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Sister Martha Joseph, better known as Sister Martha, is a native of Ferdinand, Indiana. Her family moved to Jasper when she was 5. Sister Martha entered the Congregation on September 17, 1962. She professed first and final vows on August 15, 1963 and 1965, respectively. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She earned her master’s degree in elementary education from Indiana State University. Sister Martha has ministered as a teacher at schools in...

Sister Dorothy, formerly Sister Irene Therese, was born in Chicago. She died Oct. 15, 2020. Sister Dorothy entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1952, from St. Mark Parish, Chicago. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1959. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and also earned a master’s degree in elementary education from Northern Illinois University. Sister Dorothy ministered in Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Illinois. Sister Dorothy Drobis All Ministries Fort Wayne, Ind.:...

Sister Marie David was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Sister Marie David entered the Congregation on January 5, 1941. She professed final vows on January 23, 1949. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Marie David ministered as a teacher in addition to serving in Medicare-related services. She also ministered at the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Gift Shop. Here is her complete ministry: In...

Sister Ann Matilda is a native of Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers as a driver at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Ann Matilda entered the Congregation on January 5, 1955. She professed final vows on August 15, 1962. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in elementary education from Ball State University. Sister Ann Matilda has ministered as a teacher, hospital chaplain and a minister in health care, volunteering at the Saint...

Sister Marie Paul was a native of Terre Haute. She ministered as a teacher of applied music at St. Francis Borgia School in Chicago since 1963. She passed away on March 30, 2019. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 73 years. Sister Marie Paul entered the Congregation on July 22, 1945. She professed final vows on January 3, 1953. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in music education. She...

Sister Susan, formerly Sister Mary de Sales, was born in Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers in care of the elderly in the Indianapolis area. Sister Susan entered the Congregation on Sept. 18, 1961, from St. Joan of Arc Parish, Indianapolis. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1969. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and also has a master’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University. Sister Susan has ministered in Indiana and Michigan. Sister...

...and final vows on March 16, 1974. She began her teaching ministry in 1967 at Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago, before beginning a ministry as coordinator of religious education at Our Lady of Mercy Parish and teaching at St. Andrew, Chicago. From 1972 to 1978, she ministered as the coordinator of parish religious education at St. Bernadette, Evergreen Park, Illinois. She was also the director of novices from 1994 to 2000. She was the first director of the Providence Associates....

Sister Ellen is a native of Dallas, Texas. Currently, she ministers as a pastoral associate at the Holy Spirit Parish Newman Center, at the University of Kentucky. Sister Ellen, formerly Sister Theresa Mary, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1956. She professed final vows on August 15, 1964. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in education and counseling psychology from the University of Illinois, as well as a...

Sister Dorothy Ellen is a native of Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Dorothy entered the Congregation in 1950, professing first vows in 1952 and final vows in 1957. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and has a master’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University. She also has another master’s degree in theology from Mundelein University in Mundelein, Illinois. Complete list of ministries Illinois: teacher, grade 4, St. Leo,...

Sister Margaret Ann, formerly Sister Ann Gerard, was born on December 16, 1927. She died on December 7, 2017. She was 89 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. Sister Margaret Ann entered the Congregation on January 9, 1946. She professed first and final vows on August 15, 1948 and 1953, respectively. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and also earned a master’s degree from Indiana State University. For...

Sister Brigid Ann was born on April 15, 1940, in Whiting, Indiana. “It was there that I was baptized and received my earliest education and religious training,” she said. Following high school graduation, Sister Brigid Ann entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence. She professed first and final vows on August 15, 1960 and 1965, respectively. Sister Brigid Ann graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree, while earning a master’s degree in education from Ball State University...

...to 1994, she ministered in education at schools in Illinois and Indiana. She obtained her LPN license in 1973 and ministered at Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Medical Center and Americana Nursing Home, all in Indianapolis. She also served on the Adult Basie Education Center, St. Patrick, Indianapolis, and as librarian at St. Francis Borgia Grade School, Chicago, for 12 years. She returned home to the Woods in 1997. Sister Francine’s great-aunt, Sister Callista Walker, was also a Sister of Providence....