Dorothy Petronella VanAsten

1924 - 2020  (96 years)

• Name	Dorothy Petronella VanAsten
  Born	09 Apr 1924	Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Graduation	1941	St John High School, Little Chute
  Occupation	Racine Dominican
  Died	23 Dec 2020	Racine, Racine Co, Wisconsin
  Buried	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Caledonia, Racine Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I1489	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	John Henry VanAsten,   b. 04 Apr 1897, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 01 Oct 1968, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Martha Catherine Coonen,   b. 30 Aug 1900, Dundas, Calumet Co, Wisconsin ,   d. 24 Jul 1972, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin  (Age 71 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1921	St Francis Church, Hollandtown, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		St John High School Yearbook 1954
  		St John High School Yearbook 1941
  		28 Feb 2021 by k Van Den Heuvel Sister Cyril Marie Van Asten, O.P. Sister Cyril Marie Van Asten, O.P., 96, passed away at Siena Center, Racine, WI, on December 23, 2020. Dorothy Petronella was born April 9, 1924 to John H. and Martha (nee: Coonen) Van Asten in Vandenbroek, WI. On September 2, 1942 she joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1943 she was given the religious name Sister Cyril Marie. She professed her first vows in 1945 and her final vows in 1951. Sister Cyril Marie spent many years in service to others in teaching. She began her ministry in 1944 at St. John, South Milwaukee, WI. Other places in Wisconsin where she served were St. Joseph, Racine; St. Mary, Kenosha; St. Louis, Caledonia; St. Francis Xavier, Merrill and St. John, Little Chute. She also served in Michigan and New Mexico. From 1989 to 1998 she was part of the retreat team at the Ukweli Reflection Center in Kisumu, Kenya, East Africa. After becoming a resident of Siena Center in 1999 she did community service. Sister Cyril Marie is survived by the Racine Dominican Sisters and Associates; her brothers Leroy (Tessie), James (Bernice), John E. (Jane) and Ivo (Nonie); her sisters Betty Bast, Joyce (Phil) Bruecker, Marcy (Ron) Siebers, and Grace Gebhart; sisters-in-law Annemarie and Romulda Van Asten; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; and her brothers Cyril, Gerald, Kenneth and Donald and her infant sister Mary. Due to Covid-19 restrictions a private Remembering Service at 2:30 p.m. followed by a private Mass of Christian Burial at 4:00 p.m. was held in the Siena Center Chapel on Tuesday December 29. Interment will take place at a later date at Holy Cross Cemetery Hwy 32. Memorials to the Racine Dominican Mission Fund have been suggested. The Racine Dominicans would like to extend their thanks to the Supportive Living, the Community Care Pace Program, and Allay Hospice staff who cared for Sister Cyril Marie at Siena Center. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Jan. 5 to Jan. 10, 2021.

  
  

• Notes

  Dorthy's path early in her life was to join the Dominican Order. There she professed her vows and became a nun in 1944. At that time she took on a new name which was Sr. Cyril Marie VanAsten. The name Cyril came from the brother who passed on in 1941 from a tragic accident and the name Marie came from her sister who also passed on at the time of her birth. Macy Brown, 2007