Sister Mary Ann Lenore Eifert, BVM
Sister Mary Ann Lenore, BVM, 99, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at Mount Carmel Bluffs, 1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa.
Visitation, the Sharing of Memories and Mass of Christian Burial were on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Burial was in the Mount Carmel cemetery. All services may be viewed through livestream at https://stream.prestosports.com/bvmsisters.
Sister Ann Lenore was born on Aug. 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Louis and Lenore (Williams) Eifert. She entered the BVM congregation Sept. 8, 1944, from Holy Family Parish, Glendale, Calif. She professed first vows on March 19, 1947, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1952.
Sister Ann Lenore ministered as an elementary teacher at St. Francis Xavier in Phoenix; All Saints in Tucson, Ariz.; Assumption in Los Angeles; St. Charles in North Hollywood, Calif.; Holy Family in Glendale, Calif.; and St. Joseph in Wichita, Kans.
“One of her former students wrote, ‘Many Holy Family Grade School students were fortunate to have Sister Mary Ann Lenore as their English and 8th grade teacher. She was the crossroad where discipline and education meet. Those who were privileged to become her students loved her for her humorous stories and engaging teaching style. . . She was unlike any other teacher you would ever encounter. . . The legacy of her marvelous teachings and wisdom will stay with countless Holy Family scholars for years to come.’” (Eulogy, Mary Frances Clarke Chapel, Nov. 5, 2024.)
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers William and James (Carmen) Eifert. She is survived by a niece and two nephews and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 80 years.
Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003, or online at https://www.bvmsisters.org/support_donate.cfm.
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she was a wonderful person and teacher ❤️
Sister Ann Lenore was my seventh-grade teacher. She was one of the most memorable teachers I ever had. The one thing I look back on is how much she knew about the desert and conservation of our land here in Arizona. She was quite brilliant. I’m not sure if we seventh graders totally appreciated that at the time. God bless her.
Katie, you expressed my sentiments exactly. Two of my sisters had her as a teacher, too.
Keith (St. Francis class of ’78)
She was an amazing and memorable woman. RIP 🙏
Sister Ann Lenore and I were colleagues at Holy Family Grade School in Glendale, CA, for twenty-six years.
We continued to keep in touch when she moved to Dubuque. Her last note (written herself) was dated August 22, 2024. It was no longer the beautiful handwriting seen for years but I can read it and was thrilled that she put such effort into it at the age of 99.
Sister’s students remember so much of what they learned from her. My three children had her in the eighth grade in the 1980’s. She enhanced the curriculum with her faith-filled example, with kite making/ flying, teaching desert survival skills, demonstrating bread making, and so many other things that captured their interest and reinforced skills.
Graduates came back to thank her for the English grammar they learned (diagramming sentences) that helped them so much in high school, college, and beyond in their writing.
Sister Ann Lenore was great to work with, joined in faculty activities, and had a great sense of humor.
I’m so grateful to have known her. Sister will remain in my family’s prayers and memories.
Sister Ann Lenore always baked the best homemade bread and yummiest treats. She had such a warm smile and kind heart.❤️
My favorite memory of Sister Mary Ann Lenore was when she was principal during my 5th grade year at Holy Family Grade School in Glendale, 1963-64. I was repeatedly sent to her office by our classroom teacher because of my disruptive behavior and habit of correcting my teacher’s pronunciation of various geographical locations around the world. I was in the principal’s office so often that when I’d show up, she’d say, “Oh hi, Mary Margaret. You can sit over there and read your book.” She was so friendly and non-judgmental. I definitely looked forward to being sent to her office!