Sister Lois Kobliska, OSF
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family commend to your charity the soul of their beloved Sister Lois Kobliska, OSF, who was born, December 8, 1936, and departed this life December 22, 2015 in the 59th year of…
Sister Lois Wagner, OSF
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family, Mount St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa, commend to your charity the soul of their beloved, Sister Lois Wagner, OSF, who was born, December 26, 1922, and departed this life October 27, 2015,…
Sister Gracia Schmitt, OSF
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family of Mount St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa, commend to your charity the soul of their beloved Sister Gracia Schmitt, who was born, April 21, 1930, and departed this life September 14, 2015, in…
Sister Rose Mary Carney, OSF
Sister Rose Mary Carney, OSF, 83, died on Thursday, May 7, 2015. Patrick Carney left the home farm in Fillmore, Iowa, to work first at the Rock Island Arsenal and then the Ford Motor Company in Detroit for $5 a…
Sister Mary Elaine Boeding, OSF
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
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 LaVonne Herrig, OSF
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 Joyce Horbach, OSF
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
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
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…
