Sister Francis Anne Bellemare, 92, of Valley City, ND died at the Maryvale Convent on June 7, 2016.\u00a0 Her funeral will be Sunday, June 12, at 1:00 p.m. in the Maryvale Convent Chapel. Father Donald Leiphon, will be the celebrant.\u00a0 Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 with a prayer service beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Maryvale Chapel, Valley City, ND.<\/p>\n
Sister Francis Anne (Marie Flore Angele, \u201cAngela\u201d) was born on May 12, 1924 in Fargo, ND to Francis and Anna (Brunelle) Bellemare.\u00a0 She was the fourth in a family of eleven children \u2013 eight boys and three girls \u2013 living near Wild Rice, North Dakota.\u00a0 She attended grade and high school at St. Joseph\u2019s in Wild Rice, North Dakota, graduating in 1942. \u00a0She professed her vows as a Sister of Mary of the Presentation August 23, 1944, in Spring Valley, Illinois.\u00a0 She began her ministry at St. Cecilia Catholic School, Harvey, ND in 1944, teaching first and second grades. The next year she attended St. Andrew School of Nursing, Bottineau, ND, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1948. She continued her studies at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, Illinois, becoming an Operating Technician in 1950. She attended St. Luke\u2019s School, Aberdeen, SD and became a Nurse Anesthetist in 1953. She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from University of Mary in 1966 and clinical pastoral education from Creighton University Hospital, Omaha, NE in 1983.<\/p>\n
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Sister Francis Anne served in many healthcare positions throughout her life at St. Aloisius Medical Center, Harvey, ND, 1953-1956, 1960-1962, 1972-1974; St. Andrew\u2019s Health Care, Bottineau, ND, 1948-1952, 1956-1959; St. Margaret\u2019s Health, Spring Valley, IL 1962-1964, 1968-1972, 1974-1983 and 1996-2006; Presentation Medical Center, Rolla, ND 1966-68; Presentation Care Center, Rolette, ND 1988-1996; and St. John\u2019s Hospital, Fargo, ND 1986-88.\u00a0 \u00a0She served in hospitality at the Prayer and Education Center, Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1984-1985. \u00a0She retired to the Maryvale Convent in 2006.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sister Francis Anne was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Max, Henry, Paul, Alfred, Edward, Francis, Jr., John and sister Alice Germanson.\u00a0 She is survived by her Religious Community, the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, her brother Daniel (Linda), her sister Theresa, brother-in-law Ernest, sister-in-law Rosie and nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
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