- Date Of Birth: October 18, 1914
- Date Of Death: January 29, 2007
- State: Indiana
Sister M. Eymardine was born in Decatur, Indiana, to the late August Lengerich and Ellen Rumschlag. She was the sixth child in a family of 14 brothers and sisters. Sister is survived by her brothers, Robert and Raymond (Alice) Lengerich, sisters: Sister M. Redempta, CSC, Saint Mary’s Convent, Amelia (Herman) Loshe, Germaine (Glen) Straub, Dolores (Carl) Markey, Mary Ann (Don) Dale, and her brother-in-law, John Brite, all in Indiana, and cousins: Sister M. Clare Anne, CSC, Saint Mary’s, and Rev. Lawrence Heiman, CPPS, Rensselaer, Indiana, and her good friend Maria de Pilar Arroyo, South Bend, Indiana. Sister was predeceased by her brothers: Arthur, Clarence, Aloysius, Julius and Richard, and her sister, Lucille Brite.
Sister Eymardine received her early education at St. Joseph’s School, Decatur, Indiana. After entering the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Sister attended Saint Mary’s Academy and, later on, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, where she received a B.S. degree in Education in 1962 and in 1968, her Master’s in Education.
Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1930, made her first profession in 1933 and final profession in 1936. She began her teaching career in the elementary schools of the Congregation in the Midwest: Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Sister was a favorite and much loved teacher in the elementary grades. In 1984 Sister returned to Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame, Indiana, where she was sacristan in the Church of Loretto until 2002 when her health required a less strenuous occupation. She then participated in volunteer service to the Community. Sister was active in the Ministry of Prayer until her death.
Wake Service: Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 4:00 P.M., Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame, Indiana.
