Sister Sylvia Kenkel, OSB, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the monastery.

A vigil is set for Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the monastery, with a Mass of Resurrection Friday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m., also at the monastery.

<p>Sister Sylvia Kenkel, OSB, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the monastery.</p><p>A vigil is set for Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the monastery, with a Mass of Resurrection Friday, March 6, at 10:30 a.m., also at the monastery.</p><figure>
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Sylvia Kenkel May 24, 1939-February 28, 2026