- Birth Name: Helen
- Current Name: Helen
- Religious Name: Mary Urban
- Last Name: Nemmers
- Mother's Name: Magdalen (Roeder) Nemmers
- Father's Name: Joseph Nemmers
- Hometown: Dell Rapids, SD
- Entry Date: September 8, 1941
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: November 3, 2015
- Additional Info: View Sister Helen’s Obituary
Education:
St. Mary Grade School, Dell Rapids, SD
St. Mary High School, Dell Rapids, SD
1945 - Notre Dame Junior College, Mithcell, SD - Associate Teaching Degree
1963 - Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music and History
1969 - Catholic University, Washington, DC - Master of Arts Degree in Music Education
Biography:
Sister Helen earned a bachelor’s degree in music education and history from Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, as well as a master’s degree in music education from Catholic University in Washington DC.
Sister served as a music and choir teacher in Humboldt, Aberdeen, Madison, Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids SD, and Anoka and Willmar, MN for 32 years. In 1980, Sister Helen became the religious education coordinator in Guerrero, Mexico. She returned to Aberdeen in 1997 and served as a mission fundraiser, congregational organist and author before returning to mission work. In 2002, Sister Helen and three other Presentation Sisters began Caminando Juntos an outreach ministry with the Latino population in the Sioux Falls, SD area. Sister Helen is currently an active member of the prayer ministry.
1945 - St. Ann, Humboldt, SD - Music
1945-1948 - St. Mary, Willmar, SD - Music and CCD
1948-1950 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Choir Assistant and Music Teacher
1950-1963 - St. Thomas, Madison, SD - Music and Choir
1963-1965 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Music and Choir
1965-1970 - St. Stephen, Anoka, SD - Music and Choir
1970-1972 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Music and Choir
1972-1977 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Music, Choir, History and Religion
1979-1980 - Guadeloupe Parish, St. Paul, MN - Director Religious Education
1980-1997 - Tlacoachistlahuaca, Guerrero, Mexico - Missionary
1997-2002 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Fund Raiser, Author, Spanish Translator, Organist, Sacristan and Eucharistic-Minister
2002-2007 - Caminindo Juntos, Sioux Falls, SD - Receptionist, Office Clerk and ESL Teacher
2007-2015 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Full-time Prayer Ministry