Sister Janet (Helena) Osterhoff, OSF, died Monday, August 5, 2019, at Clare House, Dubuque. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in Francis Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will…
Sister Bernice (Hyacinth) Schuetz, OSF, died Friday, August 2, 2019, at Clare House in Dubuque. The Rite of Final Commendation was held at the Clare House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 5, 2019. A…
Dubuque Area Catholic Sisters held a prayer service for Immigrant Children at on Thursday, July 18, at Mount St. Francis Chapel. The prayer service was held in solidarity with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and other Catholic organizations and…
Sister Marie (Antoine) Bohr, OSF, of Clare House, Dubuque, Iowa, died on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Clare House. Born on the family’s farm near Ossian, Iowa, Marie was the youngest of eight sons and six daughters born to Herman…
Sister Joan (Alexander) Stoffel, OSF, died on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Clare House, at Mount St. Francis Center. Joan was born on June 29, 1933, the second daughter of Alex and Mary (Neubrand) Stoffel. The family of four girls…
On Friday, May 17, the Dubuque Franciscans signed the establishment of a conservation easement of 68 acres of their property with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF). Under the agreement between the Dubuque Franciscans and the INHF, the Sisters will…
Sister Ruth Shock received the Spiritus Franciscanus Award at the annual Honors Convocation ceremony at Briar Cliff University (BCU), in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday, May 2. The award is presented to the faculty, staff, administrator, or student who imitates…
Sister Lois (Leola) Tilkes, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Clare House. On April 20, 1937, Lois was born to John and Leone (Diederich) Tilkes. Lois was the third child of seven which included Nick, Lawrence, Jeannette, Grace, Carolyn,…
Sister Margaret (Armand) Galm died on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Clare House. On a hot Sunday afternoon June 24, 1923, Margaret was born to John and Amalie (Schafer) Galm. She was the oldest of seven children which included her…
The Canticle of Creation Center (CoCC), a pilot project of the Dubuque Franciscan Sisters, is hosting these upcoming events: June 1, 2019 – Nature’s Ways: Healing and Spiritual Growth Through Nature Interaction, 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The power of nature…
