Sister Patricia Ann Froning

Sister Patricia Ann Froning, 89, of the Sisters of St. Francis, Tiffin, died at 7:18 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the St. Francis Home.

 Sister Patricia was born October 2, 1935, in Coldwater, OH, to Clement and Marie (Sutter) Froning. 

 Survivors include three sisters, Cynthia Rammel of Celina, Margaret Goecke of Brownsburg, IN, Kathleen Scholes of Fremont, NH; and a brother, John Froning of Lake City, TN.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Joan Brown, Judith Mescher, Virginia Stephenson, and a brother, Clement Froning.

 Sister Patricia Ann served as an elementary teacher at Millersville, Custar and Seneca East. She was both a teacher and principal at Peru. She returned to the classroom as a student at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio where she obtained a Master of Hospital Administration. Upon completing her degree she served as Assistant Administrator and then Administrator of Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. 

 In 1970 Sister Patricia Ann was elected to the General Council of the Sisters of St. Francis as Councilor and Apostolic Coordinator. She was then called by the congregation to serve as the President of the Sisters of St. Francis from 1974-1982. Following her years in congregational leadership Sister Patricia Ann completed an Internship in Spiritual Direction and Retreats at the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford, Ohio. 

 The next phase of her life led her to Kentucky where she served as the Pastoral Associate at Holy Name Parish in Henderson and St. Anne Parish in Morganfield. She then moved on to Owensboro where she serves as the Director of the Diocesan Office for Lay Ministry and Outreach. In 2007 Sister Patricia Ann returned to Tiffin where she was asked to begin the Office of Mission Advancement for the congregation. Since 2009 her ministry has focused on retreat and spiritual direction, care of the library, a variety of congregational history projects, and serving as a Minister of Prayer and Service. 

 Among other things, Sister Patricia Ann enjoyed a good card game, playing games on her iPad and having meaningful conversations with Sisters, family, friends, and the strangers she met along the way.

 Visitation will be from 9-10:30 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2025, at the St. Francis Convent Chapel. A Christian Wake Service will be held via Zoom on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.,https://us02web.zoom.us/my/tiffinsisters?pwd=YMs0hbtXDw1mpsoMTmSV7qX11FFFz8.1&omn=83687715197 

 The Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2025, at the St. Francis Convent Chapel with Rev. Ted Miller officiating. Burial will be in St. Francis Convent Cemetery. The TRAUNERO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 214 S. Monroe Street, Tiffin, Ohio 44883 (419) 447-3113, is entrusted with the arrangements. 

 Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Francis Convent, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, OH 44883, or St. Francis Home, 182 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, OH 44883.

 To send Online condolences to the family, order out-of-town flowers go to: www.traunerofuneralhome.com.