Sister Profile

Sister Agnes Arvin

Formerly Sister Agnes Virginia

Sister Agnes was born on November 19, 1921 and died on April 8, 2015.

Biography

Sister Agnes, formerly Sister Agnes Virginia, was born Nov. 19, 1921. She died April 8, 2015. She was 93 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 75 years.

Sister Agnes graduated from the Juniorate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and entered the Congregation on Jan. 5, 1939. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1941 and 1947, respectively.

Sister Agnes ministered for 25 years in teaching, including a six-year stint as principal of Saint Jude’s in Indianapolis. In 1966, she was elected to the General Council of the Congregation. Sister Agnes also ministered among developmentally disabled adults for nine years. She returned to the Woods in 2000.

It has been said that Sister Agnes loved each person she met, accepting and receiving each without judgment.

Obituary

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Several Sisters of Providence celebrated Jubilees in December. They were honored at a celebration with the Sisters of Providence General Council. The sisters celebrating Jubilees included (front, from left) Sisters Helen Dolores Losleben, Mary Loyola Bender, Agnes Arvin, Rosalie Marie Weller, Catherine Arkenberg, (back) General Council members Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski, Jenny Howard and General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson, Sister Rose Marita Riordan, Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll, General Council member Sister Mary Beth Klingel, Sister Mary Imelda Coulup and General Council member Sister Lisa Stallings.
Sister Agnes Arvin and Sister Marie Grace Molloy
Members of the General Council (1966-1971) (seated left to right) Sister Loretta Therese O’Leary, Mother Mary Pius Regnier and Sister Catherine Celine Brocksmith. (Standing) Sisters Agnes Arvin, Margaret Kern, Mary Joan Kirchner, Rose Loretto Wagner and Ann Kathleen Brawley.