Sister Profile

Sister Mary Imelda Coulup

Sister Mary Imelda was born on August 28, 1918 and died on July 12, 2017.

Biography

Sister Mary Imelda was born Mary Elizabeth on Aug. 28, 1918. She died on July 12, 2017. She was 98 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 78 years.

Sister Mary Imelda entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1939. She professed first vows in 1941 and final vows in 1947.

Always wanting to instruct children, Sister Mary Imelda ministered as a teacher for 53 years in Chicago, Indiana and Maryland. She taught primary grades for two decades and intermediate grades for 33 years.

One of her greatest passions in her life was her love of Notre Dame Football. She also had received a signed football by former Fightin’ Irish coach Lou Holtz.

Obituary

Read her obituary here.

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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 Mary Imelda Coulup and Sister Lawrence Ann Liston
Father Dan Hopcus, a Providence Associate and chaplain for the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, enjoys his daily visits to sisters and other residents at Providence Health Care. Here, Father Dan visits with Sister Anne Krause (formerly Sister Marie Robert) and Mary Imelda Coulup.