Having graduated from high school in Muncie, Indiana, in 1942, Mary entered St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. and 12-1:30 p.m.-Nazareth Court Download and click the links to We, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), invite a new Generation of passionate, energetic young women to follow as disciples of Jesus Christ, as vowed Women Religious and to carry forward the charism of St. Julie Billiart across continental borders.Click here to view. Visitation for Sister Barbara Rose will be on Tuesday, December 4, starting at 9:00 a.m. in Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Since 1985, Sister Ruth Ann assisted Hmong families in obtaining housing, legal aid, health services, nutrition assistance, and immunizations for their children. DownloadSisterMartina Kuhn's obituary. She earned her M.S. In January 2013, Sister Rita joined the community of CSA sisters residing at Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac. Cremation has taken place. She enjoyed needlework, macrame and weaving, and she instructed women who were interested in learning those skills. Sister Clare Marie taught in elementary schools in Wisconsin for 14 years. We proclaim Gods goodness and provident care, committed to global transformation. 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. Sister participated in the Foster Grandparent Program from 2004-2011, when she became a volunteer tutor. Retiring from Nicaragua in 2000, Sister Dolores returned to Fond du Lac and lived at St. Agnes Convent. In 1998, she moved with the retired sisters from Nazareth Heights to Nazareth Court and Center where she shared actively in the life of the community until shortly before her death. 9 January, 2023, Maria Regina Province Sister loved to cook and to keep things looking clean and in order. Kathleen was born in Brothertown, Wisconsin, on August 4, 1936, to Ambrose Schmitz and Esther Andrew Schmitz. 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. Sister Rachel Doerfler, CSA, baptized Mary Agnes Doerfler, died peacefully on December 11, 2020, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Sister Ann was preceded in death by her parents Millard McKean and Margaret Robinson McKean, and her brother Roy McKean. She then served for twenty years as the bookkeeper for The Leo House in New York City. The presider will be Father Ken Smits, OFM Cap. Joanne was born February 27, 1942, in Waunakee, Wisconsin, the youngest of seven children of Herman B. Feldbruegge and Grace M. Olson Feldbruegge. While serving on the general council, Sister was director of the CSA formation program and was instrumental in initiating the associate program for the community. 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 Bertha. Additional services and burial will be held at St. Fidelis Parish and Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery. She taught for nineteen years in grade schools and high schools in Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, and Indiana. Please check in for the Visitation and Prayer Service at the 375 Gillett Street entrance only. She entered the Sisters of St . The Sisters of St. Agnes are grateful to the nurses and staff of Nazareth Court and Center/St. Descarga en espaol. She was one of seven children, five boys and two girls. She grew up in a farm family of fifteen, 10 boys and five girls. Throughout her years in active ministry, Sister Joan was a dedicated and energetic teacher and educational administrator. We, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), invite a new Generation of passionate, energetic young women to follow as disciples of Jesus Christ, as vowed Women Religious and to carry forward the charism of St. Julie Billiart across continental borders. This obituary page of the CSA sisters since 2004 year contains a Donate button and pictures for the 2019 deceased sisters. Regular mission trips to the villages along the Coco River always held a special place in Sisters heart. She received a BS in Education from Marian College of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and an MEd in Administration and Supervision from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is survived by her nieces and nephews and the Sisters of St. Agnes with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered. She continually attended classes in health care and health services to keep herself professionally updated. A Prayer Service will be held Monday, July 8, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., in Nazareth Court and Center Chapel, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She attended South Milwaukee High School for three years then, having moved, graduated from Menasha High in 1941. Her volunteer ministries included: tutor for Fond du Lac Adult Literacy Program; facilitator and mentor in the Getting Ahead Program sponsored by the St. Vincent De Paul Society; and spiritual care volunteer at Hospice Home of Hope. At the time of Sisters death, she was survived by her sister Gertrude Lawrence. Sister Barbara Rose ministered as a teacher for 32 years in Yonkers, New York; in Two Rivers, Fond du Lac, Wauwatosa, and North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; and in Bensenville, Illinois. January 21, 2023, Sister Charia Ripple Throughout her life Sister pursued further education to enhance and broaden her professional preparation. Sophie Bertha was born January 24, 1928, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Sebastian Bumann and Hedwig Erny Bumann, both immigrants from Germany, who settled in Altoona where Sebastian worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Sister and her friend, the deceased Sister Ruth Ann Baudry, were familiar faces at Mass, on committees and at activities sponsored by Holy Family Parish. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Theodore on August 15, 1956. With the support of generous friends like you, we are able to continue our mission of educating and taking a stand with thosein poverty especially women and children. Sister Suzanne was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Helen Kotel; her brothers Raymond, John, Robert, Paul, James, Martin, William, and Eugene; her sisters Evelyn, Josephine, and Helen. Edie was born. February 20, 2023 Sister Joyce Ann Berkel Bridgeton, Missouri February 16, 2023 Sister Laura Jean Spaeth Greenfield, Wisconsin February 5, 2023 January Sister Janet Senderak Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 31, 2023 Sister Mary Ann Matachinskas Dallas, Texas January 23, 2023 Sister Mary Eugene Braun Shakopee, Minnesota January 21, 2023 Rita was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on December 1, 1943, the daughter of Leo E. Kramer and Veronica J. Loehr Kramer. Coesfeld, Germany She worked for one year in St. Augustine Parish, Tucson, Arizona, then accepted the position of Consultant for Religious Education in the schools and parish catechetical programs of the Diocese of Joliet, IL., for six years. Visitation will be held at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, from 9:0011:00 a.m. and from 12:001:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Following Donna, three more boys and two girls made the family of fourteen complete. Sister Kathleen Schmitz, CSA, formerly known as Sister David Gerard, died peacefully on November 22, 2018, at Nazareth Court and Center Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Following knee replacement surgery in March of 2019, Sister was admitted to St. Francis Home where she was cared for until the time of her death. In 8th grade, she sensed a call to religious life, yet relieved that her father thought she was too young to go to the convent, she attended Kaukauna High School taking classes required for the nursing field. 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. 701 E. Columbia Avenue 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. During that time her love for the Sisters of St. Agnes grew, and she requested to return to the congregation. 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. Cremation will take place following the services. Francis Home and the staff of Hospice Hope for their care of Sister Michaela in her last years. She is survived by her aunt, Mildred Walters; her cousins; and the Sisters of St. Agnes, with whom she lived, prayed and ministered. She spent her last years in active ministry serving as a pastoral associate at Sacred Heart Parish in Colby, Kansas, and as a volunteer among the elderly offering a ministry of care and presence through her arts and crafts projects, her advocacy efforts, her caregiver relief services and by being a telephone companion for the elderly who lived alone or had no family. 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. 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 Friday, July 16, 2021. After transitioning out of the field of education, Sister Gonzagas passion was to serve others through cooking. Agnese was born in Victoria, Kansas, on October 12, 1933, to Frank M. Dinkel and Rosa Hertel Dinkel. After her years as educator, Sister ministered in pastoral care at St. Agnes Hospital and the Central Wisconsin Cancer Center from 1998 until she became a resident at Nazareth Court and Center in 2016. Sign up for our monthly eNewsletter to receive updates on sisters, prayers and events. Give a donation in honor ofSister Mary Hornung. DownloadSister RebeccaEndres'obituary. 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