Sister Mary Elaine Boeding, OSF, died on Monday, April 13, 2015. Mary Elaine was born in Petersburg, Iowa, to Henry and Alvira (Naber) Boeding on September 21, 1940. Following her graduation from Lamont Consolidated High School in 1959, she worked…
Sister Viator Schulewitz, OSF, 86, died on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Francis House. Lorraine Ruth was born to Frank and Helen Agster Schulewitz in Melrose Park, Illinois, on May 7, 1929. She had an older brother, Lester, and a…
Sister Dolores Ullrich received the Judges Award from the Greater Tri-State Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on November 13 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque. Sister Dolores was nominated by Karen Knepper of Shalom Spirituality Center for…
In 2011, Sister Melita Meyers visited Sisters Mary Lee Cox and Frances Nosbisch in St. Lucia for the first time. As a third grade teacher at Sacred Heart School in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Sister Melita was curious what the education system…
According to Living Water International, 1.1 billion of the poorest people in our world lack safe drinking water. Being aware of the needs in our world, and acting on those needs, the Sisters of St. Francis' Sister Water Committee has…
The Sisters of St. Francis' Common Venture program is seeking volunteers for 10 of its summer service sites in Dubuque and around the United States beginning at the end of May. Volunteer opportunities range from tutoring children to hand harvesting…
Sister LaVonne Herrig, OSF, 97, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Clare House. Charles and Elizabeth (Kayser) Herrig lived on a farm in southern Minnesota where they had eleven children, the youngest of which was Leona Mary. She…
Sister Jocye Horbach, OSF, died on March 5, 2015. In life's journey, there may be moments when we sense that God is calling us into the unknown. Sr. Joyce would experience this often in her long life. On March 23,…
Sister Rose Mary Thillen, OSF, died on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Clare House. Lila Jane Gertrude Thillen was born on May 19, 1929, in Dyersville, Iowa, to Alphonse and Bertha (Anstoetter) Thillen, the first of their five children. Weighing…
Sister Innocence Tsung, OSF, 96, of Dubuque, died on Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at the Clare House. Huai Wei (Agnes) Tsung was born in Hsin Chuang Dse, Shantung, China, in 1918 to Joseph and Agnes (Pien) Tsung. She was their…
