She grew up with her family near Lake Michigan where her father was a commercial fisherman. Sister delighted many with her flair for creating the beautiful whether she was decorating cakes, designing her own delicate greeting cards, setting a festive table, or preparing attractive dishes for daily meals or special occasions./p>, Sister Mary Catherine was preceded in death by her parents Leo Younger and Christine Gerber Younger; two infant brothers John Younger and Clarence Younger; her brothers Walter Younger, Henry Younger, Leo Younger and Butchie Younger; her sisters Helen Kreutzer (Dan) and Viola Miller (Bob)./p>, Sister is survived by her sisters Josephine Dreiling, Lambertine Miller, Lucille Peeples (Billy); brothers Clarence Younger (Dian) and Derell Younger (Caroline); sisters-in-law Viola Younger and Theresa Younger; numerous nieces and nephews; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered./p>, A Mass of Christian Burial with the cremains present will be on January 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. She was a volunteer in the Foster Grandparent Program tutoring students at the intermediate level. Her service in Nicaragua completed, she returned to East Harlem, New York, as a community organizer and coordinator of family health programs. She especially treasured the opportunity to play violin with the Catholic University Symphony during her years of doctoral study. She enjoyed biking and being in nature, was an avid bird watcher and lover of wildflowers, and was committed to the care of Earth even advocating that the land near the former Nazareth Heights become a Nature Preserve for the people of Fond du Lac County. Sister Mary created an atmosphere filled with enthusiasm for learning with her welcoming and creative spirit. After working several years in a factory, Catherine joined the Cadet Nursing Corps since nurses were in short supply. She was raised in a family of six, including two boys and four girls. From our life in community we are sent to extend the mission of Jesus through our presence and service. In 1959, after her first year of college, Donna made the decision to enter St. Agnes Convent. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Cecelia Schlaefer. She worked in the Financial Aid Office at Marian College and drove for the sisters residing at the Boyle Apostolic Center in Fond du Lac from 1981 1984. She enjoyed visiting with people. Later her father married Rose Befort, a widow with two children. 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. Descarga en espaol. Sister Donna Maries educational pursuits and her many natural talents allowed her to serve in a variety of ministries throughout her years in religious life. Sister Suzanne was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Helen Kotel; her brothers Raymond, John, Robert, Paul, James, Martin, William, and Eugene; her sisters Evelyn, Josephine, and Helen. Descarga la obituario en espaol. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Albert Flynn. 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 Bertha Ann in her final years of life. She was the third oldest in her family of eleven, five girls and six boys. After retiring from Marian College, Sister Mary gave private lessons in drawing, painting and calligraphy at her Mariart Studio. Newsletter - Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration He Leads, I Follow These words of our Foundress, Blessed Maria Theresia, were chosen as the name for our newsletter. She furthered her professional education at various colleges through courses in secondary school administration, physics and Scripture. Memorials may be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. 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. 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 served in Campus Ministry at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, and at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. In 1965 she entered the Sisters of St Agnes and also continued her studies at Marian College. 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. Sister Patricia (Patti) Robinson died peacefully on November 21, 2022, at Nazareth Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Cremation has taken place. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in Dubuque from St. Mary on September 3, 1958. She also volunteered among the sisters at Nazareth Court and Center. A burial service for Sister Mary Christopher was held on February 3, 2021, at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Download Sister Clare Haman's obituary. She worked for a year at St. Agnes Hospital before moving to Chicago. His father, motherandsisters,Patricia and Marguerite, precedehimin death. She received her BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac and her MS in Elementary Education from Fordham University, Bronx, NY; she earned numerous post-graduate credits in Administration from Manhattan College, NY, and Catholic University, Washington, DC. After completing her years in educational ministry, she worked for seven years at St. Bernard Parish, Madison, Wisconsin, making pastoral visits to the elderly. From 1980 1997, Sister was the Religious Education Coordinator for St. Peters Parish in Springerville, Arizona. In those settings, she worked as part of a team of other sisters to provide dietary services not only for the sisters there but also for students, patients and residents of the respective institutions a demanding challenge which she accepted in a spirit of loving service. 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. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. 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 Vivian returned to Nicaragua in 1984 serving first in pastoral ministry in Bele n, Rivas, followed by seven years devoted to the formation of young Nicaraguan women preparing to enter the congregation. Sister Rita Jansen, FSPA. Sister Joan taught elementary grades, 5-8, in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Kansas from 19531972. and M.A. Sister Mary was preceded in death by her parents William Neff and Anna Neff; her brother William Neff; her sisters Cleopha Neff, Madeline Neff, Walburga ONeill, Gertrude Neff, Alma Duman and Mary Pressler. She taught business classes in secondary schools for 34 years in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New York. She had ten siblings, four brothers and six sisters. Visitation for Sister Mary Lee will be at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on Friday, October 5, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. A prayer service will follow in Nazareth Center Chapel at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on Friday, October 5, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Sister Annette LangenderferSister Annette Langenderfer, 91, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 1:05 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at St. Francis Home. For several years, Sister Caryl joined the yearly peaceful protest held at Ft. Benning, Georgia, to call upon the U. S. government to close the School of Americas (SOA), a combat training school for Latin American soldiers. