Sr. Thomasita
Fessler, OSF
Fessler, Sr. Thomasita, OSF
Majella Born to Eternal Life on Friday April 1, 2005 at age 93. Survivors include the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi with whom she shared Life for 75 years, her sisters Sr. Annette Fessler, OSF and Isabelle VanderBeke, her brother Joseph Fessler and sister-in-law Jeanette Fessler.
Friends and relatives are invited to join the Congregation for the following: Visitation Wednesday from 2- 6:40 PM at St. Francis of Assisi Convent Chapel, 3221 S. Lake Dr. A Time of Remembering will be held at 6:40 PM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 7:00 PM. Prayer and committal will be held Thursday at 9:00 AM at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery Chapel. Contributions may be made to Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi Memorial Fund.
Sr. Thomasita was an art professor at Cardinal Stritch University from 1947 to 1991 and founder of Studio San Damiano.
Heritage Funeral Homes
Bay View 744-2429
I have a painting of sister fesslers. Although I love the painting I know ther is someone with a more personal relationship who can better appreciate her work and would like to have as their own for sentimental reasons.
Darryl, I was a student of Sr. Thomasita, took art from her for six years. Many years later I reconnected with her when she was retired from Cardinal Stritch and moved her Studio San Damiona back to Lake Shore Drive where she spent the remainder of her life. I’m in the process of creating a website to honor her legacy. I don’t even know if you’ll get this reply because it’s been a couple months since you posted your comment on the Heritage Funeral Home site. I’d certainly be interested in that painting if you’re still willing to part with it. Or even to have a photo of it to include on the http://www.srthomasita.com website. (If you visit the site, please understand that I just started to work on it and there are any elements that are empty or incomplete.
Dan Schutte