In 1955, she attended St. Agnes School of Nursing in Fond du Lac and one year later entered St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac. Loretta entered St. Agnes Convent in 1939 and attended St. Agnes High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She also liked to share witty stories. In 1988, Sister Joan moved to New Mexico where she engaged in various ministries among the Native American peoples of the area. 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. Descarga en espaol. Sister Mary Martha Karlin, CSA, baptized Rita Anarda, died peacefully July 6, 2021, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Mary is survived by cousins, friends and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. After her graduation from Decatur Catholic High School in 1954, Mary entered St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Mary made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1957. Give a donation in honorofSister Rita Little. Download Sister Mary Dennis McMahon's obituaryas a PDF. She served as librarian for 16 years, including assignments to St. Marys Springs Academy and Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, New York, and Precious Blood School, Fort Wayne, Indiana. www.zacherlfuneralhome.com. After working a few years, she entered the congregation in 1963. Private burial services will be held at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The presider at the funeral liturgy will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. She decided to leave classroom teaching because she felt she could be of greater help to children by becoming a school counselor. She was the loving wife of Robert William Crowley for sixty-seven View full obituary . The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Francis House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021. She grew up on her family farm with one brother and four sisters. Carol Gertrude began her love affair with life as she described it, on February 14, 1927. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:15 p.m. on January 30, 2019, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. 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. A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Descarga en espaol. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a Memorial Mass for Sister Ann will be celebrated on a future date at the Nazareth Center Chapel with Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, presiding. For a total of 14 of those years, she was a teaching principal: at St. Mary, Eden, Wisconsin; St. Lawrence, Muncie, Indiana; and St. Mary, Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania. She worked in the Financial Aid Office at Marian College and drove for the sisters residing at the Boyle Apostolic Center in Fond du Lac from 1981 1984. In 1987, she was appointed the first Vice President of Development for Marian, a position she held for ten years. 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. Sister Vivian returned to Nicaragua in 1984 serving first in pastoral ministry in Bele n, Rivas, followed by seven years devoted to the formation of young Nicaraguan women preparing to enter the congregation. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Mary was born July 4, 1936, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Otto Andrew Miller and Rose J. Spangler Miller. She is survived by her community, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God, her brother Vincent (Greta) Yurksaitis, and several beloved nieces and nephews. Sister Joan was known for her love of classical music and for playing the piano. She also taught theology and Scripture in Nicaragua and Honduras during her winter breaks, gave numerous presentations on women in religion and did applied research on the future of religious associates in her own congregation and the broader Church. Sister Ruth Ann taught primary grades in: East Harlem, New York; Defiance, Ohio; Two Rivers, Wauwatosa, and Hortonville, Wisconsin. Joan was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on September 1, 1932, to Charles William Fisher and Harriet Landreman. After Rita spent three years in the congregations formation program, illness caused her to return home. She was one of nine children, five boys and four girls. Upon returning to Fond du Lac, she did grant research and prospect identification in the Marian College Development Department from 1989-1996. Sister Vivian returned to the United States, becoming a resident of Nazareth Court and Center in 2010. She is survived by her brothers John Karlin, Tom (Laura) Karlin, and her sister Betty Pfeifer; her sisters-in-law Nadine (+Frederick) Karlin, Arlene (+Leroy) Karlin, Sharon (+Lawrence) Karlin, and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. From early on she wanted to be just like the sisters. Preceding Sister Annette in death are her parents George Herr and Amalia Rammer Herr and her brother Richard Herr. Memorials can be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. She achieved her goal, becoming a lifelong learner and educator. 