Marie Helene Franey

Mother Marie Helene Franey, S.P.
Born	Helena Agnes Franey (1898-07-29)July 29, 1898 Galesburg, Illinois
Died	November 23, 1953(1953-11-23) (aged 55) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Burial place	Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Alma mater	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Indiana University, Saint Louis University
Title	General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Predecessor	Mother Mary Bernard Laughlin
Successor	Mother Gertrude Clare Owens
Parent(s)	Michael D. Franey and Margaret Connerton

Mother Marie Helene Franey, S.P., (July 29, 1898 – November 23, 1953) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1948-1953. In 1952, she was appointed by the Sacred Congregation of Religious in Rome to serve on an International Commission of 40 superiors general. She was one of three superiors general from the United States to serve on this Commission.^[1]