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Jubilee Mass
Sunday, June 22, 2025
3:00-4:00 p.m. CDT
Celebrating our 2025 Jubilarians
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75 Year Sister Jubilarians
Helen Sander
Professed in 1950
(Sister Antonella)
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Walker, Kansas
EDUCATION
1959-61 Fontbonne College, St. Louis, Missouri
1961 Institute for Hospital Food Services Supervision – Certificate
MINISTRIES
1950-53 St. Luke’s, Two Rivers, WI - Homemaker
1953-66 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI - Homemaker
1966-72 Immaculate Conception, Elmhurst, IL - Homemaker
1972-77 Nazareth Heights, Fond du Lac, WI - Homemaker
1977-83 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI - Homemaker
1983-94 St. Joseph’s, Hays, KS - Homemaker
1994-2000 Boyle Home, Fond du Lac, WI - Homemaker
2000-05 Sacred Heart, Fond du Lac, WI - Homemaker
2005-present Nazareth Court, Fond du Lac, WI
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In Memoriam
70 Year Sister Jubilarians
Helen Gallitz
Professed in 1955
(Sister Ignatius)
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Fond du Lac, WI
EDUCATION
BS in Elementary Education, Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI
MS in Elementary Education, St. Francis College, Fort Wayne, IN
Masters in Pastoral Studies, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Certified Massage Therapist, Blue Sky Education Foundation, Inc., Grafton, WI
Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, Colorado Center for Healing Touch, Inc.
MINISTRIES
1955-63 St. Peter Claver School, Sheboygan, WI – 1st, 2nd, 4th Grades
1963-67 St. Bernard School, Watertown, WI – 1st Grade
1967-73 St. Joseph School, Fort Wayne, IN – 1st, 3rd, 4th Grades
1977-80 Consolidated Parochial School, Marytown, WI – 2nd Grade & Principal
1980-81 Precious Blood Parish, New London, WI – Coordinator Elementary Religious Education
1981-89 St. Mary Parish, Omro, WI – Director of Religious Education
1989-90 St. Veronica Parish, Milwaukee, WI – Director of Elementary Religious Education
1990-92 Holy Spirit Parish, Milwaukee, WI – Director of Religious Education
1992-94 Milwaukee Achiever Program, Milwaukee, WI – Coordinator of English as a Second Language
1996-Present Private Practice, Fond du Lac, WI – Massage Therapy & Healing Touch 2006-Present Facilitator of women’s spirituality groups and various volunteer activities
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Jean Braun
Professed in 1955
(Sister Paul Marie)
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Fond du Lac, WI – St. Joseph Parish
EDUCATION
1965 B.S. in Elementary Education, Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI
1973 Masters in Education, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
MINISTRIES
Teaching
1955-58 St. Peter Claver School, Sheboygan, WI – 5th Grade
1958-59 St. Mary Help of Christians School, West Allis, WI – 5th-6th Grades
1959-62 St. John the Baptist School, New Haven, IN – 3rd Grade
1962-66 St. Luke School, Two Rivers, WI – 5th Grade
1966-67 St. Mary Help of Christians School, West Allis, WI – 5th Grade
1967-71 St. John the Baptist School, Waunakee, WI –2nd & 5th Grade
1971-72 Sacred Heart School, Fond du Lac, WI – 4th Grade
1972-76 Immaculate Conception School, Elmhurst, IL – 5th Grade
Directing Religious Education
1976-77 St. Joseph Parish, Hays, KS
1977-84 St. Mary Parish, Oshkosh, WI
1984-86 St. John the Baptist Parish, New Haven, IN
Pastoral Ministry
1986-92 St. John Baptist Parish, New Haven, IN
Hospital Chaplaincy
1993-97 Holy Redeemer Hospital, Meadowbrook, PA
1997-2008 St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, WI
2008-present Volunteer work at Hospice, St. Agnes Hospital, St. Vincent de Paul
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Jean Perry
Professed in 1955
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Muncie, Indiana
EDUCATION
St. Lawrence School, Muncie, IN—Grades 1-9
Center High School, Perry Twp., IN—Grade 10
St. Agnes High School, Fond du Lac, WI—Grades 11-12, Diploma
Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI—B.S. Ed.
Creighton Univ., Omaha, NE—M.S. Ed.
