November 11, 1943 – October 12, 2026
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Jane Schaper, CSJ, who passed away on Oct. 12, 2026, at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis. She was 82 years of age.
Sister Jane was born on November 19, 1943, in St. Louis to parents Anthony and Marie (Wolfender) Schaper. After graduating from Rosati-Kain High School in 1961, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. She was received into the novitiate as Sister John Kathleen in 1962. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Fontbonne College in St. Louis in 1966 and her master’s degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1976.
Sister Jane served in education for her 45 years of ministry. After teaching at schools in Georgia and Texas, she served as an administrator at Little Flower School in Mobile, Alabama, from 1975 until 1982. She then returned to teach in Georgia for another six years.
In 1988, Sister Jane began 23 years of dedicated service in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. She served as principal of Valle Grade School in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, from 1988 to 1993, and later taught intermediate/junior high students at Little Flower School until 2010.
From 2012 to 2014, Sister Jane served as a certified nursing assistant at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis at Nazareth Living Center as a team member on the CSJ Health & Wholeness team. She then retired in 2014 and continued serving at NLC as a volunteer on the Community Life Staff as an escrow accountant.
Since 2024, Sister Jane resided at Nazareth Living Center, carrying out her ministry of prayer and presence.
Sister Jane loved every mission she had and she still heard from students and teachers she’d been with over the years.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at Nazareth Living Center Chapel, 2 Nazareth Lane, St. Louis, MO 63129. The visitation will be at 9 a.m. CT, followed by the Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow immediately after the Mass at Resurrection Cemetery. The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed at: video.ibm.com/channel/csjsl-general
Memorial contributions may be made to: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province, 6400 Minnesota Ave., St. Louis, MO 63111-2899 or donate online.