Angela Mary Schirmer

1919 - 1992  (72 years)

• Name	Angela Mary Schirmer
  Born	12 Sep 1919	New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mother Mary Austin, O.S.B.
  Occupation	Benedictine Nun
  Occupation	Teacher, Primary & College Levels
  Residence	7 Jan 1920	98 - 11th Ave., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Residence	5 Apr 1930	63 Crawford St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Occupation	Between 1966 and 1976	Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
  	Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica Convent
  Occupation	Between 1976 and 1992	Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA
  	Founder & Director, Archdiocesan Office for Services to the Aging
  Reference Number	PERS221
  Died	23 Jul 1992	Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I219	Zellner Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	August Henry Schirmer,   b. 17 Dec 1889, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 1969, Hillside, Union, New Jersey, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Frances Mager,   b. 9 Mar 1889, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1957, Hillside, Union, New Jersey, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	20 Oct 1915	Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 528 Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [1, 6]
  Reference Number	MARR760
  Documents		1920 U.S. Census NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 6, ED157, P6-B, August Schirmer Family
  		1930 U.S. Census NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 9, ED7-662, P9-B, August Schirmer Family
  Recordings		2009-08-13 "Story Corps" Interview with Sr. Loretta "Bernie" Schirmer
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Sep 1919 - New Jersey, USA Residence - 7 Jan 1920 - 98 - 11th Ave., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 5 Apr 1930 - 63 Crawford St., Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Occupation - Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica Convent - Between 1966 and 1976 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Occupation - Founder & Director, Archdiocesan Office for Services to the Aging - Between 1976 and 1992 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA Died - 23 Jul 1992 - Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  From http://www.mountosb.org/publications/writers4.html (11/20/09): SISTER MARY AUSTIN SCHIRMER, O.S.B. (1919-1992) Sister Mary Austin came to Kansas from Newark, New Jersey. A teacher for twenty-six years at primary and college levels, she was an outstanding educator and monastic leader. In 1966 she was elected prioress of her religious community, Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison., a position she held until 1976. During that time Dooley Center for the community's retirement needs was built. Then, in 1976, she founded the Archdiocesan Office for Services to the Aging which she directed for sixteen years. Articles "Teacher Education in Women's Colleges: Part I," in The Catholic Educational Review, April, 1959. "Teacher Education in Women's Colleges: Part II," in The Catholic Educational Review, May, 1959. "Teacher Education in Women's Colleges: Part III," in The Catholic Educational Review, June, 1959. "Religious Influence of Colonial Women," in The American Benedictine Review, Autumn, 1963. "Profile of Renewal: Invitation to Dialogue," in Benedictines, Spring, 1971. Books "Storytelling as a Method of Teaching Religion in the First Grade." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1953. "An Evaluation of Teacher Education Programs in Selected Catholic Liberal Arts Colleges for Women." Doctoral dissertation. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1959. Understanding and Appreciating the Aging - A Handbook for Elementary Teachers. Project director. Kansas City, Ks.: Catholic Church Office for Services to the Aging-Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, 1983. Understanding and Appreciating the Aging - A Handbook for Secondary Teachers. Project director. Kansas City, Ks.: Catholic Church Office for Services to the Aging-Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, 1984. Prayer Services for the Elderly - A Manual for Ministers to the Elderly. Project director. Kansas City, Ks.: Catholic Church Office for Services to the Aging-Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, 1989. Poetry "Father," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945. ------------ Angela Schirmer was born in Newark, New Jersey, and graduated from the BenedictineAcademy in Newark. After entering the Benedictine community in 1939, she became a prima-ry teacher at St. Benedict Grade School in Kansas City, Kan. She taught primary grades andlater college for 26 years before her election as prioress.Her term as prioress was a period of great change following the Second Vatican Council. During that period, the community began praying the Divine Office in English, experimentedwith mission coordinators rather than superiors, and began wearing modified habits. Withconcern for the elderly, she built Dooley Center for the community’s retirement needs. Shewas known as an effective administrator, a good listener, and a warm, compassionate friend.After serving as prioress for ten years, she founded the Office of Services for the Aging in the archdiocese. For 16 yearsshe directed programs to educate and assist the elderly of Northeast Kansas. When she became ill with cancer in 1991,she endured her suffering courageously and died peacefully on July 23, 1992. Before her death, she wrote in her columnin The Leaven: “At whatever stage you are in life, now is the time to prepare for suffering by developing a closeness toyour God and an appreciation of the relationships of family and friends in your everyday life.” ------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Das Mager-Buch: Geschichte einer Familie aus vier Jahrhunderten (Erganzungsband zum "Mager-Buch" 1935), Dr. Edwart Mager, (Name: Freiburg im Breisgau, 1972;), 81. [S14] 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T625, NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 6, ED157, P6-B. [S15] 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm Publication T626, NJ, Essex, Newark, Ward 9. ED7-662, P9-B. [S221] Bibliographies of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, http://www.mountosb.org/publications/writers4.html. [S21] Ancestry Family Trees, Geoghegan Family Tree, anngfavorite. [S168] Parish Register of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Newark, New Jersey.