Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 9:00 11:00 a.m., and 12:00 1:30 p.m., at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Marita Dargis, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 77 years died at the age of 97 on November 5, 2022. She then taught at St. Marys School in Fond du Lac for two years. Burial took place on April 12, 2018, at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. A prayer service will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel. Give a donation in honorofSister Suzanne Kotel. Sister Beata Reiser, CSA, baptized Patricia Rita, died peacefully July 7, 2021, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She assisted in the congregations archives until 2002, contributing her organizational skill, attention to detail and appreciation of history. She continued her education, earning an MA in History from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois. She began by serving as a head nurse and night supervisor at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Ann was selected by her religious congregation to attend the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995, as a UN Observer. Visitation for Sister Vivian will be Thursday, July 12, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Give a donation in honor ofSister Annette Herr. Sister Rita was preceded in death by her parents Robert J. Sister Colette (Donald Marie/Mara) Hartman died on August 8, 2019 in Managua, Nicaragua. She taught art at Marian High School, Hays, Kansas, and at St. Francis Seminary, Victoria, Kansas, for eight years. Descarga en espaol. For the first twenty-six years of her religious life, Sister Loretta served her CSA sisters as a homemaker and laundress on mission sites in Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, and Ohio; worked at St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin, with food services; cared for the young boys and later the older girls at Holy Family Orphanage in Marquette, Michigan. Visitation for Sister Patricia Scanlan will take place May 25, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. From 1954 to 1957, she attended the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, earning a certificate as a Registered Occupational Therapist. Caryl began playing piano and violin in 4th grade. She had four brothers and five sisters. The five sisters currently living at the parish are moving to new residents in Lutherville. At St. Anthony Hospital in Hays, Kansas, she supervised the labor and delivery room, the nursery, and the womens medical surgical unit. She grew up on the family farm with her three brothers and three sisters. She assisted in the archives of the Sisters of St. Agnes before moving in 1985 to Nazareth Heights where she generously offered support for other residents. She began a new focus in her life of service, moving in 1979 to Springerville, Arizona, where she worked in pastoral ministry and religious education. In 1965 she entered the Sisters of St Agnes and also continued her studies at Marian College. in Reading, as well as having taken additional courses at Duquesne. Among her many accomplishments, she is credited with the development of Marians Music Education Major and Minor. Sister Louise Marie served as assistant director of our Franciscan Child Day Care Center from 1996-1998, then.as vocation director and sacristan at our Pittsburgh motherhouse. In 2005 when she retired to Nazareth Court in Fond du Lac, she assisted as a seamstress in the sisters sewing room. While in high school, Sister Mary Martha worked as a nurses aide at a local hospital. Sister Janice moved for a time to St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac. Sister Paul Ann, CSA, (Agnese Dinkel) died peacefully on June 1, 2019, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Francis Home for their care of Sister Rose in her last years. Mary Therese entered St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI, after graduation in 1946 and, as Sister Mary Dennis, made profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1949. While at Nazareth Court and Center, she took special care of the many plants throughout the building. She taught primary grades for 40 years in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. In 1972, Sister received a Nursing Home Administration License from the Fox Valley Technical Institute of Appleton, Wisconsin. Sister Marie Endres was preceded in death by her parents Aloysius Leo Endres and Monica Schwab Endres; her brothers Leo, Aloysius, Matthias, and John; her sisters Rutilla Paar, Cyrilla Dahmen, Sister Yvonne Endres, CSA, Dolores Ganser, Monica Statz and Lillian Acker. in Fond du Lac and a Baking Certificate from New York Restaurant School where she took classes in culinary arts. Catherine Pielmeier was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on January 28, 1919, to Joseph George Pielmeier and Frances Steinbeiser Pielmeier. Cap, will be the presider. She received an MA in Education, with a minor in history, from Marygrove College, Detroit, MI, in 1973. In 2005 she moved to Fond du Lac to be a resident at Nazareth Court and Center where she assisted other sisters as she was able and tutored Marian University students until her frail health no longer permitted these volunteer activities. DownloadSister Rose Andr Miller's obituaryas a PDF. Sister Cecelia earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Alverno College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1953. Sister Rita Jansen, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 94, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Descarga en espaol. Memorials can be directed to the CSA Mission Advancement Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. Give a donation in honorofSister Margaretta Ehrlich. Mary Catherine was born in St. Peter, Kansas, on May 12, 1931, to Leo Younger and Christine Gerber Younger. Sister Elizabeth Ann Thiel, CSA, baptized Margaret, died peacefully at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on June 19, 2021. