Descarga en espaol. Father Kenneth Smits, Capuchin, will preside at the Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Francis Home, 33 Everett Street. We offer our continuing prayers that she will rest in the peace and love of God in her eternal home. She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Visitation for Sister Teresita Inswill be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond duLac, Wisconsin, on Thursday, September 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Prayer Service at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond d Lac, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin from 9:00 -11:00 am and from 12:00 -1:30 pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. In 1988, Sister Joan moved to New Mexico where she engaged in various ministries among the Native American peoples of the area. in Counseling and Psychology from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, in 1983. This process is for those who are seeking to deepen their meaning and purpose in life. In July 1996, Sister Loretta moved to Boyle Apostolic Center and volunteered as a Foster Grandparent at nearby St. Patricks School, Fond du Lac. Her healing touch will be remembered by many. In this final administrative role, Sisters efforts to develop a space of welcome and belonging for children and their parents were the culmination of a life of leading and learning, of personal investment in the creation of a climate where children, teachers, and staff might grow in becoming their best selves. Descarga la obituario en espaol. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54937. She is survived by her sisters Marla (Dennis) Staab and Donna Schmidt (Duane Coyle); her brother-in-law Warren Shaffer and her sister-in-law Doris Schmidt; nieces and nephews, many dear friends, and the Sisters of St. Agnes with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. Sister Caryl Hartjes, CSA, formerly Sister Theodine, died peacefully October 31, 2021, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Burial will be at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at a later date. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. She loved sharing her knowledge with all her students. Sister Martha received a BS in Education from Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and an MA in Elementary Education and Administration from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri. She earned a Masters in Religious Studies from Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan, in 1976. Sister Rose Andr was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Rose Miller; her brothers John, Richard, and James; her sisters Ann Hinesh and Vera Burnett.