The following appeared in the January 19, 2001, edition of the Michigan Catholic: Sr. Yolanda Stout, OSF, formerly known as Marie Cecelia Stout, died Oct. 20 in rosary Care Center, Sylvania, Ohio. she was 70. Born Jan 22, 1930 in Detroit to William and Alice (Mailloux) Stout, the young Marie Cecelia Stout was a member of Detroit's SS. Peter & Paul Parish when she entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, on Oct. 13, 1946. She took her first vows on Aug. 18, 1949, and her final vows on Aug. 18, 1952. She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education social studies from Mary Manse College, toledo, and a master's of education in library and educational media from Ohio's Bowling Green University. After spending her first six years of religious life working in the dietary departments of Franciscan institutions, Sr. Stout began a 30-year career teaching elementary school in Ohio, Michigan and Minmesota. She earned a number of certificaates relating to computer technology, and until 1994 she served as a librarian, media technician and in computer labs in Toledo and Detroit. Sr. Stout was especially close to her mother, and one of her most memorable experiences was accompanying her mother on a two-month trip to Rome, Lourdes and Fatima in 1985. Sr. Stout is survivied by four sisters, Lelia Sierakowski of Hubbard Lake, Alice Jaminski of Dearborn Heights, Mary hobbel of Redford Township, and Sandra Barlow of Toledo. A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 25 in Queen of Peace Chapel, Sylvania. Memorials to Sisters of St. Francis, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, Ohio 43560-2897.