It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Sister Elaine R. Schneider.  Sister Elaine died on October 27, 2021, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home.  Our deepest condolences to Sister Elaine’s f […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death our Sister Dorothy Clare Zuleski.  Sister Dorothy Clare died on June 14, 2021. Our deepest condolences to Sister Dorothy Clare’s family and friends and to her […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Felicity Gaffney.  Sister Felicity died peacefully on Saturday, June 5, 2021.  Our prayers and sympathy to Sister Felicity’s family and f […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Nadine Overbeck. Sister Nadine died peacefully on Sunday, May 2, 2021. Our prayers and sympathy to Sister Nadine’s family and friends and to her […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Anna Konrath. Sister Anna died peacefully on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Our prayers and sympathy to her family and her classmates: Sister Dorothy […]

In 2016, the Joliet Franciscan Sisters committed to a Corporate Stance of anti-racism. Within this statement, we committed to make a conscious intentional effort to eradicate racist nature in all its forms.

In […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Elaine Murphy.  Sister Elaine died on Saturday, March 20, 2021.  Our prayers and sympathy to her family and her classmates: Sisters Leomarie Lue […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Lauren Wiegman, OSF.  Sister Lauren died on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.

Our sympathy and prayers to her family and friends, especially Sister […]

Please remember our Sister Clare Wand who died on Sunday, November 8, 2020.  Our sympathy to her family, her remaining classmate, Sister Margaret Ann Zimmerman and to her friend of many years, Sister Thadine Ka […]

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious rejoices over the news of the appointment of Archbishop Wilton Gregory as a cardinal in the Catholic Church. Over the years we have been grateful to Archbishop […]

Sister Margaret Rose Sczesniak died on September 5, 2020.  Our sympathy to her family and friends and to her classmates, Sisters Dorothy Clare Zuleski, Anna Konrath and Lucille Krippel.

Sister Margaret Rose […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Sister Mary Berendt.  Sister Mary died on June 11, 2020, at Our Lady of Angels Home in Joliet, Illinois.

Sister Mary’s committal service was held on J […]

We are a nation living in the depths of incalculable pain.  More than 103,000 of our brothers and sisters have lost their lives to the pandemic.  Forty million people are now among the ranks of the une […]

Please pray for our Sister Mary Franz who died on May 7, 2020.  Because of the current restrictions on services for the deceased, Sister Mary’s wake and Prayer Service Mary will not be held at this time.  He […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Elizabeth Marie Klepec, who died on Sunday, March 8, 2020.

Sr. Elizabeth Marie’s wake was held at Tezak Funeral Home on March 16, 2020. She was […]

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking is a $32 billion dollar industry present in all 50 states. The International Labor Organization estimates that there are 40.3 million victims of […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister Juanita Regine Ujcik, OSF who died on December 9, 2019.

Sr. Juanita’s Wake and Funeral Mass took place on December 18, 2019 at Our Lady of Angels […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our Sister David Ann Hoy. Sister David Ann died on Monday, December 9, 2019, at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home (OLA) in Joliet, Illinois.

Sister David […]

Sister Marie died on Sunday evening, April 28, 2019 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home. She was 102 years old.

Her wake and funeral took place on May 13, 2019 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home where she […]