Sister Rose (Mary Susan) Klein, ASC, celebrated 60 years as an Adorer of the Blood of Christ on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the Wichita Center. She made her first profession on July 1, 1965, and her final vows on July 4, 1970. She marked her anniversary with the Eucharistic celebration and a festive dinner with the ASC community.
Sister Rose was born in Bellwood, NE, to Nicholas and Alice Klein. She received her bachelor’s degree in business education from Sacred Heart College, now Newman University, in Wichita in 1966. She earned her master’s degree in education administration from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, in 1981. She held certificates in elementary teaching and administration in both Kansas and New Mexico.
Sister Rose’s ministry as an elementary teacher in Kansas included St. Mary in Aleppo, St. Nicholas in Kinsley, both Christ the King and St. Anne in Wichita; Christ the King in Oklahoma City, OK; St. Mary in David City, NE; and St. Helena in Hobbs, NM. She served as both principal and teacher in Kinsley and Hobbs.
Her community service included working in the Treasurer’s office and later serving as Business Office Manager at the Wichita Center. In addition, she spent several years as the bookkeeper for Villa Maria in Mulvane, KS.
Sister Rose currently resides at the Wichita Center where she is Living Mission in Later Life with a ministry of prayer.