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. In her final eight years at Holy Family School, Bronx, Sister was a fulltime tutor for students in need of special help. Sister served at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin; The Fond du Lac Community Health Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; and at Nazareth Heights Infirmary, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Recalling this time, she wrote, Bless the Lord for all the good He has done for me.. The five sisters currently living at the parish are moving to new residents in Lutherville. Sister Vivian returned to the United States, becoming a resident of Nazareth Court and Center in 2010. In 1971, she earned her MA in Education, with an emphasis on Administration, from Mary Manse College, Toledo, Ohio, qualifying her to serve as principal at SS. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Center Chapel. We, Rochester Franciscan Sisters and Cojourners, commit ourselves to be a compassionate presence for peace in our world, striving for justice and reverence for all creation.. Preceding Sister Donna in death were her parents; her brothers Father Andrew Gottschalk, OSB, Vernon, Ivan, Cecil, Philip, Floyd, Stephen; her sister Helen (Ron) Legleiter. After graduation in 1951, she continued her preparation for religious life and received the religious name, Sister Janice. Her life of ministry began as a primary teacher in parish schools in Crown Point, Indiana, Bronx, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Wake Reflection for Sister Barbara Zilch, OSF, Sister M. Berenice Petrauskas, OSF,a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 68 years died at the age of 89 on April 10, 2019. There, she received loving care until the time of her death. In July of 2012 health concerns led Sister Nancy to join the community of sisters at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac. 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. Sister Cecelia taught music in elementary and high schools in Kansas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Wisconsin from 1943 1970. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. Sister Cecelia was preceded in death by her parents Mathias and Marie Berg Schlaefer; her brothers, Aloysius (infant), Bishop Salvador (Albert) Schlaefer, OFM Cap, Father Austin (Francis) Schlaefer, OFM Cap, and Dr. Anthony (Marjorie) Schlaefer; her brother-in-law William Dreyer; her sisters Mary Schlaefer and Therese Weber. She did mission work at St. Berard Mission in Navajo; was principal of St. Theresa of Avila School in Grants; taught at St. Joseph Mission School in San Fidel and at New Mexico State University. Sister Mary Mollison, CSA, died peacefully on June 30, 2017, at Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. DownloadSister Bertha Ann Miller's obituaryas a PDF. A Marian College faculty member for 23 years, Sister Mary was Assistant Professor of Art and Director of the Art Department. 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. After graduating from Decatur Catholic High School in 1944, Mary Agnes entered the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Bertha Ann Miller, CSA, baptized Mary Agnes Miller, died peacefully March 27, 2021, at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Sister Annette Herr, CSA, formerly Sister Mary Michael, died peacefully June 28, 2019, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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. Later she served part-time as a primary reading tutor in New York and Arizona for 3 years. Sister Caryl returned to Fond du Lac in 2000 to work first as an employed nurse and then a volunteer CNA at Hospice Home of Hope. She was one of nine children, five boys and four girls. 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. Download Sister Mary Albert Flynn's obituary. In October of 2016, Sister Ruth Ann joined the community of CSA sisters at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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. She was educated by the Divina Pastora Sisters in Bluefields and for several years did clerical work in her home town. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, WI. Sister Helen Renzelmann, CSA, formerly known as Sister Gregory, died peacefully March 20, 2020, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her enjoyment of these ministries and of daily life was shown by her welcoming manner and helpfulness to others. Carol entered the Sisters of St. Agnes in 1948 and, when received into the novitiate in 1949, became Sister Mary Christopher. After her years as educator, Sister ministered in pastoral care at St. Agnes Hospital and the Central Wisconsin Cancer Center from 1998 until she became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center in 2016. A private Liturgy of Christian Burial for Sister Ruth Ann will be held on March 22, 2021, in the Nazareth Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Kenneth Smits, Capuchin, presiding. She had four brothers and five sisters. She entered St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and pronounced her first vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1950. Both as a classroom teacher and a principal she fostered individualized learning and curriculums with a whole-child approach. Sister was a homemaker in CSA convents for 23 years in Kansas, Indiana, Wisconsin, and New York. Sister Marie ministered for 27 years in parish schools in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Stephania was born in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 21, 1914, to Ferdinand Revelant and Domenica Valente Revelant. Peter & Paul in Elizabeth, NJ until 2013. Give a donation in honor ofSister Annette Herr. Gifted with artistic creativity and a love of science, she contributed student projects to the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science for several years. Burial followed in the Central Cemetery of Managua. She is survived by her brother Thomas and her sisters Catherine Perino and Nettie Kuhn-Verdi, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. 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 Thursday, December 2, 2021.