Sister of St. Casimir Marilyn Kuzmickus, 83, died April 30 in Lemont.

Born in Waukegan, Sister Marilyn attended St. Bartholomew School there. She made her first profession of vows in 1957 and her final profession in 1962.

Sister Marilyn ministered in the Archdiocese of Chicago for 50 years. She taught at St. George (31st Street, 1957-1959), Immaculate Conception (44th Street, 1959-1966), Sts. Peter and Paul (1966-1967), Providence of God (1967-1968) and Maria High School (1977-1978).

Sister Marilyn served the community as formation directress from 1971 to 1978. She then served in congregational leadership positions from 1978 to 1998, first as assistant general superior and then as general superior. In these roles, Sister Marilyn participated in the national Leadership Conference of Women Religious and regionally with formation directresses of both women’s and men’s communities in Illinois.

She was also a member of the Women Religious Executive Committee, initiated by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin to promote dialogue among women religious in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

During her time as assistant general superior, Sister Marilyn worked on the beatification cause of Mother Maria Kaupas, gathering historical material and testimonies as part of this work. As the cause progressed, she became the postulator.

From 2014 until her death Sister Marilyn provided the ministry of prayer and presence at Franciscan Village in Lemont.