While in La Crosse, she served at St. Rose Convent for two years, Villa St. Joseph for six years and as dietitian at St. Joseph Nursing Home for three years. Her first two years of grade school were at St. Jude the Apostle School in Wauwatosa. In her spare time she became very involved in woodcarving, a hobby she took with her to St. Rose Convent in 2008 when she retired there. She also enjoyed sharing her professional expertise through service on numerous boards, including Viterbo Universitys Board of Trustees. In 1992, she responded to a call by the U.S. Catholic Bishops to provide summer English classes to clergy and religious in the Czech Republic, a ministry she continued until 2015. After attending the Creation Spirituality Program in Oakland, California, Sister Donna served on the retreat staff at Holy Cross Center in Merrill, Wisconsin. When Sister Clara Mae entered the novitiate of the FSPA she was given the name Bernadine. Sister Margaret Ann made first profession of vows on August 12, 1948 and final vows on August 9, 1954. Saint of the Day. Sister Helen made profession of vows on August 12, 1947, and final profession on August 9, 1953. From 1975 to 1979, she was principal at Marquette High School in West Point, Iowa. During her third year in college, she was offered a position at the Spokesman-Review newspaper as a reporter. They desired to transfer from the congregation and become members of the Franciscan . She accepted a volunteer position at the Eastern Washington Agency on Aging, wrote a grant for funding and was hired. September 9,1941 July 1, 2022, by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Oct 28, 2021 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. After Vatican II, Sister Frances felt the call to change her ministry. In 1974, she returned to Fort Wright College and earned a bachelors degree in sociology. Growing up on the family farm, she enjoyed helping her mother with her five younger brothers. She later returned to her baptismal name. On a chilly October afternoon amid a backdrop of vibrant autumn leaves, several Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception stood in Mahwah, New Jersey's Maryrest Cemetery filled with emotion. FSPA - 912 Market St., La Crosse, WI 54601 | Phone: 608-782-5610 |. Franciscan Missionary of Mary vocation and life is a gift from God: "Meeting the Lord gets us moving, urges us to leave aside self-absorption," (Evangelii Gaudium 265). She completed high school at St. Marys Academy in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Obituary Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. She ministered in the field of education, oftenalso serving as an organist and choir director. Community members, friends and family remember her for her gentle presence, soft voice and joyful laughter. In 1949, she entered the novitiate of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse and was given the name Sister Anysia. After receiving a bachelors degree in Human Services at Grandview College in Des Moines, she went on to earn a Clinical Pastoral Education certificate at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. In 1978 she received on-the-job training as a dental assistant. Part of the celebration turned into a 20-year relationship with the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis in Cameroon, Africa, known as the Common Venture. When she was five, her family moved to another farm between Early and Schaller, Iowa. However, Sister Margaret did not enter the Benedictines nor the Little Falls Franciscans. Before retiring to St. Rose Convent in 2006, Sister Margaret also volunteered at Immaculate Conception School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She helped found a Father Solanus Prayer Circle and had organized several pilgrimages to Detroit, Michigan, where Father Solanus spent most of his religious life. Sister FrancesYanisch, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 90, died on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin after a battle with cancer. Many remember the fun time Sister Jean provided through her Annual Doctor Sister Dean Jean Golf Scramble at the end of each school year at Viterbo University. And we have lots of LOL moments during our convo together. In Iowa she taught at St. Lawrence School and Kuemper High School, Carroll, as well as in Breda, West Point and Spencer. Carmel). The Tau Center in Winona, Minnesota recruited her as their baker in 1997, a position she held for the next two years. She was in the sixty-fourth year of her religious profession. She then attended St. Patricks High School, run by the Benedictine sisters. Her father worked there for a large U.S. copper mining company. She once commented that she thought she learned how to rip the same afternoon she learned how to sew. Sister Francis Marie Vallone, 96, was Franciscan nun for 75 years 21 News Local Police & Courts Business Politics State & Regional History National World Multimedia COVID-19 News Tip. Barbara Jane entered St. Rose Convent in the fall of 1951. During part of that time, she was also Director of Resident Life at the college. After a year, she resigned again from the Salvation Army and formally entered the congregation and made first vows in 1986 as an FSPA. From 1980 to 1981, Sister Helen ministered as a nurse in Larned, Kansas. She learned to play the organ, violin and clarinet, but the organ was her favorite. Sister Agnes learned about the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration from her aunt, Sister Anna (Bernadita) Gehling. Family and community members remember Sister Pat for her quick Irish witalways with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye. It was difficult and terrifying at first and then she fell in