Sister Mary Christopher fulfilled her childhood dream and served in healthcare ministries throughout her life. Matilda attended Altoona Catholic High School for two years. Download Sister Mary Dennis McMahon's obituaryas a PDF. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, WI from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021. In 1994 Sister Martha received the Light of Learning Award as an outstanding teacher of the year in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana. She received her BS in Nursing from Marian College in 1951. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Obituaries; Give. She was one of six children, three girls and three boys. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1950, with the religious name Sister Albert Marie. She taught upper elementary and junior high school students for 50 years in parish schools in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and New York. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She was chaplain at the Monroe Clinic, Monroe, Wisconsin, from 1993-2003. She entered St. Agnes Convent in 1943 and graduated from St. Agnes High School. In 1962, Sister Colette was sent to Managua, Nicaragua, where she served as a teacher and missionary for the rest of her life. To view live prayer services and funeral Masses, visit Live Streaming. 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. Sister Mary received a BA in Art/Art Ed from Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and earned an MA in Art from Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. 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. In September of 1967, Deborah entered St. Agnes Convent. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 9, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. A private Memorial Mass will be held on December 21, 2020, at Nazareth Center Chapel, 375 Gillett St., Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. The family of seven included three boys and four girls. Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States (SND USA) currently minister in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. Frail health necessitated her move to St. Francis Home where she was cared for until the time of her death. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, WI. Our Mission Our mission is to proclaim the good news as School Sisters of Notre Dame, directing our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent. After her fathers death in 1998, she remained in Hays to continue her volunteer service until joining the community of CSA sisters at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac in October 2013. In 1986, she ministered as a pastoral associate at St. Marys Catholic Church in Smith Center, Kansas. For many years she welcomed student teachers to her classroom at St. Marys School in Fond du Lac. In appreciation for her legacy of leadership and commitment to Marian University and St. Marys Springs Academy, an admission award for SMSA graduates enrolling in Marian was named the Sister Judith Schmidt Award. In July of 2021, she transferred to St. Francis Home where she received care until the time of her death. Sister Marie Endres, CSA, baptized Emma Walburga, died peacefully July 11, 2019, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her family included four siblings, one boy and three girls. In 1969 Sister received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac. Give a donation in honorofSister Nancy. She offered the gift of presence, building personal relationships and encouraging people as they experienced times of critical need. Why Give. Rita attended St. Marys Springs Academy in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where she first met the Sisters of St. Agnes. Throughout her life Sister pursued further education to enhance and broaden her professional preparation. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and Hospice Hope for their devoted care of Sister Mary. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery in Fond du Lac. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Collean at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM, Cap., presiding. Sister is survived by her nieces and nephews and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, a Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in private services at Nazareth Court and Center, Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. In 1967, she earned her MALS in Library Science from Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois. Ipswich, MA 01938 978-380-1521 nancy.barthelemy@sndden.org Kathleen O'Connor Provincial Archivist Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur 1520 Ralston Ave. Belmont, CA 94002 650-551-6400 oconnork@sndden.org Share this: Like this: Loading. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She spoke fondly of her childhood growing up in Yonkers and attending Sacred Heart Parish with her devoted parents and her two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 91, with 57 of those years having been lived in Nicaragua, Sister Colette became a light that will continue to accompany us and illuminate our path in the process of continuing to build a more just world. Download Sister Ann Walters' obituaryas a PDF. In 1979 she became Assistant Activity Director at St. Vincent-St. Joseph Rehabilitation Campus in Freeport, Illinois. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered at 2:00 p.m., November 23, 2022, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap., presiding. Sister Gonzagas other love was care for Earth: preservation of natural resources, restoration of prairies and beautifying areas that all could enjoy. Sister Rebecca Endres, CSA, baptized Mary Bernadette, died peacefully October 26, 2019, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Mary was a staff nurse, supervising nurse, and vice-president of nursing while serving at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, Wisconsin, and St. Anthony Hospital, Hays, Kansas, from 1969-1982. Francis Home and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Annette in her last years. Mary Catherine was born in St. Peter, Kansas, on May 12, 1931, to Leo Younger and Christine Gerber Younger. Sister Rachels brother Wilfred also passed away on December 11, 2020. 