S. Eileen O'Connor OSB, age 74, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. A wake service will be held at 7:00 PM on Friday, January 29, 2016, and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM, on Saturday, January 30, both in Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel in Yankton, South Dakota. Burial will be in the monastery cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton.
Eileen Veronica was born on July 28, 1941 the second child to Hugh and Eileen (O'Shea) O'Connor of Brooklyn, New York. She attended St. Agatha and St. Brenden Parochial Schools in Brooklyn graduating on June 24, 1958. She had many fond memories working with her mother cleaning house for wealthy families in Brooklyn during her growing years. Her parents were benefactors to St. Joseph Indian School at Chamberlain, South Dakota which drew Eileen's heart to South Dakota and Sacred Heart Monastery. Eileen entered Sacred Heart Monastery August 20, 1958 and attended Mount Marty College. She was invested as a novice on June 28, 1959 and made first profession June 29, 1960. With a teaching certificate, her first mission was to St. Joseph Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota. She later received her BA from Mount Marty College in Yankton, and MA from Augustana College in Sioux Falls.
Her ministerial life was spent in teaching positions in Chamberlain and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska. After many years of teaching, she was asked to fill a new role at St. Therese Parish in Sioux Falls as a Pastoral Minister. Here she filled the gaps in existing ministries and attended to the needs of a growing Church. She often could be seen riding her bike to visit parishioners and always extended a welcoming smile. She was a Pastoral Minister for seventeen years until asked to be the Vocation Director and assist with Oblates at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton. S. Eileen celebrated life and her Irish heritage at every opportunity often dancing a jig or singing with the Sweet Adelines. Her bicycle was her preferred means of transportation and she appreciated good books and movies. She embodied the word "volunteer" and would lend a helping hand in service to friend and stranger alike. She was a Big Friend and Pen Pal to children, and had a special place in her heart for people who suffered mental illness or were incarcerated. She never hesitated extending the merciful hand of Christ to another, saying, "It is good for me to be here".
S. Eileen is survived by her Benedictine community, her sister, Terry (Dan) Heffernan, six nieces and nephews and fifteen great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Mary Christine.
Eileen Veronica was born on July 28, 1941 the second child to Hugh and Eileen (O'Shea) O'Connor of Brooklyn, New York. She attended St. Agatha and St. Brenden Parochial Schools in Brooklyn graduating on June 24, 1958. She had many fond memories working with her mother cleaning house for wealthy families in Brooklyn during her growing years. Her parents were benefactors to St. Joseph Indian School at Chamberlain, South Dakota which drew Eileen's heart to South Dakota and Sacred Heart Monastery. Eileen entered Sacred Heart Monastery August 20, 1958 and attended Mount Marty College. She was invested as a novice on June 28, 1959 and made first profession June 29, 1960. With a teaching certificate, her first mission was to St. Joseph Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota. She later received her BA from Mount Marty College in Yankton, and MA from Augustana College in Sioux Falls.
Her ministerial life was spent in teaching positions in Chamberlain and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska. After many years of teaching, she was asked to fill a new role at St. Therese Parish in Sioux Falls as a Pastoral Minister. Here she filled the gaps in existing ministries and attended to the needs of a growing Church. She often could be seen riding her bike to visit parishioners and always extended a welcoming smile. She was a Pastoral Minister for seventeen years until asked to be the Vocation Director and assist with Oblates at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton. S. Eileen celebrated life and her Irish heritage at every opportunity often dancing a jig or singing with the Sweet Adelines. Her bicycle was her preferred means of transportation and she appreciated good books and movies. She embodied the word "volunteer" and would lend a helping hand in service to friend and stranger alike. She was a Big Friend and Pen Pal to children, and had a special place in her heart for people who suffered mental illness or were incarcerated. She never hesitated extending the merciful hand of Christ to another, saying, "It is good for me to be here".
S. Eileen is survived by her Benedictine community, her sister, Terry (Dan) Heffernan, six nieces and nephews and fifteen great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Mary Christine.
