Retired pharmacist

Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth Mary Hortense Kizior, 85, died Nov. 16. A Chicago native, she entered the congregation in 1935. After spending her early convent years in Rome and Paris helping Polish immigrants, she returned to the U.S. and earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy. She served at St. Mary’s Hospital in Chicago and then went to Texas, where she established the pharmacy department at Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls. She served as director of pharmacy services at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas from 1958-74. She returned to Bethania in 1974 and became director of pharmacy.

Sr. Augustus Heinen

Teacher

School Sister of St. Francis Augustus Heinen, 102, died Nov. 9. Born in Milo, Iowa, she entered the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1917 and made her profession of vows in 1924. She lived her religious ministry in education, serving for more than 60 years in several states. She taught in Chicago at St. Nicholas, 1917-18; Blessed Agnes, 1918-19; St. Matthias, 1919-20 and 1945-50; Our Lady of Victory, 1920-22; and Immaculate Conception, 1950-56. She also taught at St. Joseph, Waukegan, 1932-33 and 1956-61; St. Joseph, Wilmette, 1961-65; and St. Joseph, Summit, 1965-81.

Sr. M. Celine Wozniak

Teacher, medical technologist

Sister of St. Joseph Mary Celine Wozniak died Nov. 5. She was a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis for 74 years. She served as a teacher in several states. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Barbara High School and at St. Mary of Perpetual Help High School. She later became a medical technologist and worked at hospitals in other states.

Fr. Kieran O’Hara

Teacher, vocation director

Carmelite Father Kieran O’Hara died Nov. 5. At the time of his death, he was the oldest member of the Carmelite Order in the U.S. at age 93.

Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., he professed his first vows in 1931 and his solemn vows in 1934. From 1934-38 he taught at Mt. Carmel High School, Chicago, while completing his theology studies for the priesthood.

Ordained a priest in 1937, he continued teaching at Mt. Carmel until his assignment to Lewis University in Romeoville as a chaplain from 1938-39. He then served at St. Clara Parish from 1939-44 as associate pastor and vocation director for the Carmelite Order.

He was appointed pastor at St. Clara in 1944, where he remained until he was assigned to the new Aylesford Priory of the Carmelites in Darien, in 1960. There he founded the Carmelite Missions Office to aid the missionary work in Latin America. He visited missions in Peru and Chile.

From 1966-68, he served in Joliet. He then served for several years in Louisiana, where he was founding director of the Mt. Carmel Missions of the Sisters of Mt. Carmel.

He returned to the Chicago area in 1998, first residing in Darien, and then in Naperville.

Sr. Damiana Kilroy

Principal, librarian

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Damiana Kilroy died Nov. 3. She was serving as librarian at Visitation Elementary School on Chicago’s South Side at the time of her death. One of seven children, she was born in Omaha, Neb. She entered the Sinsinawa Dominican Order in 1945 and made her final profession of vows in 1950. She served as a teacher and administrator in several states. From 1982-87, she served as pastoral leader at the Dominican Motherhouse, one year as vicaress, and four as prioress. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she served as principal of Visitation Elementary School from 1970-77 and as librarian and teacher in the learning center from 1987-2003.

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