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. Sister Grace Ann taught for nineteen years (1964-1983) in elementary schools in Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin. One Mission. She enjoyed her years as a music teacher in Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, New York, and Guardian Angels School in Lower Manhattan, New York. Sister Mary Neff, CSA, baptized Matilda Cecilia Neff, and formerly known as Sister Mary Donald, died peacefully on April 9, 2018, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Descarga en espaol. Among the people of Nicaragua, Sister Dolores was beloved as a devoted and creative teacher and catechist, often mentoring young teachers. Sister ministered in elementary education for 45 years in Illinois, Indiana, New York, and Wisconsin. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staffs of Nazareth Court and Center and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Francis Assisi in her last years. Give a donation in honorofSister Ruth Ann Baudry. 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. Sister Mary Carmen was born Cyrilla Luella Spayd on August 16, 1925, in Mariah Hill, Indiana, the fourth of five children of William and Theresa (Brenner) Spayd. She is survived by her sisters Judith Jones and Janet McKean, her nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., on January 27, 2017, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Memorials can be directed to the CSA Mission Advancement Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. Sister Patti spent her sixteen years as a Sister of St. Agnes using her financial and administrative skills, along with her heart for the disadvantaged, ministering as the accountant for CORE El Centro, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, developing the data base for the archives of St. Agnes Hospital, serving as the administrator and Local Coordinator for the sister residents of Nazareth Court and Center, and volunteering as assistant to the manager of Solutions Center. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. At that time, Jesse was placed under the care of a state appointed guardian; however, Sister Nancy remained close to Jesse. After graduation from high school in 1952, Gladys entered St. Agnes Convent. Sister Barbara Rose made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1952. In July of 2014, Sister Donna Marie returned to Fond du Lac and became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center where she lived with her CSA sisters and received care until the time of her death. Sister served as librarian for two years at St. Marys School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She also worked in the dietary department at Mary Hill Retirement Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for six years. In August of 2018, Sister Mary joined the community of CSA sisters residing at Nazareth Court and Center. Sister is survived by her brother Andrew (Jacqueline) Miller; her sisters Frances Gruss and Naureen (Carl) Ehinger; nieces and nephews; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Sister is survived by her sister-in-law, Hazel Wagner, nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Donna Marie was preceded in death by her parents George A. and Dorothy M. Kleinsorge and her sister, Melva Jean Edmonds. In 2014 she retired to the motherhouse in Fond du Lac where she continued to serve as a volunteer at St. Agnes Hospital and St. Vincent de Paul store while also extending hospitality through prayer, letter-writing to family and friends, creative cards, and reaching out to anyone in need. Frail health led her to move to St. Francis Home in 2020 where she received loving care until the time of her death. She is survived by her brother Thomas; her sisters Catherine Perino, Nettie Kuhn-Berdi and Sister Ann Walters, CSA; her nieces and nephews; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will preside. 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. Mary was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 13, 1924, to Louis Ehrlich and Henrietta Schuck Ehrlich. Rita always expressed gratitude to her aunt, uncle and their two girls who opened their home to Robert and his daughters. School Sisters of Notre Dame. Descarga en espaol. A committal service and burial took place at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery on October 6, 2017. Together they had two sons, Jeff and Jason, and owned an air-conditioning and appliance business in Garber, Oklahoma. Cremation has taken place. She was one of seven children, five boys and two girls. She was elected by the Sisters of St. Agnes to leadership for the congregation first as general vicar, then as general superior of CSA. Because of current COVID-19 restrictions, the Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held in private services at Nazareth Court and Center, Fond du Lac, WI, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and from 12:00 -1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Shakopee, Minnesota 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. Please check-in for the Visitation at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. I pray that this Lent will be different. We were founded in 1804 by Marie Rose Julie Billart, to provide education for the poor. 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. She always had a jigsaw puzzle close by and could often be found with one of the nursing staff helping her place the final pieces. She engaged in a variety of other volunteer activities including visiting and offering spiritual support to inmates, facilitating the JustFaith Program at Holy Family Parish, singing and playing her violin and bells in local choirs, and serving on the Board of Directors of Waupun Memorial Hospital and several non-profit boards in the Fond du Lac community. Burial will be at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at a later date. A private Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Bertha Ann will be held on April 7, 2021, in the Nazareth Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. She was cared for at St. Francis Home until her death early Saturday morning, September 18. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. She would often personally deliver supplies of clothing, food, and furniture to support families as they settled in the Fond du Lac community. She was both a teacher and principal at St. Joes School near Johnsburg, Wisconsin, and at St. Josephs School in Berlin, Wisconsin. