Sister M. Ulrike
Born: May 15, 1941
Entrance: April 24, 1965
Professed: October 28, 1967
Died: August 26, 2025
After a long illness, the good and merciful God called to Himself our dear Sister M. Ulrike, née Hedwig Wienand, Hospital Sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.
I am certain to see
(From Psalm 25)
God’s goodness in the land of the living.
Sister M. Ulrike was born in Stadtlohn, where she was raised alongside her four brothers and one sister. Her father died in a bombing raid when she was just three years old. During the war, their family home was destroyed in a fire, leaving her mother to raise six young children alone. This event had a profound effect on her and on family life. The young woman tried to support her family with the money she earned herself. At the age of 24, she met our Sisters at the hospital in Stadtlohn and joined our congregation. Following her religious profession, Sister M. Ulrike completed her secondary education in Münster and passed her nursing exam. From 1971 to 1986, she was Head Nurse on the women’s surgical ward at St. Bernhard Hospital in Kamp-Lintfort. She then attended the annual seminar for senior nurses in Göttingen.
During this time, she had a serious bicycle accident that changed her life. Unfortunately, she was never able to return to her previous level of activity. She worked as a sacristan at Haus Maria Trost and at the newly opened convent in Bardowick. She then worked at the reception desk in Bremen, Südlohn, and Telgte. In 2021, her strength declined so much that Sister M. Ulrike came to St. Heriburg House as a senior sister. Since 2022, she had been a resident of the Sylvia ward in Kroge, where she now gave her life back into God’s hands. Sister M. Simone lovingly accompanied her through her final years and remained by her side until her death.
Sister M. Ulrike was a deeply devout woman who lived by the teachings of the Gospel. She took a keen interest in all new theological topics. It was always a joy to discuss things with her.
We gratefully bid farewell to Sister M. Ulrike. We remember her in our prayers and in the celebration of the Eucharist and remain united with her in sisterly love.
