In Memoriam


Sister Jean Agnes (Helen) Klemm, OP“Weave Truth with Trust” 
- Motto on the coat of arms of a 12th century weaver’s guild 

(1918 – 2015)
Sister Jean Agnes, baptized Helen Josephine, was born on June 30, 1918, in Des Moines, Iowa, to John and Agnes (Rose) Klemm. She was the eighth of twelve children. Three of the Klemm girls entered the Congregation: Sisters Jeannine, Jean Agnes, and Marcine. 
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Sister Jean Joseph (Patricia) Hughes, OPSomething sacred is at stake in every event
 - Rabbi Abraham Joshua Hescel, God In Search of Man. 

(1938 – 2015)
Sister Jean Joseph Hughes, baptized Patricia M. Breen, was born on May 5, 1938, in Chicago, to Patrick and Jean (Richards) Breen. Her mother had seven sisters and one brother. Sister Jean knew little about her father because her parents separated when she was two years old.
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Sister Eileen (Agnes Eileen) Souva, OP(1930 – 2015) 
Sister Eileen Souva, baptized Eileen Agnes Mary, was born on August 1, 1930, in Brest, Michigan, the fourth of nine children born of Roy and Melvina (Eder) Souva. She attended St. Charles School in Newport for only one year because her parents heard about the quality of education at St. Mary’s School in South Rockwood. 
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Sister Patricia Ann (Michael Francis) Hurley, OP(1930 – 2015)
Sister Patricia Ann Hurley was born on May 22, 1930, in Detroit, the second child and only daughter of John and Helen (Belleville) Hurley. She attended St. Philip Neri School from second through sixth grade and then transferred to Our Lady of Perpetual Help for seventh and eighth grade.
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Cemetery of the Adrian Dominican Sisters

Our Adrian Dominican cemetery with its circular headstones is a beautiful place of rest for women who gave their lives in service to God — and a peaceful place for contemplation and remembrance. 


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