Sister Jeanenne Weis, SNJM

(Sister Paula Jean)

May 19, 1931 – May 13, 2020

Sister Jeanenne Weis, SNJM departed this life on May 13, 2020 in Saratoga, California.

Sister Jeanenne celebrated 88 years of life and 65 years of her religious profession.

A Mass of Resurrection was celebrated in her memory.

Sister Jeanenne Weis, SNJM

(Sister Paula Jean)

May 19, 1931 – May 13, 2020

In the early morning of May 13, 2020, after a struggle with cancer, Sister Jeanenne Weis (Sister Paula Jean) saw in fullness the God to whom she had given her life and love. She was 88 years old and was a professed Sister of the Holy Names for 65 years.

Sister Jeanenne began teaching in elementary school for 3 years at Saint Monica (San Francisco) and Saint Ignatius (Sacramento). From teaching in elementary schools she then taught at Marin Catholic (Kentfield) and Ramona Convent Secondary School (Alhambra) for a total of 13 years.

Sister Jeanenne found her passion when she began her ministry in parishes and this passion was further deepened when she received her Doctorate in Ministry from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. Over 30 years she ministered and was deeply committed to the parishioners at St. Pius (Redwood City), Saint Andrew (Daly City), Saint Paul (San Francisco) and Holy Angels (Colma). In her “retirement” she tutored Holy Names University students in English and Mathematics.

From Dubuque, the place of Sister Jeanenne’s birth to Decorah where she grew up, Iowa had a very special place in her heart. She had a great love for her large, loving and ever-expanding family and her Mid-Western roots. Deep friendships, a twinkle in her eyes, laughter and humor, the requisite morning coffee and driving a gold Pontiac were some of the hallmarks of Sister Jeanenne.

She will be remembered fondly by her large, loving family, friends, colleagues, former students and the Sisters of the Holy Names and their Affiliates.