Sister of St. Joseph Henrietta Hibbs, 99, died Sept. 17.

She had been in religious life for 82 years.

Sister Henrietta earned a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University and a master’s degree from Loyola University Chicago, and she ministered in many schools operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph, including St. Margaret Mary, Mount Carmel, St. Anthony, Alexine Learning Center and St. John Fisher.

She also volunteered at homeless shelters, organized food and clothing drives, and visited the sick and homebound, and she volunteered to work with several parishes in Mississippi. Her parish work included regular visits to the Parchman Prison, where she helped plan retreat experiences for the women who were incarcerated.