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Sister Marie ministered for 27 years in parish schools in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Sister furthered her education at Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, earning an MA in Education and Psychology in 1946, and a PhD in Education in 1950. There will also be a prayer service at 11:00 a.m. on the same day. She will also be remembered for her devotion to Blessed Solanus Casey, a Capuchin Franciscan priest who ministered in Yonkers, NY, and is being considered for canonization by the Catholic Church for his life of service and his gifts of healing and prophecy. January 5, 2023. A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. In April of 2019, Sister Patti became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center to receive care for her failing health. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Throughout her life, she treasured her childhood memories of a loving father, mother, and two siblings who nurtured her faith and taught her to be generous especially to those in need. Following a time of sabbatical, Sister Grace Ann returned to Fond du Lac in 2002, living at the CSA Motherhouse and serving as a clerk in the congregations finance office. Remembering Sister Marie St. Joseph Santry (1931 - 2023) Sister is survived by her beloved foster sister, Jessica Alexander, and Jessicas caretaker, Susan Tilton, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Patti grew up with her family in Washington, DC, and Annapolis, Maryland. In view of current health precautions, a Prayer Service and Funeral Mass will be held privately on July 7, 2021, with limited attendance. Click below to join us! In 1988, Sister Joan moved to New Mexico where she engaged in various ministries among the Native American peoples of the area. Sister taught primary grades in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Kansas for thirty-one years. Obituaries; Give. She volunteered at the Fond du Lac Senior Center, St. Agnes Hospital, and as a counselor for the ADVOCAP Neighborhood Youth Corps. Give a donation in honorofSister Bertha Ann Miller. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. Sister Patricia (Patti) Robinson died peacefully on November 21, 2022, at Nazareth Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Phone: 314-561-4100. Sister was also active in the local Hays community as a hospice volunteer, a volunteer for the Community Assistance Center, and a board member for the Mary Elizabeth Maternity Home. Sister Deborah was working as a counselor for students in the Working Families Grant Program when serious health issues caused her to resign her position in May of 2022 and seek care at Nazareth Court and Center until the time of her death. 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. Download Sister Vivian Schmidtberger's obituary. Patricia entered St. Agnes Convent in 1950 after graduating from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers, New York. In 1943 Mary Ellen entered St. Agnes Convent. She is survived by her sister Mary Ann (Marie) Neuwald, nieces, nephews, cousins and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. Father David Funk, Capuchin, will preside at the Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Francis Home, 33 Everett Street. She is survived by her brother Patrick OBrien, many devoted nieces and nephews, other relatives, friends, colleagues, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. During this time, she volunteered in ministries of hospitality and wellness in the emergency room at St. Agnes Hospital, the Treffert Center, and St. Francis Home until frail health no longer allowed her to engage in these activities. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Cornelius on August 15, 1954, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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 Nancy. In 1981-82 she served as principal at Sacred Heart School, Fond du Lac. Descarga en espaol. After completing her ministry as a classroom teacher, she became a member of the Foster Grandmother Program and tutored in the Learning Resource Center at St. Marys Springs Academy for 17 years, until she became a resident of Nazareth Court and Center. Sister Dolores was preceded in death by her parents Paul and Genevieve (Jennie) Taddy; her brothers Raymond (Rose), Luke (Ruth Ann), Victor (Sylvia) and Cyril (Avis); her sisters Mary (Ralph) Schroeder and Rita (James) Londo. Obituaries; Give. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Download Sister Mary Catherine Younger's bio. Descarga la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Louise Pfannenstiel. She served as the administrator of the St. Josephs Daycare from 1994 1997. Descarga en espaol. December 12, 2022, Generalate and Motherhouse Descarga la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Donna Marie Kleinsorge. Beginning in 1948, Sister Francis Assisi devoted thirty years to leadership in teacher education at Marian College. She is survived by her brother, Ronald (Pam) Walters; her sisters Rosemary (Ernest) Gerstner, Leona (George) Fross, and Janet (Jude) Gerstner; hundreds of nieces, nephews, and their families; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. As a member of LAMP Catholic Ministries of New York, Sister Patricia was assigned to St. Joseph Parish, Yonkers, New York, where she did Parish Evangelization and was Pastoral Associate. Today our sponsored institutions reach students from preschool all the way through high school, and as far away as Uganda. In 1958 Sister earned an MS in Education from Marquette with a major in guidance. Cremation took place following the service. She began by serving as a head nurse and night supervisor at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She loved to dabble in genealogy, poetry, and sports. Her first years ministering in healthcare were spent at Nazareth Heights, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the CSA retirement center. She is lovingly remembered by the Fond du Lac Hmong Community. She particularly enjoyed photographing natural beauty and delighted in creating and sharing her Roseprints~greeting cards and framed art designed with her photos. 3:00 PM. Click the images below to visit our blogs! Although she received her nursing certificate through the Sisters of St. Agnes, she was not interested in joining their community and began investigating missionary communities of women religious. 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. There were three siblings: Robert, Barbara, and Kathleen. She also volunteered among the sisters at Nazareth Court and Center. 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