Francis Home and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Ruth Ann during her final years of life. Following pastoral care studies, she was Director of Pastoral Care at St. Joseph Hospital in Alton, IL. She was a volunteer in the Foster Grandparent Program tutoring students at the intermediate level. She continued her education, earning an MA in History from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. From a faithful Alumna of Holy Family School and Bishop Ludden Jr., Sr. High School. Sister Agnes was a grade school teacher for 27 years in Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York. Sister Elizabeth Ann Thiel, CSA, baptized Margaret, died peacefully at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on June 19, 2021. Donna Marie entered St. Agnes Convent in 1949 and graduated from St. Agnes High School in 1952. Descarga en espaol. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Sister Caryl Hartjes, CSA, formerly Sister Theodine, died peacefully October 31, 2021, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Sylvia earned both her B.A. Mary entered the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac, in September 1966. She furthered her professional education at various colleges through courses in secondary school administration, physics and Scripture. At the time of his retirementin Dallas, Texas,hewasresponsible forall salesoperationsfor the LabsDivision in the southwest United States. 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 Marie during her final years. Sister taught for five years at St. Marys Grade School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, prior to pursuing graduate studies. Sister Rachel Doerfler, CSA, baptized Mary Agnes Doerfler, died peacefully on December 11, 2020, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Burial will be in St. Joseph Springs Cemetery at a later date. Upon returning to the United States, she took time apart from CSA and taught bilingual education for nine years in the Milwaukee public school system. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on June 5, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. DownloadSister Mary Martha Karlin'sobituary as a PDF. Sister Grace Ann taught for nineteen years (1964-1983) in elementary schools in Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and 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 Rose Andr in her final years. She taught business classes in secondary schools for 34 years in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New York. During World War II, Sister Marita worked as a riveter in a factory before entering the congregation in 1944, several years after her older sister, Sister Delphine Dargis. In March of 2016, Sister Collean joined the community of Sisters at Nazareth Court and Center remaining actively engaged in life up to the time of her death, motivated by her belief in the power of presence offering a smile, a prayer, and a word of encouragement to all. 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 November 18, 2021. Service in LAMP was energizing and thoroughly engaging for her. Family and friends will be received at John F. Slater Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15227 on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 5:00 7:00 PM, with prayer service at 6:00 PM. From 1972 until 1981, she provided educational and career counseling for Marian College students. Downloadthe prayer service booklet as a PDF. Sister Helen was an elementary teacher for twelve years and a secondary teacher for sixteen years in Wisconsin, New York, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. After graduation from Messmer High School in Milwaukee in 1964, Mary chose to enter St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac . Burial will be at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at a later date. We give thanks to God for Sisters life, her spirit, her service and her many years of proclaiming the Good News. 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. Sister Gonzagas other love was care for Earth: preservation of natural resources, restoration of prairies and beautifying areas that all could enjoy. Give a donation in honorofSister Rachel Doerfler. 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 loving care of Sister Grace Ann. Well-prepared professionally and with a natural gift for administration, Sister dedicated herself to teaching at all grades levels in elementary school and served as principal both in grade school and high school for more than fifty years. Following her decision to return to the U.S. in 1982, Sister Bertha engaged in various ministerial roles including Administrator of St. Agnes Convent, Director of Ministry at The Leo House in New York City, Local Coordinator at Nazareth Court and Center, and volunteer at St. Agnes Hospital. 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. Catherine Audrey was born in Cudahy, Wisconsin, on September 4, 1923, to Leo Spielbauer and Mary Vander Loop Spielbauer. In 1969, she was appointed Apostolic Councilor for the congregation, assisting in educational planning and personnel placement for CSA. Sister served 27 years as an elementary school teacher, spending many of those years at James Lavelle School in West Mifflin and St. Valentine, Bethel Park. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. Sister Colane, daughter of the late Edward and Gertrude (Hansen) Recker, was born May 19, 1940 in Alton, IA. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Albert Flynn. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54937. Even though she missed the wheat fields of Kansas and the life she shared with her family, her call to religious life beckoned her to Wisconsin and CSA. Donna Marie was born in La Crosse, Kansas, on May 6, 1940. at Duquesne University. 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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Sister was also a member of the Marian College education department faculty for two years. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, WI from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021. Her sister, Hattie Thomas, took Loretta into her home in Mayville, Wisconsin, and raised her with her own children. In January 2015, Sister Elizabeth Ann moved to Fond du Lac and joined the sister residents living at Nazareth Court and Center until frail health necessitated her move to St. Francis Home. She attended South Milwaukee High School for three years then, having moved, graduated from Menasha High in 1941. Loretta entered St. Agnes Convent in 1939 and attended St. Agnes High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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. In September of 1951, Mary Louise entered St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac, WI, and attended St. Agnes High School. In September of 1967, Deborah entered St. Agnes Convent. She is survived with great fondness by her nine nieces, one nephew, their families, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. A decade later, she served as principal at Holy Trinity School, Moon Run PA for five years while teaching all the 7-8 grade science classes. Sister Rose was preceded in death by her parents Anthony and Lidwina Walters; her brothers Herbert, Delbert, Marvin, Daniel, Patrick; and her sister Dolores Giebler. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond duLac, WI 54937. Sister was a gentle, helpful and friendly person. February 18, 2023 . Sister M. Sylvia Krafton, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 85 years, died at the age of 101 on January 29, 2023. A Memorial Mass for Sister Agnes will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in 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. After nursing several years at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Descarga la obituario en espaol. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and St. Francis Home who cared for Sister Elizabeth Ann in her final years. Retiring from Nicaragua in 2000, Sister Dolores returned to Fond du Lac and lived at St. Agnes Convent. Marilyn was an only child. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Sister and her friend, the deceased Sister Ruth Ann Baudry, were familiar faces at Mass, on committees and at activities sponsored by Holy Family Parish. She received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac and taught in elementary schools for 37 years in Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York. 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. She had four brothers and five sisters. Burial will be at a later date in St. Johns Church Cemetery, Waunakee, Wisconsin. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. Sister Vivian was preceded in death by her parents Alphonse Schmidtberger and Clara (Graf) Schmidtberger; her brothers Linus Schmidtberger and Michael Schmidtberger; her sisters Hermina Roth, Angelita Schmidtberger, Hubertine Schultz and Mary Schmidtberger. Together they had two sons, Jeff and Jason, and owned an air-conditioning and appliance business in Garber, Oklahoma. Sister Dorothy M. Smith, 86, teacher and administrator for Sisters of St. Francis. Cremation has taken place. Sister Barbara Rose was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Catherine Miskelly, her brother Robert, and her sister Barbara Knickerbocker. Give a donation in honor ofSister Gonzaga Hron. In 1943 Mary Ellen entered St. Agnes Convent. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 18, 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. She also volunteered among the sisters at Nazareth Court and Center. 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. After her 8th grade graduation, Deborah, feeling called to learn more about religious life, chose to enroll in the high school program sponsored by the sisters (Aspirancy) and attended St. Marys Springs Academy, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, graduating in 1967. Visitation for Sister Mary Jane will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on Monday, October 15, 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 2:30 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Martina worked for two years in the dietary kitchen at St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin. For the first twenty-six years of her religious life, Sister Loretta served her CSA sisters as a homemaker and laundress on mission sites in Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, and Ohio; worked at St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin, with food services; cared for the young boys and later the older girls at Holy Family Orphanage in Marquette, Michigan. Cremation will take place following the services. Sister Rita Kramer, CSA, formerly Sister Sara, died peacefully January 26, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Deborah Walter, CSA, died peacefully June 6, 2022, at Nazareth Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Clare Marie made her profession of vows in the Congregation of St. Agnes on August 15, 1935. Francis Home for their care of Sister Rose in her last years. Memorials can be directed to the project Sister Ann founded and directed: Adelante Mujer/Advance Woman, 757 S. Main St., Suite 9, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. In 1971, Sister Caryl moved to Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, East Harlem, New York. Please check-in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. When Mary Therese was fifteen, the family sadly lost their mother during childbirth. She also enrolled in post graduate studies in Catholic Leadership and Educational Administration at Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts. Sister Collean Walsh CSA, baptized Mary Teresa, died peacefully July 6, 2022, at Nazareth Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Download Sister Mary Catherine Younger's bio. