Sister Susan Kilduski, OSB papers

Sister Susan Kilduski, OSB was born Susan Elaine on May 27th, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Before joining the community on August 22nd, 1993, Sister graduated from Illinois State University and worked as a Manager of Customer Services at the La Grange Federal Savings Bank. She made her first profession on November 26th, 1995, and her final vows on December 20th, 1998.

Sister Susan earned her Master's degree in Business Administration from the Benedictine University in 2001. She has served the community in a variety of ways, including as the coordinator for the reception and switchboard staff for the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago and Saint Scholastica Academy, as the Monastery Library Coordinator, and as an Administrative Assistant in the Business Office. In 2016, Sister took over the ministry of collecting cancelled stamps for charity, a community tradition begun in the early twentieth century by Sister Sybille Osko, OSB, and passed on through Sister Vivian Ivantic, OSB.

In the wider neighborhood community, Sister has worked as the Secretary of the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, assisted local Russian immigrants in English language lessons, and volunteered with Bugles Across America, providing live bugle music at veteran's funerals.