- Date Of Birth: 1931
- Date Of Death: 2018
- State: Minnesota
Obituary of Sister Shirley M. Oeffling, CSJ
This keenly intelligent and highly organized woman was born in Minneapolis, MN on October 19, 1931, and died peacefully on April 22, 2018 at Carondelet Village in St. Paul. “In her quietly efficient way, she could manage to do in one day what would take others twice as long,” “her concern for people was genuine and never obtrusive,” “she was a splendid listener,” were ways colleagues spoke of Sister Shirley (Mary Renee) Oeffling’s work as teacher, spiritual director, pastoral minister and educational administrator. She earned an MA in Theology from the College of St. Catherine, an MA in Education from the University of Minnesota, and a Pastoral Ministry Certificate from the College of St. Catherine. St. Mark, St. Columba, St. Therese, St. Pascal, St. James Parishes in St. Paul, and Our Lady of Lourdes and Ascension Parish in Minneapolis are among the communities in which Shirley served as teacher and administrator. She later worked for seven years as a student loan officer at St. Mary’s Junior College in Minneapolis and then as pastoral minister for St. Peter Parish in Richfield and St. Michael Parish in West St. Paul. Before retiring Shirley worked for twelve years in the marketing department of Good Ground Press, a publishing ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Preceded in death by parents Hilary K. and Marguerite (Spurzem) Oeffling, Shirley is survived by sisters Mary Ann (Edward) Suttle and Susan Oeffling, CSJ; nieces and nephews, Scott (Caroline), Amy, Nicole (Tim), Mark, Jill; many grand nieces and nephews, and many friends, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates.