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1951, as Sister Teresita Ins. Service: A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, July 10, 2017, at Holy Family Catholic Church at 4:00 p.m. Father Ken Smits O.F.M. At St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas, she supervised the labor and delivery room, the nursery, and the womens medical surgical unit. In 1959, after her first year of college, Donna made the decision to enter St. Agnes Convent. She then accepted the position of chaplain at Providence Hospital in Mobile providing pastoral care and presence for seven years (1992-1999). A graveside burial service was held for Sister Suzanne at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on December 21, 2020. Dr. Mathias was an optometrist, musician, and choir and band director and Marie was a teacher. 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. Sister Germaine received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac in 1952 and an MA in Business Education from the College of St. Rose, Albany, New York, in 1964. With her brothers and sisters, Rita enjoyed many wonderful days working, playing, and praying together on their beautiful farmland in the Kettle Moraine area. Sister was preceded in death by her parents Francis Albert Conrad and Emma Langguth Conrad; her brothers Francis Conrad, Regis Conrad, Leo Conrad, John Conrad, Thomas Conrad; and her sister Kathryn Pfeffer. While attending joint formation programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with women from other religious communities, she met the Sisters of St. Agnes and felt drawn to their spirit and mission. Sister Mary Christopher Esler, CSA, baptized Carol Gertrude Esler, died peacefully on January 31, 2021, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Now 89 years old, they were born in Brooklyn 15 minutes apart. A Prayer Service will be held Monday, July 8, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She ministered as Pastoral Assistant in New Haven, IN; in Parish Administration in New Almelo, KS, for four years; and did Pastoral Ministry at St. Nicholas of Myra Parish in Hays, KS. Her love for life, for her CSA sisters, for her family and friends, for the wheat fields, for the smell of the land and for all creation remained strong as did her special hobbies of cooking, baking, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers. She was active in the local community, playing cornet with the Fond du Lac Community Band for twelve years. She taught in elementary schools in Wisconsin including six years as principal and teacher at St. Bernards School, Watertown, Wisconsin. Rita spoke fondly of their big happy family growing up on a farm in Dotyville, Wisconsin. Burial will take place at a later date at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac. Obituaries Sister Marie Therese (Mary Margaret) Kalb, OSF, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the age of 88. Over her years in ministry, Sister Grace Ann earned a BS in Elementary Education in 1964 from Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, an MS in Education with a concentration in reading from St. Francis College, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in 1974, and a Masters in Ministry in 1984 from Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. 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. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Deborah at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI, with Tom Zelinski, O.F.M. Sister Mary Alice also served on several school boards, nonprofit boards, and educational committees including St. Marys Springs High School Board of Directors, Fond du Lac; the Milwaukee Archdiocesan Review Board for Accreditation; and as chairperson of the HOPE Committee (Helping Others Promote Education) a CSA initiative that awarded grants to disadvantaged schools and religious education programs for teacher certification and educational materials. Marilyn was born in Sauk City, WI, on March 13, 1934, to Edgar Hornung and Verna Guethlein Hornung. 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. In 1958 Sister earned an MS in Education from Marquette with a major in guidance. For inquiries about Sisters, please e-mail info@osfprov.org or call (412) 885-7232. 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. 