Sister Elizabeth Ann Bedinghaus, OP, 103, died Sunday, April 19, 2015.
Visitation will be from 3 to 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe St. in Springfield. A vigil service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be said at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the convent with the Rev. Peter Witchousky, OP, officiating.
Final commendation and burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23, at the convent, followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery.
Sister Elizabeth was the daughter of the late Clement and Elizabeth (Stork) Bedinghaus. She became a Dominican Sister of Springfield 75 years ago.
After retiring from teaching for 47 years in parish schools (Our Lady of Grace, Chicago; St. Paul, Odell; Sacred Heart, Pana; Our Lady Queen of Peace, Bethalto; St. Malachy, Rantoul; and Our Lady of Lourdes, Decatur) and the Hillsboro and Carlinville catechetical centers, she quilted for community bazaars for 11 years. Since 1998, she has embraced a full-time ministry of prayer, even in the midst of cheering her St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
Sister Elizabeth is survived by two nieces, a nephew, several cousins and many friends.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Bernard and Clement "Bud"; and sisters, Josephine Sale, Mary Elizabeth, Clara, Sister Ruth Marie and Sister M. Sylvester.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dominican Sisters Retirement Fund, 1237 W. Monroe, Springfield, IL, 62704.
