Diamond – 70 Years

Sister Marjorie (Stella Maris) Buttner, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Montana. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching and archival work. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Marjorie taught at Visitation High, Chicago, 1953-1963. In the Diocese of La Crosse, she taught at Newman High, Wausau, 1963-1967. In the Diocese of Helena, Sr. Marjorie taught and was a counselor at Anaconda Central High, Anaconda, 1967-1969. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Marjorie taught and was a counselor at Edgewood High School, Madison, 1969-1983, and served as the congregation archivist at the motherhouse, Sinsinawa, 1986-2005, for which she was renowned in archival organizations. Sr. Marjorie is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is Holy Name, West Roxbury, in the Boston Archdiocese. She is the daughter of the late Frederic and Anna (Parziale) Buttner. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Marian (Catherine de Ricci) DeGrood, OP, has ministered in Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Washington, and Wisconsin. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, providing pastoral care, and serving as prioress at St. Dominic Villa in Iowa and Wisconsin. In the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Sr. Marian taught at Holy Rosary, Minneapolis, 1986-1993. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at Visitation Elementary, Chicago, 1953-1956; St. Giles, Oak Park, 1961-1965; and St. Thomas the Apostle, Chicago, 1974-1986. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Marian served as prioress of St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, 2001; was a pastoral presence with the St. Rose School and Parish community, Cuba City, 2002-2017; and served as cashier for the Sinsinawa sisters at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, 2002-2023. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Lawrence, Faribault, in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese. She is the daughter of the late George and Barbara (Kern) DeGrood. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Jo Ann (Mary Augusta) Dold, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, scripture, and music. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Jo Ann taught music and piano at St. Cajetan, Chicago, 1953-1956, and St. Brendan, Chicago, 1962-1967. In the Diocese of Green Bay, she taught at St. Peter, Oshkosh (now Blessed Sacrament), Oshkosh, 1956-1958 and 1971-1978, and St. Mary, Appleton, 1969-1971. She served as liturgist and musician at St. Peter Parish, Oshkosh, 1978-1981; on the Menominee Indian Reservation at St. Anthony Parish, Neopit, and St. Michael Parish, Keshena, 1981-1984; and Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Hortonville, 2004-2005. She coordinated a bible study group at the Bridge-Between Retreat Center, Denmark, 2005-2018, and volunteered teaching piano at St. Clare Parish, Wrightstown, and with the Coming Home Project, Brown County Family Services. In the Diocese of Peoria, Sr. Jo Ann taught at St. Mark, Peoria, 1958-1962. In the Diocese of Madison, she taught at St. Raphael, Madison, 1967-1968, and Queen of Peace, Madison, 1968-1969. She served as liturgist at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, 1984-1988, and volunteered in the Archives with the Mazzuchelli Collection, Sinsinawa, 2019-2022. In the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Sr. Jo Ann ministered as coordinator of liturgy at St. Albert the Great Parish, Minneapolis, 1988-1990. In the Diocese of New Ulm, she served as campus minister at Southwest State University and coordinator of adult formation at Holy Redeemer Parish, both Marshall, 1990-1997. In the Diocese of La Crosse, Sr. Jo Ann served as liturgist and organist at St. Bede Monastery, Eau Claire, 1997-2004. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is Epiphany, Epiphany, in the Sioux Falls Diocese. She is the daughter of the late August and Catherine (Eilers) Dold. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Marian (Timotheos) Gibbons, OP, has ministered in Illinois, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, music ministry and adult learning. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Marian taught at St. Basil, Chicago, 1953-1956, and Epiphany, Chicago, 1963-1967. She ministered as liturgist and with music at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Wheeling, 1985-1994. In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Sr. Marian taught at St. Thomas Aquinas, Milwaukee, 1956-1960; St. Matthew, Milwaukee, 1968-1974; and St. Rose, Milwaukee, 1972-1974. She served as liturgist at St. Jude Parish, Wauwatosa, 1994-1997; as choir director at St. Clement Parish, Sheboygan, 1997-2010; in pastoral care and music at St. Mary’s Nursing Home, Milwaukee, 1998-2002; and as a volunteer tutor at the Adult Learning Center, Milwaukee, 2010-2018. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Marian was liturgist and taught at Queen of Peace, Madison, 1974-1984. