Sister Mary Sheila Mortonson

Sister Mary Sheila (Rose Mary) Mortonson, 92, died on June 7, 2008, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Minnesota. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Francis Convent on Wednesday, June 11, at 1:30 p.m. Friends may call at St. Francis Convent on Tuesday, June 10, from 5 - 8:30 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral on Wednesday, June 11. A wake service will be held at the Convent at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10. Arrangements are by the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service, Little Falls. Sister Sheila was born on January 11, 1916, in Minneapolis, Minn. She was the only child of Chris and Elizabeth (Holland) Mortonson. She was accepted as a Franciscan Sister of Little Falls, Minnesota, on August 12, 1941. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1943, and final vows on August 12, 1946. She was a Franciscan Sister for 66 years. Sister Sheila was a teacher, librarian and lecturer. She served in Little Falls and Breckenridge, Minn.; Kansas City, Mo.; Rome, Italy; Ghana; Nigeria; Egypt; Brussels, Belgium; Birmingham, Ala., and Tucson, Ariz. Sister Sheila is survived by her Franciscan Community and many special friends. Donations to Franciscan Sisters Ministries preferred.