love with it. After graduating Ladycliff College with a BA in History, she earned a Masters Degree from Seton Hall University in Reading and an MS . She could often be seen at table long after most people had left the dining room. She then became pastoral assistant at St. Peters Parish in Spokane until her retirement in 2005. Born on November 26, 1925, in Buckman, Minnesota, Sister Margaret was the seventh of 12 children of John and Pauline (Beka) Schmolke. In 1933, she was received into the novitiate of the FSPA and was given the name, Sister Mary Myron. Creativity and Franciscanism went hand-in-hand for her. She received her BA from Mary by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Feb 16, 2018 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. Province St. Elizabeth | Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George Province St. Elizabeth Our History The American Province began in poverty with many hardships. In August 2007, the Sisters of St. Francis in Millvale, Pennsylvania merged with the Syracuse-based congregation. They also remember her for her insightful questions and reflections, challenging others to think beyond the obvious and see the presence and action of God in our entire universe. She was in the68thyear of her religious profession. Judith attended St. Louis School in Batesville, and later when her family moved to a farm on Shrine Road, she attended Holy Family School in Oldenburg before enrolling at Oldenburg Academy. In addressing all aspects of creation as either Sister or Brother, Francis demonstrated his desire to be in relationship with all of creation. She often said that her work in development began when she was teaching at Fr. Sister Helen Keating, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 93, died of cancer on May 14, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her passion for animals was evident to everyone, with her constantly feeding the birds, rabbits and squirrels around the motherhouse. She then moved back to La Crosse where she was a nursing instructor at Viterbo College (University) School of Nursing from 1981 to 1984. Sister Sandras primary ministry prior to joining FSPA was serving as a midwife in Tanzania and Kenya. Entering the field of education, Sister Margaret served as a primary teacher for 27 years in schools in Iowa (Carroll [St. Joseph] and Roselle) and Wisconsin (Greenwood, Marathon, Dodgeville, Halder, La Crosse [Holy Cross and Blessed Sacrament], Odanah, Big River and Menomonie). Our dear Sister Loraine went to her rest in the arms of our loving God on August 19. Her mission life there shaped her concept of community and service. She taught high school and was assistant principal in West Point (1958 1966) and Lansing (1966 1973), Iowa. After her retirement, Sister Margaret Ann was active in attending events at the Fine Arts Center at Viterbo University and community events at St. Rose Convent whenever possible. List of Sisters, Brothers, Priests. Sister Elizabeth Anne was born on September 12, 1934 in Boyd, Wisconsin to Leo and Frances (Schesel) Shakal. Soon there were three more children growing up on the small family farm in Big River. Sister Rita was born on August 12, 1928 in Early, Iowa to Elizabeth (Faber) and Leo Jansen. She was a great baseball fan, which she kept up with weekly. In 1990, Sister Karolyne moved to Marywood Franciscan Spirituality Center in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin where she helped with hospitality and served as cabin manager. A representative of the Manitowoc Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity declined an interview with a Herald Times Reporter. She went on to teach for eight years in Calmar, Iowa, and then in Wisconsin in Genoa, St. Marys Ridge and La Crosse (St. Michaels Orphanage) before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Occupational Therapy from St. Catherine University in St. Paul. She continued her education with the Franciscan Sisters at St. Marys High School, graduating in 1953. During her time with the Salvation Army, she earned a masters degree in guidance and counseling from Whitworth College in Spokane. Louise, her sister, spoke often about going to the convent and finally decided on the Benedictines in Missouri. She boarded with the sisters Monday through Friday and it was customary to make a retreat between the two semesters. She brought her medical skills and missionary interest with her. She grew up on the family farm with her two brothers and three sisters, getting into to use her words all the mischief we could imagine.. Our dear Sister Victoria took flight and went home to the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Her fathers work, assistant sales manager for Auto-lite, led the family to move to La Crosse shortly after her birth. Her parents moved to Chile five months after they were married. While at Marquette, sheplayed the organ at Gesu Parish and after retiring from teaching English, she ministered as receptionist at the parish until she moved to St. Rose Convent in December of 2016. She was head baker at Villa St. Joseph 1967 to 1976. Just last week, she shared with one of the sisters that she said a prayer every night during the pandemic before she went to bed and she would sing a lullaby to the earth and to all of its inhabitants that they would sleep well and safe. Yermo High School in El Paso. She was privileged to attend Father Solanus beautification ceremony in Detroit. Her mother worked as a stenographer. In addition to her great devotion to education, prayer and spirituality, her family held a very dear spot in her heart. She taught primary grades in Wisconsin (Auburndale, Big River, Halder), Idaho (Blackfoot) and Iowa (Muscatine, Harper, Halbur, St. Lucas, Spencer, Bellevue, Mt. At