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is Sacred Heart, Rutland, in the Peoria Diocese. She is the daughter of the late Michael Gibbons and the late Margaret (Taylor) (Gibbons) Dwyer. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Mary Joan (Francis Jerome) Gibson, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, administration, and serving as provincial councilor for the Northeast Province of the Sinsinawa Dominican congregation. In the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, Sr. Mary Joan served as principal at Lock Haven Catholic School, 1988-2007. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Mary Joan served as assistant prioress at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, 2008-2011, and later helped plan a program at the motherhouse, Sinsinawa, where she and other Sisters taught English to Catholic Sisters from Vietnam. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Patrick, Dixon, in the Rockford Diocese. She attended St. Mary Grade School and Dixon High School, graduating in 1951, and is the daughter of the late George O. and M. Vivian (Drew) Gibson. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Sheila (Johanna) Griffin, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, and Missouri. Her ministry has been dedicated to education and social outreach, mainly in the South. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Sheila taught at St. Giles, Oak Park, 1953-1960, and Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity, Winnetka, 1968-1972. She served as provincial councilor for the Southeast Province of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa while living in Chicago, 1984-1988. In the Diocese of Rockford, Sr. Sheila was coprincipal and taught at Nativity BVM, Menomonee, 1979-1980. In the Diocese of Jackson, she volunteered with the Glenmary Missions, Houston, 2006-2008. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Sheila helped open and taught at St. Dennis, Madison, 1960-1963, and St. Cecilia, Wisconsin Dells, 1963-1968, where she was also principal. In the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, she was principal and teacher at Father Benedict Justice School, Kansas City, 1980-1984. Sr. Sheila is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Patrick, Shieldsville, in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese. She is the daughter of the late Jack and Kathryn (McGuiness) Griffin and graduated from Bethlehem Academy, Faribault. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Ann (Gilberte) Halloran, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. Her ministry has been dedicated to working to improve the lives of women and children through education, housing, and neighborhood organization. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Ann taught at St. Basil, Chicago, 1953-1959; St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest, 1959-1961; Visitation High School, Chicago, 1963-1969; and St. Thomas the Apostle High School, Chicago, 1969-1975. In the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, she served the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa as provincial councilor of the Northwest Province, 1980-1984, and was the director of Catholic Charities, Minneapolis, 1988-1990, and codirector of the Dominican Center for Women, Minneapolis, 1990-1994. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Ann taught English at Edgewood College, Madison, 1976-1980. In the Diocese of Sioux Falls, she was principal at St. Joseph Cathedral Grade School, Sioux Falls, 1984-1986. In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Sr. Ann cofounded the Dominican Center for Women, Milwaukee, and ministered in a leadership role for the center, 1990-2010, and continued to volunteer there until 2014. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s in English and a master’s in women’s studies. Sr. Ann is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Wenceslaus (now Good Shepherd), Jackson, in the Winona Diocese. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Walter and Teresa (Ryan) Halloran. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Dorothy (Thomasello) Kennedy, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Montana, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Alabama. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, administration, and family care giving. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Dorothy taught at St. Brendan, Chicago, 1953-1958; St. Cajetan, Chicago, 1968-1969; and Visitation Grade, Chicago, 1972-1973. In the Diocese of Rockford, she taught at St. Mary, Dixon, 1958-1962, and St. Patrick, Rockford, 1973-1976. In the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Sr. Dorothy served as principal and taught at Little Flower, Billings, 1962-1968. In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, she ministered as principal at St. Thomas Aquinas, Milwaukee, 1969-1972, and as a family caregiver in Fall River, 1982-1985. She tutored at St. Peter School (now St. Katharine Drexel)l, Beaver Dam, 1982-1984, and at the Dominican Center for Women, Milwaukee, 2006-2007 and 2011. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sr. Dorothy taught at St. Rose of Lima, Baltimore, 1976-1979. In the Archdiocese of Mobile, Sr. Dorothy served at Most Pure Heart of Mary, Mobile, as teacher, 1979-1982, and as principal, 1985-1987. She taught at St. Joseph, Tuskegee Institute, 1987-2005. In the Diocese of Madison, she taught at St. Jerome, Columbus, 1984-1985. Sr. Dorothy is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Mary, Lost Lake, in the Milwaukee Archdiocese. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Adeline (Press) Kennedy. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Susanne “Sue” (Amatus) Klein, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, Montana, Minnesota, and Florida. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, pastoral ministry, and secretarial work. She served the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation as the Northwest Province secretary, 1984-1988; director of the Apostolic Volunteer program, 1984-1986; and as a staff member of the Office of Development and Communication, 1986-1994 and 1995-1996. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Sue taught at Visitation, Chicago, 1953-1959; St. Thomas of Villanova, Palatine, 1963-1966; and St. Jarlath, Chicago, 1966-1967. In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, she taught at St. Bernard, Wauwatosa, 1959-1963. In the Diocese of Helena, Sr. Sue served as principal and taught at St. Peter, Anaconda, 1967-1973, and ministered as pastoral associate with the Anaconda Catholic Community, 1973-1981. In the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, she served as pastoral minister at Holy Rosary Parish, Minneapolis, 1981-1984. In the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Sr. Sue served as administrative assistant at St. Justin Martyr Parish, Seminole, 1996-2010, and continued to volunteer there until 2019. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Bernard, Peoria, in the Peoria Diocese. She is the daughter of the late Erwin and Lucille (Lammers) Klein. Sr. Sue attended St. Bernard Grade School and the Academy of Our Lady, both Peoria. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Duchesne Maxwell, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington, and Nebraska. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching, administration, and pastoral care. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sr. Duchesne taught at St. Thomas More, Chicago, 1953-1959, and served as assistant administrator at Queen of Peace High School, Burbank, 1986-1988. In the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, she taught at St. James, Kenosha, 1959-1964, and served as assistant principal at Dominican, Whitefish Bay, 1976-1982. In the Diocese of Sioux City, Sr. Duchesne taught at Blessed Sacrament, Sioux City, 1964-1967. In the Diocese of La Crosse, she served as librarian and taught at Newman, Wausau, 1967-1968. In the Diocese of Rockford, Sr. Duchesne ministered as librarian and teacher at Aquin Central Catholic High School, Freeport, 1968-1973. In the Diocese of Peoria, she ministered at Central Catholic High School, Bloomington, as assistant principal, 1973-1974, and principal, 1974-1976. In the Diocese of Madison, Sr. Duchesne served the Sinsinawa Dominican congregation as member of the Leadership Council, 1982-1986. In the Archdiocese of Dubuque, she ministered as prioress of St. Dominic Villa, Dubuque, 1988-1991. In the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Sr. Duchesne served as director of pastoral care at Catholic Eldercare, Minneapolis, 1993-1997. In the Diocese of Spokane, she was coordinator of the Dominican Center, Spokane, 1997-2000. In the Archdiocese of Omaha, Sr. Duchesne ministered as hospital chaplain at Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, 2000-2007. She then continued to volunteer in the Omaha area until 2010. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, in the Omaha Archdiocese. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Loretta (Peasinger) Maxwell. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Mark O’Loughlin, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia. Her ministry has been dedicated to teaching and social work. Sr. Mark is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is St. Patrick, Kankakee, in the Joliet Diocese. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Daniel and Bertha (Roberts) O’Loughlin. Click here to send an honor online.

Sister Mary Catherine St. Martin, OP, has ministered in Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Her religious name was Sr. Alberto. Sr. Mary Catherine’s ministry has been dedicated to teaching. She is living in community with her Dominican Sisters. Her home parish is Incarnation, Minneapolis, in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese. She is the daughter of the late Albert and Mildred (Hanrehan) St. Martin. Click here to send an honor online.