Sr. Monica Charles Stankus, OP, formerly Donna Mae Stankus, died Dec. 26 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 80 and in her 56th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Born in Chicago to Charles and Mercedes (Fair) Stankus, she earned degrees from the College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch in Salt Lake City, and Wayne State University in Detroit.

Sister ministered for many years in Ohio, California and Maryland, and served for three years as coordinator of nursing services at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian (1980-83). She is survived by loving cousins.

Funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 29 in St. Catherine Chapel, Adrian. Rite of Committal was to be in the Congregation Cemetery.