Sr. Jane Celeste Fries, formerly known as Lorene May Fries, died June 18 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 89 and in the 69th year of her religious profession.

Sr. Fries was born in Terre Haute, Ind., to Louis and Mary (Arlt) Fries. Sister graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in Detroit and received a Bachelor of Philosophy in history from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Education from the University of San Francisco.

Sr. Fries spent 36 years ministering in education and served in hospital chaplaincy for 20 years at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif. She was co-provincial to the Sisters in Holy Cross Province for three years. Sister became a resident of the Dominican Life Center in Adrian in 2006.

Sr. Fries is survived by three sisters: Mary Scannell and Jane Baca of Cerritos, Calif., and Betty Das of Taylor.

The funeral liturgy for Sr. Fries was June 22. Burial will be in the Congregation cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan, 49221.