Jane Remondino

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Sister Jane Remondino, CSA, formerly known as Sister Mary Charles, died peacefully April 2, 2023, at St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Jane Alice was born August 16, 1931, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, the daughter of Eugene John Remondino and Evelyn Daly Burke Remondino. Jane, with her two sisters and two brothers, grew up in Wauwatosa. She attended Holy Angels Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1948 she entered St. Agnes Convent, earning her high school diploma through St. Agnes High School. She made her first profession of vows in the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes as Sister Mary Charles on August 15, 1951, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, years later choosing to resume her baptismal name.

After a year of classes at Marian College, Sister Jane embarked on a life of service to her sisters. She was the homemaker for several large CSA communities: Sacred Heart Convent in Yonkers, New York; St. Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Immaculate Conception Convent in Elmhurst, Illinois; St. Nicholas Convent in Evanston, Illinois; St. Mary’s Convent in Decatur, Indiana; Regina Hall at Marian College and St. Agnes Convent, both in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. From 1979 to 1984, Sister Jane served Immaculate Conception Parish in Elmhurst, Illinois, as an assistant to the Director of Religious Education. Returning to Fond du Lac, she lived and served at St. Agnes Convent in various roles: driving sisters to doctor’s appointments and to family visits in their hometowns, a task allowing Sister Jane to see many parts of the country; managing printing needs of the congregation’s administrative offices; and overseeing the mailroom. She also enjoyed creating countless cards for every season and occasion for the sisters’ use, developing her computer skills, and researching her family genealogy.

All Sister Jane’s efforts in service were to make life better and easier for her sisters and others. She delighted in creating delicious and beautifully presented meals, in keeping living spaces clean and laundry spotless, in organizing her printing and mailroom space for efficiency. Always wanting to do things well, Sister Jane could be her own worst critic. In later years, her increasing hearing loss made communication difficult with the sisters she had served so long and well. 

In August of 2016, Sister Jane retired to Nazareth Court and Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where she continued to serve with her card-making until her health declined and she became too frail. She entered hospice care in August 2021 and was admitted to St. Francis Home on January 30, 2023, receiving loving care until her death.

Sister Jane was preceded in death by her parents Eugene and Evelyn Remondino, her brothers Charles Eugene Remondino and Thomas Burke Remondino, and her sisters Nancy Agnes Remondino and Mary Evelyn Scott.

She is survived by her nieces, Jane Vasquez and Margaret Scott, and the Sisters of St. Agnes with whom she lived, prayed, and ministered.

Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 24, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. at Nazareth Court and Center, 375 Gillett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

A Prayer Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on April 24, 2023, in Nazareth Center Chapel. Visitation will continue following the Prayer Service until 1:30 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Sister Jane at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023, at St. Francis Home Chapel, 33 Everett Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with Father Randy Knauf, OFM Cap., presiding. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Springs Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Memorials may be directed to the CSA Mission Advancement Office, 320 County Road K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937.

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 Jane.

Zacherl Funeral Home is serving the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.