Sister Mary Susan Schik

Sister Susan (Theresa) Schik, 82, died on December 25, 2008, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Minn. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Francis Convent on Tuesday, December 30, at 11 a.m. Friends may call at St. Francis Convent on Monday, December 29 from 4 - 8:30 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral on December 30. A wake service will be held at the Convent at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 29. Sister Susan was born on February 25, 1926, in Butler, Minn. She was the ninth of 11 children born to Victor and Anna (Hendrickx) Schik. She was accepted as a Franciscan Sister of Little Falls, Minnesota, on July 31, 1953. She made first profession on August 12, 1955, and final vows August 12, 1958. She was a Franciscan Sister for 55 years. She ministered as an office manager, bookkeeper, financial clerk, spiritual care volunteer and child advocate. She served in Fargo, N. Dak.; Cudahy, Wis.; and Alexandria, Moorhead, Little Falls and St. Cloud, Minn. Sister Susan was preceded in death by siblings: Peter, Brother Anton, OSC, Joseph, Mary Jo, Louis, Henry and Margaret Severson. Survivors include: John (Mary Lou), New Hope; Sister Sylvia, OSF, Perham; and Sister Baptista, OSF, Little Falls; many nieces and nephews; and her Franciscan Community. Donations to Franciscan Sisters Ministries preferred.