Sister Patty Fillenwarth
Linda Zabors
Sister Patricia Fillenwarth was a member of the Humboldt Park community for more than 37 years. She served as Director of Providence Family Services for 24 years and was a bilingual counselor. She started the Providence Family Services Center in 1994. This expanded to include an “After-School Homework Club,” tutoring programs, English as a second language, computer classes, and citizenship classes.
Previously she had been a teacher and then Principal of the Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary elementary school, she taught in Washington DC and in her home town of Indianapolis. In 1971 Sister Patty served as a missionary in Peru for 6 years.
Sister Patty, previously Sister Joseph Monica, joined Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary’s of the Woods in 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Here is her writing Every Day is a Gift and also a poem of gratitude following a 2012 Rummage Sale fundraiser.
Alumna:
Northeastern Illinois University
Honorary Sister Patty Fillenwarth Way
1400 and 1500 North Monticello Avenue
Approved: 2021
Ward: 26
Alderman: Maldonado
Neighborhood: Humboldt Park
Providence Family Services
1540 N. Monticello Avenue
b. September 1, 1940
d. January 7, 2020. Age 79.
Source
https://spsmw.org/sister-profile/patricia-fillenwarth/