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(1937-2025)
Sister Kathleen Walli, formerly known as Sister Charles Miriam, died on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 87 years of age and in the 64th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.
Sister Kathleen was born in Stephenson, Michigan, to Henry and Marian (Bomberry) Walli. She graduated from Stephenson High School and received a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti and a master’s degree in clothing from Michigan State University in East Lansing.
Sister Kathleen ministered for 19 years in elementary and secondary education in Chicago and St. Charles, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit and Utica, Michigan; and West Palm Beach, Florida. This included four years at Hoban Dominican High School in Cleveland and Mt. St. Mary Academy in St. Charles, both sponsored institutions of the Congregation.
Sister Kathleen also served for nine years as a professor at two other institutions of the Congregation: St. Dominic College in St. Charles, Illinois, and Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian. She served two years as Secretary of the Congregation in Adrian and 15 years as a pastoral associate/religious education director in Keshena and Merrill, Wisconsin.
Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in 2017. She was preceded in death by brothers Richard, Lawrence, Dennis, and Charles and a sister, Yvonne Bochenek. She is survived by sisters Suzanne Condon (Louis), Joy Brock, Maribeth Czerwonka, and Sheila Glodowski; brothers Douglas, Michael, Lance, and Henry; other loving family members; and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025, in the gathering space of St. Catherine Chapel. The Vigil Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 3, 2025, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Prayers of Committal will be held in the Congregation Cemetery.
Those not attending services in person are welcome to participate via livestream at https://adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream.
Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.
Sister's Memorial Card (PDF)
Recording of Sister Kathleen's Vigil Service - After clicking the link, download the recording by clicking on the three dots at the bottom right corner of the screen and choosing "Download." Worship Aid (PDF)
Recording of Sister Kathleen's Funeral Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by clicking on the three dots at the bottom right corner of the screen and choosing "Download." Worship Aid (PDF)
LEFT: Graduation photo from Stephenson High School, Stephenson, Michigan,1955. MIDDLE RIGHT: Sister Kathleen Walli at Siena Heights College.
LEFT: Sister Kathleen Walli, top right, with her blood sisters, Sheila, Maribeth, Yvonne, Suzanne, and Joy. RIGHT: From left, Sisters Kathleen Walli and Thomas James Burns.
LEFT: From left, Sisters Maureen Fenlon, Nancy Murray (as St. Catherine of Siena), and Kathleen Walli. RIGHT: Members of the 1988-1992 General Council are, from left, Sisters Sharon Weber; Nadine Foley, Prioress; Kathleen Walli, Congregation Secretary; Donna Markham, Linda Bevilaqua, and Attracta Kelly.
Former Secretaries of the Congregation are, from left, Sisters Rose Celeste O’Connell, Grace Flowers, Marie Wiedner, Kathleen Walli, Mary Ward, and Helen Sohn. Not shown is Sister Mary Catherine Jordan.
Members of the 2010 Golden Jubilee Holy Angels Crowd are: back row, from left, Sisters Kathleen Walli, Kathleen Voss, Mary Katherine Drouin, Molly Giller, Helene Kloss, and Monica Charles Stankus and front row, from left, Sisters Marie Carleen Maly, Annice Mordenski, Jamie Phelps, Mary Ann Dixon, Maureen Barzantni, Mary Carr, and Donna Markham (Prioress).
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Sister Jo Ann Lucas, formerly known as Sister Agnes Francis, died on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at her home in Troy, Michigan. She was 87 years of age and in the 69th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.
Sister Jo Ann was born in Chicago to Frank and Agnes (Rohde) Lucas. She graduated from Mercy High School in Chicago and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Latin and a master’s degree in education administration, both from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian.
Sister Jo Ann spent 15 years ministering in education in Clawson and Detroit, Michigan, including six years as principal at St. Gemma in Detroit. She served 16 years as a religious education coordinator at St. Anastasia in Troy, while also serving the Congregation for six of those years as Chapter Prioress of the Nokomis Chapter. She then continued for six years as parish administrator at St. Anastasia.
