Sister M. Reingardis
Born: April 3, 1938
Entrance: August 12, 1960
Professed: Mai 3, 1963
Died: June 6, 2025
One day after celebrating the 70th anniversary of her religious profession, the Lord God “”At the age of 87, she returned her life to the hands of God, our dear Sister M. Reingardis, née Lucia Wiewel, Hospital Sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.
Into your hand Lord I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me,
Psalm 31:6
O Lord, God of truth.
Sister M. Reingardis was born in Neuenkirchen Vörden/Germany, where she grew up with her six siblings. She was particularly good at housework. After leaving school, she worked as a housekeeper on a farm in Lage-Rieste. It was through her aunt, Sister M. Baldimera, who was a kitchen nurse in Damme, that Lucia found her way to the Hospital Sisters at the age of 22.
After her Profession, she completed her nursing training in Muenster, underwent training as a healthcare trainer in Essen, and completed a ward manager course in Freiburg. Well equipped with these qualifications, she worked as a nurse and ward manager in several hospitals until 1980. She then turned her attention to housekeeping, a subject in which she was greatly interested. She worked in Dingden, Gladbeck and Dorsten, and from 1995 to 2015 she worked in the refectory of the Motherhouse in Muenster. She particularly enjoyed helping the guests who came to the Elisabeth Oasis for their daily breakfast.
From 2015 onwards, Sister M. Reingardis lived as a senior citizen, most recently in St. Heriburg House in Muenster, where she returned her life to God in the presence of her fellow sisters.
Her final years were characterized by her deteriorating hearing, which caused her great distress. However, this did not stop her from participating in community life, especially daily prayer and celebrating the Eucharist.
We gratefully bid farewell to Sister M. Reingardis. We remain united to her in prayer and in the celebration of the Eucharist.