age six, Sister Lydia went to school with her two older sisters. The Bernet sisters are identical twins who are celebrating 70 years of religious life. From 1958 to 1964 she served theFSPA community in the business office at St. Rose Convent. She and her older sisters walked to school and enjoyed the flowers and nature along the way. She joined FSPA in 1950 and was given the name, Sister Joene, but later went back to her baptismal name. She was in the seventieth year of her religious profession. Her father taught her the importance of community involvement and environmental stewardship. Sister Betty learned all the skills she needed to be mothers helper: cooking, sewing, baking. At entrance into the novitiate, she received the name Sister Alicita. Sister Ladonna was interested in helping others in any way she could, whether training someone to work in the business office, caring for students in the residence halls, teaching someone about bookkeeping, organizing the annual neighborhood picnic on the Viterbo campus or working toward improving a neighborhood with new street lights and a neighborhood garden. Sister Margaret Ann was involved in school consolidations, both in Ashland and Eau Claire. Sister Kathleen Kenkel, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 91, died Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. The first 31 years of Sister Frances religious life were spent as a homemaker and dietitian at various convents in Wisconsin and Iowa, including periods of time at Aquinas High School, St. Rose Convent and Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse. Her father thought nothing could be more perfect; he had an aunt, a sister and a niece in the convent, and now hed have a daughter there also. Born in New York City, Sr. Cecelia was one of six children, four brothers and a sister. Sister Jean maintained connection with her foreign exchange brother and sister throughout her life, even visiting them abroad. Then, making a change in her career, Sister Agnes worked with abused children at Casa de Esperanza de Los Ninos, Houston, Texas, for five years and one year at Catholic Charities in El Paso, Texas, in emergency services. Sister Rita Jansen, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 94, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 1976, Sister Joan transitioned to the ministry of activities director at Villa St. Joseph, a post she held until 1983. read more . Her high school days were spent at Marycliff High School where she took clerical courses, so that she could get an office job right after graduation. Sister Lois Lobdell, FSPA, 97, died Thursday, August 27, 2020, of natural causes at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse. The FSPA community is grateful for her leadership, especially in leading the congregation into the world of social security and investment. Now 89 years old, they were born in Brooklyn 15 minutes apart. Happy are those who endure in peace, By You, Most High, they will be crowned. Our dear Sister (Joan) Charlotte Struckhoff left this world peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Sep 9, 2020 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. Hope Restores, an FSPA Seeding a Legacy of Healing grant recipient and La Crosse-based . Sister Mary Myron started teaching in grades one through three and ended up teaching high school. At her baptism she was given the name Catherine Cecilia. After earning a graduate degree in communications and journalism from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Sister Patricia served as Central Region secretary for six years in Hiawatha, Iowa. Community members, family, colleagues and friends remember Sister Karolyne for her delicious baking and great love of the outdoors. At entrance into the novitiate, she received the name Sister Ladonna. From 1981 to 1984 she worked as a baker in West Glacier, Montana, then three years at a university in Lockport, Illinois. Her family then moved to Brookfield, Wisconsin where she attended St. John Vianney School. She received by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Jan 18, 2018 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. During her time in Bellevue, she also took care of her aging parents. Sister Pat professed her first vows in 1947. She could usually be found volunteering some place at Villa St. Joseph helping other sisters. She then visited St. Rose Convent, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (FSPA), in June of 1952and immediately filled out the application. One of her students from David School said, She was always willing to help students make their projects perfect. Almost every day at St. Rose Convent, Sister Gertrude could be found in the Adoration Chapel praying for her family, friends, religious community and, of course, the needs of the world. She continued there as a sacristan until 2015 when her health declined. She could name everyone in her family down to the third and fourth generations. She wanted to enter St. Rose Convent after graduation, but circumstances compelled her to wait until August 30, 1943. A highlight of her life took place in 1995, when she was invited to participate in a pilgrimage to Rome, where she had the privilege of meeting Pope St. John Paul II. Sister Judith, a sister for 69 years, died February 14, 2018 at Mary, Queen and Mother Center in St. Louis. SISTER MARIA TESSARI, O.S.F. In 2000, she moved to La Crosse where she was the assistant development director for FSPA until 2007. 