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center for their care of Sister Ann in her last years, and to all who provided care for her at St. Agnes Hospital. Sister Michaela exemplified in her personal life qualities she encouraged in her students ~ faith, commitment, discipline, excellence, loyalty, concern for others and perseverance. So Paulo - SP / CEP 05614-120 (+11) 3501-0106. [email protected] She taught for nineteen years in grade schools and high schools in Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, and Indiana. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap., presiding. Born April 6, 1925, in Detroit, MI, Sister Miriam joined the community in 1941 from St. George Parish and earned a B.A. A native of Pittsburgh, Sister Louise Marie attended St. Agnes School and St. Casimirs High School prior to entering the congregation in 1964. Sister Louise Marie Simcoe, OSF, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 54 years died on March 30, 2018, at age 71. Sister Kathleen ministered as a homemaker for 28 years with the sisters living in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and New York. During World War II, Sister Marita worked as a riveter in a factory before entering the congregation in 1944, several years after her older sister, Sister Delphine Dargis. Sister Colette Hartman, CSA, formerly Sister Donald Marie Hartman, was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 1928. Services will include a Prayer Service at 11:00 a.m. and the Liturgy of Christian Burial at 2:00 p.m. To receive a link for livestreaming of the services on September 21, please call St. Agnes Convent, 920-907-2300, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. by September 20. Sister Cecelia taught music in elementary and high schools in Kansas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Wisconsin from 1943 1970. Sister received a BS in Elementary Education, with a major in social studies, from Marian College of Fond du Lac in 1962. Give a donation in honorofSister Rose Kreuzer. Her love for life, for her CSA sisters, for her family and friends, for the wheat fields, for the smell of the land and for all creation remained strong as did her special hobbies of cooking, baking, and cheering on the Green Bay Packers. in Education at Duquesne University. She was the founder and first executive director of Adelante Mujer/Advance Woman. She was active on the Human Concerns Committee for Marian University and several committees for Holy Family Parish in Fond du Lac. Unable to serve the sisters as before, she herself became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center and later at St. Francis Home where she received loving care until the time of her death. She began her high school education at Baraga High School and completed it at Holy Family Orphanage in Marquette where she and her siblings were cared for following her mothers death in childbirth. She also served in Mahanoy City, PA and New Kensington, PA, Elizabeth, NJ, and Grand Rapids, MI. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Mary Alice on August 15, 1947, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Having retired to Fond du Lac, she assisted in the sewing room at Nazareth Court and Center, was sacristan and excelled at creating decorations for the worship space. Taking on a new role from 1991-1995, Sister Mary Alice was appointed by CSA leadership to serve as local coordinator for the elderly and infirm sisters residing at Nazareth Heights in Fond du Lac. A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Center Chapel. Cremation has taken place. 0. All funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Visitation for Sister Thomas Ann will be on October 30, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, followed by a prayer service at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on October 30, 2017, in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Following her decision to return to the U.S. in 1982, Sister Bertha engaged in various ministerial roles including Administrator of St. Agnes Convent, Director of Ministry at The Leo House in New York City, Local Coordinator at Nazareth Court and Center, and volunteer at St. Agnes Hospital. Give a donation in honorofSister Ruth Ann Baudry. Throughout her years in active ministry, Sister Joan was a dedicated and energetic teacher and educational administrator. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. She was raised in a family of six, including two boys and four girls. Mary Loraine was born in Catherine, Kansas, on December 4, 1928, to Anthony Walters and Lidwina Polifka Walters. Matilda attended Altoona Catholic High School for two years. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. She continually attended classes in health care and health services to keep herself professionally updated. She taught primary grades for twenty-nine years in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Illinois. She helped established St. Clare Hospice for the elderly poor and created a monthly food distribution program that continues today. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Francis Home for their care of Sister Vivian in her last years and to the staff of St. Agnes Hospital. Preceding Sister Agnes in death were her parents Michael and Caroline Kircher; her brothers Michael, Joseph, James, and Richard; and her sisters Caroline Pecoroni, Mary Schultz, Theresa Brunner, Dorothy Martino, and Anna May Costello. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. From 1954-1959, she was a faculty member at Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, New York. Her summer ministries included directing retreats in Wisconsin at the Jesuit Retreat House, Oshkosh, St. Anthony Retreat House, Marathon, and St. Joseph Retreat House, Baileys Harbor. Her own health declining, she was admitted to St. Francis Home in October 2019, where she received loving care until the time of her death. