Sister Francelyn Arnold, Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, 93, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at Villa St. Joseph, La Crosse.

Sister Francelyn was born to George and Della (Barnard) Arnold on April 3, 1918, in Bozeman, Mont. She entered St. Rose Convent in 1941. Sister Francelyn taught at Aquinas High School a year, then in elementary schools for six years and at St. Michael Home before going into nursing at St. Francis Hospital. Sister Francelyn was nurse aide/licensed practical nurse at Villa St. Joseph, St. Joseph Home, La Crosse and St. Anthony Hospital, Carroll, Iowa. For a brief time she was in pastoral care at St. Anthony Hospital and activity director at Villa St. Joseph. Sister Francelyn was assistant librarian at Viterbo College, at St. James School, La Crosse, Cathedral School, Superior, and St. Joseph’s School, Stratford, Wis. Before retiring to St. Rose Convent in 1990, Sister Francelyn volunteered in the La Crosse area. She retired to the Villa in 1998.

Sister Francelyn is survived by her Franciscan community; one sister, Molly (James) Pratt, Bozeman, Mont.; and several nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Nancy and Betty.

Sister Francelyn chose natural burial. A prayer service will be held at 4 p.m. at Villa St. Joseph. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Villa Chapel on Tuesday, June 21, at 9 a.m. Burial will be in the Villa Natural Cemetery, La Crosse. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Rose Convent on Friday, June 24, at 10 a.m.

Memorials may be sent to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 912 Market St., La Crosse, WI, 54601-4782.

Coulee Cremation Group is assisting with the arrangements.