September 24, 1920 - April 6, 2016
Sister M. Ancilla (Cecilia) Grovijohn 95, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Savannah, Missouri, died on April 6, 2016, at the Sisters of St. Francis Provincial House in Savannah, Missouri. Sister Ancilla was born on September 24, 1920, in Montery, Nebraska to Ferdinand and Emelia (Twehus) Grovijohn. In August of 1940, she professed her vows as a School Sister of St. Francis in Chillicothe, Missouri. Sister Ancilla taught all grades, from elementary to high school serving in Chillicothe, Marceline, Brunswick and Parkville in Missouri, and at St. Joseph's School in Prairieburg, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her father, mother, and two sisters, Marcella Fisher and Regis Andro and her brother Richard. She is survived by nieces and nephews, and her fellow sisters in religious community.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, April 12, at 10:30 AM in Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in the Sisters of St. Francis Provincial House. Burial will be in the Sisters' Cemetery.
The Scriptural Wake Service will be held Monday, April 11, at 7:00 PM in the Mother Pia Ministry Center of the Provincial House with Visitation after 2:00 PM. Memorials may be left to the Sisters of St. Francis Ministry Fund.