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. Victoria continued her religious formation at St. Agnes Convent in Fond duLac, WI, from 1949-1951. In 2004, Sister Ann returned to Fond du Lac, living for a time at the CSA motherhouse and with her sisters at Nazareth Court and Center and St. Francis Home. Following her retirement from teaching, Sister Colombiere happily returned for 16 years to her roots, St. Florian in West Milwaukee. In 1972, she earned her MA in Theology from St. Mary University, San Antonio, Texas. Francis Home and of Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Colombiere in her last years. In 1967, she earned her MALS in Library Science from Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois. While attending joint formation programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with women from other religious communities, she met the Sisters of St. Agnes and felt drawn to their spirit and mission. In November of 2017, Sister Ruth Ann was presented with the Vatican II Award for Service in Education by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, a truly fitting tribute to her life of service to children, immigrants, and the poor. She believed that these family experiences nurtured her vocation and prepared her for life in religious community. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God, 5802 Curry Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, or byCLICKING HERE. Other assignments included schools in Detroit and Grand Rapids, MI, Kenosha, WI, and Mahanoy City, PA., On October 4, 1992 (appropriately the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi), Sister Michele went back to her native country, joining Sister Dolorita Butkus as the first of our Sisters to return to Lithuania since the late 1930s, to serve its people. Returning to CSA community service in 1985, Sister Mary Christopher provided therapeutic services, foot care, and transportation for the elderly sisters at Nazareth Heights and at the new CSA retirement center, Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac until 2008. Descarga en espaol. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honor ofSister Beata Reiser. An avid walker, she logged numerous miles while taking in the sights and sounds of the sidewalks of New York. DownloadSister Joan Fisher'obituaryas a PDF. Mary entered the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac, in September 1966. She then earned an MEd, with an emphasis on reading, from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and an MRE in Religious Education from St. Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, Indiana. In 2003, Sister Joan returned to Fond du Lac and supervised student teachers for Marian College. Sister Mary Lee Spielbauer, CSA, baptized Catherine Audrey Spielbauer, died peacefully Sunday, September 30, 2018, at St. Francis Home. Later her father married Rose Befort, a widow with two children. There she received loving care until the time of her death. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center and Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Mary Albert in her last years. 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 devoted care of Sister Joan. Following pastoral care studies, she was Director of Pastoral Care at St. Joseph Hospital in Alton, IL. Sister received a license in dietary service from M.P.T.I. She was known as a strong, honest, straight-forward woman with a tender heart. Get Directions. The five sisters currently living at the parish are moving to new residents in Lutherville. Our sisters who are celebrating 70 years of religious life. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Sister Helen then dedicated her energy to volunteer roles in the Fond du Lac community, including at St. Agnes Hospital--Support Services; Fond du Lac Area Information and Referral (FAIR) helping to set up a data base for social services; Family Resource Center; and Fond du Lac Center for Spirituality and Healing. Province. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center, and to Hospice Hope, for their care of Sister Clare in her last years. Sister Francis Assisi made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1938. Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Agnes. Patricia was born in Riverdale, New York, on March 27, 1933, to William Scanlan and Irene Magill Scanlan. Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Catherine Younger. A Prayer Service will be held on April 19, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in Nazareth Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A native of Pittsburgh, Sister Louise Marie attended St. Agnes School and St. Casimirs High School prior to entering the congregation in 1964. She later was a clinical social worker for three years and director of materials management for six years at St. Agnes Hospital. For 32 years she ministered as a homemaker for the Sisters of St. Agnes at a number of their mission houses in Wisconsin and New York. She moved with her family to Evanston, Illinois, where she attended St. Nicholas Grade School, staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes. In June 2016, Sister Judith joined the community of sisters residing at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac. At St. Marys Springs, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and at Marian High, Hays, Kansas, Sister Patricia was a religion teacher as well as a physical education instructor and coach. Mary Ellen graduated from St. Marys Springs Academy in 1936. From 1991-2012, Sister Beata was a hospice nurse providing end of life care in several rural Mississippi communities: Hospice of Central Mississippi, Jackson; Whispering Pines Hospice, Jackson; Hospice Ministries, Ridgeland, serving out of its branch office in Forest. Sister Teresita Ins Argello, CSA, Victoria Argello Hernandez, died peacefully on September 20, 2018, at St. Francis Home. Descarga en espaol. The family always remained close, and Sister Germaine was grateful throughout life for the blessing of her good home full of faith, love and care. Carol accepted the invitation and began what she called her biggest romance in life. In view of health precautions currently in place, a Prayer Service and Mass will be held privately June 28 with limited attendance. