Sister Mary James (Alice Margaret Mary) Geenen entered Eternal Life February 20, 2012, the third child of Henry R. Geenen and Gladys Catherine (McCormick) Geenen. She was born March 31, 1919 in Freedom. She attended Saint Nicholas Elementary School. After graduating from high school she attended Saint Norbert College and Silver Lake College where she earned a BA Degree in Elementary Education with majors in Philosophy and English. She attended the University of Dayton earning a MS Degree in Elementary Education.
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Sister Frances Cogan, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Frances Cogan, OP (Louis Mary), died April 7, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa April 13, 2011, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Frances made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1938, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1941. She taught music for 27 years and the intermediate grades for 15 years. Sister Frances ministered as support staff for nine years and volunteered for two years. She served in Illinois, Nebraska, the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Iowa, New Jersey and New York.