- Birth Name: Eleanor
- Current Name: Eleanor
- Religious Name: Mary Alice
- Last Name: Joyce
- Mother's Name: SaBina M (Knox) Joyce
- Father's Name: Raymond Eugene Joyce
- Hometown: Tulare, SD & New Rockford, ND
- Entry Date: September 1, 1936
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: May 27, 2015
Education:
St. James Academy, New Rockford, ND & Notre Dame Academy, Mitchell, SD
1940 - Notre Dame Junior College, Mitchell, SD - Associate Teaching Degree
1942 - Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, WI - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music
1960 - Catholic University of America, Washington, DC – Master of Arts Degree in Music
Biography:
Sister Eleanor’s teaching career spanned 54 years. She taught Music, Latin, Journalism, English, Geography, Chorus, History, Social Science in Milbank, Dell Rapids, Mitchell, Bridgewater, Aberdeen and Sioux Falls, SD and Winsted, MN. In Woonsocket, Gettysburg, Lebanon, Parkston, Ethan and Redfield she taught Religious Education. Sister Eleanor also ministered at Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD as registrar, librarian, and history instructor. Sister also assisted as a tutor with the Aberdeen Area Literacy Council and with the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. She is currently serving in full time prayer ministry at Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, SD.
“I feel the focus of religious life has been to develop a deep spirituality while improving one’s personal talents to be of service to the community and others. For me religious life has proven to be challenging, rewarding, eventful and satisfying,” commented Sister Eleanor
1942-1945 - St. Lawrence, Milbank, SD - Music and Organist
1945-1954 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Latin, Journalism and Music
1954-1955 - Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD - English Geography, Chorus, Choir and Organist
1955-1956 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Latin and Journalism
1956-1959 - St. Stephen, Bridgewater, SD - Music and Organist
1959-1960 - Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD - Music and Organist
1960-1963 - Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD - Latin, History and Organist
1964-1967 - O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, SD - Latin and Dean of Women
1967-1970 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Latin, History and Journalism
1970-1973 - O’Gorman, Sioux Falls, SD - Latin and Social Science
1973-1980 - Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD - Registrar, Ethics, Church History and Organist
1982- St. Wilfrid, Woonsocket, SD - Training Religious Education Teacher
1982-1983 - Sacred Heart, Gettysburg, SD - Religious Education Director and Organist
1982-1983 - St. Mary, Lebanon, SD - Religious Education and Choir Trainer
1983-1984 - Holy Trinity, Winsted, SD - Librarian and Organist
1984-1985 - Sacred Heart, Parkston, SD - Religious Education and Organist
1984-1985 - Holy Trinity, Ethan, SD - Religious Education
1985-1986 - St. Bernard, Redfield, SD - Religious Education and Organist
1987-1990 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Data Entry and Secretary
1990-2005 - Presentation Convent and College, Aberdeen, SD - Driver, Organist, Switchboard, Reading and American History Instructor
2005-2007 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Prayer and Local Director of Maryan
2007-2015 - Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, SD - Full-time Prayer Ministry