Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. From 1972 until 1981, she provided educational and career counseling for Marian College students. In the summer of 1970, she traveled to Nicaragua and taught music in the grade schools of Waspam and Puerto Cabezas. 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 Cecelia during her final years. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Jane Wipperfurth. Sister Collean taught every elementary grade beginning with her first position as second grade teacher at St. Lukes School in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS - Home "We, the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, Oldenburg, are women of prayer, committed to the Gospel values as lived by St. Francis and Mother Theresa Hackelmeier. Meta had three sons from a previous marriage when she married Donald. 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. in Reading, as well as having taken additional courses at Duquesne. She was the loving wife of Robert William Crowley for sixty-seven View full obituary . She loved to dabble in genealogy, poetry, and sports. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1944, received the name of Sister Mary Ramona . In 1987, she returned to the classroom, teaching for five years at St. Pius X School in Mobile. Download Sister Mary Albert Flynn's obituary. She was one of six children including one boy and five girls. Mary Jean Mollison was born November 2, 1946, in Niles, Michigan, the fourth child and only daughter of Andrew R. and Eva Blatz Mollison. She taught upper elementary and junior high school students for 50 years in parish schools in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and New York. 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. To offer your sympathy during this difficult time, you can now have memorial trees planted in a National Forest in memory of your loved one. A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Nazareth Center Chapel. From 1950 to 1962 she served as an elementary school teacher in Watertown, Fond du Lac, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in Elmhurst, Illinois. 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. Downloadthe booklet for the Mass of Christian Burialas a PDF. 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. 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. 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 devoted care of Sister Joan. In retirement Sister Martina found opportunities to volunteer her service and presence, including: St. Clare Terrace reception desk and Beacon House in Fond du Lac; Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home and the Community Assistance Center, Hays, Kansas. A Prayer Service will be held that same day at 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Center Chapel. Downloadthe prayer service booklet as a PDF. Cremation has taken place. Cremation has taken place. She is survived by her brother, Donald Menke, her sisters Ellen (Robert) Schanz and Kate Bakke, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. While serving on the general council, Sister was director of the CSA formation program and was instrumental in initiating the associate program for the community. She moved with her family to Evanston, Illinois, where she attended St. Nicholas Grade School, staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes. Cremation took place following the service. Mary Catherine was born in St. Peter, Kansas, on May 12, 1931, to Leo Younger and Christine Gerber Younger. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Congregation of St. Agnes. Rita attended St. Marys Springs Academy in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where she first met the Sisters of St. Agnes. Her family included one boy and seven girls. 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. in Nursing from Marian College in 1956. She also liked to share witty stories. 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 Rose in the past months. From our life in community we are sent to extend the mission of Jesus through our presence and service. She grew up on the family farm near St. John, Wisconsin, with her three sisters and three brothers. Download Sister Thomas Ann Reynolds's obituary. Mary was the first of three girls who comprised the younger half of her family of six. St. Peter in New Kensington for a span of ten years. She joined the sister residents at Nazareth Court and Center in 2017, living there until shortly before 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. 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. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation 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. A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on February 2, 2023, in the Nazareth Center Chapel. A fond memory of that time is Sister Joan playing the piano in the Fireside Room to entertain the sisters and staff as they passed through. 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. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her family included five boys and five girls. Give a donation in honorofSister Marie Endres. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Dennis McMahon. Sister Agnes Bonner Dies at the Age of 99 Date of Death: December 13, 2022 Aston, PASister Agnes Bonner, OSF, (formerly Sister Catherine Michael) 99, died in VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit at Jefferson Methodist Hospital on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Also a gifted violinist, pianist, and organist, she was often called upon to be a faculty performer and guest conductor. Sister Mary Christophers talents in crafts and her nursing background made her a perfect candidate for this position. Sister Donna Marie was preceded in death by her parents George A. and Dorothy M. Kleinsorge and her sister, Melva Jean Edmonds. In retirement, Sister Rose used her organizational skills, attention to detail and interest in history while working part-time with special projects and archives at St. Marys Springs and St. Agnes Hospital. 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. Sister served for 10 years as the receptionist in the main office at St. Marys Springs High School. 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 Janice in her final years. 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. The Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota, a Roman Catholic congregation for women religious, was founded in 1877 by Mother Mary Alfred Moes. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Hospice Hope for their compassion and care of Sister Mary. Descarga la obituario en espaol. Margaret entered St. Agnes Convent in 1948 receiving the religious name, Sister Elizabeth Ann. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. She taught at the university level for four years at the University of Texas, Austin; five years at Sacred Heart Seminary, Hales Corners, Wisconsin; five years at Marian University, Fond du Lac; and in 1988-1989 was a Visiting Professor at St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin. Cremation has taken place. Orphaned at age seven, after the deaths of both parents within a short time span, Mary Helen lived in turn with her maternal grandparents, her sister Margaret and family, and with her brother Adrian and his wife. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on July 12, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for April 12, 2018, at 9:45 a.m., at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She continued to serve as principal for 11 more years in Indiana and Pennsylvania. She received her RN certificate in 1948. 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. 