- Birth Name: Patricia
- Current Name: Patricia
- Religious Name: Benedict
- Last Name: Prunty
- Mother's Name: Victoria (Schmit) Prunty
- Father's Name: Francis Prunty
- Hometown: Andover, SD
- Entry Date: August 28, 1958
Education:
1968 - Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD - Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education
1972 - Northern State College, Aberdeen, SD - Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education & Library
1985 - Seattle University, Seattle, WA - Master of Arts Degree in Pastoral Ministry
Biography:
Sister Pat graduated from Northern State University with bachelor of science degrees in elementary and secondary education, and taught for fifteen years in Sioux Falls, Humboldt and Dell Rapids, SD as well as Miles City, MT before earning a Master of Arts Degree in religious studies from Seattle University, Seattle, WA. Sister Pat severed in pastoral and parish ministry on the Lakota Reservations for twelve years before completing a hospital chaplaincy internship at the Mayo Clinic. She spent 23 years in chaplaincy at Avera St Luke’s and retired Sept 26, 2018.
1962-1965 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Fifth Grade
1965-1967 - St. Ann, Humboldt, SD - Fifth and Sixth Grade
1967-1971 - Sacred Heart, Miles City, MT - Library, English and Science Teacher
1971-1976 - St. Mary, Dell Rapids, SD - Library and English Teacher
1976-1977 - St. Mary, Sioux Falls, SD - Sixth Grade
1977-1984 - (Avera) St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Pastoral Care
1985-1988 - St. Anastasia, Hutchinson, MN - Religious Education Coordinator
1988-1991 - Eagle Butte, SD - Pastoral Ministry
1991-2000 - Kyle/Porcupine, SD - Parish Ministry
2001-2018 - Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD - Pastoral Care - Chaplain