Sister Therese Marie Pham
70th Jubilee
Sister Therese Marie was working as a physical therapist with children with polio in Vietnam when Saigon fell. She escaped with the children in 1975 and became a member of the Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. She worked with young children at St. Elizabeth’s Infant Shelter then went on to work at various hospitals in physical and occupational therapy. She currently has the ministry of prayer at Labouré Residence.
Sister Marion Bill
60th Jubilee
Sister Marion is a nurse and worked in nursing and administration at hospitals in Los Angeles. She also served as Provincial Councillor and Seminary Directress. She had ministries at the Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, and with the homeless in Oakland. Her current ministry is prayer at Labouré Residence.
Sister Catarina Chu
60th Jubilee
Sister Catarina is a social worker who transferred to the Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1983 after leaving Vietnam. She has served as a medical social worker and with mission services in hospitals in Los Angeles and Daly City. Her current ministry is with anti-human trafficking in San Jose.
Sister Paule Freeburg
60th Jubilee
Sister Paule is an educator who has taught in schools in Salt Lake City and San Francisco. She also worked in ministries as Director of Religious Education, and in development. She has served as a translator in Paris and currently serves with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Formation.
Sister Judith Lynn Gardenhire
60th Jubilee
Sister Judith Lynn is a nurse, with a specialty in oncology, and served in hospitals in San Jose and Los Angeles. She had other ministries in development, ethics, community integration, and formation. She also served as Provincial Councillor and currently resides at O’Connor Sisters’ Home.
Sister Rosalinda Lobos
60th Jubilee
Sister Rosalinda is a nurse and transferred from the Province of the Philippines in 2008. She served as a missionary in the Fiji Islands. She volunteered in the Pastoral Care department at O’Connor Hospital and tutored in the St. Francis Career College. Her current ministry is prayer at Labouré Residence.
Sister Shirley Koester
50th Jubilee
Sister Shirley is a teacher who taught in schools in Ephrata, San Francisco, Price, and Phoenix. In Emmitsburg she was a substitute teacher and tutor. She also served at the Oakland Dining Room and in Pastoral Care at O’Connor Hospital. Her current ministry is liturgical music and prayer at Labouré Residence.