SISTER ANGELINE JURONIS

September 13, 1923 April 6, 2017

Sister Angeline was born in Brockton Massachusetts on September 13, 1923 to

Peter and Suzanne Juronis. Her parents came from Lithuania in the early 1900s,
bought property in Brockton, built a home and settled there. Her father was a truck driver while
her mother stayed at home raising the children. They belonged to St. Casimir Parish in the
Lithuanian section of the city. Sister Angeline was the third of three siblings. Her brothers, Alex
and Frank have preceded her in death.

Sister Angeline attended Franklin elementary school and Villa Joseph Marie in Holland PA for
her high school years. It was at the Villa that she met the Sisters of St. Casimir and heard Gods
call to spend her life in service to Gods people. Sister Angeline entered the Sisters of St.
Casimir community in 1941. In the letter she wrote to the General Superior, she presented
herself as a very determined young woman, expressing very clearly how and when she wanted to
enter. I would like to come dressed as a postulant. Since the seventh of October is the feast of
the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin, I would like to make my entrance on that day as I
think it is a very ideal day. I am praying that you will accept meI will close now with hope in
my heart and a prayer on my lips.

Sister Angeline professed her first vows in 1944 and her final vows in 1949. She celebrated her
Silver Jubilee in 1969, her Golden Jubilee in 1994 and had the joy of celebrating a Diamond (60
years) Jubilee in 2004.

In the papers she filled out as part of the admission process, there was a question regarding the
kind of work you are leaning toward doing to which she answered caring for people.
Although she may have had a different idea in mind, what Sister Angeline did for all of her life
was to care for the nutritional needs of her Sisters and the many people for whom she prepared
meals in the various places to which she was sent.

From 1944 until 2002 Sister Angeline served in dietary services in both the convents in which
our Sisters lived as well as in the larger institutions that required additional expertise and skill in
managing not only menus, recipes, and the preparation of food for various occasions, including
banquets for large groups of people, but also the hiring and overseeing of employees.
Sister Angeline served in our smaller convents at St. Joseph Parish in Scranton PA 1948-1949;
St George Parish in Shenandoah PA 1951-1953, St. Norbert Parish in Northbrook IL 1966-1977,
and St. Anthony Parish in Cicero 1983-1988. She also served in the larger institutions that were
staffed by the Sisters of St. Casimir: Villa Joseph Marie in Holland PA 1944-1948, Holy Family
Villa in Lemont IL 1949-1950, Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago IL1953-1957, the SSC
Motherhouse 1957-1958, 1977-1983, and 1988-2001, Maria High School in Chicago IL 1958-
1960, and Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh NE 1961-1966.

Throughout all this time, Sister Angeline was known as an excellent chef and baker for her
delicious meals and the special touch that she would add to make something come out better than
ever. The Sisters always enjoyed coming home from a long day of teaching and finding after-
school treats fresh from the oven. Everyone who had the opportunity to live with Sister
Angeline will attest to her culinary skills and often turned to her for advice in improving their
own skills in the kitchen or fixing their culinary mistakes to make the food more edible. To this
day, when Sisters talk about Sister Angeline, they praise the special gift she had in preparing
delicious food.

Even though Sister Angeline never received advanced degrees, she was a very educated woman.
She loved to watch educational programs on TV and to read; National Geographic was a favorite
magazine of hers. She also enjoyed working on very challenging crossword puzzles. The
community had its own St. Francis in Sister Angelines love for all Gods creatures whom she
would enjoy feeding. One of the Motherhouse employees shared that he would see her calling to
the squirrels to come and they would come right up to her feet to be fed. Sister Angeline had a
pet bird, Lucky, whom she prided herself on that when the Sisters were praying in the chapel that
was right next to her room, Lucky would get as close to the wall as he could and pray along with
them in his own chirping way. Sister Angeline loved flowers and seemed to have a green thumb
when it came to caring for them. She also had a talent for creativity and would design shadow
boxes using a flour/glue clay to create beautiful flowers and scenes as a gift for the Sisters with
whom she lived.

Being a private person, a side of Sister Angeline that only a few got to know was her spirituality.
She was blessed to have in a special way the loving friendship and care of Sister June who
shared that when she would visit with Sister Angeline she would often find her in her recliner
praying with a crucifix in her hands. She kept a larger cross by her bedside. It is for this reason
that Sister June chose a memorial card that has the image of the cross on it over water. Sister
Angeline loved the water and loved the summers she spent at the communitys summer home
near Lake Michigan where she prepared meals for the Sisters vacationing there and then have
time to go for a swim in the lake. Sister Angeline greatly enjoyed visiting her family in
Massachusetts and swimming in the ocean which she described as a bit of heaven for her. In
fact, shortly before her death, she remarked to Sister June how she would so much enjoy a swim
in the ocean.

In reminiscing about her life, Sister Angeline expresses it best in what she wrote at the time of
her 60th jubilee: As I look back over the past 60 years, there is a kaleidoscope of experiences
that have colored my life. Before I entered the Sisters of St. Casimir, I resorted to prayer to
discern what my vocation in life would be and made a novena to our Lady of the Rosary. Later
it was on the feast of the holy rosary that I entered the convent. Over all the years as a religious I
have continued to pray the rosary each night before retiring because I rely on Our Ladys help
each day as I go about my work and service to others. What I have learned over the years from
my experiences is that all that I have accomplished, and who I am are the result of Gods grace
active in my life. The Sisters of St. Casimir have enriched the church and the world through
their efforts in education, care of the sick and needy, and providing for those who are hungry. I
have been a part of their ministry and I wish to thank God for the graces received over the
years.

Sister Angeline retired in 2001. When the community made some historic, life-changing
decisions, to sell the Motherhouse and move to Franciscan Village, Sister Angeline found it very
difficult, but in surrender to God and trusting in the support of her community, she made the
move. We are grateful to her family, and in a special way to her nephews Richard Uronis and his
wife Carol, and John and his wife Martha for their love for Sister Angeline, always welcoming
her to their homes and staying in touch. We are also grateful to everyone who loved Sister
Angeline and assisted her in her needs, in a special way her dear friend, Sister June. May God
now welcome Sister Angeline to her heavenly home after a long and fulfilling life journey of
ninety-four years.

Sister Angelines parents, Suzanne and Peter Juronis, and her brothers Alex Yuronis and Frank
Euronis, preceded her in death.

She is survived by her nephews Richard (Carol) Uronis of Yarmouth, Massachursetts and her
nephew John Uronis.

Living members of Sister Angelines profession class:

Sister Regina Sitkus and Sister Genevieve Kripas

Members of Sister Angelines profession class who have preceded her in death:
Sister M. Daniel Rackauskas, Sister Ann Therese Radziunas, Sister Leona Miernicki, and Sister
Helen Marie Jakaitis.

Visitation and Wake Service:

Franciscan Village Chapel
1270 Village Drive, Lemont
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 -- 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.

Mass of the Resurrection: Franciscan Village Chapel

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:30 a.m.
Celebrant: Rev. Bernard Danber, OSA

Interment: Saint Casimir Cemetery

Funeral Director: David Gaidis