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…
Sister Bertha Marie Kloser, OSF, 100, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Clare House. Bertha, the first of eleven children of Albert and Lucy (Riniker) Kloser, was born on June 8, 1914, in North Buena Vista, where her father…
Sister Mary Ann Hackenmiller, OSF, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at Clare House. The sixth of seven children, Mary Ann was born to Andrew and Anna (Merten) Hackenmiller in Meyer, IA, on May 28, 1925. She had three brothers…
Sister Noel Weinert, OSF, 86, passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the Clare House. On January 19, 1928, a seventh child was born to Julius and Theresa (Schlicht) Weinert, in Oak Forest, IL. They named their new daughter…
