Sister Mary Fabian Schneider, OSF, will celebrate her 100th birthday with an Open House from 2-4 p.m., on Sunday, July 5, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. The public is invited to attend.Pelagia Margaret Schneider, daughter of the late John and Helen Schneider, was born on July 10, 1915 on a farm near Flensburg. She entered the religious community on October 1, 1933, made her first vows on August 12, 1936 and received her religious name, Sister Mary Fabian.
Sister Mary Fabian taught catechetical instruction for many years, took on housekeeping and domestic responsibilities for Bishop Bartholome from 1966-1982 and worked as a receptionist at St. Francis Convent. Sister Mary Fabian celebrated 80 years as a Franciscan Sister of Little Falls in 2014.
