Obituary for Sr. Mary Anna Ursula Addamus, OSB
Sr. Mary Anna (Ursula) Addamus died at St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK on March 16, 2020.
She was born in El Paso, TX on May 16, 1927 to Carmella (Flores) and Palao Addamus. Sr. Anna grew up in New Orleans, LA and entered the Benedictine Sisters at St. Scholastica Convent in Covington, LA on July 5, 1944 and made her monastic profession on February 17, 1946. Sr. Anna earned a BS in Elementary Education from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Masters in Religious Education in 1974 from Notre Dame Seminary in Louisiana.
Sr. Anna taught in Catholic Schools in Louisiana from 1946 to 1988 and was beloved by her students. In 1989 the community in Covington closed and Sr. Anna transferred to St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK. In Tulsa, she served in Monte Cassino School’s After School Care Program from 1989 until her retirement in 1999. Sr. Anna then volunteered to teach music to the preschoolers at Instituto Bilingue Guadalupano. She loved these children and worked with them each week until she was physically unable to continue.
Sr. Anna studied the clarinet for most of her adult life and after moving to Tulsa began to play with the Tulsa Community Band. She found playing with the band a great joy as they practiced every week and performed in concerts around the Tulsa area for over 25 years. The band honored Sr. Anna with a surprise concert at the monastery for her 92nd birthday.
Sr. Anna loved music, sports, learned to speak Spanish and was a great enthusiast of all things New Orleans. She hosted a large Mardi Gras Party for the monastery and her friends each year.
Sr Anna was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Bernard Addamus, Lionel Addamus, Clare Addamus, Carmelita Addamus, Constance Chimento, and is survived by her sister Francisca Falati and nephews Brian Falati, David Chimento, and Bernard Addamus, Jr.
A memorial Mass for her family and friends will be scheduled at a future date. Anyone wanting to honor Sr. Anna’s memory are asked to donate to the Benedictine Sisters Health Care Center or the Instituto Biligingue Guadalupano at IBG, 2510 E. Admiral Blvd., Tulsa, OK 74110.
Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151
Sr. Mary Anna (Ursula) Addamus died at St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK on March 16, 2020.
She was born in El Paso, TX on May 16, 1927 to Carmella (Flores) and Palao Addamus. Sr. Anna grew up in New Orleans, LA and entered the Benedictine Sisters at St. Scholastica Convent in Covington, LA on July 5, 1944 and made her monastic profession on February 17, 1946. Sr. Anna earned a BS in Elementary Education from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Masters in Religious Education in 1974 from Notre Dame Seminary in Louisiana.
Sr. Anna taught in Catholic Schools in Louisiana from 1946 to 1988 and was beloved by her students. In 1989 the community in Covington closed and Sr. Anna transferred to St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK. In Tulsa, she served in Monte Cassino School’s After School Care Program from 1989 until her retirement in 1999. Sr. Anna then volunteered to teach music to the preschoolers at Instituto Bilingue Guadalupano. She loved these children and worked with them each week until she was physically unable to continue.
Sr. Anna studied the clarinet for most of her adult life and after moving to Tulsa began to play with the Tulsa Community Band. She found playing with the band a great joy as they practiced every week and performed in concerts around the Tulsa area for over 25 years. The band honored Sr. Anna with a surprise concert at the monastery for her 92nd birthday.
Sr. Anna loved music, sports, learned to speak Spanish and was a great enthusiast of all things New Orleans. She hosted a large Mardi Gras Party for the monastery and her friends each year.
Sr Anna was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Bernard Addamus, Lionel Addamus, Clare Addamus, Carmelita Addamus, Constance Chimento, and is survived by her sister Francisca Falati and nephews Brian Falati, David Chimento, and Bernard Addamus, Jr.
A memorial Mass for her family and friends will be scheduled at a future date. Anyone wanting to honor Sr. Anna’s memory are asked to donate to the Benedictine Sisters Health Care Center or the Instituto Biligingue Guadalupano at IBG, 2510 E. Admiral Blvd., Tulsa, OK 74110.
Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151
Obituary for Sr. Mary Anna Ursula Addamus, OSB
Sr. Mary Anna (Ursula) Addamus died at St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK on March 16, 2020.
She was born in El Paso, TX on May 16, 1927 to Carmella (Flores) and Palao Addamus. Sr. Anna grew up in New Orleans, LA and entered the Benedictine Sisters at St. Scholastica Convent in Covington, LA on July 5, 1944 and made her monastic profession on February 17, 1946. Sr. Anna earned a BS in Elementary Education from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Masters in Religious Education in 1974 from Notre Dame Seminary in Louisiana.
Sr. Anna taught in Catholic Schools in Louisiana from 1946 to 1988 and was beloved by her students. In 1989 the community in Covington closed and Sr. Anna transferred to St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK. In Tulsa, she served in Monte Cassino School’s After School Care Program from 1989 until her retirement in 1999. Sr. Anna then volunteered to teach music to the preschoolers at Instituto Bilingue Guadalupano. She loved these children and worked with them each week until she was physically unable to continue.
Sr. Anna studied the clarinet for most of her adult life and after moving to Tulsa began to play with the Tulsa Community Band. She found playing with the band a great joy as they practiced every week and performed in concerts around the Tulsa area for over 25 years. The band honored Sr. Anna with a surprise concert at the monastery for her 92nd birthday.
Sr. Anna loved music, sports, learned to speak Spanish and was a great enthusiast of all things New Orleans. She hosted a large Mardi Gras Party for the monastery and her friends each year.
Sr Anna was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Bernard Addamus, Lionel Addamus, Clare Addamus, Carmelita Addamus, Constance Chimento, and is survived by her sister Francisca Falati and nephews Brian Falati, David Chimento, and Bernard Addamus, Jr.
A memorial Mass for her family and friends will be scheduled at a future date. Anyone wanting to honor Sr. Anna’s memory are asked to donate to the Benedictine Sisters Health Care Center or the Instituto Biligingue Guadalupano at IBG, 2510 E. Admiral Blvd., Tulsa, OK 74110.
Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151
Sr. Mary Anna (Ursula) Addamus died at St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK on March 16, 2020.
She was born in El Paso, TX on May 16, 1927 to Carmella (Flores) and Palao Addamus. Sr. Anna grew up in New Orleans, LA and entered the Benedictine Sisters at St. Scholastica Convent in Covington, LA on July 5, 1944 and made her monastic profession on February 17, 1946. Sr. Anna earned a BS in Elementary Education from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Masters in Religious Education in 1974 from Notre Dame Seminary in Louisiana.
Sr. Anna taught in Catholic Schools in Louisiana from 1946 to 1988 and was beloved by her students. In 1989 the community in Covington closed and Sr. Anna transferred to St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa, OK. In Tulsa, she served in Monte Cassino School’s After School Care Program from 1989 until her retirement in 1999. Sr. Anna then volunteered to teach music to the preschoolers at Instituto Bilingue Guadalupano. She loved these children and worked with them each week until she was physically unable to continue.
Sr. Anna studied the clarinet for most of her adult life and after moving to Tulsa began to play with the Tulsa Community Band. She found playing with the band a great joy as they practiced every week and performed in concerts around the Tulsa area for over 25 years. The band honored Sr. Anna with a surprise concert at the monastery for her 92nd birthday.
Sr. Anna loved music, sports, learned to speak Spanish and was a great enthusiast of all things New Orleans. She hosted a large Mardi Gras Party for the monastery and her friends each year.
Sr Anna was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Bernard Addamus, Lionel Addamus, Clare Addamus, Carmelita Addamus, Constance Chimento, and is survived by her sister Francisca Falati and nephews Brian Falati, David Chimento, and Bernard Addamus, Jr.
A memorial Mass for her family and friends will be scheduled at a future date. Anyone wanting to honor Sr. Anna’s memory are asked to donate to the Benedictine Sisters Health Care Center or the Instituto Biligingue Guadalupano at IBG, 2510 E. Admiral Blvd., Tulsa, OK 74110.
Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 918-585-1151
