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Sr Agnes Bernita Green

Birth	:	4 Oct 1915 Seward, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	15 Nov 2016 Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Nazareth Convent Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5614000, -97.6612000
Description	:	Birth Name: Laura Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home Sister Agnes Bernita Green died November 15, 2016, at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, KS. She was 101 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 82 years. She was born in Seward, NE, on October 4, 1915, to Edward and Katherine Meadows Green, the first of five children, and was baptized Laura Elizabeth. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, KS on February 14, 1934. On August 14, 1934, Laura received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Agnes Bernita. She pronounced first vows on... Read More	Birth Name: Laura Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home Sister Agnes Bernita Green died November 15, 2016, at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia, KS. She was 101 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 82 years. She was born in Seward, NE, on October 4, 1915, to Edward and Katherine Meadows Green, the first of five children, and was baptized Laura Elizabeth. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, KS on February 14, 1934. On August 14, 1934, Laura received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Agnes Bernita. She pronounced first vows on August 15, 1935 and final vows on August 15, 1939. Sister Agnes Bernita Green received an A.B. in mathematics from Marymount College, Salina. She taught for 45 years in institutions staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph in Collyer, Tipton, Park, Vincent, Salina, Junction City, Concordia, Beloit and Aurora, Kansas; Chicago, IL; El Paso, TX; Sidney and Grand Island, NE. After retiring from teaching Sister Agnes Bernita became a certified hospital chaplain and ministered in healthcare for 13 years. In 2004, Sister Agnes Bernita retired to the Motherhouse. Sister Agnes Bernita Green was preceded in death by her parents, and three sisters. She is survived by her brother, Dr. Frederic Green of Bettendorf, IA. A Bible Vigil Service will be held November 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Nazareth Motherhouse Chapel with Sister Judy Stephens as the eulogist. The Mass of Christian Burial will be November 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the Motherhouse, Chapel Father Jim Hoover presiding. The burial will be in the Nazareth Motherhouse Cemetery. Chaput-Buoy Mortuary, 325 W. 6th St., Concordia, KS is in charge of arrangements. Memorials for Sister Agnes Bernita may be given to the Sisters of St. Joseph Health Care/ Retirement Fund or the Apostolic Works of the Sisters; P.O Box 279, Concordia, KS 66901. *** Sister Agnes Bernita Green, who last month celebrated her 101st birthday, died this morning (Nov. 15, 2016) at Mount Joseph Senior Village in Concordia. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph for 82 years, and was the oldest member of the Concordia congregation. She was born Laura Green on Oct. 4, 1915, in Seward, Neb., to Edward R. and Katherine Meadows Green. Laura was 19 when she was received into the Sisters of St. Joseph, and given the religious name of Agnes Bernita, making her the namesake of her late aunt who had also been a Sister of St. Joseph. Sister Agnes Bernita professed her first vows on Aug. 15, 1935, and her final vows on Aug. 15, 1939. She began her 45-year teaching career in 1935, and eventually taught every level from kindergarten to college. In Kansas, she taught in Aurora, Beloit, Collyer, Concordia, Junction City, Park, Salina (at Sacred Heart Grade School and High School and at Marymount College), Tipton and Vincent. She also taught in Grand Island and Sidney, Neb.; El Paso, Texas; and Chicago. When she retired from teaching in 1980, she went to Grand Island, Neb., for 10 years, working in the hospital business office and ministering as a hospital chaplain. Then she returned to Kansas and ministered for another 13 years, first as a chaplain at what was then St. John’s Hospital and then in other health care settings in Salina.

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Sr Agnes Bernita Green's memorial is located at: Nazareth Convent Cemetery, Concordia, Cloud County, USA.
When did Sr Agnes Bernita Green death?
Sr Agnes Bernita Green death on 15 Nov 2016 in Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.5614000
Longitude: -97.6612000

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Edward Roy Green

(1883 - 1944)

Katherine Lee Meadows Green

(1891 - 1920)

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