- Birth Name: Bertha
- Current Name: Peter
- Religious Name: Mary Peter
- Last Name: Dangel
- Mother's Name: Katherine (Bauer) Dangel
- Father's Name: John Dangel
- Hometown: Freeman, SD
- Entry Date: January 6, 1949
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: February 27, 2013
Education:
Country School near Freeman, SD and St. Mary's, Marion, SD
Humboldt Public, Freeman Public, and Hurley Public School, SD
Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD
Presentation Jr. College, Aberdeen, SD
Yankton College, Yankton, SD
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Biography:
Sister Peter taught in rural schools from 1936 to 1942, and went on to work as a sales clerk in Yankton, SD before entering Presentation Convent on January 6, 1950. Sister Peter attended Presentation Junior College and Yankton College, and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Northern State University. For over 30 years, she ministered as a teacher in the diocesan schools in Jefferson, Mitchell, Bridgewater, Milbank, Madison, Sioux Falls and Aberdeen, SD and Anoka, MN. Sister Peter volunteered at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD before returning to Presentation Heights, Aberdeen, SD. Sister served in the full time prayer ministry until her death.
1936-1937 - Country School, Corsica, SD - First-Eighth Grades
1937-1939 - Country School, Freeman, SD - First-Eighth Grades
1939-1940 - Country School, Centerville, SD - First-Eighth Grades
1940-1941 - Country School, Parker, SD - First-Eighth Grades
1941-1942 - Country School, Yankton, SD - First-Eighth Grades
1942-1949 - Yankton, SD - Sales Clerk
1952-1953 - St. Peter, Jefferson, SD - First and Second Grades
1953-1956 - Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD - First Grade
1956-1958 - St. Stephen, Anoka, MN - First Grade
1958-1960 - St. Peter, Jefferson, SD - First and Second Grades
1960-1961 - St. Stephen, Bridgewater, SD - Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades
1961-1964 - Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD - Sixth Grade
1964-1965 - St. Lawrence, Milbank, SD - Fifth and Sixth Grades
1965-1967 - Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD - Seventh Grade
1967-1968 - St. Thomas, Madison, SD - Eighth Grade and Principal
1968-1969 - St. Lawrence, Milbank, SD - Eighth Grade
1969-1972 - Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD - Eighth Grade
1972-1973 - St. Peter, Jefferson, SD - Fifth and Sixth Grades
1973-1985 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Sixth Grade
1985-1995 - Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD - Volunteer
1995-2007 - Presentation Heights, Aberdeen, SD - Full-time Prayer Ministry & Tree Calls