- Birth Name: Elaine
- Current Name: Elaine
- Religious Name: Kathleen
- Last Name: Garry
- Mother's Name: Josephine (Lanners) Garry
- Father's Name: Harry Garry
- Hometown: Salem, SD
- Entry Date: January 2, 1959
Education:
St. Mary's School Salem, SD
1961 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD, Elementary Education
1962 - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Elementary Education and History
1968 - Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD, Bachelor of Science Degree in Education
1975 - St. Mary's College, Winona, MN, Master of Arts Degree in Theology
1980 - Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD, Master of Science Degree in Education
1987 - Mundelein University, Chicago, IL
1988 - Augustana University, Sioux Falls, SD
1995 - Loyola University, Chicago, IL, Master's Degree in Religious Education
2010 - Avera St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD, One Unit of Continuing Professional Education
Biography:
Sister Elaine Garry ministered as an elementary teacher in parish schools throughout eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota for 16 years prior to being named principal at St. Martin’s School in Huron, SD from 1977-1980, and at Holy Family/Holy Spirit School in Mitchell, SD from 1980-1982. From 1982-1984, Sister Elaine served as a substitute teacher and elementary secretary at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Chicago, IL. She returned to teaching from 1984-1988 at St. Mary’s School, Sioux Falls, SD. Sister Elaine taught religious studies at Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD, from 1988-2010, and has been serving as as the pastoral associate at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Brookings, SD since 2011.
1962-1964 - St. Stephen Catholic School, Anoka, MN - First Grade
1964-1967 - St. Mary Catholic School, Dell Rapids, SD - First and Second Grade
1967-1969 - Sacred Heart School, Aberdeen, SD - First Grade
1969-1974 - St. Mary School, Sioux Falls, SD - First Grade
1974-1977 - Holy Family/Holy Spirit School, Mitchell, SD - Fourth Grade
1977-1980 - St. Martin School, Huron, SD - Fourth Grade/Principal
1980-1982 - Holy Family/Holy Spirit School, Mitchell, SD - Principal
1982-1984 - Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chicago, IL - Substitute Teacher/Secretary of Elementary
1984-1988 - St. Mary's School, Sioux Falls, SD - Second Grade
1988-2010 - Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD - Religious Studies
2011-Present - St. Thomas More Catholic Parish, Brookings, SD - Pastoral Associate