Sister Obituaries
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Sister Antoinette “Toni” Callahan, OP (Vincent Mary), died Jan. 17, 2012. Professed in 1951, Sr. Toni taught in the following schools: Edgewood High, Madison, WI; Heelan, Sioux City, IA; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault, MN; and Queen of Peace, Burbank, IL. She ministered as teacher, member of the resident director team, and as acting dean of students at Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, IL. Sr. Toni served as guidance counselor at Holy Family Parish, Chicago, and St. Thomas the Apostle School, Chicago, and taught English as a second language at Blessed Sacrament, Chicago. She served as pastoral associate at Queen of All Saints Basilica, Chicago, and in retreat and pastoral ministry in the greater Chicago area. Sr. Toni was artist in residence at Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Denver, CO, where she was also a team member of the “Sustainability in the City” project. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Eustelle Affelt, OP, died Nov. 28, 2011. Professed in 1953, Sr. Eustelle taught in the following schools: Holy Name, Kansas City, MO; St. Patrick, Green Bay, WI; and St. Giles, Oak Park, IL. She ministered as business office manager at Queen of Peace High School, Burbank, IL; business office staff at Trinity High School, River Forest, IL; and office aide and teacher aide at St. Luke School, River Forest, IL. Sr. Eustelle served as secretary at Service Master, Oak Park, IL; family care giver, Lemont, IL; secretary and volunteer at River Forest Bank, River Forest, IL; and pastoral care volunteer at Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Julia Reardon, OP (Mary Agatho), died Nov. 20, 2011. Professed in 1949, Sr. Julia taught in the following schools: St. Patrick, Green Bay, WI; St. Dominic, Washington, DC; St. Thomas Aquinas, Freeport, IL; St. Giles, Oak Park, IL; St. Michael, Galena, IL; St. Michael, South Sioux City, NE; St. Cecilia, Omaha, NE; SS. Peter and Paul, Kingfisher, OK; St. Joseph, Dubuque, IA; St. Barnabas, Chicago; and St. Thomas More, Chicago, where she was librarian. She ministered as staff at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, IA, and as a community volunteer while living at Trinity Convent, River Forest, IL, and Divine Providence Convent, Des Plaines, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Elwyn McHale, OP, died Nov. 19, 2011. Professed in 1949, Sr. Elwyn taught in the following schools: Bethlehem Academy, Faribault, MN; St. Dominic, Washington, DC; Holy Mother of Consolation, Oregon, WI; Sacred Heart Grade School and Academy, Washington, DC; and Rosary College/ Dominican University, River Forest, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Chiara Pauloni, OP, died Nov. 13, 2011. Professed in 1941, Sr. Chiara taught in the following schools: St. Thomas, Freeport, IL; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; and Queen of Peace, Burbank, IL. She served as support staff at St. Therese School, Albuquerque, NM. Sr. Chiara ministered as artist in residence at SS. Peter and Paul Convent, Wheat Ridge, CO; St. Dominic Convent, Denver, CO; St. Therese Convent Albuquerque, NM; St. Barnabas Convent, Chicago; Veritas Studio, Madison, WI; and Veritas West Studio, Sinsinawa, WI. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Margaret Savoy Meicher, OP, died Nov. 11, 2011. Professed in 1953, Sr. Margaret taught in the following schools: St. Cajetan, Chicago; Incarnation, Minneapolis; Sacred Heart, Washington, DC; Holy Trinity, Bloomington, IL; SS. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL; St. Thomas Aquinas, Milwaukee; Visitation Grade, Chicago; Sacred Heart, Reedsburg, WI; St. Mark, Peoria, IL; St. Mary, Portage, WI; St. John Vianney, Janesville, WI; St. Rose of Lima, Milwaukee; and Harambee, Milwaukee. She ministered as support staff at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, IA, and volunteered in Dubuque, IA, at Finley Hospital, Hospice of Dubuque, Hillcrest Family Services, and George Washington Carver Elementary School. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Joanice Hogan, OP, died Oct. 21, 2011. Professed in 1938, Sr. Joanice taught in the following schools: Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, IA; SS. