April 19, 1936 – January 12, 2022
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Ann Louis Strizek, CSJ, who passed away on January 12, 2022, at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 85 years of age.
Sister Ann L. Strizek, baptized Leonette Marie, was born on April 19, 1936, in Valparaiso, Nebraska, to parents Louis E. and Blanche L. (Hromas) Strizek. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet on September 15, 1960, was received into the novitiate on March 19, 1961, with the name Ann Louis, and made her final profession on August 6, 1968. She received a bachelor’s degree in medical records library science from the College of St. Teresa in Kansas City in 1960 and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1972.
Sister Ann served as medical records librarian for St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood, Missouri, from 1963 to 1966 and for St. Joseph Hospital-Center for Life in Augusta, Georgia, from 1966 to 1969.
After receiving her master’s degree, Sister Ann served as a social worker at St. Joseph Hospital in Tucson, Arizona, from 1972 to 1975. For the next two years, she was the assistant administrator at St. Joseph Carondelet Child Center in Chicago, Illinois. From 1977 to 1984, she was a clinical social worker at Tulsa Catholic Social Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Sister Ann moved to the Kansas City area in 1984, where she resided for the next 34 years. She served as a counselor at Catholic Social Services in Olathe, Kansas, until 1987. The following year, she was in clinical pastoral education training at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She then worked in pastoral ministry at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City for five years.
In 1993, Sister Ann began her 25-year ministry work at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri. She served as a case manager until 2007, and then continued her service as a chaplain until 2018.
Sister Ann retired to Nazareth Living Center in 2018, where she carried out her mission of prayer and presence.
Funeral Arrangements
The Funeral Mass for Sister Ann is planned for Monday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Nazareth Living Center Chapel. The service is open to CSJ sisters and family members at this time. With COVID restrictions, this is subject to change. The service will also be available to view on the St. Louis Province livestream channel.
Memorial Contributions
Memorial contributions may be made to:
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
St. Louis Province
6400 Minnesota Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63111-2899.
You can also donate to the St. Louis Province online.