Sr. Colleen Nolan, O.P.

SINSINAWA, Wis. – Sister Colleen Nolan, O.P., died Sept. 3 at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wisconsin. Her remembering service and Memorial Mass were held Sept. 15 at Saint Clara Chapel, in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Sister Colleen, who spent time in Oklahoma, was born April 23, 1946, to Tom and Elizabeth "Dede" (Peters) Nolan in Omaha, Nebraska. She professed vows with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in 1966 and received the religious name Lillian. Sister Colleen received a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin; a Master of Arts in reading from Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and a Master of Arts in pastoral studies from Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois.

Her ministry was dedicated to education. Along with teaching at Saints Peter and Paul School in Kingfisher and serving as children’s ministry director at the Church of Saint Mary in Tulsa, she taught served in various capacities in Illinois, Maryland and Florida. Sister Colleen joined the Sinsinawa Mound community in 2017 and went to Saint Dominic Villa in 2021. She filled the Villa with love, laughter and goodness during her years there.

Memorials may be made to the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, or given online at sinsinawa.org/donate.