MINISTRIES
1955-60 Brother Dutton School, Beloit, WI – Teacher - Grades 6-8
1960-64 St. Louis School, Fond du Lac, WI – Teacher - Grades 6-7
1964-66 Jefferson West School, Hays, KS – Teacher - Grades 7-8
1966-68 St. Luke School, Two Rivers, WI – Teacher – Grade 8
1968-75 St. Joseph School, Rosemount, MN – Principal & Teacher – Grade 8
1975-77 SS. Mary & Joseph School, Fond du Lac, WI – Principal for Grades 5-8
1977-81 Motherhouse, Fond du Lac, WI – CSA General Council Member
1981-90 Precious Blood School, Ft. Wayne, IN – Principal
1990-91 Spiritual Ministry/Sabbatical, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
1991-2001 St. Louis the King School, Glendale, AZ – Principal
2001-2013 St. Louis the King Parish, Glendale, AZ – Pastoral Associate/Parish Admin
2013-14 St. Louis the King Parish, Glendale, AZ – Volunteer
2014-2024 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI – Retirement/Community Volunteer
2024-present Nazareth Court/Center, Fond du Lac, WI
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Jeannine Funk
Professed in 1955
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Fond du Lac, WI
EDUCATION
St. Mary’s, Fond du Lac, WI – Grade School
St. Agnes High (Convent) , Fond du Lac, WI – High School
Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI Master of Science in Education
St. Francis College, Fort Wayne, IN
MINISTRIES
(grade levels taught – 1st – 6th)
1955-60 Mary Help of Christians, West Allis, WI
1960-68 St. Lawrence, Muncie, IN
1968-74 St. Mary, Eden, WI
1974-79 St. Margaret Mary, Milwaukee, WI
1980-82 Holy Family, Bronx, NY
1983-85 Service Center, Mobile, AL
1985-88 St. Catherine, Mobile, AL
1988-99 St. Catherine, Mobile, AL – Parish Ministry
2001-2011 Fond du Lac Schools, Fond du Lac, WI – Grandparent Program
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Leanne Sitter
Professed 1955
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Oshkosh, WI
EDUCATION
St. Agnes High School, Fond du Lac, WI
Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI - BA
1970 Mary Manse College, Toledo, OH - MA Elementary School Administration
MINISTRIES
1955-61 St. Joseph, Berlin, WI – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Grades
1961-63 Visitation School, New Holstein, WI – 5th & 6th Grades
1963-66 Presentation School, North Fond du Lac, WI – 6th Grade
1966-70 St. John the Baptist School, New Holstein, WI – 6th, 7th, 8th Grades, Principal
1970-77 St. Louis & St. Patrick, Fond du Lac, WI – Principal
1977-81 Immaculate Conception, Elmhurst, IL – Principal
1981-85 Ss. Peter & Paul, Hortonville, WI – Principal, English Teacher
1985-87 Ss. Peter & Paul, Most Precious Blood, New London, WI – Principal
1987-94 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI – General Secretary
1995-2012 Central Alabama Laubach Literacy Council, Montgomery, AL – Executive Director
2013-Present St. Clare of Assisi, Monroe, WI – Faith Formation St. Victor, Monroe, WI – Tutor
Monroe Literacy Program, Monroe, WI – Tutor Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, WI – Archivist
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In Memoriam
60 Year Sister Jubilarians
Barbara Gause
Professed in 1965
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Born in Chicago, IL/Raised in Elmhurst, IL
EDUCATION
1966 Marian University, Fond du Lac, WI - BS in Education
1975 St. Francis University, Fort Wayne, IN - MS in Education
1985 St. Michael’s, Winooski, VT - MA in Theology
Studied Spanish in Dominican Republic and Bolivia
MINISTRIES
1965-66 St. Louis Catholic Grade School – 1st grade (while finishing BS)
1966-67 St. Mary’s, Hays, KS – 2nd Grade
1967-69 Jefferson East, Hays, KS – 4th grade
1969-70 Most Precious Blood School, New London, WI – 5th-8th Grades
1970-73 St. Jude the Apostle, Wauwatosa, WI – split 2nd/3rd Grades and 5th Grade
1973-74 Mary Help of Christians, West Allis, WI – 6th-8th Grades
1974-78 St. Florian, West Milwaukee, WI –5th-8th Grades
1978-79 Holy Family, Bronx, NY – 8th Grade
1979-83 St. Louis & Patrick, Fond du Lac, WI –7th-8th Grades
1983-89 Sacred Heart, Yonkers, NY – taught Theology, remedial reading, and remedial math
1989-91 St. Nicholas of Tolentine HS, Bronx, NY – taught Theology
1991-94 St. Catherine Academy, Bronx, NY – taught Theology
1995-98 Colegio Niño Jesus Primary and Secondary, Escuela Maureen Courtney, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua – oversaw English and Theology programs and tutored special education students
2000-10 St. Joseph Catholic Academy, Kenosha, WI – taught Theology and worked as a resource teacher
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Eileen Mahony
Professed in 1965
(Sister Norella)
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
New York City, New York
