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...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....

...Ind., in 1941. She ministered in other schools in Indiana, as well as classrooms in North Carolina and Illinois. From 1970 to 1982, Sister Jean Patrice ministered at the Woods, and returned to Illinois in 1986 to minister as librarian at St. Mark, Chicago. She came back to the Woods in 1988 and ministered as director of activities/volunteers in Health Care. She retired in 1990. It was said that Sister Jean Patrice was a “sweetheart, always worried about everyone else.”...

...took her to schools in Indiana and Oklahoma for 14 years. In addition, she also ministered as a professor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for five years before ministering as General Treasurer of the Congregation for 15 years. Sister Margaret also served as the director of finance for the Diocese of Covington, Ky., as well as a three-year stint as President of Mother Theodore Guerin High School for three years. Sister Margaret was well-known for her sound advice on many matters....

...vows on Aug. 15, 1948 and 1953, respectively. Her first ministry in education took place in 1948 at St. Angela, Chicago. She taught at other schools in Chicago as well as schools in California and Indiana. She became director of Simeon House in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1985, and in 1990, she ministered to the sick and elderly through Catholic Charities and St. Patrick’s Church, both in Terre Haute. Known as a perfectionist, Sister Rosemary enjoyed working three-dimensional jigsaw puzzles....

...and had been a Sister of Providence for 68 years. Sister Catherine Alberta entered the Congregation on Jan. 5, 1941. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1943 and 1949, respectively. Sister Catherine Alberta ministered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for 55 years in Providence kitchen, the Infirmary kitchen, the chaplains’ residence and as head housekeeper at LeFer Hall. She also ministered as a cook in New Hampshire and as director of food services at Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis....

...Sister Bernice entered the Congregation in January 1940. She professed first vows in 1942 and final vows in 1946. Sister Bernice ministered as a teacher at schools in Illinois, Indiana and Oregon. She also ministered as a pastoral associate at St. John Parish in Newburgh, Indiana, for 13 years and was the Congregation’s director of postulants for a time. Sister Denise Wilkinson said of Sister Bernice, “Her ability to be quiet and centered when I talked with her amazed me.”...

...years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 79 years. Sister Rita entered the Congregation on Jan. 8, 1938. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1940 and 1946, respectively. Sister Rita ministered as a teacher at schools in Washington, D.C., Illinois and California. In 1983, she began a ministry in health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods before serving as Activity Director. Sister Maureen Abbott said Sister Rita was a lifelong learner, with the pun being intentional....

...23, 1956. She ministered for 25 years as a teacher in schools in Indiana, Illinois and North Carolina. She ministered as teacher and principal at Saint Mary’s Village School from 1961-63. In 1976, she began ministering as director of religious education in churches in Lafayette and Plainfield, and in 1988, she began a ministry as Coordinator of Reception Volunteers and Chaplain to AIDS patients at the Damien Center in Indianapolis. She was a big fan of the board game Scrabble....

...Merry entered the Congregation on Aug. 23, 1974. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1976 and 1984, respectively. Sister Merry ministered as a counselor and foreign student advisor at Immaculata College beginning in 1976. She also ministered in various capacities in Indiana, including time at Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries and as the director of alternative sentencing in the Floyd County Prosecutor’s Office. Sister Merry was an avid reader and enjoyed hiking, mountain climbing, bird watching and traveling....

...Patrick, Terre Haute, Ind., in 1947. She taught at other schools in Indiana, as well as schools in New Hampshire and Illinois. In 1978, she began a new ministry as a parish program coordinator at Immaculate Conception, Rushville, Ind., and from 1979 to 1996, she served as pastoral associate and later director of religious education at St. Mary Parish, Rushville. She returned to the Woods in 2003. Known for her artistic flare, she was also known as a wonderful listener....

...on Aug. 19, 1984. Sister Sue ministered in music education for more than 30 years, including teaching at schools in California and Indiana. She taught at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for 28 years and was the director of the Madrigals and the Chorale. Prior to becoming a Sister of Providence, Sister Sue also taught at Mother Theodore Guerin High School. In 1990, Sister Sue was the first recipient of the Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Faculty Excellence Award from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College....

...Jan. 23, 1949 and 1954, respectively. Sister Rita Ann began her teaching ministry in 1949 at St. Ann, Washington, D.C. She taught at other schools in Indiana as well. In 1970, Sister Rita Ann began a ministry of more than 30 years at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and the Motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was also the first director of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. During her tenure at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, she ministered as the chairperson of the Art Department....