September 11, 2015
Tom Burke
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary were honored for their 75 years of consecrated life Sept. 6 in the motherhouse chapel in Dubuque, Iowa.
Sister Helen taught at St. Paul High School in San Francisco and in schools in Iowa, New York, Chicago and St. Louis. An artist, she was at Clarke University in that role for many years.
Sister Monica taught elementary school at St. Thomas More in San Francisco and taught and served as principal at schools in Stockton, Illinois, Iowa Montana and the state of Washington.
Sister Dolores was born in San Francisco entered the BVM congregation from St. Paul Parish. She taught and served as principal at schools in Illinois, Oregon and Southern California.
Sister Jean Margaret taught at St. Thomas More and St. Philip schools in San Francisco as well as at schools in Petaluma, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska.
Sister Mary John Agnes taught at St. Paul School in San Francisco as well as at schools in Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa and Colorado.