EDUCATION
1967 Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI - BSN
UW Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI - MSN
MINISTRIES
1965-1971 St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, WI
1971-1982 Waspam, Río Coco, Nicaragua
1982-1985 Hospice St. Agnes Hospital & MSN studies
1985-present St. Elizabeth Health Center, Tucson, AZ
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Jean Salchert
Professed in 1965
(Sister Martina)
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Fond du Lac, WI
EDUCATION
Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI - BS in Education
Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI - BA Art Therapy
Springhill College, Mobile, AL - Spiritual Direction Certification
MINISTRIES
1966-67 St. Cloud, St. Cloud, WI – 1st & 2nd Grades
1967-69 St. Mary, Nanty Glo, PA – 2nd Grade
1969-74 Sacred Heart, Yonkers, NY – 1st Grade
1974-81 St. Florian, West Milwaukee, WI – 2nd Grade
1982-83 St. Ann’s Home, Milwaukee, WI – art/activities
1983-84 St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac, WI – art/activities
1984-2011 Service Center of Catholic Social Services, Mobile, AL – intake worker, administrative assistant, clothing & food department head
2011-Present Nazareth Court & Center, Fond du Lac, WI – Local Coordinator
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Leona Armstrong
Professed in 1965
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Altoona, PA
EDUCATION/MINISTRIES
1965-67 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI – Finance Department
1967-71 Sacred Heart School, Fond du Lac, WI – 1st & 2nd Grades
1971-72 Sacred Heart School, Yonkers, NY – 5th & 6th Grades
1972-91 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI – Finance Department
1991-2010 St. Joseph’s School-Yorkville, New York, NY – Financial Secretary
2010-2021 St. Agnes Convent, Fond du Lac, WI – Finance Department
2021-present Nazareth Court & Center, Fond du Lac, WI
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Michaeleen Frahm
Professed in 1965
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
EDUCATION
MINISTRIES
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Patricia Weidman
Professed in 1955
(Sister Antoine)
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Meridian, MS (army base
entered CSA from Altoona, PA
EDUCATION
Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI - BS in Education
Millersville State College, PA - Masters in French
Loyola University of Chicago - Masters in Pastoral Studies
St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee - 7 units of Clinical Pastoral Education,
Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL - WI Residency
L’Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada & L’Universite Catolique, Angers, France - Studied French
Puebla, Mexico - Studied Spanish
Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and Spain - Practiced Spanish
MINISTRIES
1966-69 St. Peter Claver School, Sheboygan, WI – 6th Grade
1969-70 Holy Family School, Bronx, NY – 7th Grade
1970-80 St. Mary’s Springs High School & Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, WI – taught French
1980-84 Immaculate Conception High School, Elmhurst, IL – taught French & Spanish
1984-85 St. Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI – Clinical Pastoral Education Residency
1985-94 St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, WI – Chaplain
1994-95 Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL – Clinical Pastoral Education Residency
1995-97 Berks County Prison, PA – Hospice Spiritual Caregiver
1997-2002 U.S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg, PA – Chaplain
2002-06 Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer, WV – Chaplain
2006-2020 Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, PA – Chaplain
2020-Present CSA Motherhouse, Fond du Lac, WI
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In Memoriam
50 Year Sister Jubilarians
Alice Ann Pfeifer
Professed in 1975
NAME OF BIRTHPLACE/HOMETOWN
Hays, KS
EDUCATION
Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI - BA English
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI - MA English
St. Joseph’s College of Maine - MA Pastoral Studies
MINISTRIES
1977-82 IC High School, Elmhurst, IL – Teacher
1982-85 TMP Marian High School, Hays, KS – Teacher
1985-87 Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, NY – Teacher
1988-95 Hi-Time Publishing, Milwaukee, WI – Editor
1995-2000 IC Catholic Church, Chelyabinsk, Russia – Teacher
2000-15 Peter Li Publishing, Dayton, OH – Writer (at home in Kansas then in Wisconsin)
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25 Year Associate Jubilarians
Nancy Schmitz
First Commitment in 2000
