Sister Tresa Klein, OSF
Tresa Klein was born to Jacob B. and Cecilia Goebel Klein in Granville, Iowa, on February 28, 1922. Tresa was baptized Helen, but went by the name of Tresa, and had three brothers and five sisters. Tresa attended 1st and…
Sister Joanne Streck, OSF
Sister Joanne (Mildred Ann) Streck, OSF, 80, was called home peacefully at 10:25 a.m., on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Clare House. To honor Sister's life, The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, in Francis…
Sister Dorothy Rolfes, OSF
Sister Dorothy Rolfes, OSF, 80, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Clare House in her 57th year of religious life. Dorothy Caroline was born on February 5, 1937 to Bernard and Caroline (Reuther) Rolfes in LeMars, Iowa. She grew up…
Sister Annette George, OSF
Sister Annette George, OSF, died Friday, February 3, at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque in the 51st year of her religious life. Annette, the youngest of eight daughters of Albert Joseph and Anna Regina McDermott George, was born on January 27,…
Sister Norita Tranel, OSF
Sister Norita Tranel, OSF, 92, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Clare House in the 75th year of her religious life. On August 2, 1925, Sister Norita was born on a farm in East Dubuque, Illinois at 2:20 a.m. to…
Sister Lucy Kurt, OSF
The Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa, commend to your charity the soul of their beloved Sister Lucy Kurt, OSF, who was born, June 1, 1925, and who departed this life, December 30, 2016 in the 71st year of her…
Sister Solano Breuer, OSF
Sister Solano Breuer, OSF, died on November 29, 2016, in the 75th year of her religious life. Coletta Magdalen Breuer was born at her family’s farm home in Glen Haven, Wisconsin on January 14, 1918. She was the second youngest…
Sister Mary Ramona Colling, OSF
The Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Family commend to your charity the soul of their beloved Sister Ramona Colling, OSF, who was born, January 15, 1921 and departed this life October 3, 2016 in the 73rd year of her religious life. Valeria Colling…
Sister Julie Coyne, OSF
Sister Julie Coyne, OSF, was born February 8, 1937 and departed this life August 24, 2016 in the 60th year of her religious life. Julie Coyne was born in Anthon, Iowa, to her parents Thomas J. Coyne and Emma (Dixon)…
Sister Anna Marie Manternach, OSF
Sister Anna Marie Manternach, OSF, died on May 9, 2016, in the 71st year of her religious life. She was born to John and Susan (Lahr) Manternach on October 5, 1923, in Cascade, Iowa. She was the eighth child in…
