Jubilarian - 2022 Sister Nancy Folkl

Sister Nancy was born on May 25, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, to parents Joseph and Olivia (Schmidt) Folkl. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1961 and was received into the novitiate in 1962 as Sister Leanne Joseph. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Fontbonne College in 1966 and a master’s degree in biology from St. Mary College in Winona, Minnesota, in 1974.

Sister Nancy began teaching at St. Mary in Denver, Colorado, in 1966. She then taught in Peoria, Illinois, at Academy of Our Lady until 1973.

For the next 28 years, Sister Nancy served at St. Joseph’s Academy in St. Louis. In 1973 she began as a teacher, and after receiving a secondary administration certification in 1979, began serving as a team administrator.

In 2002, she began her service at Our Lady of Life Apartments as receptionist/secretary before transitioning to the position of director of marketing services for the next 10 years.

Sister Nancy returned to St. Joseph’s Academy in 2013, serving the next three years as an administrative assistant.

Since 2016, Sister Nancy has been retired and volunteering in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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