Resurrection Sister Mary Florence Schultz, 92, died Nov. 17, 2023.

Born in Minnesota, she entered the Sisters of the Resurrection in 1950.

She began her ministry as a second grade teacher at St. Mary of the Angels. Four years later, she began training as a nurse, and went on to receive bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing. She had additional training in caring for alcoholic patients and patients with infectious diseases, which led to her ministries in the alcoholic rehabilitation and infectious disease programs at Resurrection Hospital.

Sister M. Florence also served as director of nursing at Resurrection Nursing Pavilion, became a licensed nursing home administrator and served as the administrator of Resurrection Life Center at its opening. She went on to serve as regional performance improvement director for 11 nursing homes that were part of Resurrection Health Care.

Sister M. Florence’s final ministry was to care for the senior members of the congregation.