Sister Joseph Ann Vap was born May 11, 1931, in Atwood, Kansas, to Joseph and Anna (Kacirek) Vap. She was named Winifred Sylvia Henrietta Vap and was the third of nine children. She died February 26, 2010, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia.
Winifred entered the Sisters of St. Joseph February 5, 1951. She received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Joseph Ann August 15, 1951. She pronounced first vows on August 15, 1952, and final vows on August 15, 1955.
In 1955, Sister Joseph Ann received her diploma from Marymount College School of Nursing in Salina and then took state boards to become a registered nurse. She served in hospitals in Concordia, Seneca and Sabetha and was at St. Joseph Hospital in Belvidere, Illinois for 37 years. She retired to Medaille Center, Salina, in 1999, and in 2008, moved to Nazareth Motherhouse.
Sister Joseph Ann was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by one sister, Geraldine Lane; and two brothers, Leo Vap and Eugene Vap.
Winifred entered the Sisters of St. Joseph February 5, 1951. She received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Joseph Ann August 15, 1951. She pronounced first vows on August 15, 1952, and final vows on August 15, 1955.
In 1955, Sister Joseph Ann received her diploma from Marymount College School of Nursing in Salina and then took state boards to become a registered nurse. She served in hospitals in Concordia, Seneca and Sabetha and was at St. Joseph Hospital in Belvidere, Illinois for 37 years. She retired to Medaille Center, Salina, in 1999, and in 2008, moved to Nazareth Motherhouse.
Sister Joseph Ann was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by one sister, Geraldine Lane; and two brothers, Leo Vap and Eugene Vap.
Sister Joseph Ann Vap was born May 11, 1931, in Atwood, Kansas, to Joseph and Anna (Kacirek) Vap. She was named Winifred Sylvia Henrietta Vap and was the third of nine children. She died February 26, 2010, at Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia.
Winifred entered the Sisters of St. Joseph February 5, 1951. She received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Joseph Ann August 15, 1951. She pronounced first vows on August 15, 1952, and final vows on August 15, 1955.
In 1955, Sister Joseph Ann received her diploma from Marymount College School of Nursing in Salina and then took state boards to become a registered nurse. She served in hospitals in Concordia, Seneca and Sabetha and was at St. Joseph Hospital in Belvidere, Illinois for 37 years. She retired to Medaille Center, Salina, in 1999, and in 2008, moved to Nazareth Motherhouse.
Sister Joseph Ann was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by one sister, Geraldine Lane; and two brothers, Leo Vap and Eugene Vap.
Winifred entered the Sisters of St. Joseph February 5, 1951. She received the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph and was given the name Sister Joseph Ann August 15, 1951. She pronounced first vows on August 15, 1952, and final vows on August 15, 1955.
In 1955, Sister Joseph Ann received her diploma from Marymount College School of Nursing in Salina and then took state boards to become a registered nurse. She served in hospitals in Concordia, Seneca and Sabetha and was at St. Joseph Hospital in Belvidere, Illinois for 37 years. She retired to Medaille Center, Salina, in 1999, and in 2008, moved to Nazareth Motherhouse.
Sister Joseph Ann was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by one sister, Geraldine Lane; and two brothers, Leo Vap and Eugene Vap.
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