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Sister Ann Marie was a native of Richmond, Indiana. Sister Ann Marie entered the Congregation on January 7, 1948. She professed final vows on August 15, 1955. 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 Ann Marie ministered as a teacher, assistant principal and administrative assistant. She was also the Principal at St. Anne School in New Castle, Indiana, and Principal at St....

Sister Joan, formerly Sister Ann Pierre, was born June Joan Frame on June 1, 1929. She died on Aug. 25, 2015. She was 86 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 68 years. Sister Joan entered the Congregation through the Juniorate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1947. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1949 and 1954, respectively. Sister Joan ministered in education for 38 years, in schools in Indiana, Maryland and Illinois. She also served...

Sister Therese Clare Carr was born in Indianapolis to Irish-Catholic parents. She attended Saint Patrick Grade School in Indianapolis. Sister Therese Clare entered the Congregation in January 1950. She professed final vows in August 1957. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and also has a master’s degree in education from Indiana University in Bloomington. Of her ministries, she taught at schools in Fort Wayne, Lafayette, Jasper and Indianapolis – all in Indiana – as well...

Sister Adelaide Ortegel was born on June 12, 1928. She died no December 13, 2017. She was 89 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 71 years. She entered the Congregation on July 19, 1946. She pronounced her first and final vows on January 23, 1949 and 1954, respectively. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and also a master’s in art education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sister Adelaide...

Sister Martha Ann was born in Muncie, Indiana, and grew up in New Castle, Indiana. Her final ministry was in residential services at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Martha Ann entered the Congregation in 1953, professing first vows in 1955 and final vows in 1960. 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 State University. Of her ministries, Sister Martha taught at St. Mary Carmelite in Joliet, Illinois,...

Sister Joyce was a native of Joliet, Ill. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Joyce, formerly Sister Robert Ellen, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1947 professed final vows on Jan. 23, 1955. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also earned a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. She’s been a teacher, a principal, and also worked for the Congregation as a mistress of postulants, director of...

Sister Grace Marie was a native of Chicago. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Grace Marie entered the Congregation on January 7, 1948. she professed final vows on August 15, 1955. 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 and an associate of science degree in nursing from Illinois Eastern Community College. Sister Grace Marie has ministered as a teacher,...

Sister Mary Mark is a native of Terre Haute, Indiana. Currently, she ministers in health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Mark entered the Congregation on January 13, 1946. She professed final vows on August 15, 1953. 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 Mary Mark has ministered as a teacher in schools in Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Maryland, California and...

Sister Patricia, formerly Sister Mary Philip, was born in Chicago. Currently, she ministers as a caregiver in Chicago. Sister Patricia entered the Congregation in 1963, professing first vows in 1966 and final vows in 1973. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and earned her master’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University. Of her ministries, Sister Patricia has ministered as a teacher for many years, including stops at St. John in Newburgh, Ind.,...

Sister Mary Lois was a native of Evansville, Indiana. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Lois entered the Congregation on July 21, 1946. She professed final vows on January 23, 1954. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She earned her master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Mary Lois ministered as a teacher, bookkeeper and administrator in Indiana as well as ministering in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and...

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.:...