Sister Lois (Giovanni,Juanita) Aceto, O.P. of the Little Flower

SISTER LOIS (GIOVANNI, JUANITA) ACETO, O.P. of the Little Flower

Sister Lois Aceto, O.P., 95, passed away at Siena Center on Monday, November 2nd, 2026.

Lois Elizabeth was born April 21, 1931 to Joseph and Mary Joseph (nee: Marrone) Aceto in Kenosha, WI. In September 1947 she joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1948 she was given the religious name Sister Giovanni. She professed her first vows in 1950 and her final vows in 1956.

Sister Lois spent many years in service to others in teaching, prison and criminal justice work. She began her ministry in 1950 at SS. Peter and Paul, Green Bay, WI. Other places in Wisconsin where she served were St. Joseph, St. Mary, Racine County Jail, St. Edward, San Juan Diego Middle School, Cesar Chavez High School, Hesed/Vision House, Dispute Resolution Center and Conflict Resolution Center and the Juvenile Detention Center, Racine; St. Joseph High School, Carthage College and University of Wisconsin Parkside, Kenosha. In 1964 she went to La Paz, Bolivia and served as a missionary until she left the Community in 1971. After returning to the Community in 1981 she used her baptismal name Lois. She also served in Illinois and New Mexico.

Sister Lois is survived by the Racine Dominican Sisters and Associates. She was predeceased by her parents.

A Remembering Service will be at 8:45am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in the Siena Center Chapel on Monday, November 9th, 2026. Interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery Hwy 32. Memorials to the Racine Dominican Mission Outreach have been suggested.

The Racine Dominicans would like to extend their thanks to the Community Care, Supportive Living and Hospice Alliance staff who cared for Sister Lois at Siena Center.