- Birth Name: JoAnn
- Current Name: JoAnn
- Religious Name: Mary Joseph Ann
- Last Name: Sturzl
- Mother's Name: Helen (Jenn) Sturzl
- Father's Name: Frank Sturzl
- Hometown: Pipestone, MN
- Entry Date: January 1, 1955
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: June 6, 2023
- Additional Info: View Sister JoAnn’s Obituary
Education:
Pipestone High School, Pipestone, MN
1954 - Presentation School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD - Nursing Diploma
1957 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD - Associate Nursing Degree
1967 - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI - Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
1969 - Boston University, Boston, MA - Master of Science Degree in Nursing Administration
1983 - Regis College, Toronto, Canada - Sabbatical
1989 - PRH International, LaPuy, France - PRH Educator License
1991 - Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA - Master of Arts Degree in Religious Studies
Biography:
Sister JoAnn began her healthcare ministry as head nurse at (Avera) St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD and (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. She then became patient care director at (Avera) McKennan. Sister JoAnn was called to leadership with the Presentation Sisters in 1970, serving as vice president and then president of the congregation. In 1983, Sister began working in parish ministry in Montebello, CA, and Los Angeles Archdiocesan Diaconate. She moved back to South Dakota in 1989, and served at St. Mary Parish in Sioux Falls, SD. Upon becoming licensed, Sister JoAnn began her current ministry as a PRH (Personality and Human Relations) educator. Sister ministered in Sioux Falls, SD and Minneapolis, MN before serving as part-time service coordinator for senior housing at Penelope Apartments in Bloomington, MN. From 2008 to the present, she has served as a PRH Educator in Dell Rapids, SD and Sioux Falls, SD, where she lives currently.
1957-1962 - (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Staff and Head Surgical Nurse
1962-1965 - (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Surgical Head Nurse
1968-1969 - Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, MA - Nursing Service Residency
1969-1970 - (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Director of Patient Care
1970-1982 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Congregational Leadership Vice President and President
1983-1987 - Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Montebello, CA - Pastoral Minister
1988-1989 - Arch Dioceses of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA - Diaconate Staff Member
1989-1992 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Pastoral Ministry & PRH
1993-1995 - Presentation Sisters, Sioux Falls, SD - PRH & Director of Cojourners
1995-2005 – Presentation Sisters, Minneapolis, MN - PRH & Director of Cojourners, Director of Temporary Professed and Formation Team
2003-2005 - Penelope Apartments, Bloomington, MN, PRH, Service Coordinator
2008-Present - Dell Rapids, SD and Sioux Falls, SD - PRH Educator