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Sister Donna (Laurence Therese) O’Neill
Sister Donna O'Neill “[Jesus Christ] went about doing good works and healing all who were in the grip of the devil. …” (Acts 10:38) “It is appropriate that Sister Donna O’Neill should die in the Easter season, for she was one who served Jesus the Christ by imitating him in her ministry as a Sister of Providence. Sister Donna went about doing good all of her religious life. This is the Sister Donna O’Neill we know,” said Sister Luke Crawford...
Sister Rosemary Nudd honored with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Award
...(1966); Sister Jeanne Knoerle (1975); Sister Marie Brendan Harvey (1982); Sister Gilchrist Conway (posthumously in 1984); Sister Alexa Suelzer (1989); Sister Barbara Doherty (1992); Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer (1997); Sister Helen Vinton (1999); Sister Marie Kevin Tighe (2002); Sister Kathleen Desautels (2010); Sister Denise Wilkinson (2011); Sister Carol Nolan (2016); and Sister Ellen Cunningham (2018). “I feel an enormous honor of being in this Community,” Sister Rosemary added. “The legacy is phenomenal. This award belongs to all of the sisters.”...
Entrance to center dedicated to Sister Wendy Workman
...Sister Jenny Howard and Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. “We want to remember and celebrate what she cherished and believed,” Sister Dawn added. Sister Jenny added she was a tennis doubles partner with Sister Wendy during their time in college, saying Sister Wendy was a “tennis player,” while she was someone who “played tennis.” “If Sister Wendy were here today, she would invite us to be playful,” Sister Jenny said. “Sister Wendy’s life and spirit will long bless the college,” Sister Dawn...
Sister Maureen Clare Lehmann
...Sister Ann. “Sister Maureen Clare was always small in stature and very thin. Nevertheless, she commanded a great presence especially among boys, whom she admitted were her favorites, describing girls as ‘too emotional and up and down all the time.’ One sister recounted the story of a senior boy who was cutting up while in study hall. Sister Maureen Clare was seated at the desk on a raised platform. She just stood up and stared at him with her dark...
Sister Deidre Clements
...where five different religious orders taught and there she met Sister Deidre. Sister Jane Marie said that she had never met anyone like Sister Deidre. Sister Jane Marie described Sister Deidre as fun and fun-loving. Sister Deidre demanded that her students be all that they could be, but she loved each one of them individually. Sister Jane Marie shared, ‘She is the reason I am here.’ And for this gift, we thank you, Sister Deidre,” said Sister Catherine. “During the...
Sister Catherine Sienna Wire
...to split the class with Sister Catherine Sienna taking the boys in her home room and Sister Ann Margaret the girls. She reminded Sister Ann Margaret more than once that she taught her all she knew. Another beginning teacher, Sister Joan Matthews, was helped by Sister Catherine Sienna,” continued Sister Rita Clare. “Sister Catherine Sienna loved to roller skate and was always among the first to pin up her habit and put on the skates. Her tall, lanky frame with...
Sister Bernice Kuper (formerly Sister Ann Bernice)
...young sister, Bernice learned from her “home superior” Sister Rose Dolores a great respect for and awareness of the “sacrament of the present moment.” Bernice was in the moment, each moment. She also internalized that same sister mentor’s love of the Holy Spirit. The prayer on Bernice’s memorial card is a prayer taught to her by Sister Rose Dolores and prayed by Bernice every day. When Bernice was our novice director, we numbered 150 women. One of Bernice’s mantras was...
Sister Norene Golly (formerly Sister Charlotte Ann)
...as a secretary and later as Campus Facilities director and secretary. In 2008, Sister Norene provided service at Guerin Convent in River Grove. “Sister Joan Zlogar, her band member and friend, described Sister Norene as an excellent cook, often preparing holiday dishes to take with her to her brother’s home for family gatherings. According to Sister Noralee Keefe, she was famous for her Harvey Wallbanger cake, her taco casserole, and her caramels for Christmas, which her good friend Sister Mary...
Sister Rosemary Eyler (formerly Sister Mary Luke)
...p.m., on Wednesday, April 3. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m., on Thursday, April 4. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Sister Rosemary to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Rosemary in the comment section below. Sister Rosemary Eyler (formerly Sister Mary Luke) Complete Ministry In Illinois: Teacher, St. Angela, Chicago (1951-56). In New Hampshire: Teacher, Lady Isle, Portsmouth (1956-58). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Rose, Chelsea (1958-59)....
Sister Marceline Mattingly turns 100!
Sister Marceline birthday cake Sister Marceline (right) with Sister Lisa Stallings Sister Marceline posing with a gift – some bottles of Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola bottle also turned 100 this year. The gift was provided by Sister Carol Lindly and Sister Jody O’Neil Sister Marceline (right) with Sister Sheila FitzSimons Sister Dorothy Wolsiffer (left), Sister Marceline, Sister Mary Lou Ruck (right) and Sister Amata Dugan (seated) Sister Marceline (standing) with Sister Mary Esther Lane, who turned 100 earlier this year. Sister...
Baking with Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor
It’s 9 o’clock on a Monday morning in August when Sister Tracey Horan, a Sister of Providence novice for three weeks, has already measured most of the ingredients for the bran muffins she is about to make with Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor, a Sister of Providence for 71 years. Sister of Providence of 71 years Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor helps Novice Sister Tracey Horan improve her baking skills. The novice rolls Sister Ann Kevin into the kitchen in her wheelchair...
Sister Patricia Geis (formerly Sister Anna Marie)
...was “Particularly I admire two virtues: A profound humility and immense charity,” said Sister Janet Gilligan in her commentary for Sister Patricia Geis, formerly Sister Anna Marie, who passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 88-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. Sister Patty Geis Sister Janet continued: Apparently even Mother Theodore knew and admired our dear Sister Patty Geis. When Patty went to God, she was 88-years-old and had...