Sister Doris Vigneaux, CSJ (Sr. Mary Alfred) entered eternal life on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at Mount St. Mary Convent, Wichita Kansas. Sr. Doris, the youngest of five children, was born on February 16,1930, to Louis Alfred Vigneaux and Juanita Gaudin.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Louis A. Vigneaux, Jr. and sisters Heloise Dallimore, Inez Felis, Elmire Coleman and Lois Dietz.
Sr. Doris is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Sr. Doris graduated from St. Joseph Academy in 1947 and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 8, 1947. She pronounced first vows in March of 1949 and final vows in August of 1952 and began her many years of dedicated service as teacher, principal, religion coordinator, and RCIA coordinator in schools located in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Harahan, Norco and Belle Chase, Louisiana as well as Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and Cincinnati, Ohio. Sr. Doris earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Loyola University in New Orleans and her Masters in Religious Education from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Sr. Doris also served as Religion Teacher and RCIA Coordinator at Sacred Heart School and Parish in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Following her years in education, Sr. Doris served on the Administrative Team at St. Joseph Provincial House in New Orleans and in Community Service there until she moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2005 and continued in service to her community and Sacred Heart Parish as Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound. She resided at Hundred Oaks Center in Baton Rouge until her move to Mount St. Mary in Wichita, Kansas in May of 2019 where she again engaged in Community Service and prayer ministry.
Homecoming and Rosary will be held at Mount St. Mary Resurrection Chapel on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. followed by Mass of Resurrection at 10:30 a.m. Interment at Mt. St. Mary’s Cemetery follows.
Memorials in her name may be sent to the Congregation of St. Joseph Retirement Fund or StepStone Ministry at 3700 E. Lincoln St., Wichita, KS 67218
