Download Sister Suzanne Kotel's obituaryas a PDF. Emma entered St. Agnes Convent in 1938 and, as Sister Marie, made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1943. In later years she became certified as a Retirement Planning Specialist for Religious through the Center for Ministry Transition, Ballwin, Missouri. Sister Margaretta understood the power of music to touch the human spirit, cultivated her own musical giftedness, and devoted her lifes work to inviting students to value the arts, especially music. From 1980-1981, Sister Caryl served as a nurse at Clnica Santa Ins in Waspam, Nicaragua, allowing another sister a much-needed sabbatical. Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, School Sisters of Notre Dame and the Sisters of St. Agnes. 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 helped teachers and tutored students in the school; visited the sick; phoned the elderly of the parish; assisted at St. Florians Fund Raisers; enjoyed the company in the 59ers Club with other senior parishioners; and acted as Eucharistic Minister and Lector during the Eucharistic Liturgies. She was teacher and principal at St. Ignatius School, Houghton, Michigan; St. Zachary School, Des Plaines, Illinois; and St. Patricks School, Hudson, Wisconsin. She is survived by her community, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God, her brother Vincent (Greta) Yurksaitis, and several beloved nieces and nephews. She appreciated the humor in life and enjoyed entertaining others in the person of her clown character named STAR. One of Sister Nancys greatest joys was her foster sister, Jessica (Jesse), who was born with Down Syndrome and cared for by the Derhammer family until the death of Sister Nancys parents. From 1991-2012, Sister Beata was a hospice nurse providing end of life care in several rural Mississippi communities: Hospice of Central Mississippi, Jackson; Whispering Pines Hospice, Jackson; Hospice Ministries, Ridgeland, serving out of its branch office in Forest. 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 Alice. 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 Dolores during her final years. After graduating from St. Marys Springs Academy in 1940, Cecelia entered St. Agnes Convent. She was adopted into the family of Jose Inocente Argello and had a stepbrother, Pedro Jose Gonzalez. There she received loving care until the time of her death. 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. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Francis Home, and the staff of Hospice Hope, for their care of Sister Mary Neff in the last years of her life. 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. Sister was also active in the local Hays community as a hospice volunteer, a volunteer for the Community Assistance Center, and a board member for the Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home. One of our ministries is prayer. 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. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap., presiding. She also served as organist and choir director for the parishes connected with these schools. 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. Throughout her years in active ministry, Sister served as an educator, pastoral minister, and case worker in schools, parishes, and mental health agencies in Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania. Sister Dolores was preceded in death by her parents Paul and Genevieve (Jennie) Taddy; her brothers Raymond (Rose), Luke (Ruth Ann), Victor (Sylvia) and Cyril (Avis); her sisters Mary (Ralph) Schroeder and Rita (James) Londo. At first, they lived in Baltimore before moving to Detroit, where she was taught by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God. Having served the congregation as local coordinator of St. Agnes Convent from 1990-1994, Sister Rita retired from formal roles in education. Born that day in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, in her home across the street from St. Marys Church, she was the third child of Nicholas Esler and Alfa Deno Esler. Sister Germaine Lichtle, CSA, baptized Mary Helen Lichtle, died peacefully on April 7, 2018, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Rose also was employed at Marian College for seven years as Assistant to the Academic Dean and Assistant to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. JudeChildrens Research Hospital(www.stjude.org) or Michael J. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Sister Rita will be held February 2, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, Capuchin, presiding. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will preside. She taught business classes in secondary schools for 34 years in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New York. During that time she earned her certification as a nurse aide from Moraine Park Technical Institute in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1983. She was an assistant administrator and teacher at Beloit Catholic High School from 1967-1971. 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. Francis Home and to Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Rebecca in her last years. She entered the congregation in 1948 and professed her first vows in 1951. 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 October 18, 2021. 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 Judith was preceded in death by her parents Felix and Angela Schmidt, her brother Thomas, and her sisters Inez Schmidt (infant), Phyllis Schmidt, and Pamela Shaffer. Frankwas a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. From her father, Caryl learned to love nature and the outdoors, while her mother instilled in her a love for music, dance and education. 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. Download Sister Clare Haman's obituary. The five sisters currently living at the parish are moving to new residents in Lutherville. She soon extended her counseling ministry to include individual adults and married couples. Sophie Bertha was born January 24, 1928, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Sebastian Bumann and Hedwig Erny Bumann, both immigrants from Germany, who settled in Altoona where Sebastian worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. During the last four years of her life, she resided at St. Francis Home. Download Sister Mary Jane Wipperfurth's obituary. Visitation for Sister Martha Kretschmer will begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2019, at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1970, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac in 1944. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:15 p.m. on January 30, 2019, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Peter on August 15, 1940, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She founded or had leadership roles in several professional organizations serving musicians in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. In 2018, a serious illness caused Sister Donna to resign her position. She then organized, initiated, and expanded the Occupational Therapy Department at St. Agnes Hospital while at the same time working as a nurse therapist and in rehab at Nazareth Heights Infirmary, the retirement center for the Sisters of St. Agnes. She was one of ten children including seven boys and three girls. In 2013 Sister Marie became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center. Obituary Archives The School Sisters of St. Francis Sister Marita earned a Bachelors degree in Education from Mt. 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. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister participated in the Foster Grandparent Program from 2004-2011, when she became a volunteer tutor. DownloadSister Mary Hornung's obituary. She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Preceding Sister Rita in death were her parents and her sisters Virginia, Ann, Bernadette Woeshnick and Mary Wible; her brothers-in law, Jerry Braun and Wayne Smits. 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. She immediately moved to Nazareth Center where she received loving care and support until the time of her death six months later. She enjoyed baking, knitting, quilting, painting and other types of art work, to name a few. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Hedwig (Hedy), Regina and Irena. In 1945 upon her graduation from high school, God knocked on the door of her heart again with a call to religious life. Sister Patti spent her sixteen years as a Sister of St. Agnes using her financial and administrative skills, along with her heart for the disadvantaged, ministering as the accountant for CORE El Centro, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, developing the data base for the archives of St. Agnes Hospital, serving as the administrator and Local Coordinator for the sister residents of Nazareth Court and Center, and volunteering as assistant to the manager of Solutions Center. She is survived by 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/St. 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.