Sr. Ann Zager, Osb

Sister Ann Zager, OSB, 100, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at the monastery.

The vigil service will be Monday, February 29th at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Tuesday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m.

Sister Ann was born in Kansas City, Kan., to Blasé and Gertrude Stimec Zager on April 23, 1915. After graduating from Mount St. Scholastica Academy, she entered the Benedictine community in 1939, and made her monastic profession in 1941. For 32 years she taught in parish schools in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado. In 1974, she began working in the library and the English as a Second Language program in Donnelly College in Kansas City. Later, she assisted with services to the aging in Kansas City, Kan., and tutored in the GED program at Donnelly College. She observed her 70th anniversary of monastic profession in 2011.

Sister Ann was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Joseph, Anthony, Peter, Frank, Louis, John and Fred Zager and her sister Mary Skovich. She is survived by her sister Frances McMahon of Kansas City, Kan., and by nieces, nephews, and her monastic family. Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home (www.arensbergpruett.com) is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to Mount St. Scholastica or made online at the Mount's web site (www.mountosb.org).