1. The following year she entered the community. Sister Lydia earned a bachelors degree from Viterbo College (University) in education with double minors in philosophy and history. After a years sabbatical in 1998 at the Tau Center in Winona, Sister Michon moved to St. Rose Convent where she served as assistant administrator for the sisters. by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Sep 13, 2022 | Franciscan Sisters News, LCWR, Obituaries, Uncategorized. She later went back to her baptismal name. As one parishioner said, We have been blessed to have Sister Geralyn in our parish. Sister Geralyn had a great devotion to Capuchin Father Solanus Casey from Prescott, whose cause is in consideration for canonization. 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. You will no longer be notified of photo requests for this cemetery. In her later years, she found comfort and gratitude in coloring and more importantly gifting her friends with her finished pictures. The person we lost is Sister Annette Fessler, who died on Oct. 29 at the age of 95. In Loving Memory Of Sister Dorothy Ann Kundinger. Sister Agnes loved growing up on a farm and being outdoors; her family grew vegetables and raised chickens to sell. While at Viterbo, Sister Jean volunteered at the federal prison at Oxford, Wisconsin as a retreat leader, mentor and friend to inmates. In 2007, she moved to Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, ministering as a volunteer to the community until 2019. During the summer of 1946, Sister Anita shared her sense of call to become an FSPA with her parents, who were not too surprised since she had FSPA as teachers and a great-aunt, Sister Clarissa Heinz, and an aunt, Sister Genelda Maier, who were FSPA. Her personality radiated compassion. She was in the seventy-fifth year of her religious profession. Active nonviolence is a creative power for good available to everyone. Community members, family and friends remember Sister Rosile as always having a smile for everyone. Active Nonviolence. She had a great passion for Ecospirituality, which she wove into most of her conversations and actions. She grew up in Guttenberg with her three brothers and two sisters, helping her father at the Kuempel & Lake Hardware Store. She by Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Feb 25, 2019 | Franciscan Sisters News, Obituaries. She was received into the novitiate in 1959 and given the name, Sister Mary Leo (later going back to her baptismal name). She later went back to her baptismal name. In December of that year, she was brutally attacked and burned in an assault that occurred while she was at home in the convent. She was in the 76th year of her religious profession. Sister Lourdine Bielawski, 90, of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Third Order Regular of St. Francis, died Feb. 3 at St. Joseph Villa, Reading, where she had resided since 2012. Her profession of vows was made on August 12, 1959, and final profession on August 10, 1964. She was in the 73rd year of her religious profession. In the eighth grade, Sister Pat started playing trumpet in the high school band and later moved on to playing the trombone and baritone. Born in Bellevue, Iowa on Nov. 7, 1927, Gertrude Florence was the daughter of Cornelius Vincent and Teresa Mary (Keuter) Daugherty. Donnas grade school years were spent in six different schools, while living in six different homes. The Franciscans are celebrating their 150th anniversary. From 1990 until 2008, she was pastoral associate at Sacred Heart Parish, Wauzeka, Wisconsin. Sister Karen Crawford . She managed to turn every business trip into an adventure. She would often talk about her wonderful years at Glacier Park, where nature was a natural yearning of connection and communion with the earth and God. She served as a program assistant at Cabrini House in Minneapolis for 14 years. She shared her love of beauty in various ways on her missions and at the motherhouseoften being the mastermind behind decorations for special occasions. She served for 67 years as a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. Sister Rita Marie Bechel, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 97, died Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She completed her high school at St. Rose High School in La Crosse. She was in the seventy-sixth year of her religious profession. Friends, family and community members remember Sister Ladonna as being a friend to everyone. Her adoration was always the first priority in her day while at St. Rose Convent. Community members, family and friends remember Sister Geralyn as a kind, quiet person who always loved children, music and the parishioners at St. Joseph. There, she met the Notre Dame Sisters and her interest in religious life began. Sister Margaret Schmolke, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 96, died on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Twelve years later, the small group of sisters established their Motherhouse in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sister David . Sister Michon Desmond, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 89, died on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at St. Rose Convent in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She and eight of her former students from Our Lady of the Lake in Ashland participated in daily prayer with each other even during her retirement at Villa St. Joseph. Sr. Therese Francis was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis from St. Peter Parish in 1945. Sister Jeans most recent ministry was that of freelance writer and presenter. She then returned to St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing to teach and later assist with the transition of the school to the baccalaureate degree nursing program at Viterbo University. Sister Pat continued to minister in Elroy as a private music teacher and parish volunteer until moving to Villa St. Joseph in 2008. Sister