MILWAUKEE – Sister Noel Le Claire, who lived her religious vocation in education and a wide range of pastoral care and social service ministries, died at Our Lady of Angels in Greenfield, Wisconsin, on Sept. 13, 2024. Sister Noel was 94 years old.
Sister Noel was born on Dec. 23, 1930, in Escanaba, Michigan. She was received into the School Sisters of St. Francis on June 13, 1947; made her first profession of vows on June 21, 1949; and final (perpetual) vows on June 21, 1955.
Sister is survived by her sisters, Therese (John) Remski of Canton, Michigan, and Sister Margaret Le Claire, SSSF of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; nieces and nephews; and by the School Sisters of St. Francis community with whom she shared life for 77 years.
Beginning in 1951, Sister Noel ministered in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi. In the Diocese of Jackson, Sister served as a social service worker at Sacred Heart Southern Missions in Holly Springs from 1992-1994 and at a Holly Springs social services agency from 1994-2005.
Sister Noel retired in 2017 and ministered through prayer and presence at Our Lady of the Angels until the time of her death.
A funeral Liturgy was held on Oct. 2 at St. Joseph Hall in Milwaukee, followed by a burial service at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Milwaukee.