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Sister Mary Moloney, formerly Sister Mary John, was baptized at Saint Ignatius Parish in Rogers Park in Chicago. She said she received her first communion at Queen of All Saints in Sauganash. “I was educated by the Benedictine Sisters of Saint Scholastica in Chicago through grade school and high school,” Sister Mary said. Sister Mary said while she was an infant, she met Sisters Francis Raphael and Helen Agatha (RIP) at the Providence High School Convent with “dirty knees from...

Sister Jean Anne, formerly Sister Roberta Marie, was born on December 24, 1932, in Chicago. She died on Thursday, August 23, 2018. She was 85 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 67 years. Sister Jean Anne entered the Congregation on February 2, 1951. She professed first and final vows on August 15, 1953 and 1958, respectively. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also earned a master’s degree in elementary...

Sister Jeanette Marie was born on May 15, 1935, in Evanston, Illinois, but called Wilmette, Illinois, home. She entered the Congregation on February 2, 1953, professing first and final vows on August 15, 1955 and 1960, respectively. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in religious studies from Mundelein College, a Master’s of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union, and a doctorate of ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary. Of her...

...in curriculum and instruction from National Catholic University. She also has an Associated of Applied Science degree in business management/information systems from Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. Of her ministries, Sister Janice served as a fifth grade teacher at St. Genevieve in Chicago from 1968-1974, while also ministering as a fifth grade teacher at St. Juliana School in Chicago from 1979-2000. From 2007 to 2016, she ministered in various capacities at Guerin College Preparatory High School in River Grove....

Sister Rosemary, formerly Sister Elizabeth Mary, is a native of Downers Grove, Illinois, a village near Chicago. Currently, she ministers as in the Archives Department and special projects at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Rosemary entered the Congregation on September 12, 1964. She professed first vows in 1967. She completed her graduate work at George Peabody College for Teachers and Vanderbilt University – both in Nashville, Tennessee. Of her ministries, Sister Rosemary has served as a high school English teacher at Marywood...

...ministered as a teacher at the Jasper Middle School in Jasper, Indiana, from 1976 to 1991. Here is her complete ministry: Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1948-50); Teacher, Immaculate Conception, Chicago (1953-58). In Maryland: Teacher, St. Clement, Lansdowne (1950-52). In Indiana: Teacher, Cathedral, Fort Wayne (1952-53); Teacher, Holy Family, New Albany (1958-60); Teacher, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis (1966-67); Teacher/Principal, Terre Haute (1967-69); Teacher, Tenth Street School, Jasper (1969-76); Teacher, Jasper Middle School,...

...She professed first vows in 1953 and final vows in 1958. Her first ministry was at St. Andrew School in Indianapolis, where she taught music her first year and second grade for two more years. She also taught music for seven years at St. Francis Borgia School in Chicago and during that seventh year, created the Glee Club at Mother Theodore Guerin High School, only five blocks away. She also taught at Maternity BVM in Chicago for a handful of...

Sister Gertrude Marian was born Marie Cecilia on Sept. 3, 1912. She died Jan. 24, 2009. She was 96 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 81 years. Sister Gertrude Marian entered the Congregation on Sept. 7, 1927. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1930 and 1935, respectively. Sister Gertrude Marian began her education ministry at St. Mel School in Chicago in 1930. She also ministered in schools in Chicago and Indiana. Sister Gertrude...

...and Illinois, including time as principal at St. Agnes in Chicago. In the 1970s, she began ministering as a pastoral associate at St. Gall Parish in Chicago, but in 1980, she returned to education as principal at Holy Angels School, Sturgis, Mich. She also ministered as a teacher in Massachusetts before coming back to Indiana to minister with Goodwill Industries and then helping as a volunteer at Saint Ann Clinic in Terre Haute. While at Saint Ann Clinic, Sister Mary...

...Carina entered the Congregation on June 7, 1922. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1925 and 1930, respectively. Sister Mary Carina began ministering in education in 1924 in Chicago. She taught at other schools in Illinois, as well as ministering in schools in Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington, D.C. She also ministered as regional councilor of the Congregation’s Chicago Region. In 1983, she returned to the Woods and ministered as a volunteer in a variety of capacities....

...the Congregation on July 22, 1950. Sister Norene began her teaching ministry in 1953 at St. Patrick, Indianapolis. She spent three years as teacher and principal at Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City, Okla., and also ministered as a teacher in schools in Illinois. In 1982, she began a ministry at Providence-St. Mel, Chicago, before coming to Guerin College Preparatory High School in 1994. Sister Norene was a big fan of the Chicago Bears and was well known for her cooking skills....

...14, 1924. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1927 and 1932, respectively. Sister Raymond ministered for more than six decades in elementary schools, with her first ministry taking place at St. Columbkille, Chicago, in 1926. She taught in other classrooms in Chicago, as well as schools in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Indiana. Sister Raymond returned to the Woods in 1992, but continued to minister as a cook. At the age of 95, she officially retired once more....