Meet Sister M. Ann Francis Klimkowski, OSF
Date of Birth:
1/1/1931
Date Called Home:
9/5/2022
From:
Wyandotte, MI St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish
First Profession:
1955
Ministries:
From her early days teaching elementary school to her nearly two decades as President of Lourdes College, Sister’s lifelong ministry has been education and community. She served on many local Boards, her longest affiliation being Toledo Sister Cities International, and the Toledo-Poznan Alliance.
Thankful for: “People saw in me possibilities and the Community prepared me for the roles I’ve played as teacher, communicator and leader.”
Favorite childhood dish: “My mother’s Polish soups!”
Award dinner in 2018.
Sister Ann Francis Klimkowski, left, Janet Robinson, standing, and Sister Sharon Pollnow, enjoy the reception at the Franciscan Center.
Sister Ann Francis Klimkowski, president of then Lourdes College from 1983 to 2000, and Mary Ann Gawelek, a former president of Lourdes University.