- Birth Name: Mary Rita
- Current Name: Bernadette
- Religious Name: Mary Bernadette
- Last Name: Farrell
- Mother's Name: Agnes (Foley) Farrell
- Father's Name: John Francis (Frank) Farrell
- Hometown: Mitchell, SD
- Entry Date: September 8, 1940
- Current Status: Deceased
- Death Date: January 12, 2015
Education:
1944 – Presentation School of Nursing, Aberdeen, SD – Nursing Certificate
1951 – College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN – Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
1970 – University Medical Center, Jackson, MS – Certificate of Nurse Midwifery
Biography:
Sister Bernadette was an OB nurse for many years and then taught OB nursing at the Presentation Schools of Nursing. She also worked as a nurse midwife in the southern states and Mexico.
1944-1945 – (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD – OB Staff-Night Supervisor
1945-1946 – St. Joseph Hospital (Avera Queen of Peace), Mitchell, SD – Medical/Surgical Supervisor
1946-1948 – (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD – Medical/Surgical Supervisor
1948-1951 – Presentation School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD – Director School of Nursing
Presentation School of Nursing, Mitchell, SD – Education Director
Presentation School of Nursing, Miles City, MT – Director School of Nursing
1961-1963 – Presentation School of Nursing, Sioux Falls, SD – Nursing Service & OB Instructor
1963-1968 – (Avera) McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD – Head Nurse OB
1968-1969 – University of South Dakota School of Nursing, Vermillion, SD – Clinical Instructor of OB
1970-1976 – University Medical Center, Jackson, MS – Staff Nurse-Midwife
1976-1979 – Bamberg, SC – Nurse-Midwifery Staff
Orangeburg, SC – Director Midwifery Program
1979-1980 – Highland City, FL – Midwife
1980-1981 – El Paso, TX – Midwife
1981-1983 – Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico – Missionary
1983-1984 – Santa Fe De Los Alto, Mexico – Missionary
1984-1985 – Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico – Missionary
1985-1986 – Unwed Home, LaMesa, CA – House Mother
1986-1987 – Barrett House, Albuquerque, NM – Volunteer
1987-1988 – LeMesa, CA – Respite Care
1988-1989 – LeMesa, CA – CPE
1989-1996 – New Orleans, LA – Part-time and prayer
1996-1998 – LeMesa, CA – Family Health Care
1998-1999 – Loyola University, New Orleans, LA – Prayer and part time service
1999-Present – Presentation Convent, Aberdeen, SD – Full-time Prayer Ministry