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Eva on August 15, 1944, in Fond du Lac. She entered St. Agnes Convent in 1943 and graduated from St. Agnes High School. She graduated from Marian College in 1968 with a BA in Biology and Math. One of six children, she had four sisters and one brother. Her last ministry was at CANTERA, a center in Managua for promoting education, growth and development among the people, where she was fondly known as Sister Mara to the Nicaraguans she served. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and St. Francis Home who cared for Sister Janice in her final years. Mary entered St. Agnes Convent on August 29, 1942, having attended St. Marys Springs Academy for her freshman year. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Throughout this time, she remained a sister mom connecting with her sons and grandchildren while sharing life with her sisters in community until the time of her death. Throughout her life in community and in her places of ministry, she was beloved for her gentle, patient spirit and her attention to detailnot resting until the days work was done well. She immediately moved to Nazareth Center where she received loving care and support until the time of her death six months later. Gifted with a brilliant mind, an inquisitive spirit, and a heart for the poor, she was unwavering in her determination to remain actively engaged in the life and mission of her CSA community even as her increasing physical limitations made travel and group participation more difficult. Sister Suzanne spent her life in service to her CSA sisters and to the poor and homeless. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes. Sister Joan of Arc retired to the Pittsburgh motherhouse in 1990, where she remained active as the congregational postal clerk and receptionist until her 95th birthday. Cap., presiding. In March of 2016, Sister Collean joined the community of Sisters at Nazareth Court and Center remaining actively engaged in life up to the time of her death, motivated by her belief in the power of presence offering a smile, a prayer, and a word of encouragement to all. Sister Nancy had a special love for music and could play the piano, organ, guitar and the cornet, her favorite musical instrument. Visitation for Sister Marie Endres will be on Friday, July 19, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Rita entered St. Agnes Convent in 1941 as a high school student. Sister Vivian taught in elementary schools in Indiana and Wisconsin before serving from 1960-1970 as a missionary in Managua, Puerto Cabezas, Rosita and Waspam, Nicaragua, as well as in Quito, Ecuador. She enjoyed needlework, macrame and weaving, and she instructed women who were interested in learning those skills. A Prayer Service for Sister Rita Little will be held on September 6, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Francis Home and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Mary Lee in her last years. In view of health precautions currently in place, a Prayer Service and Mass will be held privately July 1, 2021, with limited attendance. Gladys grew up immersed in farm life among the Volga German community in Catherine. Francis Home for their care of Sister Margaretta in her last years. at Duquesne University. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Beata on August 15, 1956, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her education began in a one-room schoolhouse in Marblehead and continued at St. Josephs 9th Grade and St. Marys Springs Academy, both in Fond du Lac. Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Sister Michaela was preceded in death by her parents James H. OBrien and Estelle Stack OBrien; her brothers Thomas OBrien and James OBrien; and her sisters Florence Flood, Helen Gellings, and Alice Michels. She appreciated the humor in life and enjoyed entertaining others in the person of her clown character named STAR. After graduating in 1961, Rita followed the call within her heart to become a Sister. Sister Joan of Arc Urban, OSF, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 85 years, died on March 4, 2018, at the age of 101. Throughout the last decade, she engaged in the ministry of prayer and presence while continuing artistic pursuits and spiritual studies. Rose was born in Catherine, KS, on October 11, 1933, to Anthony Walters and Lidwina Polifka Walters. With her health declining, Sister Joan was moved to St. Francis Home in April 2013. Sister Beata was preceded in death by her parents, George and Genevieve Reiser, her brother, George Joseph Reiser, and her brother-in-law, Samuel Paniccia. Obituary Archives for the U.S. After a year of sabbatical in Rock Haven, Missouri, in 1994, she engaged in a variety of ministries including serving on the parish team of Sacred Heart Parish in Colby, Kansas, and cooking for the residents at St. Johns New Horizons Assisted Living, Hays, Kansas. At the time of Sisters death, she was survived by her sister Gertrude Lawrence. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will preside. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. Sister Mary Alice taught in elementary schools in Wisconsin and Kansas. February 18, 2023 . A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on October 18, 2021, in the Nazareth Center Chapel. Sister Loretta joined the community of sisters at Nazareth Court and Center in June 2001. Bereneice made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Ruth Ann on August 15, 1954. Sister Francis Assisi was involved in civic community action programs as a board member of the Fond du Lac Area Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc.; she was a founding member when the Economic Opportunity Office became ADVOCAP, Inc. She was also a board member for several Fond du Lac service organizations and foundations. A fond memory of that time is Sister Joan playing the piano in the Fireside Room to entertain the sisters and staff as they passed through. in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1953. In grade school and high school, Donna was taught by the Sisters of St. Agnes. