Sr. M. Jolene Pachay, OS.F.

Sister M. Jolene Pachay, O.S.F., (99), of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis died on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 10:15 p.m. at St. Francis Convent, Springfield, IL. Sister Jolene, the former Helen Mary Pachay, was born in Chicago, IL on February 16, 1914, the daughter of Joseph and Karoline Kreitner Pachay. She entered the Congregation on September 7, 1940, and professed her religious vows on October 4, 1943. Sister Jolene was a graduate of Fontbonne College and served the community as a dietician in hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin. She also served as Supervisor of the Purchasing/Receiving Department and Switchboard at St. Francis Convent. From 19901995, she was switchboard receptionist at Hospital Sisters Health System. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Joseph Pachay; and one sister, Irene E. Griffin. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Helen Pachay, Madeleine Pachay, Maggy Pachay, Jim Griffin, Joe Pachay, John Pachay, Janet Kohn, Joyce Kiel, Jeffrey Pachay, and Jerry Pachay, as well as great nieces and nephews, and her Franciscan Sisters with whom she shared her life for over 73 years. Visitation: 4:00 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at St. Francis Convent with a Wake Service at 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Celebration and Rite of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 25, 2013 in St. Clare of Assisi Adoration Chapel at St. Francis Convent with Father Andre Schludecker, OFM, celebrant. Burial will follow at Crucifixion Hill Cemetery.