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Obituaries
Issue of May 22, 2005

Sr. M. Julitta Gaul

Teacher, musician

Sister of Christian Charity M. Julitta Gaul, 99, died May 4 at Sacred Heart Convent.

Sister Julitta was a Chicago native. Her father, Hermann Joseph Gaul, was a renowned architect in the Chicago area. The family belonged to St. Aloysius Parish, and Sister attended St Aloysius School, Josephinum Academy and Josephinum High School. She entered the congregation at the motherhouse in Wilmette in 1924, and made her first vows in 1927.

Sister Julitta was an accomplished musician. For nearly all of her religious life, she was the organist at the various convents to which she was assigned.

She had also completed advanced studies in cello and violin. She taught music at Maria Immaculata Academy from 1929-43. She taught music at Josephinum High School from 1943-46 and 1950-51, and she also taught English there from 1960-69.

From 1969-79, Sister Julitta was stationed in Rome, where she did clerical work and research into community history, as well as offering her services as liturgist and organist.

Upon her return to the United States, she continued her earlier work as secretary, liturgist, researcher and organist. She edited the Provincial Newsletter and, in 1983, was named provincial secretary, a position she held until 1988.

Retiring from active ministry in 1989, she moved to Sacred Heart Convent where, for the next 10 years, she continued playing the organ and planning liturgies.

She also spent time translating community documents into English and giving presentations on community history. In 2000, her active ministry drew to an end.

Sr. Helen Murphy

Teacher, principal

School Sister of St. Francis Helen Murphy (Ricardo) died April 28 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee.

A Chicago native, she was received into the School Sisters of St. Francis community in 1929 and made profession of vows in 1934.

Sister Helen lived her religious ministry in education as a teacher and a principal in several states. In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she was principal at St. Peter School in Skokie from 1958-64, and superintendent of schools for the School Sisters of St. Francis Holy Name Province Provincial Offices in Chicago from 1964-67.

Sister Helen is survived by nieces and other relatives, friends and the School Sisters of St. Francis.

Sr. Cephas Windbacher

Culinary artist, support staff

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Cephas Windbacher 96, died April 27 at in Hazel Green, Wis.

Born in Austria-Hungary, Sister Cephas made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican in 1936, and her final profession in 1939.

For four years, she served in the culinary arts. Then for 50 years, she served as support staff: at Trinity High School, 1939-1944; Trinity Convent, 1944-1951; Rosary College, 1951-1968 and 1969-1990, all in River Forest. She also served in Iowa. In 1990, she retired to live in community with her Dominican Sisters.

She is survived by cousins and her Dominican sisters, with whom she shared life for 69 years.

Sr. Margaret Armstrong

educator/principal

Sister of Charity, BVM Margaret Armstrong (Geraldette), 80, died April 26, at Marian Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.

Sister was born in South Bend, Ind. She graduated from St. Gertrude Grammar School and Immaculata High School in Chicago, and did office work before entering the BVM congregation in 1945.

She taught in Chicago at St. Callistus, 1948-52; St. Pius, 1968-69; and Our Lady of Lourdes, 1969-71. She also taught in New York and Iowa, and was school principal in Kansas and Nebraska.

For 20 years, she worked in the area of finance as assistant administrator and treasurer at Wright Hall; in the payroll office at Mundelein College; and on the staff of the Treasurer’s Office, BVM Center, Dubuque.

Sister Margaret also volunteered with the Marian Community Food Bank, San Rafael, Calif., and in retirement lived in Rohnert Park, Calif., before moving to Mount Carmel in 2000.

She is survived by a brother, Frank Armstrong, nieces and nephews, and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, which whom she shared life for 59 years.

Sr. Anne-Marie Doyle

teacher/principal/chaplain

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Anne-Marie Doyle, 65, died April 17 at her home.

Born in Madison, Wis., Sister Anne-Marie made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican in 1960, and made her final profession in 1965.

She was an elementary teacher, principal and hospital chaplain. For three years each, she was co-director of the Dominican Center for Women in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. She served in several other states, and retired in 2002.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Thomas of Villanova School in Palatine, 1964-1969, and was principal at St. Thomas the Apostle in Chicago, 1969-1973.

She Anne-Marie is survived by three brothers, a sister, nieces and nephews, and her Dominican sisters, with whom she shared life for 45 years.

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