Sister Regina Haag, 66, died on May 26, 2001, at Mother of God Monastery. 

Regina was born March 6, 1935, the twelfth child of Fridolin and Wilhelmina Wanner Haag in Antelope, North Dakota.

Her parents were poor; they never had much, but they were happy and enjoyed life. Life on the farm was difficult, so her father was thinking of selling the farm and moving to California.

When Regina was in the first grade, her father became ill and died on December 8 of cancer. Her mother remained on the farm where she raised her family.

Regina attended St. Mary's Grade and High School in Richardton, North Dakota. On September 29, 1953, she entered Sacred Heart Convent in Yankton. Entering the novitiate, Regina was given the name Sister Emma, but she later chose to return to her baptismal name of Regina.

She graduated from Mount Marty College in Yankton with a B.A. in Elementary education. S. Regina taught elementary school in Yankton, Hoven, Ipswich, Kranzburg, Pierre, Milbank, Rapid City and Watertown, South Dakota; Glen Ullin, Richardton, and Fort Yates, North Dakota; and Red Lake, MN.

S. Regina visited the elderly and shut-ins of St. Joseph Cathedral Parish in Sioux Falls. She returned to the monastery in 1992, where she ministered as hospitality director at Harmony Hill Center. In 1995, she moved to Baudette, MN where she was in charge of Mission Effectiveness and Pastoral Care in the hospital and nursing home.

In May of 2000, S. Regina was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was given four to six months to live. She returned to Baudette in July of 2000, where she continued to minister until January, when she returned to the monastery.

S. Regina was a source of inspiration as she death with her illness and prepared to meet her Creator. She lived life to the fullest and appreciated each day as a gift from God.

S. Regina is survived by her sisters, Sister Veronica Haag of Mother of God Monastery, Mary Palm, Margaret Mook, Minnie Schatz, and Emma Haag; her brothers Joe and George Haag; 20 nieces and nephews, and her Sisters of Mother of God Monastery.