Sister Bernadette (Mary Ernest) Havlik, OSB, 87, a Benedictine Sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, died Sept.15, 2011 at the monastery. The vigil will be at 7 p.m Monday, Sept. 19, in the monastery chapel and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there at 10:30 a.m.hTuesday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 am.
Sister Bernadette was born Dec. 14, 1923 in Bison, Okla., to Frank J. and Anna Pribyl Havlik. She was the second youngest daughter in a family of five boys and four girls. She graduated from St. Joseph School in Bison and from Sacred Heart Academy (now Benet Academy) in Lisle, Ill.
She entered the Mount community in 1944 and made monastic profession in Aug., 1945. Sister Bernadette earned the B.A. in biology with minors in English and education from Mount St. Scholastica College (now Benedictine College), the Master's in Educational Administration from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., and did further study at the University of Detroit, Mich. From 1945 to 1988 she taught in community schools in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado, serving also as principal at Brookfield and Palmyra in Missouri, and at Westphalia, Blaine, Ottawa, and Hanover in Kansas.
Sister Bernadette was subprioress at Mount St. Scholastica 1988-1999, and also served as a member of the community council and senate and as sacristan. She was a longtime member of the quilting team whose work was sought after at the community's gift shop and annual Night of Dreams benefit auction.
Sister Bernadette was predeceased by her parents, by her brothers, Dr. Aloysius, Rt. Rev. Thomas, abbot of St. Procopius, Lisle, Ill., Rev. Bernard, Ernest and Norbert, and by her sisters Adella and Georgiana. She is survived by her sister Helen, of Carlsbad, N.M., nieces and nephews, and her monastic family.
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, 208 N. 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.
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Sister Bernadette was born Dec. 14, 1923 in Bison, Okla., to Frank J. and Anna Pribyl Havlik. She was the second youngest daughter in a family of five boys and four girls. She graduated from St. Joseph School in Bison and from Sacred Heart Academy (now Benet Academy) in Lisle, Ill.
She entered the Mount community in 1944 and made monastic profession in Aug., 1945. Sister Bernadette earned the B.A. in biology with minors in English and education from Mount St. Scholastica College (now Benedictine College), the Master's in Educational Administration from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., and did further study at the University of Detroit, Mich. From 1945 to 1988 she taught in community schools in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado, serving also as principal at Brookfield and Palmyra in Missouri, and at Westphalia, Blaine, Ottawa, and Hanover in Kansas.
Sister Bernadette was subprioress at Mount St. Scholastica 1988-1999, and also served as a member of the community council and senate and as sacristan. She was a longtime member of the quilting team whose work was sought after at the community's gift shop and annual Night of Dreams benefit auction.
Sister Bernadette was predeceased by her parents, by her brothers, Dr. Aloysius, Rt. Rev. Thomas, abbot of St. Procopius, Lisle, Ill., Rev. Bernard, Ernest and Norbert, and by her sisters Adella and Georgiana. She is survived by her sister Helen, of Carlsbad, N.M., nieces and nephews, and her monastic family.
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, 208 N. 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.
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Sister Bernadette (Mary Ernest) Havlik, OSB, 87, a Benedictine Sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, died Sept.15, 2011 at the monastery. The vigil will be at 7 p.m Monday, Sept. 19, in the monastery chapel and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there at 10:30 a.m.hTuesday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 am.
Sister Bernadette was born Dec. 14, 1923 in Bison, Okla., to Frank J. and Anna Pribyl Havlik. She was the second youngest daughter in a family of five boys and four girls. She graduated from St. Joseph School in Bison and from Sacred Heart Academy (now Benet Academy) in Lisle, Ill.
She entered the Mount community in 1944 and made monastic profession in Aug., 1945. Sister Bernadette earned the B.A. in biology with minors in English and education from Mount St. Scholastica College (now Benedictine College), the Master's in Educational Administration from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., and did further study at the University of Detroit, Mich. From 1945 to 1988 she taught in community schools in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado, serving also as principal at Brookfield and Palmyra in Missouri, and at Westphalia, Blaine, Ottawa, and Hanover in Kansas.
Sister Bernadette was subprioress at Mount St. Scholastica 1988-1999, and also served as a member of the community council and senate and as sacristan. She was a longtime member of the quilting team whose work was sought after at the community's gift shop and annual Night of Dreams benefit auction.
Sister Bernadette was predeceased by her parents, by her brothers, Dr. Aloysius, Rt. Rev. Thomas, abbot of St. Procopius, Lisle, Ill., Rev. Bernard, Ernest and Norbert, and by her sisters Adella and Georgiana. She is survived by her sister Helen, of Carlsbad, N.M., nieces and nephews, and her monastic family.
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, 208 N. 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.
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Sister Bernadette was born Dec. 14, 1923 in Bison, Okla., to Frank J. and Anna Pribyl Havlik. She was the second youngest daughter in a family of five boys and four girls. She graduated from St. Joseph School in Bison and from Sacred Heart Academy (now Benet Academy) in Lisle, Ill.
She entered the Mount community in 1944 and made monastic profession in Aug., 1945. Sister Bernadette earned the B.A. in biology with minors in English and education from Mount St. Scholastica College (now Benedictine College), the Master's in Educational Administration from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., and did further study at the University of Detroit, Mich. From 1945 to 1988 she taught in community schools in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado, serving also as principal at Brookfield and Palmyra in Missouri, and at Westphalia, Blaine, Ottawa, and Hanover in Kansas.
Sister Bernadette was subprioress at Mount St. Scholastica 1988-1999, and also served as a member of the community council and senate and as sacristan. She was a longtime member of the quilting team whose work was sought after at the community's gift shop and annual Night of Dreams benefit auction.
Sister Bernadette was predeceased by her parents, by her brothers, Dr. Aloysius, Rt. Rev. Thomas, abbot of St. Procopius, Lisle, Ill., Rev. Bernard, Ernest and Norbert, and by her sisters Adella and Georgiana. She is survived by her sister Helen, of Carlsbad, N.M., nieces and nephews, and her monastic family.
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, 208 N. 5th Street, Atchison, Kansas is in charge of arrangements.
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