S. Eileen O'Connor OSB, age 74, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. A wake service will be held at 7:00 PM on Friday, January 29, 2016, and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM, on Saturday, January 30, both in Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel in Yankton, South Dakota. Burial will be in the monastery cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton.
Eileen Veronica was born on July 28, 1941 the second child to Hugh and Eileen (O'Shea) O'Connor of Brooklyn, New York. She attended St. Agatha and St. Brenden Parochial Schools in Brooklyn graduating on June 24, 1958. She had many fond memories working with her mother cleaning house for wealthy families in Brooklyn during her growing years. Her parents were benefactors to St. Joseph Indian School at Chamberlain, South Dakota which drew Eileen's heart to South Dakota and Sacred Heart Monastery. Eileen entered Sacred Heart Monastery August 20, 1958 and attended Mount Marty College. She was invested as a novice on June 28, 1959 and made first profession June 29, 1960. With a teaching certificate, her first mission was to St. Joseph Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota. She later received her BA from Mount Marty College in Yankton, and MA from Augustana College in Sioux Falls.
Her ministerial life was spent in teaching positions in Chamberlain and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska. After many years of teaching, she was asked to fill a new role at St. Therese Parish in Sioux Falls as a Pastoral Minister. Here she filled the gaps in existing ministries and attended to the needs of a growing Church. She often could be seen riding her bike to visit parishioners and always extended a welcoming smile. She was a Pastoral Minister for seventeen years until asked to be the Vocation Director and assist with Oblates at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton. S. Eileen celebrated life and her Irish heritage at every opportunity often dancing a jig or singing with the Sweet Adelines. Her bicycle was her preferred means of transportation and she appreciated good books and movies. She embodied the word "volunteer" and would lend a helping hand in service to friend and stranger alike. She was a Big Friend and Pen Pal to children, and had a special place in her heart for people who suffered mental illness or were incarcerated. She never hesitated extending the merciful hand of Christ to another, saying, "It is good for me to be here".
S. Eileen is survived by her Benedictine community, her sister, Terry (Dan) Heffernan, six nieces and nephews and fifteen great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Mary Christine.
Eileen Veronica was born on July 28, 1941 the second child to Hugh and Eileen (O'Shea) O'Connor of Brooklyn, New York. She attended St. Agatha and St. Brenden Parochial Schools in Brooklyn graduating on June 24, 1958. She had many fond memories working with her mother cleaning house for wealthy families in Brooklyn during her growing years. Her parents were benefactors to St. Joseph Indian School at Chamberlain, South Dakota which drew Eileen's heart to South Dakota and Sacred Heart Monastery. Eileen entered Sacred Heart Monastery August 20, 1958 and attended Mount Marty College. She was invested as a novice on June 28, 1959 and made first profession June 29, 1960. With a teaching certificate, her first mission was to St. Joseph Indian School in Chamberlain, South Dakota. She later received her BA from Mount Marty College in Yankton, and MA from Augustana College in Sioux Falls.
Her ministerial life was spent in teaching positions in Chamberlain and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska. After many years of teaching, she was asked to fill a new role at St. Therese Parish in Sioux Falls as a Pastoral Minister. Here she filled the gaps in existing ministries and attended to the needs of a growing Church. She often could be seen riding her bike to visit parishioners and always extended a welcoming smile. She was a Pastoral Minister for seventeen years until asked to be the Vocation Director and assist with Oblates at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton. S. Eileen celebrated life and her Irish heritage at every opportunity often dancing a jig or singing with the Sweet Adelines. Her bicycle was her preferred means of transportation and she appreciated good books and movies. She embodied the word "volunteer" and would lend a helping hand in service to friend and stranger alike. She was a Big Friend and Pen Pal to children, and had a special place in her heart for people who suffered mental illness or were incarcerated. She never hesitated extending the merciful hand of Christ to another, saying, "It is good for me to be here".
S. Eileen is survived by her Benedictine community, her sister, Terry (Dan) Heffernan, six nieces and nephews and fifteen great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Mary Christine.
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