She received a BS in Education from Marian College in 1953, an MA in English from Notre Dame University in 1963, an MA in Teaching Religion from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, in 1967. Sister was initially a student at Marian College of Fond du Lac; she later enrolled at St. Louis College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri, and received a BS in Pharmacy. She made profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1947, as Sister Mary Donald. Visitation for Sister Mary Hornung will be held January 30, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Deborah was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 30, 1949, the daughter of Frederick H. Walter and Florence Hanley Walter. Pray With Us Rose graduated from Messmer High School, Milwaukee. She received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, an MA in Education from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., a Certificate in Social Doctrine from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a certificate from the Theology Institute of the University of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Burial took place on March 23, 2020, at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Burial followed in the Central Cemetery of Managua. Sister Colette Hartman, CSA, formerly Sister Donald Marie Hartman, was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 1928. She professed her vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1953, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. After graduation from high school in 1952, Gladys entered St. Agnes Convent. Prayer Service: 11 a.m., at Nazareth Center chapel DownloadSister Bertha Ann Miller's obituaryas a PDF. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Cecelia Schlaefer. Mary Catherine was born in St. Peter, Kansas, on May 12, 1931, to Leo Younger and Christine Gerber Younger. in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1962, having taught in several Catholic elementary schools while earning her degree. She taught primary grades for 40 years in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. She is survived by her nieces and nephews and the Sisters of St. Agnes with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. Matilda Neff was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on November 13, 1927, to William Neff and Anna Zauner Neff. 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. Following graduation, Patti worked as a financial analyst for five years at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sponsored by the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. Sister Mary Louise Pfannenstiel, CSA, formerly known as Sister Theodore, died unexpectedly and peacefully February 1, 2022, at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, WI. Download Sister Rose's bio. Burial of cremated remains will take place at a later date. Frail health necessitated her move to St. Francis Home where she was cared for until the time of her death. Julie Path Inaugurated at the Retreat Center in Passo Fundo, 2023 Juniors Winter Gathering The love of Christ overwhelms us. (2 Cor. Descarga la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Donna Marie Kleinsorge. 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. DownloadSister Joan Fisher'obituaryas a PDF. Download Sister Helen Renzelmann's obituaryas a PDF. Retiring from Nicaragua in 2000, Sister Dolores returned to Fond du Lac and lived at St. Agnes Convent. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honor of Sister Janice Funk. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and St. Agnes Hospital for their care of Sister Mary Louise. She also was a nursing instructor at St. Agnes School of Nursing, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Descarga la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Dolores Taddy. Frail health led her to be admitted in November 2017 to St. Francis Home where she received loving care until her death. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Catherine Younger. Learn more about our history. With the support of generous friends like you, we are able to continue our mission of educating and taking a stand with thosein poverty especially women and children. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. She began teaching in Fall 1947 while pursuing undergraduate studies; she earned a B.S. A graveside burial service was held for Sister Suzanne at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on December 21, 2020. Feeling a deep sense of belonging to God from an early age, Sister Ann entered St. Agnes Convent in 1943 and made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1948. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Nazareth Center Chapel. Give a donation in honorofSister Bertha Ann Miller. Legacy Society; Give Online; 2022 End of Year Appeal; Who We Are. Coesfeld, Germany Generalate and Motherhouse Via della Camilluccia 687 00135 Rome - Italy Phone: (39) 06.3629.061 Sister Mary Alice wanted to be a teacher from an early age, hoping to develop better methods to help children learn than those from her own experience of rote learning amid strict discipline. 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. Phone: 314-561-4100. 17 January 2023, Maria Regina Province She spent two years at St. Anthonys Hospital, Hays, Kansas, and served at The Leo House in New York City, New York, from 1985 to 1996, working in dietary and food services at both institutions. Visitation for Sister Vivian will be Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. St. Louis, MO 63125. Having completed two years at West Milwaukee High School, in August 1931 Stephania entered the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes from her home parish of St. Florian. 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. Give a donation in honorofSister Barbara Rose Miskelly. She opened the kindergarten program at Holy Family School, Bronx, New York, and the kindergarten and daycare programs for St. Josephs School in Decatur, Indiana. Download Sister Patricia Scanlan's obituary. I believe that the village will have what it needs and that the Nicaraguan people are fighters and always find some way to be happy; they always find a reason to laugh, to dance they love life and only need work to prosper.. 