- Birth Name: Beulah
- Current Name: Mary Irene
- Religious Name: Mary Marcus
- Last Name: Abeln
- Mother's Name: Irene Ella (Murray) Abeln
- Father's Name: Marcus J. Abeln
- Hometown: Ethan, Mitchell, Platte and Betts, SD
- Entry Date: January 6, 1947
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: August 9, 2014
- Additional Info:
Education:
Notre Dame High School, Mitchell, SD
1951 - Presentation Junior College, Aberdeen, SD - Associate Degree in Nursing
Biography:
Sister Mary Irene received training as a charge nurse from Presentation Junior College and worked as a geriatric nurse at Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT for 15 years before returning to South Dakota. From 1976-1997 she served in pastoral care in South Dakota at various hospitals after which she began volunteering at (Avera) Brady Memorial Home and (Avera) Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, SD. In 2005 she moved to Aberdeen, where she continues to serve in prayer ministry. Her experience as a Presentation Sister has helped her to find God's guidance in her religious life. Through service, she has seen the faithful show through their words and actions that they follow God.
1951-1966 - Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT - Staff Nurse and Head Nurse
1966-1977 - (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Staff Nurse
1967-1976 - (Avera) Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, SD - Staff Nurse and Administrator
1976-1979 - St. Joseph Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace Hospital), Mitchell, SD - Pastoral Care
1979-1987 - Holy Rosary Hospital, Miles City, MT - Director of Pastoral Care
1987-1989 - St. Mary Hospital, Winsted, MN - Pastoral Care
1989-1997 - (Avera) Brady Memorial Home, Mitchell, SD - Pastoral Care and Director of Mission
1997-2000 - (Avera) Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell, SD - Hospice Volunteer
2001-2005 - Avera Brady Health and Rehabilitation, Mitchell, SD - Volunteer
2005-Present - Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD - Full-Time Prayer Ministry