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...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 Marian also ministered for four years as administrator of Owens Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and seven years in health care at the Woods. After returning home to the Woods, Sister Gertrude Marian would fill a vehicle up with sisters and drive to the Dairy Queen in Terre Haute for ice cream....

...years. Sister Rita entered the Congregation on July 22, 1945. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1948 and 1953, respectively. Sister Rita ministered as a teacher at several schools in Indiana, Illinois and California, including time at St. Benedict and St. Margaret Mary schools, both in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1975, she began a ministry in nursing, eventually traveling to Alabama, where she ministered with Edmundite Missions, serving African communities. Sister Rita was a known card shark....

...on Jan. 23, 1937. Sister Maureen Therese began her teaching ministry in 1931. She taught at schools in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Florida, Illinois and Indiana. From 1949 to 1970, she served in administration and taught in Terre Haute, the Juniorate, Ladywood and Central Catholic High School. She also served in pastoral ministry. Sister Maureen Therese returned to the Woods in 1999. Fond of traveling, Sister Maureen Therese also was an avid reader and enjoyed playing cards and working crossword puzzles....

Sister Claretta was born Celine Burbine on July 31, 1910. She died on Dec. 4, 2006. She was 96 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 78 years. Sister Claretta entered the Congregation on July 18, 1928. She professed first vows on Feb. 24, 1931, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1936. Sister Claretta’s first ministry was in 1931, serving the Infirmary. Her first ministry in teaching was at St. Benedict, Terre Haute. She also taught in...

...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...

...a principal. She also ministered as an associate professor of psychology at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and as a staff psychologist at Vigo County Guidance Club. She also ministered at Hamilton Center in Terre Haute and as an associate professor of pastoral psychology at Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass. In 1981, she was elected as the Congregation’s 14th General Superior. Following her term in office, she ministered for 18 more years at several locations as a clinical and school...

Sister Margaret Gallagher was born Margaret Therese Gallagher on Jan. 20, 1915. She died on Aug. 31, 2005. She was 90 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 73 years. Sister Margaret entered the Congregation on Aug. 20, 1932. She professed first vows on Jan. 23, 1935, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1940. Sister Margaret began ministering as a teacher at St. Benedict, Terre Haute, Ind., in 1934. She taught at other schools in Indiana, as...

Sister Angela was born Augusta Garlat on Aug. 26, 1908. She died on Aug. 5, 2005. She was 96 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Angela entered the Congregation on Sept. 14, 1927. She professed first vows on Feb. 26, 1930, and final vows on Feb. 23, 1935. Sister Angela began her ministry in teaching in 1929 at St. Margaret Mary, Terre Haute, Ind. She taught in other classrooms in Indiana, as well...

...5, 1925. She professed first and final vows on Dec. 8, 1927 and 1932, respectively. She began her teaching ministry in 1927 at St. Angela, Chicago. She ministered in many other schools in Illinois, as well as schools in Indiana and Massachusetts. From 1978 to 1984, Sister Gertrude Eileen ministered as a tutor at Gibault School in Terre Haute, Ind. During her lifetime, there were 18 United States Presidents, 10 popes and 11 general superiors of the Sisters of Providence....

Sister Marie Brendan was born Mary Therese Harvey on Jan. 2, 1926. She died on Dec. 27, 2016. She was 90 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 70 years. Sister Marie Brendan entered the Congregation in 1946. Gifted with a beautiful singing voice, Sister Marie Brendan ministered as a music teacher. Her first teaching ministry was at St. Benedict in Terre Haute, Ind. She also ministered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for 18 years, serving as professor...

...1930 at St. Augustine, Fort Wayne, Ind. Sister Mary also taught in other schools in Indiana, as well as Illinois. In 1979, she began ministry at Simeon House, a ministry to the elderly in Terre Haute, Ind. In 1993, she retired, but continued to minister in the Phone Room at Owens Hall and later in Health Care Service. Sister Mary had six relatives who were Sisters of Providence, including her great-great-aunt, Mother Anastasie Brown, the Congregation General Superior from 1868-1874....

...in 1937, professing final vows in 1945. Sister Beatrice began her ministry teaching music to students from kindergarten to high school. She taught in Indiana, Illinois and California. In 1979, she coordinated the Retreat Center in Orange, Calif., and from 1980 to 1984, she ministered with Sister Brendan Harvey at Simeon House in Terre Haute as activity director. She came home to the Woods in 1996. Ever the comedienne, Sister Beatrice was well known to also enjoy the game pinochle....