Sister Theresa Henscheid, OSB, a long-time member of Queen of Angels Monastery, died in the afternoon of Jan. 26, 2024, at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center, Mount Angel, Oregon. She was 88 years old.
Sister Theresa was the second child born to Carl Henscheid and Dorothy (Rausch) Henscheid, the second of 14 children: James, Margaret (Sister Theresa), Annette, Betty Mae, Thomas, Helen, John, Leonard, Paul, Andrew, Rose Mary, Joseph, Patricia, and Victor.
Sister Theresa was baptized in St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Rupert, Idaho, and participated in all church activities with her family. She attended the public grade school and high school and graduated in 1954. That same summer she entered Queen of Angels Monastery. She made her temporary profession on July 11, 1956, and her perpetual profession on July 11, 1959. She was a Benedictine Sister for 68 years.
Sister Theresa was assigned in 1956 to serve as a nurse’s aide in the newly established Benedictine Village Home, forerunner to the Benedictine Nursing Center. In 1968 she attended Nursing School in Vancouver, Washington receiving her nursing degree in 1970 and continued her service in Benedictine Nursing Center and later joined the Benedictine Home Health department from 1989-2000. She served for 40 years at the nursing center.
Sister Theresa is predeceased by her parents and her older brother, James. She is survived by her sisters, brothers, her many nieces and nephews, cousins and her monastic community, the Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel.
A vigil was celebrated on Feb. 7, in the chapel at Orchard House,. with receiving and viewing on Feb. 8 at the Queen of Angels Chapel. Gifts can be sent to Benedictine Sisters, 840 S. Main St., Mt. Angel, OR 97362.
