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DEC 03 LBW
Sister Susanne Thome is a native of Rice Lake, Wisconsin and was
a parishioner of Holy Trinity in Haugen where she came in
contact with the Benedictines and joined the community in Lisle.
The daughter of the deceased Fred and Lydia Thome, Sister
Susanne is one of several siblings: Raymond, Larry, the deceased
Bernard Thome, Mildred, Betty Sirek, Agnes Hrouda, and Audrey
Bilodeau.
Serving
as a cook at St. Procopius College, now Benedictine University,
and at Sacred Heart Monastery in her early years, most of Sister
Susanne’s life in ministry was spent serving at St. Benedict’s
Home for the Elderly in Niles, Illinois. Sister Susanne served
the residents in Niles from 1961 until 1990, at which time she
returned to the monastery in Lisle. Sister continues to assist
wherever help is needed, especially in the kitchen.
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