Sister Kathleen Dede

Biography

Sister Kathleen is a native of Terre Haute, Indiana. Currently, she ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Kathleen, formerly Sister Marie Arthur, entered the Congregation on February 2, 1954. She professed final vows on August 15, 1961.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She also has a master’s degree in social work from St. Louis University and another master’s degree in theology studies from the Franciscan School of Theology.

Sister Kathleen has ministered as a teacher and principal in Indiana, Florida, Mississippi, California, Illinois and Missouri. She also served as the Sociology Department Head at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

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Sister Kathleen is featured in the following content on the Sisters of Providence website:

• Sister Kathleen Dede: Reaching out in love right where you are
• Sisters preserving memories through memory books
• Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees

Photographs

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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) Sister Marie Smith, General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson and Sister Betty Donoghue, (middle) Sister Suzanne Smith, General Council member Sister Mary Beth Klingel and SIsters Marilyn Trobaugh, Mary Rita Griffin and Kathleen Dede, (back) General Council members Sisters Jenny Howard and Dawn Tomaszewski, Sister Dorothy Larson, General Council member Sister Lisa Stallings and Sisters Joseph Fillenwarth and Ruth Ellen Doane.