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From left, photos of Sister Mary Francele Sherburne, Sister Josephine Seier, Sister Bernadette Kelter, Sister Mary Regine Collins, Sister Marie June Skender and Sister Annelda Holtkamp can be seen inside of a chapel in Milwaukee. The six died from complications of COVID-19. Angela Major/WPR
At Our Lady of the Angels Convent, nuns gather to play cards, create art and pray the rosary.
The women who live here come from two communities: School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) and School Sisters of St. Francis (SSSF). The Greenfield home opens its doors to nuns who need specialized memory care former educators and caretakers who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.