Sister served one and a half years as a bookkeeper for the AIDS Interfaith Network in Detroit, then five years as parish business manager at St. Alphonsus in Dearborn. She served the Congregation for 12 years as director of the Ministry Trust.
Sister Jo Ann was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by two brothers, David Lucas (Laurinda) and Frank Lucas (Donna); other loving family members; and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Prayers of Committal will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Memorial Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 and a Ritual of Remembrance will be held in the Rose Room of the Dominican Life Center at 1:30 p.m. that same day. Those who are not attending services in person are welcome to participate via live stream at https://adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream.
Recording of Sister Jo Ann's Memorial Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)
Recording of Sister Jo Ann's Ritual of Remembrance - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as."
LEFT: Josephine Ann, 1947. RIGHT: Harry Belafonte with Sister Jo Ann Lucas, April 2012.
LEFT: Sisters Rosemarie Kieffer, left, and Jo Ann Lucas, April 1993. RIGHT: Lynne Bondy and Sister Jo Ann Lucas wash dishes at an Italian dinner fund-raiser.
Members of the 1998 General Chapter Planning Steering Committee are: seated, from left, Sisters Madeline Dervin, Julie Hyer, and Christine Matthews, and standing, from left, Sisters Jo Ann Lucas, Corinne Sanders, Molly Nicholson, Teresa Disch, Marie Michael, Durstyne Farnan, and Jean Hughes.
Members of the 2015 Diamond Jubilee December Crowd are: back row, from left, Sisters Rosalie Esquerra, Kathleen Waters, Norine Burns, Molly Nicholson, Sheila Delaney, and Nancyann Turner; third row, from left, Sisters Leontia Cooney, Barbara Long, Margaret Manners, Mary Kastens, and Joan Leo Kehn; second row, from left, Sisters Mary Hemmen, Anneliese Sinnott, Joan Mary, Jo Ann Lucas, and Elizabeth Gibbons; and front row, from left, Sisters Esther Ortega, Marilyn Uline, Arlene Seckel, Ann Ziemba, and Jovanna Stein.
(1933-2025)
Sister Mary Alice Naour, formerly known as Sister Francis Alice Naour, died on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 91 years of age and in the 73rd year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.
Sister Mary Alice was born in Detroit to Francois and Blanche (Cote) Naour. She graduated from St. Ambrose High School in Detroit and received a bachelor’s degree in applied music from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a master’s degree in music education from Michigan State University in East Lansing. She also worked toward a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) certification at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois..
Sister ministered in elementary and secondary music education for 33 years in Detroit, Paw Paw, and Ypsilanti, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; and Henderson, Nevada. This includes one year at Rosary High School and 14 years at Dominican High School in Detroit, Michigan, both of which were schools of the Congregation.
Sister Mary Alice spent 27 years serving at the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse, where she served as Activities Assistant, Pastoral Minister, and Assistant in the Liturgical Ministries Department. She was also a CPE Intern at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, for one year and a Pastoral Care Minister at St. Luke Parish in Detroit for one year.
Sister May Alice was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Estelle Steiger-Santon, Denise Wieme, and Jaqueline Penet; four brothers, John, George, Paul, and Cpl. James Naour. She is survived by other loving family members and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Prayers of Committal were held on Friday, January 10, 2025. A Memorial Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 and a Ritual of Remembrance will be held in the Rose Room of the Dominican Life Center at 1:30 p.m. that same day. Those not attending services in person are welcome to participate via live stream at https://adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream
Recording of Sister Mary Alice's Memorial Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)
Recording of Sister Mary Alice's Ritual of Remembrance - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as."
LEFT: Mary Alice Naour, left, with her cousins Jeanette and Suzette Naour and her sister Denise Naour. MIDDLE LEFT: Third grade, 1942. MIDDLE RIGHT: Graduate of St. Ambrose High School, Detroit, June 1951.
LEFT: Sister Mary Alice with her parents, Frank and Alice Naour, during a home visit, circa 1960. RIGHT: From left, Denise Wieme and Sister Mary Alice Naour, blood sisters, and Sister Mary Louise Gass.
