But eventually, the trauma must be dealt with. Confined to a wheelchair, Sister was self-sufficient for many years and daily she could be found in the main chapel saying the Stations of the Cross. To dine together. She was preceded in death by her brother James W. Hannan of Colorado, her sister and brother . We staff 24/7 better than nursing homes. The Felicians have 469 sisters in six large convents in North America. "You started to become numb," Sister Nancy said. Sister Mary Agnese died on September 8, 2016, in Hackensack, s he was 93 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 75 years. She went to the hospital for heart palpitations. Sister Mary Ann Alice Gradowski was an educator for 36 years, having been taught by Felicians. She was twice assigned to the Felician Generalate in Rome from 1989 to 1993 and from 1999 to 2003, serving as secretary in the English section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Sister Joan Marie had ministered at both . 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Sister Estelle worked as an elementary teacher, then later as a business teacher in high school, and served as a principal for 14 years. Sr. Mary Alodia Stozek was remembered on her 80th Jubilee. Southfield, Those who still live on the first floor are coping with additional loss. One was an organist. She continued to work in the laundry and hobby shop, packed bread for the poor and prayer minister. Sister Danatha was permanently assigned to Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent, St. Joseph Hall, in 2010, where, despite her failing eyesight, Sister was creative and dedicated to daily prayer. She also taught primary school and worked at St. Joseph Home for Boys in Jackson. The first floor of St. Joseph Hall, a three-story wing of the convent, is dedicated to sisters who need 24-hour nursing care. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Attendance at basketball and soccer games, school dances and parish raffles were also an important part of her life as principal. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman), Send your thoughts to Letters to the Editor. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman). In the middle of that awful month, the Felician Sisters across the continent gathered on a Zoom call to their sisters in Livonia. They're looking down, letting us know it's going to be OK.", "I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this began in Lent, and the worst of it started during Holy Week," Sister Mary Ann said. After retiring from the teaching ministry in 1999 due to chronic health concerns, she continued as library aide at Madonna University and within the convent, served as an advocate for other Sisters' needs and provided vigil ministry for Sisters who were approaching death. "It was the classic case of what we had heard about the virus," Sister Nancy said. Current Assignment Manager of St. Francis Residence Coordinator of Felician Associates Place of Birth Providence, Rhode Island Home Parish St. Adalbert Parish "Not full-blown post-traumatic stress syndrome, but some indications of it. "I get chills thinking about that," said Sr. Mary Andrew Budinski, the superior of the Livonia convent. The Felician sisters lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following information was provided by the Felician Sisters of North America on the 11 women: Sister Mary Luiza Wawryzniak was a Felician sister for 80 of her 99 years. Michigan Health Watch is made possible by generous financial support from: Please visit the About page for more information, and subscribe to Michigan Health Watch. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, or Felician Sisters, in Livonia, Michigan, remembered their fallen sisters with obituaries and photos, which have been published at Global Sisters Report. She also taught in and later served as administrator of the St. Joseph Day Care Center in Jackson, Michigan. Sr. Victoria Marie was known as an ardent support of the Felician Mission in Haiti, where she led mission trips of nursing students. She said, 'I don't want to die,' " Sister Bernadette Marie said. "You go by and you say, 'That's Luiza's room, that's Patricia's room.' A 1958 graduate of Madonna University, Sister Janice earned a master's degree from the University of Detroit in 1965 and pursued postgraduate studies at Marquette University and the University of Michigan. And when it's all over, they plan to hold a celebration of life for the 13 sisters they lost. 243 memorials. [[{"fid":"134275","view_mode":"one_third_width","fields":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"6":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"margin: 12px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-one-third-width media-wysiwyg-align-left","data-delta":"6"}}]]Sr. Celine Marie Lesinski, 92, a native of Detroit, Michigan, and a beloved member of the Felician Congregation for 71 years, died early Easter Sunday, April 12, in Livonia, Michigan. Sister was born in Ramsay, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Evelyn (Parkinson) and. When she retired from classroom teaching in 2008, her teaching career had spanned a total