Rachel Beeson
She was a member of the Seeds of Hope team in Davenport, matching volunteers with opportunities to serve the homeless, migrants and refugees, inner- city children and the elderly.
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Sister Maribeth Takes
Sister Maribeth is remembered as doing everything she undertook to perfection. One person commented that she never heard her complain. She was an excellent reading teacher and loved her students.
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Sister Marianne Nehus
Sister was involved for many years with the Animal Aid Humane Society, eventually becoming the executive director of the AAHS shelter in Moline, IL. She was honored by Governor Vilsack for her service on the Disabilities Policy Council in 2006.
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Sister Rosalind Restelli
Sr. Rosalind was also a pastoral minister at St. Patrick Parish in Neola. She was the last Sister of Humility to serve in Neola, Iowa, having ministered there for 37 years.
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Sister Catherine Linnenkamp
Her ministry as assistant registrar at Marycrest College began in 1986. She then became registrar at Teikyo/Marycrest University.
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Sister Mary Bea Snyder
video produced in 2019 Sr. Mary Bea Snyder was born in 1945 in Davenport, Iowa, and...
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Sister Mary St. John (Emma) Ven Horst
Sister St. John was a whirlwind of energy who brought together the first string ensemble at Ottumwa Heights College...
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Sister Frances Marie (Ellen) Melroy
After teaching for five years, she took nurse's training at St. Joseph Hospital, Ottumwa, where she was pediatric nurse, clinical instructor and supervisor of nurses for almost 20 years. There, she invented a special oxygen mask and nipple for children with cleft palates.
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Sister Mary Frances Therese (Rosalie) Doyle
She was a talented music teacher for all grades.
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Sister Mary Antoinette (Anna) Walsh
Sister was the first of three Walsh sisters to join the Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Throughout her life she was a teacher in public and parochial schools staffed by CHMs.
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Sister Mary Martina (Jennie) Mataya
Sister was an excellent science teacher and often received recognition of such.
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Sister Mary Jerome (Theresa) Gordon
She taught upper grades and commercial subjects in high school, then in later years, was librarian. Sister Jerome had a remarkable sense of humor, loved people, disliked routine and enjoyed travel.
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Sister Kayleen Heffron
She based her nursing ministry in Ottumwa at St. Joseph’s Hospital which later became Ottumwa Regional Health Center. Her RN skills were used as an emergency room supervisor and also in the skilled nursing facility.
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Sister Rae Elwood
Sr. Rae served as the vice-president of the Congregation of the Humility of Mary. She then served in Davenport as dean of admissions at Marycrest College, academic advisor at Marycrest International University, supportive living coordinator at the Humility of Mary Center, volunteer coordinator at CASI and a counselor in her private practice – Elwood Support Services.
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Sister Pat Heidenry
Sr. Pat received a BA in elementary education from Briar Cliff College and later a pastoral ministry certificate from Seattle University.
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