Sister Depacis Becker, 96, head of nursing for nearly 35 yearsat St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan, died Wednesday in the Convent ofthe Holy Spirit in north suburban Techny.
She was at St. Therese between 1929 and 1968, with two breaks toserve as superior and administrator of St. Joseph Community Hospitalin New Hampton, Iowa. From 1968 until 1980, she led a nursing unitat Sacred Heart Home in Hyattsville, Md. In 1980, she joined theinfirmary at the convent, where she remained until she retired eightyears ago.
Sister Depacis was born in Germany and entered a convent in 1914in Holland. She volunteered to care for wounded soliders in Austriaduring World War I. She returned to Holland two years later and tookher first vows Dec. 8, 1916. She was later assigned to work in theUnited States.
She earned her diploma as a graduate nurse from St. Mary'sHospital in Watertown, Wis. St. Therese Hospital opened in 1929, andSister Depacis' unit was transferred to Waukegan.
She left no immediate survivors.
Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. today at the Convent of the HolySpirit, 2600 Waukegan Rd., Techny. Burial will be in St. MaryCemetery on the convent grounds.
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