LEFT: Sharing a meal together are, from left, Sisters Mary Alice Naour, Mary Louise Gass, Kathleen McGrail, and Joann Plumpe. RIGHT: Enjoying a meal together at Ratisbon House, May 2000, are, from left, Sisters Zenaida Nacpil, Vivian Baluyut, Marcine Klemm, Mary Alice Naour, Patricia Harvat, and Durstyne Farnan.
LEFT: Members of the 2011 Christmas Diamond Crowd are: back row, from left, Sisters Nancy Fischer, Barbara Ann Hehr, Patricia J. Walsh, Mary Louise Head, Joan Weitz, Helen Belsito, Anne Beauvais, and Celeste Mary Bourke; middle row, from left, Sisters Mary Alice Naour, Helen Laier, Thomas Leo Monahan, Patricia Dolan, Angela Susalla, June Racicot, Patricia Spangler, and Attracta Kelly (Prioress); and front row, from left, Sisters Marilyn Foster, Marion Coppe, Betty Lou Myers, Robert Irene Buchanan, Mary Alan Stuart, Mary Catherine Nolan, and Jane Robert Stuckel. RIGHT: From left, Sisters Mary Alice Naour and Nadine Foley.
(1927-2024)
Sister Margaret Mary Heinz, formerly known as Sister Richard Mary, died on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 97 years of age and in the 78th year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.
Sister Margaret was born in Chicago to Anthony and Margaret (McBride) Heinz. She graduated from Aquinas High School in Chicago and received a bachelor’s degree in English from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a master’s degree in English from the University of Detroit (Detroit-Mercy). She was also licensed in Clinical Pastoral Education at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago.
Sister spent 22 years ministering in education in Grosse Pointe Farms and Iron Mountain, Michigan, and Wilmette and Chicago, Illinois, including six years as principal at SS. Mary and Joseph in Iron Mountain. She taught at two Congregation schools: Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette for five years, and Aquinas High School in Chicago for three years. She then served on the formation team in Adrian as pre-admissions director from 1969 to 1974. Sister was Director of Pastoral Care for 21 years at Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago.
Sister Margaret became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in 1999. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Richard Heinz. She is survived by a sister, Rita Heinz; other loving family members; and her Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024, in the gathering space of St. Catherine Chapel. The Vigil Prayer will be at 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 30, 2024, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Prayers of Committal will be held in the Congregation Cemetery.
Those not attending the upcoming services in person are welcome to participate via live stream at https://adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream.
Recording of Sister Margaret's Vigil Service - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as."
Recording of Sister Margaret's Funeral Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)
LEFT: Baby Margaret Mary, 1927. MIDDLE LEFT: Margaret Mary with her brother Richard. MIDDLE RIGHT: School photo, Aquinas High School, Chicago, 1945.
LEFT: Sisters enjoy fishing in 1957 at the summer home of a parishioner of St. Mary/Joseph Parish in Iron Mountain, Michigan. They are, from left, Sisters Joseph Bride McElligott, Paul Dolores, Richard Mary (Margaret Mary) Heinz, Marie Leon (Joan) Weitz, and Mary Alexander (Louise) Borgacz. MIDDLE: Margaret Mary plays a lead in an operetta performed at Aquinas High School, Chicago, 1942. RIGHT: Sister Margaret Mary Heinz, Director of Pastoral Care at Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, from 1976 to 1997, visits with a patient in 1978.
LEFT: Sisters Mary Carey, left, and Margaret Mary Heinz, 1992. MIDDLE: The Heinz family, from left: Rita, sister; parents Anthony and Margaret, and Margaret Mary, 1982. RIGHT: Members of the 1969-1974 Formation Team are, from left, Sisters Margaret Mary Heinz, Kathleen McGrail, Peg Albert, Mary Ellen Leciejewski, Rosemary Ferguson, Melba Beine, and Sarah Sharkey.
Members of the 2015 Double-Diamond, June to December Crowd are: standing, from left, Sisters Anne L. Lindquist, Margaret Mary Heinz, Attracta Kelly (Prioress), Jeanne Marie O’Laughlin, and Therese Margaret Roberts; and seated, from left, Sisters Jane Quirk, Donna Wencel, Marcelline Fouchey, Madonna Marie Black, and Marie Sheila Beatty.
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