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. Her family always believed their two angels were watching over them. Sister is survived by her brother Fred Revelant, her sister Carol Woodcock, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. She continued in pastoral ministry at St. Mary Parish, Altoona, Pennsylvania, and St. Henry Parish, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, DownloadSister Donna's obituaryas a PDF. She was teacher and principal at St. Ignatius School, Houghton, Michigan; St. Zachary School, Des Plaines, Illinois; and St. Patricks School, Hudson, Wisconsin. She made profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Margaretta on August 15, 1945. 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. Born April 6, 1925, in Detroit, MI, Sister Miriam joined the community in 1941 from St. George Parish and earned a B.A. She valued creativity, literature and the arts in the curriculum. 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. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary Martha will be held on Tuesday, July 13, 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 served as librarian for two years at St. Marys School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Ruth Ann earned her B.S. There were three siblings: Robert, Barbara, and Kathleen. She was also a board member for several Fond du Lac service organizations and foundations. She completed her long life in ministry where she began it, returning to St. Mary Springs in 1979. 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. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. 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. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 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. In Fond du Lac, she worked on the nursing staff of St. Agnes Hospital, the Sisters Infirmary at St. Agnes Convent, and at the Boyle Home for the Aged. She ministered for 40 years as a homemaker at missions of the congregation in Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, and Illinois. Her maternal grandparents raised Marie until Anton remarried when Marie was still very young. Descarga en espaol. Sister Rachels seventy-eight years of ministry in the congregation included over thirty years as an elementary teacher and principal in Wisconsin, New York, and Indiana, and as a high school religion teacher at Marian High School in Hays, Kansas. Following her retirement from teaching, Sister Colombiere happily returned for 16 years to her roots, St. Florian in West Milwaukee. 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, August 31, 2021. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Sister Kathleen was born in Dublin, Ireland. We give thanks to God for Sisters life, her spirit, her service and her many years of proclaiming the Good News. From 1980-1981, Sister Caryl served as a nurse at Clnica Santa Ins in Waspam, Nicaragua, allowing another sister a much-needed sabbatical. She served more than 50 years in education beginning at St. Casimir in Pittsburgh, PA, followed by teaching assignments at St. Joseph in DuBois PA, St. George in Philadelphia PA, SS Peter & Paul in Elizabeth NJ, St. Peter in Kenosha, WI, St. Valentine in Bethel Park, PA, Holy Trinity in Moon Run, PA, St. George in Rochester NY, and SS Peter and Paul in Grand Rapids, MI. DENNIS, MS -- Kathy Maxwell , 73, passed away Saturday, Feb 25, 2023, in Dennis, MS. at her residence Services will be at Thursday, March 2, 2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel . Father Larry Abler, Capuchin, will be the presider. To keep current with her varied ministries, Sister participated in workshops and courses in Spanish, pastoral ministry, and Native American culture. Sister Dolores began her life as a missionary in Latin America in 1967 serving with the Sisters of St. Agnes in Ecuador and Honduras, as well as in Rosita, Waspam, and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Sister Rose pursued her avocation as an avid and excellent photographer for many years. A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on August 31, 2021, in the Nazareth Center Chapel. She was an only child whose mother died when Victoria was very young. Descarga en espaol. In 1978, Sister turned her focus to leadership in religious education. Throughout her life, Sister Donna cherished her life in CSA and her Kansas roots. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved with Mary Louise to a family farm in Plainville, KS, where she spent her childhood. 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. Sister Annette Herr, CSA, formerly Sister Mary Michael, died peacefully June 28, 2019, at St. Francis Home, 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 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. She grew up in the city of Decatur with her three brothers and two sisters. She was elected by the Sisters of St. Agnes to leadership for the congregation first as general vicar, then as general superior of CSA. Having sensed a call to religious life early on, she was particularly inspired by the spirit of the Sisters of St. Agnes, her high school teachers. Sister Rose Andr taught kindergarten and primary grade children in New York, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Following Donna, three more boys and two girls made the family of fourteen complete. 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. 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. 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. Descarga en espaol. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, the Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in private services at Nazareth Court and Center, Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. Sister Donna Gottschalk, CSA, formerly Sister Philip, died peacefully November 2, 2022, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In view of health precautions currently in place, a Prayer Service and Mass will be held privately July 1, 2021, with limited attendance. She first entered St. Agnes Convent in August of 1961 and left as a Junior Novice in 1963. She taught primary grades for 40 years in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. BethelPark, PA 15102. DownloadSister Deborah Walter'obituaryas a PDF. In 1987, Sister Dolores chose to return to Nicaragua where she ministered for thirteen more years in Puerto Cabezas and Waspam. When Sister Kathleen retired and returned to Fond du Lac in 2006, she volunteered with Hospice Hope, was a Eucharistic Minister at the hospital, helped at Salvatorian Center in St. Nazianz, and baked occasionally for the Fondy Food Pantry. 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. 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. Give a donation in honorofSister Ruth Ann Baudry. 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 received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and an MEd in Administration and Supervision from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Among her many accomplishments, she is credited with the development of Marians Music Education Major and Minor. She enjoyed her years as a music teacher in Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, New York, and Guardian Angels School in Lower Manhattan, New York. Sister Rose Walters, CSA, formerly known as Sister Thomas More, died peacefully on December 15, 2019, at Nazareth Court and Center, Fond du Lac, WI. Brazil. Sister Clare Wand was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, Joliet for 76 years. Sister Janice Funk, CSA, baptized Nancy Lucille, died peacefully at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on June 23, 2021. 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 became a Religious Education Director and a Pastoral Minister for 19 years in Arizona, California, and New Mexico, especially cherishing her time on the Gila River Reservation. Sister is survived by her nieces and nephews and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered.