In Memoriam

We Remember

Sister Anne Lindquist, OP

Sister Anne Lindquist, OP (1927-2025)

The Good Lord always comes to my rescue. He has showered me with many gifts and blessings and has always put wonderful people in my life. Now I have friends who have come into my life and accepted me into their family and for this I am eternally grateful and love them all.

Sister Anne Lindquist completed her autobiography, in which this paragraph appears, when she was nearing her eighty-fifth birthday and was in many ways taking stock of her life. As an only child and therefore without any siblings, nieces or nephews, friends had become her family and had given her life great richness.

Anne was born on August 16, 1927, in Chicago. Shortly after her birth, she was adopted by William and Anne (Danne) Lindquist – an adoption she did not know about until she was in her late fifties and which, not surprisingly, came as a great shock. Her birth name was Ruth Ann, but her adoptive parents had her baptized as Annie Laurie.

William worked for W. C. Danne Insurance Co., the firm owned by his brother-in- law. Anne attended first grade at St. Ambrose School; then the family bought a home near St. Philip Neri School and she completed her elementary education there.

Anne was in sixth grade when her parents divorced. The whole succeding year was a difficult and unhappy one, and because divorce carried such a stigma at the time, she did not want anyone to know what was happening. “Dad left on a Holy Thursday,” she wrote in her autobiography. “I was all dressed up to be in the Holy Thursday procession and wanted so for him to see me in the procession.”

She rarely saw her father until after she entered the Congregation. Then, “Dad never missed a visiting day and came laden with boxes of Fannie May (chocolates),” she wrote. “One summer he came to visit me in Adrian with the trunk of his car filled with Good Humor bars packed in dry ice.”

Recordings of Memorial Liturgies

Recording of Sister Anne's Memorial Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)

Recording of Sister Anne's Ritual of Remembering - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as."

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Ann Rymsza 9 months agoReply

It is sad to hear of Sister Anne’s passing. Sister Anne was in our Women’s of St Edna guild in Arlington Heights,IL, just before she moved back to Adrian. She was our group’s Spiritual Liaison, and added so much to our meetings. Her faith was exemplary. We really enjoyed her participation. We will pray for and always remember her.

Laura Stokes-Gray 9 months agoReply

Oh my, I remember Sister Cecilia Mary well - as my piano teacher at St. Philip Neri and later, as an instructor with the string bass at Aquinas. To Sister's consternation, I didn't practice the piano much during my grade school years but later found satisfaction in playing with the high school's orchestra. She thought it a good idea to "keep me busy". I will always be grateful for that experience. How wonderful that Sister led such a full life and contributed so.much to so many. Sending prayers.

Susan Bartosz Schwaegler 9 months agoReply

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry to hear this. Sr. Anne was my childhood piano teacher, orchestra director while I was a Regina student, and supervising teacher for part of my student teaching while I attended Northwestern. Later, my husband and I and our young son lived across the hall from her and Sr. Richard Clare in Glenview. I used to bring little Greg over to play for her when he started Suzuki violin lessons. She had quite an influence on my life, and it was an honor to eventually follow in her footsteps teaching music at Regina. I will certainly keep her in my prayers.

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Cemetery of the Adrian Dominican Sisters

Our Adrian Dominican cemetery with its circular headstones is a beautiful place of rest for women who gave their lives in service to God — and a peaceful place for contemplation and remembrance.