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Our Lady of Angels in Joliet will host final Mass on Feb. 11.

Reservations are required.

February 02, 2023 at 3:04 pm CST

Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home in Joliet has not had any cases of COVID-19. Administrator Judy Hoffman said OLA has taken extra steps to ensure the safety of residents and staff. — The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate will host a Mass of thanksgiving and remembrance on Feb. 11 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home. Member of the congregation, former residents, former employees, families and supporters of Our Lady of Angels are all invited. Reservations are required. (Eric Ginnard)

The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate will host a Mass of thanksgiving and remembrance Feb. 11 at Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home.

The Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Our Lady of Angels is located at 1201 Wyoming Avenue, Joliet.

Members of the congregation, former residents, former employees, families and supporters of Our Lady of Angels are all invited, according to a news release form the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate.

The last day of work for nurses and other union employees was Saturday. All residents and Sisters had also moved out by Saturday. Most residents moved into other nursing homes in Will and Grundy counties. More than 90 residents were at the facility in October when Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate announced Our Lady of Angels would close by March.

Reservations are required. Contact Karen Garifo at 815-725-8735, ext. 116, or kgarifo@jolietfranciscans.org. The service will also be livestreamed at livesream.com/jolietfranciscans.

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.