Sister Cecilia Olle

Sister Cecilia Olle, who celebrated her 104th birthday on January 6 has crocheted numerous dish cloths and the tops for over 100 towels in the past year alone. She is the oldest member of the Racine Dominicans, and according to S. Anne Morehouse who sells S. Cecilia’s creations in the Siena Center card shop, “She is absolutely delightful. When she runs out of towels to work on, she gets on my case to get more – she doesn’t like it when I slow down her production!”

S. Cecilia has been a Racine Dominican for 83 years, and “I have loved my life as a Sister,” she said. She taught classroom and private music lessons from primary through college levels for 65 years – piano, violin, organ and singing. Her ministry in music took her to various schools in Wisconsin and Michigan. She now lives at Siena Center, is an avid reader and daily works on her sewing and crocheting projects for the community.

“Her whole attitude is one of service,” noted S. Anne.
“S. Cecilia is truly one to model your life after.”

Even at age 104, S. Cecilia continues to support the Racine Dominican mission “committed to truth/compelled to justice” in praying for the Sisters and world needs every day.

Read S. Cecilia's interview with the Racine Journal Times at the time of her 102nd birthday: http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/01/05/local_news/doc478049c06722a039378661.txt

Marie Olle, later Sister Cecilia, the budding musician 

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