Obituary of Sister M. Andrea Prindes

Sr. M. Andrea Prindes, OSF Sister M. Andrea Prindes, OSF (1922 - 2014) died at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, Joliet, Illinois, on June 2, 2014. She is one of five children born to the late Hermina and Andrew Prindes of Chicago, Illinois. Her three brothers, John, Joseph and Anthony, are all deceased. She has one sister, Emily Blaha, who resides at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home. Sister Andrea was a treasured member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate (Joliet) for 76 years. Sister Andrea was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Chicago, Illinois, and attended the Parish Grade School. She graduated from St. Francis Academy (now Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of St. Francis (now University of St. Francis) also in Joliet, Illinois. She graduated with a Master of Education degree from DePaul University in Chicago. Sister Andrea entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate in Joliet, Illinois, on September 8, 1938. After professing vows in 1941, she began a ministry in the field of education that encompassed fifty-four years. She ministered to children as a teacher and principal in elementary schools throughout Illinois, Florida, Ohio and Michigan. In 1970, she joined the Joliet Public School System as a teacher of English in special education classes. In 1982, she became the Coordinator of the Refugee Program for Joliet Township High School Education Program. As Coordinator and Teacher of this program for the Laotian Refugees, she enabled many immigrants to learn English and to obtain their citizenship in the United States. After leaving the classroom as a full-time teacher, Sister Andrea moved into Our Lady of Angels where she served as a volunteer in the Gift Shop. Her ministry during these later years at OLA has been one of Community Service, serving the Church through her ministry of prayerful presence. The wake for Sister Andrea will be at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, 1201 Wyoming Avenue, Joliet, IL, (Wyoming and Rt. 30) on Thursday, June 5, 2014 from 2:00 - 6:45 p.m., with a Prayer Service at 4:45 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial at 7:00 p.m. The Funeral Procession will leave from Our Lady of Angels on Friday morning, June 6, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville, IL. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, 1433 Essington Road, Joliet, IL 60435. For more information: 815-741-5500 or www.fredcdames.com