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL; Corpus Christi, New York; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; St. Giles, Oak Park, IL; and Trinity, River Forest, IL. She ministered as principal at Edgewood Campus School, Madison, WI; pastoral minister at Annunciation Parish, Minneapolis; and volunteer at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Nona Mary Allard, OP (Mary Raimonda), died Oct. 20, 2011. Professed in 1956, Sr. Nona Mary taught at Visitation High School, Chicago. She ministered at Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, IL, for 38 years, as math teacher and professor; associate dean; director of the study abroad program in Strasbourg, France; secretary of the Board of Trustees; international student advisor; and support staff in the School of Education. Sr. Nona Mary worked with the international students at Marymount Manhattan College, New York. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Dorice Suchowski, OP, died Oct. 12, 2011. Professed in 1932, Sr. Dorice taught in the following schools: St. Matthew, Milwaukee; St. Peter, Oshkosh, WI; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; Trinity, River Forest, IL; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault, MN; and Bishop Lynch, Dallas. She served as pastoral minster at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Richardson, TX. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Elizabeth Cummings, OP (Sylvester), died Sept. 27, 2011. Professed in 1937, Sr. Elizabeth taught in the following schools: St. Dominic, Washington, DC; St. Giles, Oak Park, IL; Holy Rosary, Minneapolis; St. Philip Benizi, Chicago; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; Annunciation, Minneapolis; St. Joseph Cathedral, Sioux Falls, SD; St. Matthew, Milwaukee, WI; and Holy Trinity, Bloomington, IL. She served as secretary at St. Rose of Lima School, Cuba City, WI, and support staff at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Marie Mark Yerkey, OP, died July 20, 2011. Professed in 1945, Sr. Marie Mark taught in the following schools: Visitation Grade, Chicago; St. Patrick, Ottawa, IL; Our Lady of Mercy, Bronx, NY; Trinity, River Forest, IL; Heelan, Sioux City, IA; Newman, Wausau, WI; Regina, Minneapolis; and Queen of Peace, Burbank, IL. She taught adult education in the literacy program at Marillac Social Center, Chicago, and ministered at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI, in the business office, transportation, and mail room. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Maureen Kennedy, OP (Mary Paternus), died June 28, 2011. Professed in 1957, Sr. Maureen taught at St. Raphael, Madison, WI, and Dominican, Whitefish Bay, WI. She served as director of religious education at St. Patrick Parish, Green Bay, WI; the Diocese of Mobile, Montgomery and Mobile, AL; and the Diocese of Jackson, Jackson, MS. Sister Maureen ministered in prayer at the Gloucester House of Prayer, Gloucester, MA, and as a pastoral minister at St. William Parish, Millington, TN. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Mary Esther Becker, OP, died May 14, 2011. Professed in 1939, Sr. Mary Esther ministered at St. Martin Hospital, Tonasket, WA, as a nurse; at St. Mary Hospital, Conrad, MT, as a nurse and nurse anesthetist; at St. Joseph Hospital, Chewelah, WA, as a nurse anesthetist; and at Mount Carmel Hospital, Colville, WA, as a nurse anesthetist, anesthetist, recovery room registered nurse, and patient advocate. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Anton Secker, OP, died May 12, 2011. Professed in 1936, Sr. Anton taught in the following schools: St. Philip Benizi, Chicago; St. Giles, Oak Park, IL; Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, IA; St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest, IL; Our Lady of Refuge, the Bronx, NY; Immaculate Conception, Faribault, MN; St. Matthew, Milwaukee; St. Mary, Evanston, IL; Immaculate Conception, Waukegan, IL; St. Mary, Freeport, IL; and St. Mary, East Dubuque, IL. She served as principal at St. James, Ventnor, NJ, and Holy Rosary, Minneapolis; as a member of the outdoor education team of the Dominican Education Center at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI; and as pastoral minister at St. Patrick Parish, Rockford, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Mary Niemeyer, OP (Irenaea), died May 11, 2011. Professed in 1941, Sr. Mary taught in the following schools: St. Augustine, South St. Paul, MN; Annunciation, Green Bay, WI; St. Mary, Appleton, WI; St. James, Ventnor, NJ; SS. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL; Holy Angels, Omaha, NE; St. Brendan, Chicago; and Rosary, Oklahoma City, OK. She ministered as coordinator of tutoring at Lee County Migrant Education Department, Fort Myers, FL; liturgist at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI, and St. George Parish, Apache Junction, AZ; and pastoral minister at St. Joseph Parish, Muskogee, OK, and at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa. She taught piano at most of the schools in which she taught and gave private lessons in Tuscaloosa, AL, and at the Motherhouse. Sr. Mary served as vicaress of the Province II Sisters living at the Motherhouse. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Marie Owen Monaghan, OP, died April 29, 2011. Professed in 1939, Sr. Marie Owen taught at St. Dominic, Washington, DC; St. Albert the Great, Minneapolis; St. Rose, Milwaukee; St. Patrick, Green Bay, WI; and Immaculate Conception, Waukegan, IL. She served as principal at St. Patrick, Rockford, IL; St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, IL; St. Richard, Chicago; St. Thomas More, Chicago; and Marquette, Tulsa, OK. Sr. Marie Owen ministered as administrative assistant at Corpus Christi School, Oklahoma City, OK, and Our Lady of Fatima School, Albuquerque, NM; and as pastoral minister at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI, and Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Albuquerque, NM. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Dolores “Debbie” Cavalli, OP, died April 22, 2011. Professed in 1978, Sr. Debbie served as a pastoral minister at St. Joseph Parish, Baraboo, WI; Church of the Little Flower Parish and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Billings, MT; St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, IA; Good Counsel-Paraclete, Staten Island, NY; and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Adult Day Care, Chicago. She ministered as a chaplain at St. Luke Medical Center, Milwaukee; St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, WI; St. Elizabeth Hospital, Chicago; and Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Frances Cogan, OP (Louis Mary), died April 7, 2011. Professed in 1938, Sr. Frances taught in the following schools: Visitation, Kewanee, IL; St. Cecilia, Omaha; St. Mark, Peoria, IL; Sacred Heart, Washington, DC; St. Raphael, Madison, WI; St. Mary, Portage, WI; St. Clement, Sheboygan, WI; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, IA; St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest, IL; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; St. Michael, South Sioux City, NE; St. Bernard, Wauwatosa, WI; St. Richard, Chicago; St. Catherine Siena, Peoria, IL; St. James, Ventnor, NJ; St. Thomas More, Chicago; and Blessed Sacrament, Madison. She ministered as support staff for the Sinsinawa Dominican Development Office, Sinsinawa, and at St. Leo School, Milwaukee; St. Pius Provincial Office, Chicago; Corpus Christi Convent, New York; and St. James School, Ventnor, NJ. Sr. Frances volunteered at the Adult Learning Center, Milwaukee. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Micheas Conley, OP, died March 4, 2011. Professed in 1938, Sr. Micheas taught in the following schools: St. Mark, Peoria, IL; Annunciation, Green Bay, WI; St. Cajetan, Chicago; Immaculate Conception, Faribault, MN; St. Gall, Milwaukee; SS. Peter and Paul, Tulsa, OK; St. Richard, Chicago; St. Thomas More, Alhambra, CA; and Sacred Heart, Omaha, where she was also a tutor. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Bernita Hessling, OP (Mary Giovanni), died Feb. 22, 2011. Professed in 1953, Sr. Bernita taught in the following schools: St. Patrick, Lemont, IL; St. Dominic, Denver; Immaculate Conception, Waukegan, IL; Our Lady of Refuge, the Bronx, NY; Holy Family, Whitefish Bay, WI; and Edgewood High, Madison, WI. She ministered as director of religious education at St. Patrick Parish, Urbana, IL; director of religious education and pastoral minister at St. Joseph Parish, Manistee, MI; and as associate director of religious education for the Oklahoma City Archdiocese Office of Education, Oklahoma City, OK. Sr. Bernita served as pastoral administrator at Holy Spirit Parish, Kountze, TX, and pastoral associate with Custer County Catholic Community, Anselmo, NE. She ministered as director of transportation, interim Mound administrator, and volunteer at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI, and promoter of peace and justice for the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Rosemary Gannon, OP (Marie Grace), died Feb. 22, 2011. Professed in 1945, Sr. Rosemary taught in the following schools: St. Cecilia Cathedral High, Omaha, NE; St. Mary, Evanston, IL; St. Mary, Greenwich, CT; Trinity, River Forest, IL, Regina, Minneapolis; and Bethlehem Academy, Faribault, MN. She ministered in music at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, IA; as support staff at Trinity Convent, River Forest, IL; and as organist at Divine Providence Convent, Des Plaines, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Theresa Ann Palmisano, OP (Augustino), died Feb. 5, 2011. Professed in 1955, Sr. Theresa Ann taught in