Sister Cordelle Adams, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 83, died Nov. 23, 2015, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wis. She was in the sixty-first year of her religious profession.
Sister Cordelle (Alice Mae Adams) was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Stratford, Wis., to Felis and Ethel (Raleigh) Adams. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1951.
Sister Cordelle initially entered the field of education, receiving a bachelor’s degree in education from Viterbo College (Viterbo University) and later a master’s degree in education from Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. She taught for 22 years in Wisconsin, Washington and Iowa. In 1978, she shifted ministry and received a pre-nursing degree from Wisconsin Western Technical Institute (Western Technical College). This transition led her to a career in social services and home care in Wisconsin, mostly in La Crosse, for the next 20 years. In 1999, Sister Cordelle moved to St. Rose Convent and served as a volunteer. Villa St. Joseph became her home in 2007.
She is survived by her Franciscan community; her sister, Cordelia Gillett of Estes Park, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Robert, Bernard, Herman, Eugene, Arnold and Fr. Benedict (Clarence), OFM; and her sisters, Marie Sattler, Margaret Fleece, Frances Steines.
Sister Cordelle has asked to be cremated. A prayer service is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Nov. 30, in Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the chapel. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Dickinson Family Funeral Home is assisting with the services.
Memorials may be sent to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 912 Market St., La Crosse, Wis., 54601-4782.
From La Crosse Tribune, 2015-11-24
Sister Cordelle (Alice Mae Adams) was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Stratford, Wis., to Felis and Ethel (Raleigh) Adams. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1951.
Sister Cordelle initially entered the field of education, receiving a bachelor’s degree in education from Viterbo College (Viterbo University) and later a master’s degree in education from Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. She taught for 22 years in Wisconsin, Washington and Iowa. In 1978, she shifted ministry and received a pre-nursing degree from Wisconsin Western Technical Institute (Western Technical College). This transition led her to a career in social services and home care in Wisconsin, mostly in La Crosse, for the next 20 years. In 1999, Sister Cordelle moved to St. Rose Convent and served as a volunteer. Villa St. Joseph became her home in 2007.
She is survived by her Franciscan community; her sister, Cordelia Gillett of Estes Park, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Robert, Bernard, Herman, Eugene, Arnold and Fr. Benedict (Clarence), OFM; and her sisters, Marie Sattler, Margaret Fleece, Frances Steines.
Sister Cordelle has asked to be cremated. A prayer service is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Nov. 30, in Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the chapel. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Dickinson Family Funeral Home is assisting with the services.
Memorials may be sent to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 912 Market St., La Crosse, Wis., 54601-4782.
From La Crosse Tribune, 2015-11-24
Sister Cordelle Adams, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 83, died Nov. 23, 2015, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse, Wis. She was in the sixty-first year of her religious profession.
Sister Cordelle (Alice Mae Adams) was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Stratford, Wis., to Felis and Ethel (Raleigh) Adams. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1951.
Sister Cordelle initially entered the field of education, receiving a bachelor’s degree in education from Viterbo College (Viterbo University) and later a master’s degree in education from Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. She taught for 22 years in Wisconsin, Washington and Iowa. In 1978, she shifted ministry and received a pre-nursing degree from Wisconsin Western Technical Institute (Western Technical College). This transition led her to a career in social services and home care in Wisconsin, mostly in La Crosse, for the next 20 years. In 1999, Sister Cordelle moved to St. Rose Convent and served as a volunteer. Villa St. Joseph became her home in 2007.
She is survived by her Franciscan community; her sister, Cordelia Gillett of Estes Park, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Robert, Bernard, Herman, Eugene, Arnold and Fr. Benedict (Clarence), OFM; and her sisters, Marie Sattler, Margaret Fleece, Frances Steines.
Sister Cordelle has asked to be cremated. A prayer service is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Nov. 30, in Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the chapel. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Dickinson Family Funeral Home is assisting with the services.
Memorials may be sent to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 912 Market St., La Crosse, Wis., 54601-4782.
From La Crosse Tribune, 2015-11-24
Sister Cordelle (Alice Mae Adams) was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Stratford, Wis., to Felis and Ethel (Raleigh) Adams. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1951.
Sister Cordelle initially entered the field of education, receiving a bachelor’s degree in education from Viterbo College (Viterbo University) and later a master’s degree in education from Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. She taught for 22 years in Wisconsin, Washington and Iowa. In 1978, she shifted ministry and received a pre-nursing degree from Wisconsin Western Technical Institute (Western Technical College). This transition led her to a career in social services and home care in Wisconsin, mostly in La Crosse, for the next 20 years. In 1999, Sister Cordelle moved to St. Rose Convent and served as a volunteer. Villa St. Joseph became her home in 2007.
She is survived by her Franciscan community; her sister, Cordelia Gillett of Estes Park, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Robert, Bernard, Herman, Eugene, Arnold and Fr. Benedict (Clarence), OFM; and her sisters, Marie Sattler, Margaret Fleece, Frances Steines.
Sister Cordelle has asked to be cremated. A prayer service is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Monday evening, Nov. 30, in Mary of the Angels Chapel at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the chapel. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Dickinson Family Funeral Home is assisting with the services.
Memorials may be sent to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 912 Market St., La Crosse, Wis., 54601-4782.
From La Crosse Tribune, 2015-11-24
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