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, April 1, 2019, at 2:30pm in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A native of Hartford, CT she entered our community in 1932 during her junior year at St. Francis Academy and was the first Sister in our congregations history to reach her 101 birthday and 85th Jubilee. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) | Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God, uring World War II, Sister Marita worked as a riveter in a factory before entering the congregation. Wake Reflection for Sister M. Michele Garas. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery in Fond du Lac. She was in the 76th year of her religious life. She is fondly remembered by the sisters and staff alike for her kindness and thoughtfulness, her keen mind, and ability to converse with anyone on a variety of topics. After graduation from Messmer High School in Milwaukee in 1964, Mary chose to enter St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, making her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Doreen on August 15, 1967. For 14 of those years, she served simultaneously as teacher and principal in parish schools in Kewaskum and Beloit, Wisconsin, and in New Haven and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sister Thomas Ann had a warm, outgoing personality. Dr. Mathias was an optometrist, musician, and choir and band director and Marie was a teacher. A Memorial Mass for Sister Nancy will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap., presiding. She earned a B.S. She initiated a Catholic Young Writers Club for elementary students in the early 1950s. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. Sister Ann was preceded in death by her parents Millard McKean and Margaret Robinson McKean, and her brother Roy McKean. Sister Agnes Kircher, CSA, formerly known as Sister Joseph Gerard, died peacefully on October 5, 2017, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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, July 13, 2021. Sister Marie Endres, CSA, baptized Emma Walburga, died peacefully July 11, 2019, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Janice ministered as an elementary teacher from 1953-2004 in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Illinois. 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. Her dedicated service and precise accounting are still remembered by the staff of The Leo House. She was chaplain at the Monroe Clinic, Monroe, Wisconsin, from 1993-2003. Please check-in for the Visitation at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. The following year, she was appointed to CSA regional leadership for the sisters ministering in the Southwest. DownloadSister Cecelia Schlaefer's obituaryas a PDF. Give a donation in honorofSister Rita Kramer. For six years, she was an adjunct instructor in business education at Marian College, while serving as the local coordinator for the retired sisters at Boyle Apostolic Center in Fond du Lac. She would often donate her work to groups that raised funds for charitable causes. Cremation has taken place. Her family included a brother Robert and a sister Betty. In 1969, she was appointed Apostolic Councilor for the congregation, assisting in educational planning and personnel placement for CSA. Give a donation in honorofSister Colette Hartman. Bernice Marie was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on June 24, 1916, to Francis Albert Conrad and Emma Langguth Conrad. She ministered for 40 years as a homemaker at missions of the congregation in Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, and Illinois. She furthered her professional education at various colleges through courses in secondary school administration, physics and Scripture. Give a donation in honorofSister Clare Marie Conrad. In addition to her professional engagement, she also shared her faith and gifts through volunteering as a parish catechist and Eucharistic minister for years at St. Joseph Parish, Hays, KS; St. Paul Parish, San Antonio, TX; and St. Florian Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mary Agnes was born in Hays, Kansas, on July 19, 1923, to Joseph Doerfler and Agnes Staab Doerfler. Sister Kathleen was born in Dublin, Ireland. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Mary Martha will be held on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Kenneth Smits, Capuchin, presiding. Sister Helen was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Martha Renzelmann; her sisters Mary Hildegarde Blyth, Barbara Schrimpf, and Rose Ross. Patricia entered St. Agnes Convent in 1950 after graduating from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers, New York. While deeply proud of her Kansas roots, she loved to travel and visit historical sites across the country often riding for days on a bus to reach her destination. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Sister Helen engaged in numerous formal learning experiences over the years as she responded to new opportunities to minister among the people of God. Her sister, Hattie Thomas, took Loretta into her home in Mayville, Wisconsin, and raised her with her own children. A prayer service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on December 2, 2021, in the Nazareth Center Chapel. Download Sister Germaine Lichtle's obituary. Together they had two sons, Jeff and Jason, and owned an air-conditioning and appliance business in Garber, Oklahoma. For the next twenty-four years, she served as the Director of Respiratory Therapy at Good Samaritan Hospital. A prayer service will take place at 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Center Chapel. Visitation for Sister Michaela OBrien will be held at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac, WI, on October 25, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac, WI, on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. Following a years sabbatical in 1990, Sister Rachel served for 23 years in pastoral ministry at St. Louis the King parish in Glendale, Arizona, as director of adult faith formation, R.C.I.A., Stephen Ministries, and liturgy/environment. Beginning in 1972, she served as a learning center coordinator and librarian at St. Nicholas School, Evanston, IL; Brother Dutton School, Beloit, WI; and Sacred Heart School, Colby, KS. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. In 1997, she moved to the Clifton Apartments in Sherwood, Wisconsin, where she volunteered her services as a caretaker for other elderly residents. True to the mission of CSA, she exemplified genuine hospitality, loving service, and care for all creation. Descarga la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honorofSister Mary Louise Pfannenstiel. She served in Campus Ministry at Kansas State University for six years. Throughout her years in active ministry, Sister served as an educator, pastoral minister, and case worker in schools, parishes, and mental health agencies in Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania. Sister James Francis was . She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jack, and her two sisters, Vickie Hogan and Deborah Foxwell. Having served the congregation as local coordinator of St. Agnes Convent from 1990-1994, Sister Rita retired from formal roles in education. You have funeral questions, we have answers. Margaret was born in Hilbert, Wisconsin, on March 27, 1926, the daughter of Michael Thiel and Elizabeth Bauer. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, Capuchin. She opened the kindergarten program at Holy Family School, Bronx, New York, and the kindergarten and daycare programs for St. Josephs School in Decatur, Indiana. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Sister Clare Marie taught in elementary schools in Wisconsin for 14 years. She served as the administrator of the St. Josephs Daycare from 1994 1997. She attended Marian College during her years of religious formation, studying theology, English, math and education. Sister Rose pursued her avocation as an avid and excellent photographer for many years. One of Sister Deborahs most treasured accomplishments was the foundation of the Working Families Grant at Marian University for low-income single parents struggling to support their families while attaining a bachelors degree. Sister Rita Kramer, CSA, formerly Sister Sara, died peacefully January 26, at St. Francis Home, 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. Burial will be at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at a later date. Over the years Sister enriched her life through various courses, receiving certificates in Dietary Administration for Food Service Managers, St. Louis University; Church and Sacraments, Marian College of Fond du Lac; Spiritual Development Program, School of Spirituality, Yonkers; and Ministry with Older Adults, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City. Jessi Russo. There will be a Prayer Service on Thursday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, WI. Mary had eight brothers and three sisters, all of whom preceded her in death. She ministered as Pastoral Assistant in New Haven, IN; in Parish Administration in New Almelo, KS, for four years; and did Pastoral Ministry at St. Nicholas of Myra Parish in Hays, KS. She also found great spiritual solace through her participation with the Bread of Life Charismatic Prayer Group. In 1945 upon her graduation from high school, God knocked on the door of her heart again with a call to religious life. Visitation for Sister Teresita Inswill be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond duLac, Wisconsin, on Thursday, September 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Prayer Service at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond d Lac, Wisconsin. 