Sister Mary Lois Hennel
Sister Mary Lois was born on April 18, 1926 and died on April 3, 2026.
Biography
Sister Mary Lois was a native of Evansville, Indiana. Her final ministry was in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Sister Mary Lois entered the Congregation on July 21, 1946. She professed final vows on January 23, 1954.
She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She earned her master’s degree in education from Indiana State University.
Sister Mary Lois ministered as a teacher, bookkeeper and administrator in Indiana as well as ministering in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and California.
Sister Mary Lois Hennel
Complete Ministry
In Illinois: Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1949-53); Secretary, Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove (1990-94).
In Indiana: Teacher, St. Anne, New Castle (1954); Teacher, St. Andrew, Indianapolis (1954-60); Teacher, St. Joseph, Indianapolis (1963-65); Teacher, St. Joseph, Jasper (1965-69); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Evansville (1963-70); Treasury, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (19707-75); Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, St. Gabriel Province, Indianapolis (1975-76); Province Staff, St. Gabriel Province, Indianapolis (1976-78); Bookkeeper, Continental Convalescent Center, Indianapolis (1976-78); Bookkeeper/Secretary, Continental Convalescent Center, Indianapolis (1979-80); Assistant to Business Manager/Motherhouse Operations, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1980-82); Payroll Account Plant Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1982-84); Finance Clerk/Cashier, Central Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1994-96); Staff, Central Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1996-2002); Residential Services/Treasurer for Owens Hall, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-18); Providence Food Pantry Volunteer, West Terre Haute (2014-22); Treasurer for Lourdes Hall, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-18); Residential Service/Providence Spirituality & Conference Center Volunteer, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-22); Prayer, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2022-26).
In New Hampshire: Teacher, St. Mary, Rochester (1960-62).
In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Rose, Chelsea (1962-63).
In California: Secretary/Librarian, St. Teresa of Avila, Los Angeles (1984-88); Secretary, Archdiocese of San Francisco Tribunal (1989-90).
Obituary
Read more
Sister Mary Lois is featured in the following content on the Sisters of Providence website:
Photographs
Click images to view larger.
