Sister Mary Ellen (Elizabeth) Dinndorf, 86, died on March 13, 2010, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Minn.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Francis Convent on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 11 a.m. Friends may call at St. Francis Convent on Tuesday, March 16, from 4 - 8:30 p.m. and from 8 a.m. until the time of the funeral on Wednesday, March 17.  A wake service will be held at the Convent at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16.

Arrangements are by the Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service, Little Falls.

Elizabeth Dinndorf was born on February 6, 1924, in Richmond, Minn.  She was the second of six children born to the late Ludwig (Louis) and Clara (Brandtner) Dinndorf. She was accepted as a Franciscan Sister of Little Falls, Minnesota, on August 12, 1946. She made first profession on August 12, 1948, and final vows on August 12, 1951. She was a Franciscan Sister for 63 years.

Sister Mary Ellen ministered as a hospital administrator, past member  of the  leadership team  and treasurer  of the Franciscan Sisters,  acting president of Franciscan Sisters Health Care, Incorporated. She served in Milwaukee and Dodgeville, Wis.; St. Cloud, Sauk Centre, Little Falls and Albany, Minn.

Sister was preceded in death by her sisters Florence Dinndorf and Mary Ann Maiers. Survivors include: Catherine Blommer, Durham, North Carolina; Harold, (Adeline) Albany; Louis (Joyce), Sauk Rapids; many nieces and nephews and her Franciscan Community.

Donations to Franciscan Sisters Ministries preferred.