Benedictine Sister Martina Schindler died Jan. 17, 2014, at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud, Minn.
Martina (Agatha) Schindler was born July 17, 1926, to Henry and Theresa (Reischl) Schindler in St. Wendel, Minn. She attended St. Joseph Parish School and Saint Benedict’s High School. She entered Saint Benedict’s Monastery on Nov. 1, 1946, made first monastic profession on July 11, 1948, and perpetual monastic profession on July 11, 1951.
A graduate of Saint Benedict’s Hospital School of Nursing in Ogden, Utah, Sr. Martina was licensed as a registered nurse. She also studied at Weber College in Ogden, Utah; College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph; St. Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire and St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn.
Sr. Martina’s healthcare ministry involved a number of clinical areas at Saint Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden, Utah, where she also served as Outpatient Admission Coordinator. In addition, she was Director of Nursing at St. Raphael’s Home, St. Cloud, and staff nurse at St. Cloud Hospital. In 1991, S. Martina was called home to Saint Benedict’s Monastery, where she took on responsibilities in the dining room, the sewing room and in care of plants. In 1995, she began part-time work in the monastery archives. Sr. Martina moved to Saint Scholastica Convent in 2007, where she continued to serve through a ministry of prayer and community living.
Sr. Martina is survived by the members of her Benedictine community; three brothers: John, Alphonse and Albert, all of St. Joseph; and two sisters: Sister Dalene Schindler, OSB, of Saint Scholastica Convent and Magdalene Schindler, St. Joseph. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Sister Elaine, OSB; and her brother Joseph.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 22 at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, Minn.
Please direct memorial gifts to the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict Retirement Fund.
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