- Birth Name: Mary Aileen
- Current Name: Mary Aileen
- Religious Name: Mary DePaul
- Last Name: Huettl
- Mother's Name: Lucile (Doyle) Huettl
- Father's Name: George Huettl
- Entry Date: January 6, 1948
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: December 24, 2018
- Additional Info: View Sister Mary Aileen’s Obituary
Education:
Central High School, Aberdeen, SD
1948 - Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD - Associate Nursing Degree
1966 - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI - Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
1968 - Catholic University, Washington, DC - Master of Science Degree in Social Work
Biography:
Sister Mary Aileen received a nursing diploma from Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD and earned a bachelor degree in nursing from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, and a master’s degree in social work from the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
Sister served in the health care ministry as a nurse at Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT; St. Joseph’s Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace), Mitchell, SD; and (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. She worked as an instructor for practical nursing education at Southeast Area Vocational Technical Institute, Sioux Falls, SD and went on to work for Catholic Social Services in Sioux Falls, SD as a social worker. Sister Mary Aileen provided pastoral care at (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD; St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Madison, SD; and(Avera) Brady Memorial, Mitchell, SD. Currently Sister Mary Aileen is active in prayer ministry. Sister would encourage women to look at and pray for any wondering they might have about religious life.
1951-1953 - Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT - Head Nurse Geriatrics and Medical
1953-1955 - St. Joseph Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace), Mitchell, SD - Medical-Surgical Nurse
1955-1959 - (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Medical- Surgical Nurse
1959-1965 - Southeast Vocational Technical Institute, Sioux Falls, SD - Practical Nurse
1968-1975 - Catholic Social Services, Sioux Falls, SD - Social Worker
1975-1977 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Coordinator
1978-1979 - St. Joseph Cathedral Parish, Sioux Falls, SD - Parish Minister
1979-1986 - (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Pastoral Care and Spiritual Direction/Retreat Ministry
1987-1990 - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Director of 2nd Floor Living
1990-1997 - St. Thomas Aquinas, Madison, SD - Pastoral Assistant
1977-2003 - (Avera) Brady Memorial Home, Mitchell, SD - Pastoral Care Chaplaincy Service
2003-Present - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Full-time Prayer Ministry