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...Helen McCarthy was born Feb. 3, 1915, in Chicago. She attended St. Agnes Grade School and Providence High School, both in Chicago. Entering the Congregation Aug. 20, 1932, she received the religious name Sister Alma Francis. She professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1935, and Aug. 15, 1940, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Helen began teaching grade school in 1935 at St. Angela, Chicago. Her other Illinois classrooms included St. Joseph...

...earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in history from Loyola University, Los Angeles. Sister Virginia began teaching at St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys, Calif., in 1938. Her other California classrooms included St. Anthony, Gardena; St. Therese, Alhambra; and El Segundo High School, El Segundo. She also spent several years in Illinois at St. Andrew, St. Mel, Our Lady of Mercy and St. Genevieve, Chicago; St. Joseph, Downers Grove; and Immaculate Conception, Norwood Park....

Sister Eileen Mary Cunningham “Love is always patient and kind … .” (1 Corinthians 13:4) “Indeed, this is how Sister Eileen Mary wished to live her life — as a woman of kindness and graciousness, as one who loved and cared for others with a tenderness and a healing presence, as a Sister of Providence, as a woman of Providence,” said Sister Jenny Howard in her commentary for Sister Eileen Mary Cunningham, who died May 1. Born July 5, 1916,...

...to work and live among us,” said Sister Ruth Johnson in her commentary for Sister Catherine Aloyse Butler, who died March 22. Born March 17, 1914, in Chicago, to Frank and Catherine Busch Butler, Blanche Patricia Butler was one of seven children. She attended St. Frances of Rome Grade School, Cicero, Ill., and graduated from Providence High School, Chicago. She entered the Congregation July 16, 1935, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1938, and Aug. 15, 1943, respectively....

...graduated from Providence Juniorate, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “At St. John Academy, I had planned to prepare for a career in the business world. Never once had I ever thought of becoming a religious sister. But through an admirable and self-effacing sister, God’s call came to me. I weighed the sacrifice of family and self and accepted the call,” she wrote. Sister Barbara Marie entered the Congregation July 21, 1935, professing first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1938, and Aug. 15, 1943,...

...died. Mae then married John Krohn, who was not a Catholic. The two daughters from this union, one of whom was Eleanor Lillian, were baptized in the Catholic faith and received a Catholic education. “It was as Sister Mary Irene herself said — a very unusual but very happy family,” said Sister Mary Roger. Eleanor Lillian attended Our Lady of Sorrows Grade School and Providence High School, both in Chicago. She entered the Congregation Feb. 11, 1934, and professed first...

...Woods, who died Feb. 27. Born Marion Gertrude Woods April 1, 1911, in Everett, Mass., she was one of three children of John and Katherine Halligan Woods. She attended Cheverus grade and high schools in Malden, Mass. “After graduation, Sister Patricia Marie wanted to enter the Sisters of Providence, but her mother preferred that she enter the Sisters of St. Joseph because they were located in the East,” shared Sister Catherine. “However, after many discussions and a few tears, she...

...years at Lady Isle, Portsmouth, N.H. In Massachusetts, she ministered at Sacred Hearts, Malden, and St. Polycarp, Somerville. She also taught at Dunblane in Washington, D.C. From 1979 to 1981, Sister Alma Marie served as a nurse’s aide at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For the next 18 years, she ministered in a variety of roles at St. Joseph Convent, Quincy, Mass., returning to the Woods in 1999. “A few minutes after I learned of Sister Alma Marie’s death, I was at prayers...

...1934] she and two of her classmates entered Providence Novitiate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Ever since their eventful train trip from Galesburg those two classmates have been her lifelong friends: Sisters Theresa Rose Butts and Anne Marita Wynne. They still recall coming to the Woods by way of Chicago and its Century of Progress World’s Fair. And they laugh about their initiation into the mysteries of convent life when they arrived in time for supper — with breakfast cereal!” said Sister...

...attended Harvey Grade School in St. Anthony. “At the age of 15, Veronica came to help in Providence kitchen under the direction of our dear late Sister Zita [Kidwell]. After two years, Veronica felt called to join the Sisters of Providence and much to her mother’s dismay was accepted as a postulant on Jan. 5, 1941,” said Sister Mary Roger. Sister Catherine Alberta professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1943, and 1949, respectively. “Sister Catherine Alberta was destined to...

...underestimate the faith, the courage and the determination required of Sister Wendy to accept each day with all its limitations and challenges.’ Our prayer is for each Sister of Providence to recognize Sister Wendy as a great blessing bestowed on us in God’s way of Providence,” said Sister Barbara Doherty in her commentary for Sister Wendy Workman, who died June 6. Wendy entered this world Dec. 11, 1950 in Gilman, Ill. “On Dec. 16, 1950, Ruth [Younggreen] and Harvey Workman...

...ministries included Lady Isle and St. Patrick School, Portsmouth, N.H.; Dunblane, Washington, D.C.; Ascension, Halethorpe, Md.; and St. Polycarp, Somerville, Mass. Sister Helene Marie also taught at St. John, Robstown, Texas, and St. Agnes, Chicago. She returned to the Woods in 1998. “Sister Helene Marie’s family meant everything to her. She kept up with all the events and occasions in their lives and they in turn included her in all their happenings,” said Sister Ruth. “Music had a special place...