Sister Profile

Sister Rosalie Marie Weller

Sister Rosalie Marie was born on September 7, 1911 and died on February 4, 2015.

Biography

Sister Rosalie Marie was born Rose Henrietta Weller on Sept. 7, 1911. She died on Feb. 4, 2015. She was 103 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 80 years.

Sister Rosalie Marie entered the Congregation on July 15, 1934. She was professed on Jan. 23, 1942.

Her initial ministry was that of a cook in various convents for 38 years. She also served in parish ministry in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Indianapolis, from 1975 to 2001. She returned to the Motherhouse in 2001, but stayed active until 2011, when she began a ministry of prayer.

In 1992, she entered a newspaper contest for recipes. She submitted a recipe for date pudding and won first prize.

Obituary

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Sister Rosalie Marie Weller
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.
Archbishop Tobin has a conversation with Sister Rosalie Weller.
S. Rosalie Weller enjoying her homemade pie.