Sr. Josephine Therese Uhll, OP

Springfield Dominican Sister, Josephine Therese Uhll, died on April 9, 2016. She was born in Morrisonville, Ill. in 1918 and named Mildred Marie, one of four children born to James B. and L. Josephine Young Uhll. She took the religious name Josephine Therese and made her profession of vows in 1937 at Sacred Heart Convent, Springfield. Sister Josephine Therese's legacy of service is the 40 years she gave to healthcare administration at St. Dominic Health Services in Jackson, Miss. She retired in 1995 from her role as president and board chair, having overseen the growth of St. Dominic's from a small hospital to a multi-institutional health system that remains today the only Catholic health system in Mississippi. One of her most cherished accomplishments was the development of St. Catherine's Village, a life care retirement facility in Madison, Miss. Her earliest years of religious life were spent in elementary school education in Illinois and Minnesota. She was a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Sister Josephine Therese was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Mary Jo Figueira, Roy B., and Dean Uhll. She is survived by her Dominican Sisters; nephews, James D. (Mary Ann) Uhll, David (Dena) Figueira, Robert (Debbie) Uhll, and Thomas (Shirley) Uhll; nieces, Nancy Hay, Barbara (Connie Joe) Mason, and Sharon Therese (Joe) Bencze; and many great-nieces and nephews. Visitation: A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield. A vigil service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Funeral Mass: 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Sacred Heart Convent with Rev. Peter Witchousky, OP, celebrant. Final Commendation and Burial: 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Sacred Heart Convent. Burial follow at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 1237 W. Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62704.