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Mary at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In retirement Sister Martina found opportunities to volunteer her service and presence, including: St. Clare Terrace reception desk and Beacon House in Fond du Lac; Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home and the Community Assistance Center, Hays, Kansas. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center, St. Francis Home, and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Rose Andr in her final years. She served more than 50 years in education beginning at St. Casimir in Pittsburgh, PA, followed by teaching assignments at St. Joseph in DuBois PA, St. George in Philadelphia PA, SS Peter & Paul in Elizabeth NJ, St. Peter in Kenosha, WI, St. Valentine in Bethel Park, PA, Holy Trinity in Moon Run, PA, St. George in Rochester NY, and SS Peter and Paul in Grand Rapids, MI. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 23, 2022, from 9:45 am11:00 a.m. and 12:001:30 p.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She received a BS in Physical Education and Social Studies from UW-La Crosse in 1941. Give a donation in honorofSister Colette Hartman. A burial service for Sister Mary Christopher was held on February 3, 2021, at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Hedwig (Hedy), Regina and Irena. Give a donation in honor ofSister Paul Ann Dinkel. Drawn by news that missionary sisters had arrived in 1945 to serve on Nicaraguas Atlantic Coast, she was one of the first two Nicaraguan women to join the pioneer community of Sisters of St. Agnes at Waspam in June 1948. With her brothers and sisters, Rita enjoyed many wonderful days working, playing, and praying together on their beautiful farmland in the Kettle Moraine area. Memorials can be directed to the project Sister Ann founded and directed: Adelante Mujer/Advance Woman, 757 S. Main St., Suite 9, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. Sister Colombiere was preceded in death by her parents Ferdinand Revelant and Domenica Valente Revelant; her sisters Elsie Inkmann, Mary Light, and Angeline Sadowski. A Catholic mass will be celebratedin his honornear his final resting placein the Carolinas. We give thanks to God for Sisters life, her spirit, her service and her many years of proclaiming the Good News. Sister Beata graduated from St. Agnes School of Nursing, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1959 and received her B.S. Her assignment to Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, marked the beginning of her twenty-one years of service in Puerto Cabezas, Waspam, and Managua. Emma Endres was born in Waunakee, Wisconsin, on October 26, 1923, to Aloysius Leo Endres and Monica Schwab Endres. She worked for a year at St. Agnes Hospital before moving to Chicago. Her mother died early in Ritas life, leaving Robert with three girls under the age of five years. She was teacher and principal at St. Ignatius School, Houghton, Michigan; St. Zachary School, Des Plaines, Illinois; and St. Patricks School, Hudson, Wisconsin. Preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers, John (infant) and Michael; an infant sister, Joe Ellen; and her sister-in-law, Carol Grodzicki Walter. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Mary Martha on August 15, 1948. Sister delighted many with her flair for creating the beautiful whether she was decorating cakes, designing her own delicate greeting cards, setting a festive table, or preparing attractive dishes for daily meals or special occasions./p>, Sister Mary Catherine was preceded in death by her parents Leo Younger and Christine Gerber Younger; two infant brothers John Younger and Clarence Younger; her brothers Walter Younger, Henry Younger, Leo Younger and Butchie Younger; her sisters Helen Kreutzer (Dan) and Viola Miller (Bob)./p>, Sister is survived by her sisters Josephine Dreiling, Lambertine Miller, Lucille Peeples (Billy); brothers Clarence Younger (Dian) and Derell Younger (Caroline); sisters-in-law Viola Younger and Theresa Younger; numerous nieces and nephews; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered./p>, A Mass of Christian Burial with the cremains present will be on January 21, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. Sister Nancy Derhammer, CSA, died peacefully September 25, 2022, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In 2014 Sister Lillian was among our first Sisters missioned to Westminster Place of Presbyterian SeniorCare in Oakmont, Read Sister Lillians Wake Reflection Here. Sister Grace Ann taught for nineteen years (1964-1983) in elementary schools in Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin. DownloadSister Joan Fisher'obituaryas a PDF. She is survived by her nieces and nephews and the Sisters of St. Agnes with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. She was one of ten children including seven boys and three girls. Give a donation in honorofSister RebeccaEndres. Throughout her life, she continued to take post-graduate courses in theology. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, a Memorial Mass will be held in private services at Nazareth Court and Center, Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. Sister Mary Dennis was preceded in death by her parents, Dennis Francis McMahon and Bridie Margaret McMahon; her brother Vincent; and her sisters Margaret Frances McMahon, Joan Detloff and Isabelle DaPrato. Sister Miriam Racas, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God for 81 years, died at the age of 97 on May 16, 2022. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. A Memorial Mass for Sister Agnes will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In October of 2016, Sister Ruth Ann joined the community of CSA sisters at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She also enrolled in post graduate studies in Catholic Leadership and Educational Administration at Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, DownloadSister Donna's obituaryas a PDF. Victoria was born in Bluefields, Nicaragua, on December 23, 1925. For one year, she attended St. Francis Academy, Pittsburgh, where the seed of her religious vocation was planted.