of 48 years. Later workshops in archival training and an interprovincial archives workshop prepared Sister Janice for further congregational responsibilities. USA, Isadore, (GSR photo/Dan Stockman), "What our sisters long for is to be together," Sister Noel Marie said. [[{"fid":"134274","view_mode":"one_third_width","fields":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"5":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"margin: 12px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-one-third-width media-wysiwyg-align-left","data-delta":"5"}}]]Sr. Victoria Marie Indyk, 69, a beloved member of the Felician Congregation for 50 years, died Sunday, April 26, in Livonia, Michigan. She formally joined the sisters, professing final vows in 1957. We do the best practices.". "All of us as a community had to go through a total death. Please try again later. Many of the sisters who died lived on the first floor. They had been eating one sister to a table, dining in three different shifts. Interment followed in the Felician Sisters Cemetery. "We don't know who they are, and we don't want to know. Beloved sister of the late Witold (the late Sheila), the late Marion (the. She taught primary grades for six months at St. John Cantius, Detroit, Michigan, and substituted at St. Hyacinth, Bay City. May 25, 2021 Celebrating Jubilarians in Chicago The sisters of Mother of Good Counsel and Our Lady of the Angels Convents in Chicago, IL, celebrated the Jubilarians of 2021 on Saturday, May 22. The author of a 586-page history of the congregation. "We just can't walk down that first-floor hallway yet," Sister Joyce said. Sister Thomas Marie earned a bachelor's degree in 1980 in home economics and family life, and religious studies from Madonna University, with an elementary education certificate. For the first 13 years, Sister mainly taught primary grades at schools in Wyandotte, Kawkawlin and Detroit, and for the next 23 years was assigned as principal of schools in Garden City, Jackson, Bay City and Clinton Township. Sister Mary Tarcilia died on Sunday, June 30, 2019 in Lodi, New Jersey. ], The chapel at the Felician Sisters' convent in Livonia, Michigan, can again host Mass, but only for small groups of sisters at a time, who must maintain strict social distancing. Active in the Polish American Historical Association (PAHA), she wrote about the Felicians and Madonna University in a number of publications. "We went through the motions of doing what we had to do, but that month was like a whole different way of life. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. At least five of their deaths were linked to COVID-19. [[{"fid":"134277","view_mode":"one_third_width","fields":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"8":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"margin: 12px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-one-third-width media-wysiwyg-align-left","data-delta":"8"}}]]Sr. Mary Patricia Pyszynski, 93, a beloved member of the Felician Congregation for 75 years, died on Friday, April 17, in Livonia. Sister Mary Luiza attended Presentation Junior College. 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A Detroit native, she entered the Felician community after high school graduation in 1969 and professed final vows in 1978. [[{"fid":"134273","view_mode":"one_third_width","fields":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"4":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"margin: 12px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-one-third-width media-wysiwyg-align-left","data-delta":"4"}}]]Sr. Mary Alice Ann (Fernanda) Gradowski, 73, a beloved member of the Felician Congregation for 55 years, died Saturday, April 25, in Livonia, Michigan. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Sister Mary Patricia Pyszynski was an educator for 60 years serving as an elementary and middle school teacher in 13 schools in Michigan and as a director of religious education. Felician Sisters Cemetery. What you need to know in the meantime, Air quality warning pushed to Friday in Michigan; doctors urge outdoor limits, Trump, in Michigan, bashes EVs, claims he saved the U.S. auto industry, Coronavirus tears through a beloved Michigan convent devoted to service, Michigan coronavirus map, curve, chart, updated COVID-19 news, Michigans lateststay-home order to allow landscaping, boating and golf, What Gov. "I value the time I've been given, but I'm not sure what to do with it yet.". Your journalism is outstanding and rare these days. - Mark S. Eighteen other Felician Sisters at the convent in Livonia, Michigan, had the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, as well. and a wheelchair, Sister Luiza remained self-sufficient for years and said the Stations of the Cross daily in chapel. Interactive timeline of events (click the arrows to scroll a slideshow or click on specific dates in the timeline): Closing the convent was anathema to the sisters. Connecticut, New Jersey, "Now it's: 'Sister, we're praying for you.' INFO 847-395-4000 Thomas K. Moore, Director. But no one will be going to the store anytime soon. In later years, Sister Mary Martinez taught Spanish and