Sister Profile

Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer

Sister Ann Stephen was born on February 26, 1939 and died on December 9, 2021.

Biography

Sister Ann Stephen was a native of Wabash, Indiana. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Ann Stephen entered the Congregation in 1960, professing first vows in 1962 and final vows in 1967.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and earned her master’s degree in education from Indiana University.

Of her ministries, Sister Ann Stephen taught at St. Jude in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1966-1969, and also taught at St. Malachy in Brownsburg, Indiana, from 1969-1975. From 1977-1985, she taught at St. Anthony in Gardena, California, and from 1988-2007, she served as principal at St. Anthony.

She returned to the Woods in 2008.

Here is her complete ministry

In Indiana: Teacher, St. Mary-of-the-Woods Village School, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1963-64); Teacher, St. Jude, Fort Wayne (1966-69); Teacher, St. Malachy, Brownsburg (1969-75); Director of Residential Life/Administration of Providence Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2008-2015); Volunteer, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center and Providence Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2016-17); Residential Service Ministry, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-19); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2019-21).

In Illinois: Teacher, St. Angela, Chicago (1964-66).

In California: Teacher, St. Anthony, Gardena (1975-85); Teacher, St. Ambrose, Hollywood (1987-88); Principal, St. Anthony, Gardena (1988-2007).

Obituary

Read her obituary here.

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Photographs

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This is a photograph of the faculty at St. Anthony School from 1980-81, which includes the late Sister Mildred Anne Dudine (top row, sixth across); the late Sister Jeanne Moore (top row, seventh across); the late Sister Ann Francine Cook (top row, eighth across); the late Sister Carole Ann Belucci (middle row, first across); and Sister Martha Rojo (bottom row, third across); the late Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer (bottom row, fourth across); the late Sister Gerard Theuer (bottom row, fifth across); and Sister Katherine Manley (bottom row, sixth across).
Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer, center, laughs during a drumming circle with Providence Associate Marilyn Rausch joining her at left and volunteer Stacy Pierce at right.
Sisters (from left) Suzanne Buthod, Ann Stephen Stouffer and Teresa Costello enjoy their time at the Deming Park playground as one of the many trips the HOME Team has taken sisters and others recently.
Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer and Sister Regina Shaughnessy