Lena Lochbihler was born in Wurttemburg, Germany on Oct. 2, 1853. She entered the convent of Maria Rickenbach on July 2, 1881, was invested on June 24, 1882, and came to Clyde as a Novice on Oct. 16, 1882. She was professed as Sister M. Augustine on Sept. 29, 1883, and made perpetual vows on July 26, 1889. Her Golden Jubilee of profession was celebrated in 1933.

Strong and sturdy, somewhat heavy set, Sister cheerfully and generously embraced the religious life with whatever hardships it entailed. She was a refined, conscientious person, possessed of sound judgment and good common sense, and so was able to solve problems peacefully. Through the years Sister filled the posts of portress, librarian, mistress of postulants and of oblates, and councilor to both Mother M. John and Mother M. Dolorosa. 

Her chief work was in the correspondence department, where she wrote heart-warming letters to German benefactors and subscribers. For many years she carried on this work by hand, but when already past seventy learned to operate a typewriter, of which she made ample use. She always called it her "pony." Her death was deeply regretted by many of these faithful correspondents.

Sister was a fervent Eucharistic adorer and a lover of the Divine Office; faithful to chapter forty- three of the Rule, she always went promptly to the station at the first sign of the bell to prepare for the Work of God. She was also devoted to priests, and offered many prayers and sacrifices for their sanctification. At the time of her death, which came as a result of pneumonia on April 22, 1936, there happened to be five priests at Clyde, all of whom offered Holy Mass for her the following morning. Sister was eighty-three years old.