Sister Profile

Sister Wendy Workman

Sister Wendy was born on December 11, 1950 and died on June 6, 2009.

Biography

Sister Wendy was born on Dec. 11, 1950. She died on June 6, 2009. She was 58 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 33 years.

Sister Wendy entered the Congregation on Aug. 23, 1975. She professed first vows on Aug. 15, 1978, and final vows on Aug. 19, 1984.

Her first ministry was that of a physical education and religion teacher at Corpus Christi, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She also ministered at St. Angela, Chicago, for two years. She also taught physical education at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College honored the memory of Sister Wendy by dedicating the entrance to the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center after her.

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).