English as a second language in South Bend, Indiana, later continuing her work in Pontiac and Clinton Township, where she taught English skills to Hispanic immigrants after returning to the Livonia convent in 2007. Leelanau County, But they're empty.". At St. Joseph Convent in Jackson, she served as administrative assistant to the local minister, local vicar and organist prior to moving to Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent in Livonia, where she served as local vicar and organist for Holy Family Chapel. A year earlier, she had graduated from Madonna University and later would receive her master's degree from the University of Detroit and pursue postgraduate studies at Marquette University and the University of Michigan. An educator for 48 years, Sister Mary Clarence Borkoski had been taught by the Felician Sisters when she was in elementary school. "But we never anticipated how quickly it would go.". Thanks for your help! Interment will be at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Southfield, MI. Noel Marie Gabriel, "Like the rest of the elder-care populations, we struggled with getting appropriate [personal protective equipment]. If they also went to the graveside, they had to travel one to a car. It kind of shattered our faith life a little bit." "Part of our tradition is to tell stories of the sister who died on the night we have the vigil, sharing happy moments we had together," Sister Nancy said. Sister Mary Agnese will then be laid to rest in the Felician Sisters' Cemetery. In this time of Pandemic, all services are private. During this time Sister Janice also served as administrative assistant to the president of St. Mary's College, Orchard Lake from 1978 to 1982. She was 97 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 78 years. There could be a funeral, but only 10 people could attend. Not thinking about the grief and just doing what needs to be done is a common coping mechanism in times of great trauma. Beloved member of Felician Sisters Community for 71 years. Then, staffers started getting sick. "We have a much stronger sense of belief and acceptance of the validity of spiritual communion," she said. It's easier for some to simply stay away. She taught primary grades at schools in Wyandotte, Kawkawlin and Detroit, then was principal of schools in Garden City, Jackson, Bay City and Clinton Township. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. His email address isdstockman@ncronline.org. She began teaching elementary school in Livonia and moved to teaching high school at five different schools in Detroit, also being responsible for several yearbooks during 19 years at Marywood High School in Livonia. A native of Detroit, she enrolled along with her twin sister at Madonna College and following completion of her degree in English, with a minor in journalism and a secondary teaching certificate, entered the postulancy in 1955 and pronounced final vows in 1963. Those days are just gone.". She served in provincial administration as third councilor and director of education from 2000-2006. Within the convent, she served as an advocate for other sisters needs and provided vigil ministry to dying sisters. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she attended Felician schools in Bay City, Michigan, and graduated from the Seminary of the Felician Sisters in Detroit in 1949, after which she entered the postulancy, professing final vows in 1957. Another staff member caught the virus but had an elderly relative at home, so she lived in a guest room at the convent for weeks until she recovered. Sister Mary Agnese, Funeral services for Sister Mary Agnese Golecka will be held at the Felician Sisters' Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, Lodi, at 11 AM on Monday, September 12, 2016. [[{"fid":"134276","view_mode":"one_third_width","fields":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"7":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"margin: 12px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-one-third-width media-wysiwyg-align-left","data-delta":"7"}}]]Sr. Mary Estelle Printz, age 95, a beloved member of the Felician Congregation for 73 years, died Easter Sunday, April 12, in Livonia. "You ask, 'Why am I here when these other sisters are gone?' The number of cards and letters we've received is unbelievable.". "We all knew if it hit the place, it would be bad. A system error has occurred. "Everyone said, 'She'll be back in a few days,' " Sister Nancy said. At least five of their deaths were linked to COVID-19. "The faith we share with sisters as they are dying, the prayers we share with sisters as they are dying: We missed all that," she said. She was 87 years old and had been a Felician Sister for 68 years. Phone calls rarely work for the same reason. Twenty-two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the convent and 12 sisters have died since April 10, at least eight of them directly from the disease. LIVONIA A big change is coming to the Felician Sisters convent at Madonna University. It's not yet clear in what ways, but each member of the community has changed, she said. They couldn't see them, talk to them or comfort