Sister Elaine Doucette
Formerly Sister Elaine Marie
Sister Elaine was born on October 29, 1935 and died on July 27, 2018.
Biography
Sister Elaine, formerly Sister Elaine Marie, was born on October 29, 1935. She died on July 27, 2018. She was 82 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 65 years.
Sister Elaine entered the Congregation on July 22, 1953, professing final vows on January 23, 1961.
She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education.
Of her ministries, Sister Elaine served as a teacher for 23 years in schools in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She returned to the Motherhouse in 1979 and ministered in transportation and as a sister companion for health care.
In 2006, she dedicated herself primarily to the ministry of prayer.
Sister Elaine was known as a creative person, using her talents generously in service to others.
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A 2011 photo of Sister Elaine Doucette
“I smile a lot, too. Smiles and prayer — they just cover it all when you can’t do much else.”
Sister Eileen Clare Goetzen and Sister Elaine Doucette