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. With Sister Deborahs urging, the support of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, and an anonymous donor, students accepted into the program receive support services and tuition, rent, childcare, and food assistance. Her dedicated service and precise accounting are still remembered by the staff of The Leo House. The Church gives us this time apart from life as usual as an opportunity to turn our lives around, to begin something new. 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 Tuesday, July 13, 2021. She received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, an MS in Education from St. Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and an MS in Administration from Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm near St. John, Wisconsin, with her three sisters and three brothers. 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. All rights reserved. Sister Rose pursued her avocation as an avid and excellent photographer for many years. She assisted in the archives of the Sisters of St. Agnes before moving in 1985 to Nazareth Heights where she generously offered support for other residents. Sister Antoinette Bergen, SNDdeN August 23, 2022 The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ask for prayers for the repose of the soul of Sister Antoinette Bergen, SNDdeN who passed away on August 20, 2022 Read Post Sister Judith Wessels, SNDdeN July 14, 2022 You may also donate in memory of any of the sisters listed by clicking on the Donate button on the right: DownloadSister Grace Ann's obituaryas a PDF. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. Little and Mary Olive Biersack Little. Sign up for our monthly eNewsletter to receive updates on sisters, prayers and events. Her life of ministry began as a primary teacher in parish schools in Crown Point, Indiana, Bronx, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Give a donation in honorofSister Francis Assisi Pielmeier. Sister Mary received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and an MS in Education Administration from Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. She continued to reside in Montgomery and served as she could in various religious formation programs of St. Jude Parish in the City of St. Jude before retiring to Nazareth Center in 2004. February 24, 2023, Sister Agnes Claire Krogman In 1971, Sister Loretta, desiring to broaden her skills for ministry, began to take educational courses that qualified her to be a certified teacher aide and a library aide in schools in New York, Ohio, and 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. Visitation for Sister Kathleen Schmitz will be on November 30, 2018, starting at 9:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Descarga en espaol. Regular mission trips to the villages along the Coco River always held a special place in Sisters heart. Descarga en espaol. She initiated a Catholic Young Writers Club for elementary students in the early 1950s. Remembering Sister Janet Druffel Formerly George Marie Educator and missionary Birth: September 15, 1934 First Profession: July 21, 1954 Death: December 30, 2022 Burial: To be determined Obituary Memorial Mass Recorded live January 5, 2023 Video provided through McNearney - Schmidt Funeral Home Facebook page. Sister Mary graduated from Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1969 with a BS in Education. Throughout her years as an educator, Sister was a learner herself attending many seminars and classes to enhance her skills as an educational leader. Sister Mary was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Arlin and Richard. 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. Sister M. Agnes Claire Krogman, SSND, age 90, died February 20, 2023, at Benedictine Living Community - St. Gertrude's, Shakopee. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54937, or to Hospice Hope, c/o Agnesian HealthCare Foundation, 430 E. Division St., 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. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Both as a classroom teacher and a principal she fostered individualized learning and curriculums with a whole-child approach. 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. In 1969 she transitioned from teaching into Campus Ministry in Thibodaux, Louisiana, for five years. Sister Janice ministered as an elementary teacher from 1953-2004 in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Illinois. Throughout her life Sister pursued further education to enhance and broaden her professional preparation. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, WI. 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. From 1958 1972, she was a primary grade teacher at St. Florian School, Milwaukee, WI; St. John the Baptist School, New Haven, IN; St. Joseph School, Decatur, IN. Patricia entered St. Agnes Convent in 1951 and earned her high school diploma from St. Agnes High School in 1954. After her mothers early death, Rose held a job and shared the responsibility for raising her brothers. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Patti grew up with her family in Washington, DC, and Annapolis, Maryland. 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. After re-entering the congregation, she assisted for a year in the Hispanic ministry sponsored through St. Louis Parish in Fond du Lac. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1955. Marie graduated from St. Marys Springs Academy in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in June 1940 and in August entered St. Agnes Convent. 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. At St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas, she supervised the labor and delivery room, the nursery, and the womens medical surgical unit. She would often personally deliver supplies of clothing, food, and furniture to support families as they settled in the Fond du Lac community. She made her profession of vows as a Sister of St. Agnes on August 15, 1934, with the religious name Sister Colombiere. Located at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the archives include more than 2,000 linear feet of records that date back to the establishment of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in North . Sister Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Willard Schmitz. She was the first daughter after eight sons born to Philip Gottschalk and Lidwina Werth Gottschalk. Sister participated in the Foster Grandparent Program from 2004-2011, when she became a volunteer tutor. St. Louis, MO 63125. