Sister Margaret Ellen Traxler SSND

Traxler - Sister Margaret Ellen, SSND (aka Sister Mary Peter), died at Good Counsel Convent, Mankato, February 12, at age 77. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Good Counsel on February 18. An educator, she taught at St. Andrew's, St. Paul, followed by 19 years in high school, including three at St. Agnes. For 35 years she served in Chicago where she was an advocate for the poor, promoting human rights and establishing numerous nationally acclaimed educational programs. She is survived by two sisters, Jeanne Smith, St. Paul, and Kitty Jo Traxler, Scottsdale, AZ; and a foster sister, Mary Slater Randall. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Sister Mary Lou Traxler, SSND, and Patricia Traxler Holtz.