Sister Margaret Mary Smith
Sister Margaret Mary Smith, who had celebrated 65 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ this spring, died Monday,… Read More »Sister Margaret Mary Smith

In memory
We remember our sisters who have died.
Sister Margaret Mary Smith, who had celebrated 65 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ this spring, died Monday,… Read More »Sister Margaret Mary Smith
Sister Rita Marie Lucash, ASC, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at the Ruma Center, Ruma, Ill. She was 89 years old and was a professed… Read More »Sister Rita Marie Lucash
Sister Mary Renee Kirmer died quietly Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. She was 81 and had been a professed Adorer of the Blood of Christ for… Read More »Sister Mary Renee Kirmer
Sister Marie Ann Poland, ASC died after a long illness on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Adorers’ Ruma Center in Ruma, Ill. She was… Read More »Sister Marie Poland
Sister Valeria Cisneros, ASC died Wednesday, July 5, 2017. She was 95 and had spent nearly 78 years as a professed Adorer of the Blood… Read More »Sister Valeria Cisneros
Sister Verena Gunzelman, ASC died Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Wichita Center. She was 101 years old and had lived 83 years as an… Read More »Sister Verena Gunzelman
Sister Loretta Gegen, ASC, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at the Adorers’ Wichita Center in Wichita, Kan. She was 91 years old and had lived… Read More »Sister Loretta Gegen
Sister Clara Ternes, ASC, a former hospital executive who taught medical ethics, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, at the Ruma (Ill.) Center. She was 88… Read More »Sister Clara Ternes
Sister Elizabeth Ann Schmidt, ASC, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 at the Wichita Center. She was 85 and had lived 69 years as an Adorer… Read More »Sister Elizabeth Ann Schmidt
Sister Angelita Alfaro, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 68 years, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at the Wichita Center in Wichita, Kan.… Read More »Sister Angelita Alfaro
Sister Mary Linus (Martha Emma) Erzer, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 71 years, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, at the Ruma Center,… Read More »Sister Mary Linus (Martha Emma) Erzer
Sister Sylvana Schulte, an Adorer of the Blood of Christ for 75 years, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at the Wichita Center in Wichita, Kan.… Read More »Sister Sylvana Schulte
The ASC Family is a community of Adorers of the Blood of Christ Religious Sisters and those inspired by our values and spirituality. The Adorers were founded by St. Maria de Mattias in Italy and came to the United States in 1870. Today, we work for justice, peace, and love for our dear neighbor all over the world.
Main Offices (U.S. Mission Center)
with the ASC Family
© 2026 Adorers of the Blood of Christ, US Region