Margaret and her sister, Helen, then began at St. Francis High School in Little Falls, Minnesota where the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls staffed the school. Sister Kathleen taught elementary and junior high school from 1950 to 1963 at schools in Wausau, Superior, Mosinee, Platteville and Lima (Wisconsin), Guttenberg (Iowa) and Spokane, Washington. She was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1948 and given the name Sister Laura. Sister Karolyne Rohlik, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 87 died of natural causes on May 17, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She taught in Calmar, Mallard, St. Lucas and Balltown, Iowa and La Crosse from 1945 to 1962. With a twinkle in her eye, she was always involved in any mischief that took place. She then earned a bachelors degree in elementary education from Viterbo College in La Crosse. Born on April 4, 1928, in Ashland, Wisconsin, Sister Margaret Ann was the oldest child of Carl and Josephine (Rogalski) Mason. Read more. In her retirement years, she took every opportunity possible to get out into nature and take long walks. She was in the sixty-eighth year of her religious profession. Since their grandparents lived near the school, the girls ate lunch with them. Upon retiring, Sister Ladonna continued to share her gifts as a volunteer treasurer for various organizations locally and nationally, including the Washburn Neighborhood Association, La Crosse City Vision Foundation and the Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious. For the next 21 years, from 1981 to 2002, Sister Margaret again used her teaching skills as a religious education teacher, tutor and parish visitor at St. Marys in Hurley, Wisconsin. In 1993, she moved to Jackson, Mississippi where she served as chaplain and hospice worker, providing care for people with HIV/AIDS at Grace House in Ridgeland. St. Francis and St. Clare saw the good and holy possibility in the culture of everyday life. Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Gemona, Italy, sent three sisters to America. Music was an integral part of the Sheridan family life. She wanted to do things differently! In 2001 Sister Geralyn retired from teaching but remained in the parish as sacristan and organist, roles she continued until she retired to Villa St. Joseph in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 2017. She began her ministry of teaching in elementary schools in Edgar and Boyd, Wisconsin and Spencer, Iowa, before moving into high school. Her musical productions were outstanding. The Bernardine Center Times Summer 2018. Joanne Patricia Lancaster was born on February 17, 1928 in Spokane to Emmett and Effie (Turpin) Lancaster. In 2009, she received the Bishop Robert F. Morneau Distinguished Service Award from the conference. Early in life, she had the desire to become a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration like her older sister, Sister Leone. News reports show that, as of July 16, in addition to the 13 Felicians in Livonia, at least 19 other sisters have died in the United States, including a Felician sister at the order's convent in Lodi, New Jersey; six sisters from two communities at a shared convent outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and three Maryknoll Sisters in Ossining, New York . Realizing there were only 30 Consolata sisters left in the United States in the early 1990s, Sister Sandra began exploring American-founded Midwestern religious communities open to international missionary service. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1944 and professed vows in 1947. Her family moved to a farm near West Point, Iowa when she was in the primary grades. During her senior year, Sister Clara Mae and a friend visited St. Rose Convent, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. For almost 30 years she ministered in junior and senior high schools as a teacher and principal in Wisconsin, Washington, Guam and Montana. In 2018, with her health failing, she moved to Villa St. Joseph. SR. M. AQUILINA ACKER Sister Aquilina Acker, 87, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died Monday evening, May 2, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. Her brothers and sisters teased her that she would miss gardening, playing baseball and driving a car, but the call persisted. The seeds of being a Sister and a teacher were planted in those early years. She received a BA in chemistry with a minor in mathematics from Viterbo College (University) and an MS in chemistry from Notre Dame. For six years she was the chapel tour guide coordinator at the convent. Helen was received into the novitiate on August 12, 1945, and was given the name Sister Ardette. She made first profession of vows on August 12, 1944, and final profession on August 9, 1950. read more Celebrating the Life of Sr. Marcy Romine O.S.F. She professed first vows on Aug. 12, 1955. In 1977, she was appointed Director of Financial Affairsand later Business Managerat the institute, where she served until 1987, simultaneously earning there a Master of Arts degree in Theology, with a concentration in spirituality. After completing eighth grade, Sister Lydia wanted to attend high school. Joselda Hageman, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 94, died of natural causes on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wisconsin. On Oct. 18, 1926, natural gas was discovered on the property which was used to heat the buildings. Being a Thanksgiving baby has been a great asset to me, she reflected. Born on October 12, 1930 in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, Frances Lorraine was the youngest of six children of Fredrick and Catharine Estella (Murphy) Yanisch.