- Birth Name: Irene
- Current Name: Rita
- Religious Name: Benigna
- Last Name: Cross
- Mother's Name: Margaret (Manning) Coss
- Father's Name: William Coss
- Hometown: Miller, S.D.
- Entry Date: September 8, 1940
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: May 2, 1985
Biography:
Sister Benigna served as a teacher and nurse.
Bethany House, St. Paul, Minn.
Humboldt, S.D.
Aberdeen, S.D.
Bridgewater, S.D.
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Presentation College, Aberdeen, S.D. - theology faculty