Sister Elaine Wojcik, BVM (St. Lillian), 89, of Caritas Center, 1130 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Caritas Center.

Visitation will be from 9:30 A/M - 10:30 A/M, on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, followed by sharing of memories and funeral liturgy at 10:30 A/M in the Marian Hall Chapel. Burial is in the Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Sister Elaine was an elementary and middle school teacher at Holy Family in Mason City, IA, Chicago, Berwyn, River Forest and North Riverside, IL, and Kansas City, MO, where she also served as principal. She was a substitue teacher and nursing home/hospice volunteer in Melrose Park, IL.

She was born in Chicago, IL, on February 14, 1928, to Stanley and Lillian Luczak Wojcik. She entered the BVM congregation on September 8, 1950, from St. Mark's Parish, Chicago. She professed first vows on March 19, 1953, and final vows on July 16, 1958.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Dolores Frano, Adeline Salvinolo, and Patricia Lo Presto.

She is survived by nieces, nephews, and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for (66) years.

Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003 or online at www.bvmcong.org/whatsnew_obits_cfm.

The Miller Funeral Home, 1185 Rt. 35 N, in East Dubuque, IL, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.com