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. She began teaching in Fall 1947 while pursuing undergraduate studies; she earned a B.S. She made sure Jesse was receiving the love and attention needed to address her needs and to help her experience a family who cared for her. Download Sister Ann McKean's obituaryas a PDF. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. (If you can't find, check under M for Mary or Maria) A Sister M. Accia de Paula Ribeiro Sister Agatha Dzenkauskas Sister Agnes Dainus Sister Agnes Elizabeth Tosh Sister Agnes Katherine Wilson Sister Alice Phillipenas Mother Aloysia Yurgutis Sister Alphonsa Janusis Sister Bertha Ann Miller, CSA, baptized Mary Agnes Miller, died peacefully March 27, 2021, at St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. After completing her years in educational ministry, she worked for seven years at St. Bernard Parish, Madison, Wisconsin, making pastoral visits to the elderly. A prayer service will follow at 11:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 2:00 p.m., on December 4, 2018, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Click on the sister's picture to read her obituary. Visitation for Sister Rebecca Endres will be Thursday, October 31, 2019, at 9:00 in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Throughout her years as an educator, Sister was a learner herself attending many seminars and classes to enhance her skills as an educational leader. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. DownloadSisterMartha Kretschmer's obituary. Her degrees in education were used well as she spent many years teaching primary grades at Saints Peter & Paul, Grand Rapids, MI, St. George, Philadelphia, Holy Trinity in Moon Run, St. Valentine in Bethel Park, and St. Gabriels in Whitehall. Descarga en espaol. Sister Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Anton J. and Mary Zimmermann Wagner; her stepmother, Nerina Pfister Wagner; and her two beloved half-brothers, Hilmer Wagner and Victor (Dorothy) Wagner. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes on August 15, 1954, with the religious name Sister Paul Ann. Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application. Sister Michaela exemplified in her personal life qualities she encouraged in her students ~ faith, commitment, discipline, excellence, loyalty, concern for others and perseverance. Memorials may be directed to the Sisters of St. Agnes Development Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. In 1943 Mary Ellen entered St. Agnes Convent. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. Bertha and her three brothers had fond memories of free train trips with their parents, particularly to Chicago and New York, one of the perks of working for the railroad. Frank married Patricia Marie Bellew on January 7, 1956 in Paramus . In 1987, she returned to the classroom, teaching for five years at St. Pius X School in Mobile. Descarga en espaol. The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Sister Mary was CSA Corporate Director of Sponsorship for eleven years. Sister was preceded in death by her parents Frank M. Dinkel and Rosa (Hertel) Dinkel; her brothers Clarence, Ed and Hilarius; her sisters Julitta Dechant, Bertha Prewo, Melinda Griebel, Rita Rohr, Regina Dechant, Irene Scruggs, and Sister Francis Rose. DownloadSister Kathleen Schmitz's obituary. Now 89 years old, they were born in Brooklyn 15 minutes apart. Descargar la obituario en espaol, Give a donation in honor ofSister Rose Andr Miller. 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. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on May 25, 2018, in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, at 2:00 p.m. Father Ken Smits, Capuchin, will be the presider. Following this term of service, Sister Judith was the principal of Immaculate Conception Grade School, Elmhurst, Illinois, from 19751977. Sister Mary Alice Walters, CSA, baptized Elizabeth Johanna, died peacefully November 4, 2021, at Nazareth Center, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. 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. 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. Shortly after her birth, her parents moved with Mary Louise to a family farm in Plainville, KS, where she spent her childhood. Sister Clare Marie Conrad, CSA, (Bernice Marie Conrad) died peacefully on January 20, 2017, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Born February 20, 1932 inBridgeport, CT, she was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Joseph, Raymond, and Albert. Sister M. Berenices Wake Reflection: All I can say is Bless the Lord for all the good He has done for me. I loved being a sister.. Joanne attended St. Johns Elementary School in Waunakee, staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes. A Mass of Christian Burial with cremated remains present will take place on September 6, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Give a donation in honorofSister Clare Haman. She then taught at St. Marys School in Fond du Lac for two years. Welcome! 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. 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 October 18, 2021. Hear their unique stories, and shared experiences. About the Sisters of St. Francis: "We, the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, Oldenburg, are women of prayer, committed to the Gospel values as lived by St. Francis and Mother Theresa Hackelmeier.