Felician Sister Mary Virginette (Lillian) Reczek, 96, died Jan. 19 in Our Lady of the Angels Convent.

Born in Chicago, she attended Holy Trinity School and Good Counsel High School. She entered the Felician Sisters in 1941 and professed her final vows in 1949. She ministered as a teacher in various elementary schools in Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

After attending a program of studies at the Deaf Institute, she worked for 13 years with hearing-impaired people in a number of schools in the archdiocese. She served as a clinician and later as  the director of the Felician College Psychoeducation Center.

She was in provincial leadership for six years followed by work in behavioral medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia, Illinois.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she ministered at St. John of God (1941-1942), Holy Innocents (1943-1944), St. James (1944-1946, 1964-1965), St. Bronislava (1946-1948), St. Helen (1951-1954), St. Hedwig Orphanage (1954-1960), St. Joseph School (1960-1962), and St. Frances DePaul School for the Deaf (1962-1973) and Felician College (1973-1987).

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Alyce (Stellan) Kelly, 88, died Jan. 24 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Born in Chicago, she made her first religious profession in 1953 and her perpetual profession in 1956. She taught, served as director of religious education and was a pastoral associate and parish administrator for 18 years. Sister Alyce served in Wisconsin, Illinois and Hawaii.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Alyce taught at Immaculate Conception (1969-1970), where she also coordinated the religious curriculum.

She is survived by her sister, Providence Sister Kathleen Kelly.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Patricia (Jarett) Henschel, 88, died Jan. 24 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Born in Milwaukee, she made her first religious profession in 1951 and her perpetual profession in 1954. She taught at the elementary, middle and collegiate levels for 28 years and served in educational administration for 20 years.

She served in Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and California.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Pat taught at St. Sabina (1958-1966) and Rosary College (now Dominican University), River Forest (1977-1987, 1988-1989). She was principal at St. Edmund, Oak Park (1972-1975).

Comboni Father Robert Kleiner, 74, died Feb. 2.

Born in Cincinnati, he attended the Comboni high school seminary. After completing his novitiate and college studies, he was ordained a priest in 1971, two months before he was sent to Peru.

He remained there for three years, returned to the United States because of health problems and then was sent to minister at a high school seminary in Ciudad Juarez in Mexico from 1976 to 1982.

After a stint in California, he came to the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1991 to minister at St. Donatus, Blue Island, and Seven Holy Founders, Calumet Park. He remained in the archdiocese until 2002.

Sister of the Holy Child Jesus Loretta Tiernan, 80, died Feb. 5.

Born and raised in Waukegan, she attended Holy Child High School, where she first met the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus. She entered the society in 1956 and became well-known by the religious name Mother Mary Clarice. She made her final vows in 1964.

Sister Loretta returned to the Archdiocese of Chicago to teach at St. Veronica (1959-1963); St. Ignatius (1963-1965); and St. Anastasia, Waukegan (1965-1967).

In 1979, Sister Loretta returned to Waukegan, where she became a minster at Victory Hospital, then served as a pastoral associate and minister of care at St. Joseph and St. Bartholomew Parish. The scope of her ministry grew as the parishes consolidated.

Sister Loretta is survived by her sister, Mary Ann Grazier.