Sister Obituaries
February through December 2008
Sister Mary McLemore, OP (Mary Lucas), died Dec. 12, 2008. Professed in 1942, Sr. Mary ministered as a teacher in the following schools: St. Philip Benizi, Chicago; St. Brendan, Chicago; St. James, Ventnor, NJ; St. James, Rockford, IL; St. Barnabas, Chicago; Corpus Christi, New York; Rosary, Oklahoma City, OK; St. Dominic, Denver; St. Pius X, Dallas; Ave Marie Academy, Dallas; and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Dallas. She tutored students in Dallas and Richardson, TX. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Marie Colette Ryan, OP, died Nov. 28, 2008. Professed in 1948, Sr. Marie Colette taught 1st grade for 59 years in the following schools: Epiphany, Chicago; St. Thomas More, Alhambra, CA; St. Joseph the Worker, Dubuque, IA; St. Patrick, Madison, WI; St. Cajetan, Chicago; St. Michael, South Sioux City, NE; and St. James, Ventnor, NJ. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Mary Giles Howes, OP, died Oct. 5, 2008. Professed in 1946, Sr. Mary Giles taught in the following schools: St. Brendan, Chicago; St. Richard, Chicago; St. Philip Benizi, Chicago; Visitation Grade School, Chicago; St. Peter, Anaconda, MT; St. Rose, Milwaukee; St. Rose, Baltimore, MD; St. James, Ventnor, NJ; St. Mark, Peoria, IL; Corpus Christi, New York; Sacred Heart, Washington, D.C; and St. Joseph, Tuskegee Institute, AL. She visited residents at Mother Theresa Nursing Home, Lemont, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Anna Marie Reger, OP, died Sept. 24, 2008. Professed in 1960, Sr. Anna Marie ministered at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Colville, WA, for 42 years as a medical technician, lab worker, health worker, pastoral minister, and volunteer. She lived at the Dominican Center, Spokane. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Zacchaeus Ryan, OP, died Aug. 14, 2008. Professed in 1942, Sr. Zacchaeus taught in the following schools: St. Brendan, Chicago; St. Malachy, Geneseo, IL; St. James, Kenosha, WI; St. Peter, Anaconda, MT; St. Philip the Apostle, Northfield, IL; Visitation, Chicago; St. Mary, Evanston, IL; Immaculate Conception, Faribault, MN; Consolidated Catholic Schools, Faribault; and Annunciation, Minneapolis. She ministered in various parish ministries at St. John the Baptist Parish, Napa, CA; Sacred Heart Parish, Faribault; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault; St. Mary Parish and School, Portage, WI; and St. Rose of Lima Parish and School, Cuba City, WI. Sr. Zacchaeus did research for Project OPUS (the Order of Preachers in the United States) and for genealogy in Minneapolis. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Stephen Roche, OP, died Aug. 5, 2008. Professed in 1934, Sr. Stephen taught in the following schools: Blessed Sacrament, Madison, WI; St. Joseph, Baraboo, WI; Annunciation, Green Bay, WI; St. Leo, Oakland, CA; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; Epiphany, Chicago, where she also taught in the early childhood and remedial reading programs. May she rest in peace.Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Bernadette Smith, OP, died July 14, 2008. Professed in 1949, Sr. Bernadette taught in the following schools: Blessed Sacrament, Madison, WI; St. Patrick, Lemont, IL; and St. Philip Benizi, Chicago. She ministered as the Special Education Director for the Chicago Archdiocesan Office of Education, Chicago; as a receptionist at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, IA; as the Director of Religious Education at St. Joseph Parish, Roseburg, OR; and as the Director of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults at St. Therese Parish, Albuquerque, NM. Sr. Bernadette served as a Pastoral Minister at Holy Family Parish, Visalia, CA; St. Dominic Parish, Denver; and St. Joseph Parish, Port Arthur, TX. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Lenore Joyce, OP, died July 10, 2008. Professed in 1929, Sr. Lenore taught in the following schools: Immaculate Conception, Waukegan, IL; and St. Rose of Lima, Baltimore, MD, where she was also Principal. She taught at Catholic University, Washington, D.C.; Edgewood College, Madison, WI; Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy; and Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest, IL, where she also worked in the Admission Office. Sr. Lenore served as prioress of the Motherhouse and Regional Supervisor for Education, Sinsinawa, WI. She promoted the use of Guiding Growth in Christian Social Living (aka the "Green Bible"), a curriculum project begun in the 40s by Sister Mary Nona McGreal, OP, and Sister Joan Smith, OP, throughout the United States. May she rest in peace.Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Angelica Dwyer, OP, died June 26, 2008. Professed in 1934, Sr. Angelica taught in the following schools: Our Lady of Mercy, the Bronx, NY; SS. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL; St. Cecilia, Omaha; St. Bernard, Wauwatosa, WI; Visitation, Chicago; St. Mary, Evanston, IL; St. Joseph, Sioux Falls, SD; St. Richard, Chicago; St. Rose, Milwaukee; St. Mary, Appleton, WI; and Edgewood Campus School, Madison, WI. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Patricia Dorsey, OP (Marie Roberta), died May 28, 2008. Professed in 1948, Sr. Pat taught in the following schools: St. Brendan, Chicago; St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago; Sacred Heart, Faribault, MN; St. Joseph, Sioux Falls, SD; St. Patrick, Bloomington, IL; St. Richard, Chicago; St. Thomas, Peoria Heights, IL; and St. Rose, Milwaukee. Sr. Pat served as the pastoral minister at St. Albert the Great Parish, Minneapolis, and St. John Vianney Parish, Spokane, WA. She ministered at Catholic Eldercare, Minneapolis, as a home helper and with special programs. May she rest in peace.Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Cassian Faragher, OP, died May 2, 2008. Professed in 1929, Sr. Cassian ministered as professional staff member, teacher, and/or tutor in the following schools: Holy Name, Kansas City, MO; St. Dominic, Denver; St. Rose, Cuba City, WI; St. Jarlath, Chicago; St. Barnabas, Chicago; St. Rose, Milwaukee; Incarnation, Minneapolis; St. Basil, Chicago; St. Clement, Sheboygan, WI; St. Patrick, Ottawa, IL; St. Joseph, Sioux Falls, SD; Annunciation, Minneapolis; St. Michael, South Sioux City, NE; SS. Peter and Paul, Wheat Ridge, CO; SS. Peter and Paul, Kingfisher, OK; and St. Joseph, Dubuque, IA. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Cecil Sullivan, OP, died April 11, 2008. Professed in 1934, Sr. Cecil ministered as teacher, assistant principal, and/or principal in the following schools: St. Clement, Sheboygan, WI; SS. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, IL; Holy Name, Kansas City, MO; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; St. Barnabas, Chicago; St. Robert, Shorewood, WI; St. Patrick, Rockford, IL; Edgewood Campus School, Madison, WI; and St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago, as well as the Westside Employment Education Center, Chicago. She served as the postulant mistress at the Motherhouse for five years. Sr. Cecil ministered with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Chicago. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Marie Wilfrid Seng, OP
Sister Marie Wilfrid Seng, OP, died March 23, 2008. Professed in 1947, Sr. Marie Wilfrid ministered in the culinary arts and as a housekeeper in the following convents: Edgewood, Madison, WI; Annunciation, Minneapolis; Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove, IA; St. James, Ventnor, NJ; Annunciation, Green Bay, WI; Corpus Christi, New York; St. Rose of Lima, Baltimore, MD; and St. Mary, Evanston, IL. She also ministered as the sacristan and support staff at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, and as an aide at St. Thomas School, Kenosha, WI, and St. Basil School, Chicago. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Marie Donald Hogan, OP
Sister Marie Donald Hogan, OP, died March 18, 2008. Professed in 1943, Sr. Marie Donald ministered in the following schools: St. Rose, Milwaukee; St. Mary, Champaign, IL; St. James, Kenosha, WI; St. Mark, Peoria, IL; Immaculate Conception, Faribault, MN; Holy Family, Whitefish Bay, WI; St. Anne, Wausau, WI; Blessed Sacrament, Madison, WI; and St. Mary, Portage, WI. She also ministered as prioress for the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, and Trinity Convent, River Forest, IL. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.
Sister Simone Antonich, OP, died Feb. 20, 2008. Professed in 1940, Sr. Simone ministered in the following schools: St. Brendan, Chicago; St. Mary, Freeport, IL; St. Mary, Elkton, SD; St. Mary, Evanston, IL; St. Augustine, South St. Paul, MN; St. Thomas More, Chicago; St. Joseph, Baraboo, WI; St. Mary, Cheyenne, WY; St. Sabina, Chicago; SS. Peter and Paul, Tulsa, OK; Visitation, Chicago; St. Michael, South Sioux City, NE; and St. Thomas More, Alhambra, CA. She also ministered as a chaplain at St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA, and as Prioress at St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque. May she rest in peace. Click here to send a memorial online.