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. She moved with her family to Evanston, Illinois, where she attended St. Nicholas Grade School, staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes. For six years, she was an adjunct instructor in business education at Marian College, while serving as the local coordinator for the retired sisters at Boyle Apostolic Center in Fond du Lac. She had been a professed Read More Sister Anne Conrad Koerner Dies at the Age of 94 She ministered for 40 years as a homemaker at missions of the congregation in Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, and Illinois. Sister Annette ministered first as an elementary teacher at St. Marys School, Ellis, Kansas, and at St. Patricks School, Hudson, Wisconsin. DownloadSister Cecelia Schlaefer's obituaryas a PDF. In her final eight years at Holy Family School, Bronx, Sister was a fulltime tutor for students in need of special help. Give a donation in honorofSister Barbara Rose Miskelly. She received a BS in Physical Education and Social Studies from UW-La Crosse in 1941. 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. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. We invite you to find out more about the individual Sisters of Saint Francis. From her father, Caryl learned to love nature and the outdoors, while her mother instilled in her a love for music, dance and education. 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. She was one of nine children, five boys and four girls. She served as principal while teaching 7-8 grade in DuBois PA from 1962-1968. In the summer of 1970, she traveled to Nicaragua and taught music in the grade schools of Waspam and Puerto Cabezas. Sister received a license in dietary service from M.P.T.I. 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. Sister Grace Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Grace; her stepmother, Evie; her brothers, Gerald, Dennis, Duane, and Robert; her sisters, Betty (Kenneth) Sallee and Sarah Krenzien; her stepbrother, Alan Seymour. 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. Give a donation in honorofSister Kathleen Schmitz. Francis Home and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Mary Lee in her last years. Sister Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Joseph, her sisters Agnes Meidl, Esther Meidl, Emily Seal, Hattie Thomas, Rose Tollard, and Sister Mary Jude Meidl, CSA. Sister Dolores (Eugene) McAllister, OSF, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 at the age of 96. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. 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. Francis Home and the staff of Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Michaela in her last years. In 1986, she ministered as a pastoral associate at St. Marys Catholic Church in Smith Center, Kansas. Carol agreed to meet with Mother Angeline because, after all, they did do missionary work in Nicaragua. Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application. For seventeen years, Sister Barbara was part of the Leadership Team for her community. Frail health led her to move to St. Francis Home in 2020 where she received loving care until the time of her death. 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. While serving in these various roles, Sister Grace Ann also enjoyed the community life experiences she shared with other CSA sisters living and ministering in the Mobile area. In January 2013, Sister Rita joined the community of CSA sisters residing at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac. She was also appointed to several roles of service within the congregation: director of the aspirancy for ten years; vocation director for 15 years; apostolic councilor for secondary education for eight years. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She helped lead the community through the many changes in religious life that resulted from the Second Vatican Council. In 2014 she retired to the motherhouse in Fond du Lac where she continued to serve as a volunteer at St. Agnes Hospital and St. Vincent de Paul store while also extending hospitality through prayer, letter-writing to family and friends, creative cards, and reaching out to anyone in need. Sister Clare Haman, CSA, formerly known as Sister Harriet, died peacefully on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at St. Francis Home. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Elizabeth Ann Thiel. Sister Gonzaga ministered for many years in dietary services at large residences of the congregation such as Nazareth Heights Infirmary and Boyle Apostolic Center. Following her wishes, green burial has taken place at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, WI. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, from 10:0011:00 a.m. and from 12:001:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Sister Ann McKean, CSA, formerly Sister Corona, died peacefully at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on April 11, 2020. DownloadSister Donna Marie'obituaryas a PDF. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at a later date. Sister Joan of Arc retired to the Pittsburgh motherhouse in 1990, where she remained active as the congregational postal clerk and receptionist until her 95th birthday. For many years she welcomed student teachers to her classroom at St. Marys School in Fond du Lac. Sister was a quiet person who enjoyed learning of all kinds; she delighted to see students become involved in their own education and advance to challenging high schools. Joanne attended St. Johns Elementary School in Waunakee, staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes. Sister Barbara ministered as Vocation Director, Formation Director, and Coordinator of the Franciscan Spirit and Life Center, a program for retreats and spiritual development. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Anthony on August 15, 1946. 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.
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