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. She will also be remembered for her devotion to Blessed Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan priest who ministered in Yonkers, NY, and is being considered for canonization by the Catholic Church for his life of service and his gifts of healing and prophecy. In 1988, Sister Joan moved to New Mexico where she engaged in various ministries among the Native American peoples of the area. She was known as a strong, honest, straight-forward woman with a tender heart. Carol entered the Sisters of St. Agnes in 1948 and, when received into the novitiate in 1949, became Sister Mary Christopher. Sister taught primary grades in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Kansas for thirty-one years. Honor a Jubilarian; Pay Tribute to Someone Special; SSND Card Program; Planned Giving. . A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. The presider at the funeral liturgy will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. Victoria was born in Bluefields, Nicaragua, on December 23, 1925. After completing her years in educational ministry, she worked for seven years at St. Bernard Parish, Madison, Wisconsin, making pastoral visits to the elderly. Caryl began playing piano and violin in 4th grade. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur participate in a worldwide mission to spread the goodness of God beyond the boundaries of nation, state and tribe. After celebrating 50 years as a religious in Nicaragua, Sister Teresita became a resident of Nazareth Center in Fond duLac in 2001. Following her retirement from teaching, Sister Colombiere happily returned for 16 years to her roots, St. Florian in West Milwaukee. Kathleen was born in Evanston, IL, on October 23, 1933, to Robert F. Miskelly and Catherine Sheridan Miskelly. In 1961, her desire to be a missionary with the Sisters of St. Agnes in Nicaragua was fulfilled when she was sent to St. Marys College in Mankato, Minnesota, for five weeks to study Spanish and the geography and culture of Nicaragua. 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. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will preside. From early on she wanted to be just like the sisters. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. She received the St. Joseph Volunteer of the Year Award at the St. Marys Springs Benefactors Recognition in May 2009. Rose Kreuzer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 24, 1922, to Joseph H. Kreuzer and Rose L. Stromberg Kreuzer. Sister Barbara Rose made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1952. Burial took take place on June 16, 2020, at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 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. Honoring Sister Nancys wishes, green burial has taken place at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In March 2008, Sister Joan joined the local community of sisters at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. Sister Elizabeth Ann Thiel, CSA, baptized Margaret, died peacefully at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on June 19, 2021. She served in Campus Ministry at Kansas State University for six years. She continually attended classes in health care and health services to keep herself professionally updated. Sister Clare Marie was appointed to ministry within the congregation, serving as Novice Directress from 1962-1969 and as Secretary General from 1973-1979. Starting in 1981, Sister Ritas focus began changing from teaching ministry to healing ministry. Sister Barbara Rose was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Catherine Miskelly, her brother Robert, and her sister Barbara Knickerbocker. 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. Sister Patricia (Patti) Robinson died peacefully on November 21, 2022, at Nazareth Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. January 03, 2023, Holy Cross Province She earned her M.S. Throughout her life, she continued to take post-graduate courses in theology. One of her sisters and one brother also entered religious life: Sister Francis Rose, CSA, and Father Harvey, OFM Cap. Today, Sisters of Notre Dame work with refugees in London, street children in Nairobi, immigrant farm workers in Florida, AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe, the homeless in Haiti and always, with women and children, who are among the most vulnerable. She was active on the Human Concerns Committee for Marian University and several committees for Holy Family Parish in Fond du Lac. Sister Mary Lee Spielbauer, CSA, baptized Catherine Audrey Spielbauer, died peacefully Sunday, September 30, 2018, at St. Francis Home. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur US East-West Province is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Sister Joan is survived by her sisters Agnes Breitzman and Harriet Weisenberger, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. St. Julie Billiart 50 Years Of Sainthood, Teachers and Educators moving into the Future with Hope, First Sunday in Lent Sister Nancy Wellmeier, SNDdeN, Ash Wednesday Sister Esther Adama, SNDdeN, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sister Maria Delaney, SNDdeN. Sister Rebecca Endres, CSA, baptized Mary Bernadette, died peacefully October 26, 2019, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She had ten siblings, four brothers and six sisters. DownloadSister Dolores Taddy's obituaryas a PDF. In 1965 she entered the Sisters of St Agnes and also continued her studies at Marian College. She continued to engage actively in a variety of ministries: Spanish Interpreter for St. Agnes Hospital; Catechist at St. Peters Parish in St. Peter, WI; Volunteer at the Salvatorian Warehouse in New Holstein, WI, Nazareth Court and Center, and St. Francis Home. DownloadSister Colette Hartman's obituary. 