Obituary of Sister Eileen Bannon

Sister Eileen Bannon, OSF (Sr. M Rose Francis) Sister Eileen Bannon, OSF (1921 - 2015) died at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, Joliet, Illinois, on October 6, 2015. She was born in Joliet, Illinois, to the late Henrietta (Braun) and Robert J. Bannon. She was preceded in death by her parents her brother, Robert, and her sisters, Peggy Baron and Claire Burke. She is survived by her brother, Joseph (Joan) Bannon, of Joliet, IL, her sister, Mary Alyce (John) Kielp of Waukegan, IL, and numerous nieces and nephews of which Mary Ann Bannon Komar, Martha Bachther, James, Joseph, Robert and Thomas Bannon live in the Joliet area. Sister Eileen was a treasured member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate (Joliet) for 75 years. Before entering religious life, Sister Eileen attended St. Patrick Grade School and Joliet Township High School. She graduated for St. Francis Academy (Joliet Catholic Academy). She received her Bachelor's Degree from the College of St. Francis (University of St. Francis) Joliet, IL and her Master's Degree in Theatre at St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. Sister Eileen began her ministry in education as a teacher in high school at schools in Ohio and Illinois. From 1967 until 1988, she taught speech and drama at the College of St. Francis. Upon retirement from the College, she received the distinction of Professor Emeritus. From 1988 until 2008 Sister Eileen was a member of the St. Clare House of Prayer where she ministered as a spiritual director. The wake for Sister Eileen will be at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home, 1201 Wyoming Avenue, Joliet, IL (Wyoming and Rt. 30) on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 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 Wednesday morning, October 14, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, 1433 Essington Road, Joliet, IL 60435.