the following schools: St. James, Kenosha, WI; St. Cajetan, Chicago; Holy Cross, Champaign, IL; St. Mary, Portage, WI; St. Mark, Peoria, IL; St. Alphonsus, Lemont, IL; St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago; and St. Thomas More, Chicago. She ministered as a spiritual director for Teens Encountering Christ (TEC) at International House of Prayer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; and a pastoral minister at St. Adalbert Parish, South Bend, IN, and St. Patrick Parish, Lemont, IL; as religious education coordinator at SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Kingfisher, OK; and as a member of the staff at Queen on Peace Ministry Center, Burbank, IL. She served as support staff at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI; Trinity Convent, River Forest, IL; and Divine Providence Convent, Des Plaines, IL, and in family care in Urbana, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Mary Tharla Baber, OP, died Feb. 2, 2011. Professed in 1932, Sr. Mary Tharla taught in the following schools: St. Mary, Champaign, IL; St. Rose, Milwaukee; All Saints, Los Angeles; Epiphany, Chicago; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; St. Cajetan, Chicago; Rosary, Oklahoma City, OK; Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, IA; and St. Eugene, Oklahoma City, OK. She taught religious education at Sacred Heart Parish, Rockwell, IA, and was support staff at Camp WeHaKee (now WeHaKee Camp for Girls), Winter, WI, for 20 years. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Cornelia Graf, OP, died Feb. 1, 2011. Professed in 1941, Sr. Cornelia taught in the following schools: Immaculate Conception, Waukegan, IL; St. Mary, Dixon, IL; St. Thomas Aquinas, Kenosha, WI; St. Joseph Cathedral, Sioux Falls, SD; St. Gall, Milwaukee; St. Thomas of Villanova, Palatine, IL; St. Barnabas, Chicago; and St. Thomas the Apostle, Chickasaw, AL. She ministered at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI, teaching adult basic education and as support staff. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Maristella Goebel, OP, died Jan. 24, 2011. Professed in 1935, Sr. Maristella taught in the following schools: St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago; St. Mary, Dixon, IL; Blessed Sacrament, Madison, WI; St. Joseph Cathedral, Sioux Falls, SD; Most Pure Heart of Mary, Mobile, AL; and Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, IL. She ministered as a clinical psychologist at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI; Hines VA Hospital, Heins, IL, where she also did research; and independently in River Forest, IL. Sr. Maristella was a researcher and writer at Dominican University, River Forest, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Marie Cornelia Small, OP, died Jan. 24, 2011. Professed in 1946, Sr. Marie Cornelia taught in the following schools: Holy Trinity, Bloomington, IL; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; St. Thomas Aquinas, Milwaukee; Wisconsin School for Girls, Oregon, WI; St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago; and Visitation High, Chicago. She served as principal at Queen of Peace, Madison, WI, and St. Giles, Oak Park, IL; and as special education coordinator for the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocesan Office of Education. Sr. Marie Cornelia ministered in home health care at Little Company of Mary Hospital and Billings Hospital, both Chicago; as a chaplain at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN; and as assistant prioress at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, IA. She served in pastoral care at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque; in the Marks, MS, community; and at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, WI. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Catherine “Kate” Dorsey, OP (Kenelm), died Jan. 21, 2011. Professed in 1950, Sr. Kate taught in the following schools: St. Thomas, Milwaukee; St. James, Kenosha, WI; Our Lady of Refuge, the Bronx, NY; St. Peter, Anaconda, MT; Sacred Heart, Faribault, MN; St. John Vianney, Janesville, WI; Visitation Grade, Chicago; St. Augustine, South St. Paul, MN; St. Lawrence, Faribault, MN; Incarnation, Minneapolis; and St. Mary’s Junior College (now St. Catherine University), Minneapolis. She ministered as support staff and guidance counselor at Consolidated Catholic Schools, Hopkins, MN; guidance counselor at Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University-Billings), Billings, MT; and director at Kateri Indian Ministry Center, Billings, MT. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
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