Koniar, Sister M. Gwendolin, OSF 1932 - 2018 Sister M. Gwendolin Koniar died on October 14, 2018 at Our Lady of Grace Hall, an assisted living facility at the Motherhouse of the Sylvania Franciscans. Sister Gwendolin, the daughter of the late John and Ann Marie Koniar, came to the convent from St. Hedwig Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1945. She made her first profession of religious vows in 1950 and her final vows in 1953. Sister Gwendolin was well prepared for her ministry in the field of education with a B.A degree from the former Mary Manse College in Toledo, Ohio; an M.A. degree in Remedial Reading Instruction and an M.A. degree in Elementary School Administration from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota. After 24 years of teaching in elementary schools in Toledo, Rossford, and Port Clinton, Ohio and in schools in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, she became a principal for 30 years in elementary schools in Ohio and Minnesota. Before retiring to the Motherhouse earlier this summer, Sister Gwendolin brightened the lives of many elders as receptionist and later as a volunteer at River Village East Eldercare in Minneapolis. There will be a Memorial Service for Sister Gwendolin at 10:00 AM on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 835 2nd Avenue NW, New Brighton, MN 55112. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania, Ohio or to St. John the Baptist Parish School Scholarship Fund.