Teresa Moehrle was born in Wlirttenberg, Germany on October 15, 1862. She entered at Clyde on September 8, 1896, and was invested February 10, 1897. She made profession on February 14, 1898, as Sister M. Melania, and perpetual vows on September 11, 1904.

Sister was strong and inured to hard manual labor. She was one of the sacrificial pioneers who helped to wash and carry stones for the permanent Adoration Chapel at Clyde, and was of great assistance to Father Lukas Etlin, the chaplain. She also worked in the garden and had charge of the carbide light plant until its explosion in 1917.

After working hard all day, Sister was often fatigued and the chanting of Matins at 7:30 p.m. was a sacrifice for her. One night she dozed off during the psalms and evidently in her subconscious mind was busy unloading bricks. With an energetic sweep she threw her breviary into the air and it landed in the lap of a startled Sister across the aisle - no doubt bringing to swift consciousness any others who might have been drowsy.

Sister's last years in the Clyde infirmary were pain-filled. She died on January 24, 1954 at the age of ninety-two - to be welcomed into the heavenly 'mansion' prepared by her labors in helping to build a temple for the Lord on earth.