In Memoriam, Sister Mary Anselm Till, IWBS,

Aug. 23, 1918 – Sept. 7, 2015

Sister Mary Anselm Till, IWBS died on Monday, Sept. 7, with her Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament praying at her side. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m.

Reception of her body will be at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m. The Funeral Mass on Saturday, and all services will be at the new Motherhouse, located at 5201 Lipes Blvd. in Corpus Christi.

Sister Mary Anselm was born in Corpus Christi on Aug. 23, 1918. She attended Incarnate Word Academy (IWA) in Corpus Christi and earned a Bachelors degree in education from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament on Aug. 2, 1937, and made her first profession of vows on Feb. 25, 1939.

Sister Mary Anselm devoted 53 years of ministry in Catholic education. She taught in elementary schools in Corpus Christi, Alice, Beeville, Kingsville, Goliad, Brownsville and Sinton. During the summer months she taught summer classes at IWA and taught catechesis in Brownsville, Portland, Goliad, Raymondville, Kingsville, Woodsboro and Sinton. She also served as Sister-in-Charge for convents in Alice, Beeville and Kingsville.

After her retirement in 1985, Sister Mary Anselm continued gardening, rosary making and teaching CCD classes for as long as her health allowed.