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. 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. A prayer service will follow at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2:00 p.m., on December 4, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Lee Spielbauer. She grew up in a farm family of fifteen, 10 boys and five girls. Sister Mary was a staff nurse, supervising nurse, and vice-president of nursing while serving at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin, and St. Anthony Hospital, Hays, Kansas, from 1969-1982. Our tax identification number is 04-3210469. Agnese was born in Victoria, Kansas, on October 12, 1933, to Frank M. Dinkel and Rosa Hertel Dinkel. After graduation in 1951, she continued her preparation for religious life and received the religious name, Sister Janice. Following graduation, she worked as a staff nurse at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. In 2004, Sister Mary Martha moved to Nazareth Court and Center where she resided until the time of her death. 320 East Ripa Avenue. There, grounded in her love of people, music, and teaching, she ministered as a liturgist, organist, and adult formation catechist from 1987 to 2017 assisting for a time in several Arizona parishes including: St. James Parish, Glendale; St. Andrew Parish, Sierra Vista; Holy Cross Parish, Mesa; and All Saints Parish, Mesa. 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. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. To view live prayer services and funeral Masses, visit Live Streaming. A prayer service will follow at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2:00 p.m., on November 30, 2018, in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Gonzagas other love was care for Earth: preservation of natural resources, restoration of prairies and beautifying areas that all could enjoy. DownloadSister Caryl Hartjes's obituaryas a PDF. Sister Vivian returned to the United States, becoming a resident of Nazareth Court and Center in 2010. Mary Ellen graduated from St. Marys Springs Academy in 1936. Donna Marie was born on March 13, 1934, in Dresden, Kansas, the oldest daughter of George A. Kleinsorge, Sr., and Dorothy Mildred Dempewolf Kleinsorge. A Memorial Mass for Sister Caryl will be held Monday, November 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Kenneth Smits, Capuchin, presiding. Sister Ruth Ann was preceded in death by her parents George and Ruth Baudry; her sister Georgene (Gerard) Clair, her brother Alden (Arlene) Baudry and her niece, Sharon Baudry. She also enjoyed gardening and offering hospitality at her home in Cudahy, located close to the parish. Mary Agnes was born in Decatur, Indiana, on January 21, 1926, to Peter C. Miller and Anna Bertha Gase Miller. Sister Agnes was a grade school teacher for 27 years in Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York. In the remaining years of her active ministry, Sister Martina helped those in need in a variety of ways. She then enjoyed her years as part of the Foster Grandparent Program at Evans School, Fond du Lac. 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. Sister Annette ministered first as an elementary teacher at St. Marys School, Ellis, Kansas, and at St. Patricks School, Hudson, Wisconsin. At that time, Jesse was placed under the care of a state appointed guardian; however, Sister Nancy remained close to Jesse. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery in Fond du Lac. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur US East-West Province is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Her mother died early in Ritas life, leaving Robert with three girls under the age of five years. Sister Rita was admitted to St. Francis Home in November of 2022. DownloadSister Marie Wagner's obituaryas a PDF. A Mass of Christian Burial for Mariellyn Kuske will take place Friday, March 3, 2023, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waverly. 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. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1951, as Sister Teresita Ins. She is survived by her sister Mary Ann (Marie) Neuwald, nieces, nephews, cousins and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. Burial will be in St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, WI. Death: February 24, 2023 Mary Agnes entered St. Agnes Convent in 1938 and made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Rachel on August 15, 1942. DownloadSister Judith Schmidt's obituaryas a PDF. 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. After graduating in 1961, Rita followed the call within her heart to become a Sister. Sister Mary Carmen was born Cyrilla Luella Spayd on August 16, 1925, in Mariah Hill, Indiana, the fourth of five children of William and Theresa (Brenner) Spayd. She then taught at St. Marys School in Fond du Lac for two years. Rita always expressed gratitude to her aunt, uncle and their two girls who opened their home to Robert and his daughters. Sister Marie was dedicated to the education ministry throughout her life. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving theCongregation of Sisters ofSt. Agnes. Care for Creation's "Catch the Wave", House of Hospitality, & more. She kept current professionally through varied post-graduate courses. After retiring from healthcare, Sister Mary Martha remained in Hays, Kansas, to engage in CSA community service: pre-retirement coordinator for the CSA sisters at St. Joseph Convent in Hays and onsite coordinator for the CSA Associates in Hays. Phone: 314-561-4100. In 2013 Sister Marie became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center. St. Louis, MO 63125. Phone: 314-561-4100. 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. 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 Friday, July 16, 2021. She entered St. Agnes Convent in 1957 and made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Theodine on August 15, 1959, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She was the second youngest child in a family of three girls and four boys. 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