- Birth Name: Patricia
- Current Name: Verna
- Religious Name: Mary Verna
- Last Name: Kelley
- Mother's Name: Iva Eugenia (White) Kelley
- Father's Name: Verne Edward Kelley
- Hometown: Aberdeen, SD
- Entry Date: September 8, 1946
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: July 21, 2014
Education:
Central High School, Aberdeen, SD
1950 - Notre Dame Junior College, Mitchell, SD - Associate Teaching Degree
1962 - Northern State Teacher’s College, Aberdeen, SD - Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education
1981 - Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD - Master of Arts Degree in Administration
Biography:
Sister Verna devoted 50 years to education ministry, serving as an elementary teacher in schools in South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. She was also principal in Milbank and Jefferson, SD. Spending her summers ministering to Spanish migrant workers in Hillsboro, ND, for 12 years allowed Sister to continue her education ministry beyond the classroom. Retiring in 1999, Sister Verna returned to Presentation Convent and serves as a foster grandparent and wrote five children's books.
1949-1950 - Our Lady of the Lake, Mound, MN - First Grade
1950-1952 - Notre Dame, Mitchell, SD - Second Grade
1952-1957 - St. Stephen, Anoka, MN - Second Grade
1957-1959 - St. Thomas, Madison, SD - First and Second Grade
1959-1963 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Second Grade
1963-1965 - Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, SD - First Grade
1965-1969 - Sacred Heart, Miles City, MT - Second, Third and Fifth Grade
1969-1975 - St. Stephen, Anoka, MN - Third and Fourth Grade
1975-1985 - St. Lawrence, Milbank, SD - Fourth Grade and Principal
1985-1989 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Second Grade
1989-1992 - St Peter, Jefferson, SD - Principal
1992-1999 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Pre School, Second and Third Grade
1999-2011 - Roncalli Elementary, Aberdeen, SD - Foster Grandparent