July 4, 1912 - August 29, 2011

Sister Carmeline Parisi, PHJC passed away on August 29, 2011 at the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson, Indiana. She was born Rose Parisi to Dominic and Teresa (Riente) Parisi on July 4, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois. She entered the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ community and professed her first vows on June 25, 1931.

Sister Carmeline ministered for 40 years as a child care provider at St. Vincent Villa in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Angel Guardian Orphanage, Chicago; and St. John Orphanage in Belleville, Illinois. She also ministered at Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson; Loretto Hospital, New Ulm, Minnesota; Thailand; and St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago, Indiana. She retired in 1990.

She was celebrating her 80-year jubilee as a Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ this year.

May Sister Carmeline rest in peace!

Memorial contributions may be made to the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, PO Box 1, Donaldson, IN 46513.