them. Editor's note:On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis prayed for the dead as well as for the priests, doctors and nurses who he said represented the "saints next door" during the coronavirus pandemic. She received a bachelor's degree in home economics and family life and religious studies from Madonna University and a master's degree at Eastern Michigan University. Bridge fact-checks his claims, Remembering 11 Felician Sisters in Livonia who died in April, Sister Mary Clarence (Adeline) Borkoski, 83, Sister Mary Janice (Margaret) Zolkowski, 86, In addition to a life in education, Sister Mary Janice Zolkowski authored the 586-page book, , Sister Mary Ann (Fernanda) Alice Gradowski, 73, Sister Mary Martinez (Virginia) Rozek, 87, Michigan dentists are learning to help, treat the developmentally disabled, Michigan health centers need medical staff. Sister Joyce said when faith is rooted in tradition, a break in those traditions seems to change everything. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. ", Felician Sr. Mary Serra Szalaszewicz on June 10 in the order's convent in Livonia, Michigan (GSR photo/Dan Stockman). She was a supervisor of the business office at St. Mary Hospital and after retiring from education as local minister at the Provincial House. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph and the late Felicia. The moments of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament remained the source for her valiant disposition and faithfulness. "I surrendered to that. We have set your language to The former Rosalie Kasprzak was born on September 9, 1940 . She served as the "sunshine person" for the local minister, sending feast day and birthday cards to the Sisters in the infirmary. She assisted with household duties until being assigned to St. Joseph Convent. The convent of the Felician Sisters in Livonia, Michigan, where 12 sisters died of COVID-19 in one month. A secretary in the Vatican Secretariat of State. The community was home to 56 sisters before the coronavirus outbreak. From 1994 to 1999, she was assistant to the registrar and archives assistant at Madonna University. In 2017 she was permanently assigned to St. Joseph Convent. Peter and Paul, the great pillars of the church. Sister Mary Maxine, 95, a Felician Sister for 76 years, died in Immaculate Heart of Mary Convent, Cheektowaga, NY, on May 11, 2022. Sister Mary Janice formally joined the Felicians in 1951, taking final vows in 1959. Sr Mary Adeline Abraham Flowers have been left. Like many congregations, much of the sprawling convent of the Felician Sisters in Livonia, Michigan, is unused, as the number of sisters has fallen over the years. Sr. Victoria Marie served as a nurse at St. Mary Hospital in Livonia and St. Francis Home for the Aged in Saginaw and as director of nursing at the convent infirmary in Livonia, returning to nursing at St. Mary Hospital, then serve as nursing administrator at St. Joseph Convent/Angela Hall, prior to joining the nursing faculty at Madonna University in 1997. For the first ten years she was an outstanding professor of biology, especially in the areas of Human Anatomy, Physiology, Zoology and Microbiology. [[{"fid":"134278","view_mode":"one_third_width","fields":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"9":{"format":"one_third_width","alignment":"left","field_cut_line[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":false,"field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":false}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"style":"margin: 12px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-one-third-width media-wysiwyg-align-left","data-delta":"9"}}]]Sr. Mary Martinez (Virginia) Rozek, 87, a beloved member of the Felician Congregation for 70 years, died Tuesday, April 28, in Livonia, Michigan. And in many ways, because of the restrictions in place to prevent a return of the virus, sisters' grieving has yet to begin. As an educator, she taught primary and secondary grades at several schools in Detroit, Grand Rapids and Hamtramck. Sister Noel Marie said it helped not to think about it. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Arrangements by the Dearborn Chapel of Howe-Peterson Funeral Home. She began teaching elementary grades and moved to middle and high school teaching at several schools in Detroit, also teaching French at Madonna University for five years. She earned a bachelor's degree in 1960 in English, with an elementary education certificate, from Madonna University. Moved here for family, nature, Long COVID remains a debilitating medical mystery for Michigan sufferers, When will the smoke clear in Michigan? Follow himonTwitteroronFacebook. Sister Mary Auguste Biache, who served in education in the Diocese of Wilmington, died July 21 in Lodi, N.J. She was 75 and had LODI, N.J. Felician Sister Mary Alphonse Stachowski, a former educator in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Sept. 5 in Lodi, N.J. She was LIVONIA, Mich. -- They were teachers. Sr. The community lost four other sisters in that first week. Sister Andrew also thought she had reached the end.
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