Sister Marilyn Rupp, ASC, celebrated 80 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the Wichita Center in Wichita, KS. She made her first profession on July 1, 1946, and her final vows on July 1, 1951. She marked her anniversary with a Mass at the Wichita Center, followed by a celebratory meal with the ASC community.
Sister Marilyn was born in Hays, KS, to Ignatius and Mary Rupp. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Sacred Heart College, now Newman University, in Wichita in 1959. She earned a certificate as a Master Teacher in education from Emporia State Teachers College in Emporia, KS, in 1971. She received her certificate as a licensed practical nurse from Wichita Area Technical School in 1981. While assigned to the Wichita Center for the next four years, she served as a nurse aide four nights each week, plus some off duty days; during these years she was in charge of hair care at the Wichita Center.
Sister Marilyn was an elementary teacher for almost 30 years, serving primarily in schools in the state of Kansas, including Ness City, Angelus (Grinnell), Ellinwood, Kinsley, St. Marks, Conway Springs, Augusta and Wichita. She also taught for several years in Okarche, OK, and David City, NE. After receiving her LPN certificate, she began a 12-year ministry as a nurse and counselor for Parallax Programs, Inc., in Wichita.
When Sr. Marilyn moved to the Wichita Center to begin Living Mission in Later Life, she served as the exercise coordinator for the Center’s residents. She used her leisure time making soft string rosaries for hospital patients and creating more than 200 prayer blankets for the sick and dying in Hospice.