Sister Profile

Sister Margaret Kern

Sister Margaret was born on March 28, 1926 and died on August 3, 2015.

Biography

Sister Margaret Kern was born Mary Margaret on March 28, 1926. She died on Aug. 3, 2015. She was 89 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 64 years.

Sister Margaret entered the Congregation on July 22, 1951. She professed first and final vows on Jan. 23, 1954 and 1959, respectively.

Her teaching ministry 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.

Obituary

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    Sister Margaret Kern
    Sister Marget Kern (left) and Rosemary
    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.
    Members of the General Council (1971-1976) (Left to right, seated) Sister Alexa Suelzer, Superior General Mother Mary Pius Regnier; Sisters Edwardine McNulty (standing) Ann Kathleen Brawley and Margaret Kern.