| Name |
Giordana, Maria Julianna |
| Prefix |
Sister Jilene |
| Suffix |
O. P. |
| Birth |
6 May 1915 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
 Religious Vows |
30 Aug 1930 |
Racine Dominican Sisters Convent, Racine, Wisconsin, USA |
| Racine Dominican Sister |
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| News Mention |
13 Sep 2003 |
| Milwaukee Journal Times |
- RACINE - On Aug. 10, more than two dozen Racine Dominican Sisters will celebrate Jubilee, a notable anniversary of the day they made their first profession to become Racine Dominicans.
The Jubilee celebration follows the annual four-day Assembly, when the Racine Dominicans gather from 11 different states at Siena Center, the motherhouse, for business meetings, prayer and visiting with each other.
Learn about the sisters who are celebrating jubilee below and hear what being a Racine Dominican has meant to them.;
70th Jubilee
* Sister Jilene (Theophane) Giordana, OP, a native of Kaukauna, graduated from St. Norbert College with a bachelor's degree in history in 1948 and received a certificate of theology from Marquette University in 1954. She was a teacher in Detroit and Center Line, Mich., from 1933-1943, and both teacher and principal from 1943-96 in Green Bay, Merrill, Racine, Kenosha, Janesville and Milwaukee. Giordana retired from active ministry and now resides at Siena Center after 27 years in the central city of Milwaukee as teacher and parish worker ministering to the poor and the elderly.
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| Biography |
Bef 12 Mar 2007 |
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| Death |
12 Mar 2007 |
Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA |
| Obituary |
18 Mar 2007 |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinal |
- Sister Jilene (Theophane) Giordana, O.P., 91 of Racine
Services were March 17 for Sister Jilene Giordana, O.P., who died March 12. She was 91.
She professed her first vows in 1933 and her final vows in 1939. In Racine she served as principal and teacher of Holy Name School from 1943-'49. Other places in Wisconsin where she served were SS Peter & Paul, Green Bay; St. Francis Xavier, Merrill; St. Benedict the Moor, Milwaukee; St. Mary, Kenosha; St. Mary, Janesville; Holy Angels and Central City Catholic in Milwaukee.
Survivors include the Racine Dominican Sisters and Associates; two sisters, Janice (Robert) Hammen and Mary Hubert; three brothers, Frank (Florence), James and Robert Giordana; and four sister-in-laws, Dolores, Donna, Lorraine and Sally Giordana.
The family has suggested memorials to the Racine Dominican Mission Fund.
The Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home, 803 Main St., Racine, handled the arrangements. For information, call the funeral home at (262) 634-7888.
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| Burial |
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Caledonia, Wisconsin, USA |
| Person ID |
I140390 |
1FamilyTree |
| Last Modified |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Father |
Giordana, Emilio, b. 4 Jan 1889, , , , Italy d. 3 Jun 1956, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 67 years) |
| Mother |
DioGuardi, Laura, b. 13 Apr 1899, , , , Italy d. 19 Jul 1983, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Family ID |
F15800 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1915 - 2007 (91 years)
