Sister Alexia Vinklarek
September 2, 1925 – September 9, 2018
Sister Alexia Vinklarek, CDP, entered eternal life on September 9, 2018 at 93 years of age. She was one of nine children born to Alex and Frances (Mares) Vinklarek. Baptized Veronica Frances, she was born September 2, 1925 in Cistern, Texas.
Sister Alexia became interested in religious life when a Sister from her catholic school made a suggestion to consider it. Upon learning about her interest, her brother, who was a seminarian at the time, visited all the convents in San Antonio. The warm welcome he received from the Sisters of Divine Providence, their devotion to prayer, and the opportunity Veronica would have to earn an education led him to suggest Our Lady of the Lake Convent. She too was impressed by those Sisters, prayed about her choice, and entered the convent in 1940 to finish her high school education. She professed first vows on June 22, 1946.
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