Sr. Renee Mary Wargel
Sr. Renee Mary Wargel
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She graduated from Academy Immaculate Conception and went on to receive her Bachelor's Degree in Music from St. Benedict College and a Master's Degree in the same area from Butler University. Sr. Renee expanded her education as she received degrees from Marquette University, IUPUI and the University of Indianapolis in the areas of Theology, English and Social Services respectfully. Sr. Renee taught and worked at various schools and churches in Indiana and Illinois. Those schools included: Christ the King, Indianapolis, St. Pius X, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Tell City, Our Lady of Grace Academy, Beech Grove, Mundelein, Chicago, Illinois, Immaculate High School, Chicago, Illinois, Carmel High School, Carmel, Mother Guerin High School, Chicago, Illinois, Beech Grove High School, Roncalli High School, Indianapolis, Nativity Church and School, Indianapolis, St. Theresa Church, Evansville, Indiana, St. Thomas Aquinas, Indianapolis and St. Paul Hermitage, Beech Grove.
After leaving the classroom, she was the Program Director at the Benedict Inn Retreat & Conference Center and went on to work in Social Services at St. Paul Hermitage. Throughout her monastic life, Sr. Renee served her Benedictine Community in various liturgical ministries including liturgical environment, organist, choir director, Schola director, and handbell choir director. She retired in 2014.
Sr. Renee was preceded in death by her parents and nine siblings. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and her religious community.
Little & Sons Funeral Home, Beech Grove, are entrusted with the arrangements.
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