Sister M. Coelia Möller

Born: August 16, 1934
Entrance: August 11, 1956
Professed: May 3, 1959
Died: November 1, 2024

In the early hours of the morning of the All Saints’ Day of 2024, the good God welcomed our dear sister into the group of those chosen by Him. Sister M. Coelia Möller, Hospital Sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.

Rejoice, we are God’s people, chosen by his grace.

Psalm 100:3 (Vespers on All Saints’ Day)

Anna Möller and her five brothers and sisters grew up in a solid Catholic family in the farming community of Lenklar near Werne. She went to school during the war and post-war period. Afterwards, she had to help at home and on the farm. She got to know the Franciscan Sisters at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lünen, where she worked in the kitchen. At the age of 22, she joined our Congregation and was given the name Sister M. Coelia. She qualified as a nurse and dietician in Münster and then worked in the kitchen at St. Marien Hospital in Bottrop for ten years. Those were good years for her, and she spoke fondly of them to the end. The community then entrusted her with the office of superior in Moers, Nottuln, Bochum-Querenburg and Lünen. At Tilbeck Abbey, she continued to provide pastoral care for the residents for another twelve years. She then moved to Seppenrade as a senior citizen and in recent years to St. Heriburg House in Münster, where she died after a long illness.

We knew and appreciated Sister M. Coelia as a straightforward, down-to-earth Sister with a big heart for everyone, especially the poor and sick. She loved telling jokes and stories in her Low German, underlining them with mimic gestures and wiht disguises. On special occasions, she always had a poem of congratulations at the ready. She was always very sensitive to any mood swings in the community, and her sense of humour was always there to compensate.

Throughout her life, Sister M. Coelia kept in close touch with her family. They often went pilgrimaging together from Werne to Our Lady in Werl. After her Iron Jubilee in the summer of this year, they all met again in Werne at the house of her brother Anton. She was very happy about this family gathering.

We gratefully bid farewell to Sister M. Coelia. We remember her in prayer and in the celebration of the Eucharist and remain connected to her as sisters.

On Thursday, November 7, 2024, we will say goodbye to Sister M. Coelia at 2 p.m. in the Motherhouse Church and then accompany her to her final resting place in the Sisters’ Cemetery. Afterwards, we can share our memories over coffee in the motherhouse.