- Birth Name: Ellen
- Current Name: Ellen
- Religious Name: Mary Magdalen
- Last Name: Keenan
- Mother's Name: Molly (Swanton) Keenan
- Father's Name: Patrick Keenan
- Hometown: Ireland
- Entry Date: February 2, 1960
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: November 9, 2010
Education:
1971 - Regis College, Denver, CO - Bachelor of Arts
Biography:
Sister Ellen attended Presentation College, specializing in x-ray technology at St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD; did undergraduate studies at Boston College, Boston, MA and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Regis College, Denver, CO.
Sister ministered as an x-ray technician at (Avera) St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen; Northeast Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA and Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT. She went on to do parish ministry in Willmar, MN and pastoral ministry at St. Luke's and Queen of Peace, Mitchell, SD. She served in Sisters Care with the Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Paul, MN. Sister Ellen returned to Presentation Convent, Aberdeen in 2002 and spent her last years in full-time prayer ministry.
1949-1953 - St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - X-Ray Technician
1953-1959 - Northeast Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA - X-Ray Technician
1964-1970 - Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MO - X-Ray Technician and Supervisor
1972-1975 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Coordinator of Sisters
1975-1978 - St. Mary Parish, Willmar, MN - Parish Worker
1978-1981 - Derham Community, St. Paul, MN – Parish Worker
1981-1989 - St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Pastoral Care
1989-1991 - Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Paul, MN - Sisters Care
1991-1995 - Queen of Peace, Mitchell, SD - Pastoral Care
1995-2002 - Sioux Falls, SD - Senior Companion
2002-2010 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Full-time Prayer Ministry