Sister Mary Agnes Zwolenick, OSF
April 17, 1918 ~ August 29, 2012
MONTEREY - The Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of St. Joseph for the Dying's last remaining sister has died at the age of 94.
Sr. Agnes was born in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania to Albert Zwolenick and Agnes Sliwa. She was the next to the youngest of 14 children and the last surviving child of Mr. and Mrs. Zwolenick.
Sr. Agnes entered the order at the age of 36 after having served as a governess to two children in New York. She entered the Franciscan Sisters as a teacher at San Carlos School in Monterey where she touched the lives of many generations of children and families.
After her retirement in 1980, she was very involved working with the residents at Ave Maria Convalescent Hospital. She was a loving presence to those at Ave Maria, praying with them and loving them in their time of need. God gave her a devotion to the Eucharist and she participated in mass every day and she would spend hours in prayer.
Sister Agnes was preceded in death by six sisters and seven brothers. She is survived by 11 nieces and nephews as well as many grandnieces and grandnephews.
Published in The Monterey Herald from September 2 to September 5, 2012.
Sister Mary Agnes Zwolenick, OSF
April 17, 1918 ~ August 29, 2012
MONTEREY - The Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of St. Joseph for the Dying's last remaining sister has died at the age of 94.
Sr. Agnes was born in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania to Albert Zwolenick and Agnes Sliwa. She was the next to the youngest of 14 children and the last surviving child of Mr. and Mrs. Zwolenick.
Sr. Agnes entered the order at the age of 36 after having served as a governess to two children in New York. She entered the Franciscan Sisters as a teacher at San Carlos School in Monterey where she touched the lives of many generations of children and families.
After her retirement in 1980, she was very involved working with the residents at Ave Maria Convalescent Hospital. She was a loving presence to those at Ave Maria, praying with them and loving them in their time of need. God gave her a devotion to the Eucharist and she participated in mass every day and she would spend hours in prayer.
Sister Agnes was preceded in death by six sisters and seven brothers. She is survived by 11 nieces and nephews as well as many grandnieces and grandnephews.
Published in The Monterey Herald from September 2 to September 5, 2012.
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