Sister Profile

Sister Sue Pietrus

Sister Sue was born on May 30, 1951 and died on September 13, 2008.

Biography

Sister Sue was born on May 30, 1951. She died on Sept. 13, 2008. She was 57 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 33 years.

Sister Sue entered the Congregation on Aug. 29, 1975. She professed first vows on Aug. 15, 1978, and final vows on Aug. 19, 1984.

Sister Sue ministered in music education for more than 30 years, including teaching at schools in California and Indiana. She taught at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College for 28 years and was the director of the Madrigals and the Chorale.  Prior to becoming a Sister of Providence, Sister Sue also taught at Mother Theodore Guerin High School.

In 1990, Sister Sue was the first recipient of the Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Faculty Excellence Award from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Obituary

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    This photo, taken in 1975, shows Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp (front row, right), Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (middle, second from left), and Sister Lisa Stallings (back, second from right) as novices along with (front) Sister Sue Pietrus (RIP); (middle): Sister Kathy Scheewe, novice director Sister Rose Ann Eaton, Sister Mary Ann DeFazio and Sister Wendy Workman (RIP) (standing).