Sister Elaine Czarnezki SDS

1928 - 2016

Czarnezki, Sister Elaine (Cor Mariae), SDS Born to eternal life on Saturday, January 2, 2016, Sister Elaine Czarnezki, SDS, a Sister of the Divine Savior, or Salvatorian, was born on May 5, 1928, in Medford, Wisconsin. She entered the Sisters of the Divine Savior in 1948 and received the name Cor Mariae. Sister Elaine received a BA from Alverno College, an MA from Notre Dame University and did post graduate work at Marquette University and UW-Milwaukee. She also studied Swahili at the University of Syracuse. Sister Elaine was an educator. In Milwaukee she taught at Mother of Good Counsel School, Divine Savior Junior College and Divine Savior High School, where she served as principal for two years. Sister Elaine also taught at St. Therese School, Schofield, WI. She was asked to begin a Girls' Secondary School in Masasi, Tanzania, East Africa; she served there as a teacher and principal. Upon returning to the United States Sister Elaine served for 10 years as a chaplain at Divine Savior Hospital and Nursing Home in Portage, WI. For another 16 years Sister Elaine was a staff member at Sacred Heart Southern Missions where she worked in the social services area for the poor and elderly. Throughout her entire life Sister Elaine was an advocate for justice and peace. Sister Elaine was preceded in death by her parents John and Emma (Fiderspiel) Czarnezki, her brother Gerald (Eleanor) Czarnezki, Vernon Czarnezki and a sister Marie (Chester) Strebig. She is survived by her brothers Milan (Lila) Czarnezki, John (Arlene) Czarnezki, her sister Dorothy (Glen) Wesle, sister-in-law Bernice Czarnezki, nieces, nephews, grand nieces & nephews and the Salvatorian Family. Visitation for Sister Elaine will be on Friday, January 8th, 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. at St. Anne's Salvatorian Campus, (chapel), 92nd & Lisbon Ave., Milwaukee. The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:15 p.m., following the visitation. Burial will be Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee. Donations in memory of Sister Elaine may be made to the Sisters of the Divine Savior, 4311 N. 100th St. Milwaukee, WI 53222.