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  • Sr. Jane Irene Hutton

    Educator

    Adrian Dominican Sister Jane Irene (Irene Jane) Hutton, 92, died June 24 in Adrian, Michigan.

    Born in Chicago, she graduated from Aquinas Dominican High School. She was in the 69th year of her religious life.

    Sister Jane Irene ministered in Michigan, Illinois, California, South Carolina and Florida.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Mary, Star of the Sea (1954-1957).

  • Sr. Marie Quenneville

    Educator

    Adrian Dominican Sister Marie (Madonna Joseph) Quenneville, 83, died June 25 in Adrian, Michigan.

    Born in Detroit, she was in the 66th year of her religious life.

    Sister Marie ministered in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and California.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at Ascension, Harvey (1953-1960), and St. Denis (1960-1965), and taught and was assistant principal at Santa Maria Del Popolo, Mundelein (1965-1966).

    She is survived by a brother, Donald Quenneville.

  • Sr. Marcelline Fouchey

    Educator

    Adrian Dominican Sister Marcelline (Jeanne Henry) Fouchey, 90, died June 27 in Adrian, Michigan.

    Born in Detroit, she was in the 73rd year of her religious life.

    Sister Marcelline ministered in Michigan, Illinois and California.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Carthage (1947-1951); taught and was treasurer at Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette (1965-1966); and taught at Immaculate Heart of Mary High School, Westchester (1983-1986).

  • Sr. Margaritis Kullowitch

    Educator

    Sister of Christian Charity Margaritis (Catherine) Kullowitch, 81, died early in the morning of May 23 at NorthShore Hospice in Skokie Hospital in Skokie.

    Born in Chicago, she was received into the novitiate in 1955. She made her first vows in 1957 and her perpetual vows in 1963.

    She taught at St. Theresa, Palatine; St. Martha, Morton Grove; and St. Gregory School, as well as at schools in other states. She also helped with the SCC Literacy Program at Josephinum Convent and the religious education program at St. Mary of Celle, Berwyn.

    In 2014, Sister Margaritis was assigned to Sacred Heart Convent in Wilmette.

  • Sr. Rose William Herzog

    Educator

    Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Rose William Herzog, 90, died June 2 in Ohio.

    Born in Ohio, she was a Sister of Charity for 68 years.

    After serving in Ohio and Michigan, she taught at Holy Ghost, South Holland (1966-1982).

    She then returned to Ohio.

  • Sr. Dorothy Jeanne Burns

    Educator

    Adrian Dominican Sister Dorothy Jeanne (James Marie) Burns, 98, died June 6 in Adrian, Michigan. Born in Michigan, she was in the 80th year of her religious life.

    Sister Dorothy Jeanne spent 50 years ministering in education in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Columbanus (1940), Our Lady of Good Counsel (1949-1941) and St. Celestine, Elmwood Park (1942-1945).

  • Sr. Lorraine Pepin

    Educator

    Adrian Dominican Sister Lorraine (Johneda) Pepin, 84, died June 8 in Adrian, Michigan.

    Born in Michigan, she was in the 64th year of her religious life.

    She ministered in Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and Florida.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at Our Lady of Good Counsel (1953-1954), St. Columbanus (1955-1957) and St. Carthage (1957-1958).

  • Deacon Miguel Valle

    Class of 1996

    Deacon Miguel Valle died from a heart attack on May 19. He was ordained in 1996 and served at St. Wenceslaus Parish.

    Deacon Valle was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and was the eldest of five children.

    He was a longtime collaborator with Chicago Católico, writing notes and articles, and he hosted a radio show called “Compartiendo Nuestra Fe Católica.” He was known for organizing prayer groups, courses and workshops for the Hispanic Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Chicago, and he organized trips to the Holy Land.

    Deacon Valle owned Nazareth, a bookstore that specialized in religious material where, with the archdiocese’s approval, he opened a small chapel.

    “I lost one of the wisest people I ever met,” said Deacon Jaime Ríos of Valle. “Sometimes, instead of looking through my books to search for a quote or a story, I would call Miguel and he would say ‘Oh, it’s in such and such book, in such and such chapter.’”

    Ríos added that Deacon Valle was a “walking library.”

    “He had a tremendous knowledge of the Bible. He taught me so much,” he said.

    Deacon Valle is survived by his mother and his four siblings.

  • Sr. Therese Bernadette Zebrauskas

    Educator, administrator

    Sister of St. Casimir Therese Bernadette Zebrauskas, 91, died May 10 in Lemont.

    Born in Chicago, she made her first religious profession in 1949 and her perpetual profession in 1954. 

    She taught for 47 years at elementary schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Therese Bernadette taught at Immaculate Conception School, Brighton Park (1949-1952); Nativity BVM School (1952-1954, 1963-1965, 1992-1996); St. Joseph School, South Chicago (1955-1956); St. Michael School, North Side (1956-1958); St. Norbert School, Northbrook (1968-1971, 1975-1977); All Saints School, Roseland (1971-1973); Sts. Peter and Paul School, West Pullman (1973-1974, 1977-1979); St. George School, Bridgeport (1974-1975); Providence of God School (1979-1985); and St. Anthony School, Cicero (1985-1992). She also served as assistant principal while at Providence of God School and at St. Anthony School.

    Sister Therese Bernadette also ministered as a receptionist at Maria High School, Chicago, from 1996 to 2011.

    She was a minister of prayer and presence from 2014 to 2019 at Franciscan Village in Lemont.

  • Sr. Mary Christella Butrymowicz

    Educator, community leader

    Felician Sister Mary Christella (Joan) Butrymowicz, 90, died on May 11 at Our Lady of the Angels Convent in Chicago.

    Born in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, she joined the Felician Sisters aspirancy in Chicago, where she attended Good Counsel High School. She entered the Felician Sisters postulancy in 1945 and professed her final vows in 1953. 

    She ministered in elementary schools as a teacher and principal in Illinois and Wisconsin. She also served in areas of religious formation and leadership within the Felician community and later ministered in the International Cord Rosary Center.

    In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she ministered at Good Shepherd (1947-1953); St. Mary Magdalen (1953-1957); St. Wenceslaus (1957-1960); St. Linus, Oak Lawn (1960-1966); and St. James (1983-1987).

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