Jubilarian 2023 - Sister Marie Rene Pretti

Sister Marie Rene, baptized Ruth, was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1942 and was received into the novitiate in 1943. She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Loretto Heights College in Denver in 1952 and a master’s degree history from St. Louis University in 1959.

Sister Marie began her ministry as a teacher at Our Lady of Good Counsel in St. Louis. She taught at Visitation Grade School in Kansas City, Missouri, until 1948, followed by Catherine of Siena Grade School in Denver until 1955.

Sister Marie taught for two years at both St. Joseph Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and St. Margaret of Scotland Grade School in St. Louis. She then taught St. Francis de Sales High School in Denver until 1973 before moving to Aquinas High School in Augusta, Georgia, until 1977.

Sister Marie served as a pastoral minister from 1977 until 1981 and then as a principal/teacher at St. Stephen’s Parish Grade School in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, until 1993. Moving to Las Vegas in 1993, Sister Marie taught at Our Lady of Las Vegas until 1996.

The following year, she served as a geriatric companion. Sister Marie served as a substitute teacher with the Las Vegas Catholic Schools until 2009.

Since her retirement in 2009, Sister Marie Rene has resided at Nazareth Living Center where she continues to carry out her ministry of prayer and presence.

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