(1933-2026)

Sister Janice Scholl, formerly known as Sister Peter Ann, died on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 92 years of age and in the 72nd year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sister was born in Chicago to Robert and Dorothy (Williams) Scholl. She graduated from Immaculata High School in Chicago and received a bachelor’s degree in history from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a master’s degree in history from Albuquerque University in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Sister Janice ministered for 35 years in elementary education in Detroit, Michigan; St. Petersburg, Florida; Tucson, Douglas, Casa Grande, and Mesa, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and San Bernardino and Fullerton, California. This includes 16 years as principal in addition to teaching. 

She also served for three years as secretary for the Dominican Southwest Chapter Office in Mesa, Arizona, and for 16 years as admitting clerk and medical records clerk at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, a legacy institution of the Adrian Dominican Congregation, in Henderson, Nevada. Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2017.

Sister Janice is survived by three sisters, Gail Thornquist, Susan Labotz (Kurt), and Diane Scholl; two brothers, Robert Scholl (Colleen) and Richard Scholl (Mary); other loving family members; and her Adrian Dominican Sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Peter and Gary; and a sister, Patricia Wieman.

Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in the gathering space of St. Catherine Chapel. The Vigil Prayer will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in St. Catherine Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be offered in St. Catherine Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026. 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 Services, Adrian.

Sister's Memorial Card (PDF)

Vigil and Funeral Recordings

Recording of Sister Janice'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 Janice'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: The Scholl family, circa 1945: parents Robert and Dorothy and, in front, from left, Janice, Pat, and Gail. MIDDLE LEFT: 1951 graduate of Immaculata High School, Chicago. MIDDLE RIGHT: Janice, as a Postulant, teaches at Presentation School in Detroit, 1953. 

LEFT: Sister Janice Scholl with her grandmothers, Florence Williams, left, and Elizabeth Scholl, in Scottsdale, Arizona. RIGHT: Sisters Virginia Kleckner, left, and Janice Scholl tour Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 2000.

LEFT: Sister Janice Scholl and her mother, Dorothy Scholl, in Italy, 1977. RIGHT: Enjoying time together in the apartment of Sister Janice Scholl in Tempe, Arizona, are, from left: Sisters Janice Scholl, Jovanna Stein, Marie Immaculata Hebestreit, Rina Cappellazzo, and Virginia Kleckner.

LEFT: Sister Janice Scholl ministers in medical records at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, Henderson, Nevada, 1999. RIGHT: Sister Janice speaks at her Diamond (60-year) Jubilee celebration in Henderson, Nevada, September 2013.

Members of the 2013 Diamond Jubilee December 1953 Reception Crowd are: back row, from left, Sisters Joan Schroeder, Margaret Ann Roggenbuck, Marie Rose Bauer, Attracta Kelly (Prioress), Dorothy Guettler, Janet Wright, and Carol Fleming; middle row, from left, Sisters Margaret Marie Ringel, Frances Wetzel, Janice Scholl, Patricia Ann McKee, Patricia Sporer, Pauline Richter, and Barbara Chenicek; and front row, from left, Sisters Joan Mary Dwyer, Josephine Gaugier, Margarita Ruíz, Mary Vianne Bayus (seated), Lorraine Brennan, Mary E. Waldron, and Mary Cullen.

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