Date of Birth:
Tuesday, February 11, 1930
Date of Death:
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Age:
95 years old

Sister Faith Huppler, OSF

Sister Faith Huppler, OSF

Sister Faith Huppler, 95, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, Minnesota, died at Assisi Heights on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

Eileen Cecilia Huppler was born on February 11, 1930, in Watertown, South Dakota, to Wallace and Anna (Roche) Huppler. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1948, received the name of Sister Faith, and made perpetual vows in 1954. She received her Bachelor of Nursing from the College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota, in 1954; a Master of Science in Religious Education from Fordham University, Bronx, New York, in 1970; and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, California, in 1991.

Sister Faith dedicated her life to service in various roles across the U.S. From 1951 to 1965, she served as a nurse at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. She then took on leadership roles at St. Francis Convalescent Home, Denver, Colorado, from 1965-1966, before returning to Assisi Heights for convalescence from 1966-1967. Sister Faith’s ministry expanded to parish work, including roles at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Ames, Iowa (1970-1977), St. Theodore Parish, Albert Lea, Minnesota (1977-1979), and St. Labre Indian Mission, Ashland, Montana (1980-1988). She later worked in healthcare and counseling, including at UCSF AIDS Health Project and Mission Day Adult Treatment Center in San Francisco (1989-1993), followed by counseling positions in Bernalillo, New Mexico (1993-1997), and at St. Martin’s Hospitality Center in Albuquerque (1993-2002). In 2002, Sister Faith retired to Assisi Heights, where she continued her ministry through choir and prayer. Her legacy is one of compassionate service, faith, and healing.

Survivors of Sister Faith Huppler include her Franciscan Sisters, with whom she shared life for 77 years; and a sister, Kay Mikkelson. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Edward Huppler; and two sisters, Mary Lou Winzenburg, and Margaret McMillen.

A Resurrection Liturgy will be held at Assisi Heights at 11 A.M. Monday, July 28, 2025. The burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery. To view the funeral via live stream, go to www.rochesterfranciscan.org.

Memorials are suggested to the Sisters of St. Francis, Office of Mission Advancement, Assisi Heights, 1001 14^th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901.