Sister Marcelline Koch’s parents were Helen and William Koch of Mt. Sterling, Ill. When she entered the community after high school graduation there was already a Sister Marcelline from Mt. Sterling in the community, so she was not able to keep her own name. She was given the religious name Sister Mary Marcille when she entered the novitiate in 1960, later reverting to her baptismal name. After her profession of vows, Sister Marcelline began her life of ministry […]

Sister Helen Michael Horne is the daughter of Michael and Helen Horne and was born in Gillespie, Ill., and raised in Ss. Simon and Jude Parish there. Her parents named her Mary Joan. Her sister Dolores Lee lives in Mt. Olive, Ill. A brother, Michael, and a sister, Virginia, as well as her parents, are deceased. Sister Helen Michael’s early religious life was spent in the services of elementary school children. After her profession of vows in 1961 […]

Sister Janet Marie Pfile was born to Vi and William Pfile in Decatur in 1941. When she entered the novitiate in 1960 her religious name was Sister Maria del Rey though she later reverted to her baptismal name. Her younger sister, Judith would join her in Dominican life two years later. Sister Janet Marie’s early religious life was spent as an elementary school teacher and principal. She taught at St. Walter School, Chicago, 1961-1965 and St. Michael School, […]