FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY OBITUARIES

SR. M. AQUILINA ACKER

Sister Aquilina Acker, 87, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Monday evening, May 2, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel. The Rev. Gerald Walker, OFM, Cap. will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister Aquilina was born Margaret Mary Acker, May 4, 1894, at Ashton, Wis., 
daughter of the late Frank and Mary Endres Acker. She entered the Order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1913 and professed her vows in 1917. 
She received a Michigan State life teaching certificate in 1925, a State teaching 
certificate in 1946, and a bachelors degree in History, Philosophy and Education 
from St. Norbert College. She taught schools at Kellnersville, Algoma, Reedsville, 
Clintonville, Kiel, Mackville, Oneida, Green Bay, Cleveland and Appleton, Wis., 
and Menominee, Petoskey, Escanaba and Manistique, Mich., retiring in 1975.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, two sisters, Rose 
Uselman of Madison and Amelia Acker of Middleton, Wis., and a brother, Anton Acker 
of Middleton.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. A prayer service 
will be held at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 3, 1983 P. 3
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Sister Aquilina (Margaret Mary) Acker was born on 4th May, 1895, in Ashton, 
Wisconsin. She was the first of ten children -- five boys and five girls born 
to Francis Xavier (1864-1957) and Mary Endres (1869-1962)Acker. She attended 
the public school up to sixth grade, when the sisters arrived. She went to the 
seventh grade in the parochial school, but back in the public school for grade 
eight which was lacking in the sister school. She entered the convent in 1913.
Her first mission was Wellston, Ohio. Sister taught in Kellnersville, Algoma, 
Reedsville, Clintonville, Kiel, Mackville (18 years),Oneida (St. Joseph), 
Menominee (St. Ann and St. John), Petoskey,Escanaba, Manistique, Cleveland and 
Appleton (St. Pius). Most of her teaching was in Grades 5-8. Sister received 
her education at Holy Family college, Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti, 
Columbia College in Dubuque, Creighton University in Omaha, and St. Norbert 
College in DePere. 
Sister Aquilina translated many German letters and articles for the community 
and the archives. She had a way of getting those German idioms brought out in 
English.
In a Christmas message in 1982, she wrote "Let us pray for each other. God love 
and bless you." Sister Aquilina.
(Information from the archives of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.)


SR. M. FIDELIS ADAM

"We have loved her during life, let us not abandon her until we have conducted 
her, by our prayers, into the house of the Lord." St. Ambrose.
Was received into the Holy Family Convent on 20th June, 1915, at Alverno, WI.
Prayer. O gentlest Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever 
consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy 
on the soul of Thy servant Mary Fidelis, bring her from the shadows of exile 
to the bright home of Heaven, where we trust Thou and Thy Blessed Mother have 
woven for her a crown of unfading bliss. Amen.
(Information from the archives of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.)
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At the Holy Family hospital Monday morning, Sister M. Fidelis, aged 38, formerly 
Barbara Adam, daughter of Mrs. Frank Adam, town of Two Rivers, died after a 
month's illness. Funeral services were held from the Holy Family Convent at 
Alverno Wednesday morning. The deceased was born in the Town of Two Rivers and 
attended the St. Luke's parochial school in Two Rivers and in 1914 entered the 
convent at Alverno.
Besides her mother, she leaves one brother, Michael Adam of Shell Lake, Wis., and 
five sisters, Sister M. Fides and Sister M. Gerald, both of Holy Family convent, 
Mrs. Anna Soethe of Chicago, Mrs. Valentine Lutz of Alberta, Canada and Mrs. 
Joseph Kanaugh of the Town of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 12, 1929


SR. M. FIDES ADAM

Sister Fides Adam, age 95, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Saturday, August 3, 1996, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 8, 1996, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of Christian 
Burial with burial at Holy Family Cememtery (sic), Manitowoc.
The former Odelia Adam was born December 14, 1900, in Two Rivers, daughter of the 
late Frank and Agnes Kanzelberger Adam. She entered the Convent in 1921 and professed 
her vows in 1924. Sister Fides earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Norbert 
College, DePere. Sister Fides served as an elementary school teacher at St. Mary, 
Kaukauna, St. Mary, Reedsville, St. Therese, Appleton, St. Boniface, Manitowoc, St. 
Joseph, Rice Lake, St. John, Antigo, St. Joseph, Waukesha, Guardian Angels, Oneida, 
St. Mary, Algoma, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. Andrew, Potosi, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, 
St. Agnes, Green Bay. SS Peter and Paul, Kiel, St. Anthony, Neopit, Wis.; St. Francis 
de Sales, Manistique, St. Anne, Escanaba, St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich. and 
Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa. After retiring from the teaching profession, she resided 
at St. Mary, Kaukauna and Ozanam Home, New Berlin. Since 1976, she had been living at 
the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 5, 1996 P. A2
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Frank and Agnes Kanzelberger Adam raised four sons (a fifth died in childbirth) 
and six daughters. Both parents were from Germany. They taught their children 
to love God and to strictly practice their Catholic faith as members of St. 
Luke Church, Two Rivers.
Ottilia, the ninth child in the family, was born on 14th December, 1901. Like 
her siblings before her, she attended the parish school. On 15th August, 1921, 
a few months before her 20th birthday, Ottilia entered Holy Family Convent. 
She was not alone as Mary, her 17 year old sister and the youngest in the family, 
had decided to enter with her. One wonders why these two young women joined the 
Franciscans when the only Sisters in Two Rivers were the "Agnesians". The answer: 
An older sister Barbara (Sister Fidelis), was a member of the Franciscan 
Community and was a source of inspiration to her sisters.
A year later, on 15th August, 1922, Ottilia Mary, and 26 other young woman were 
admitted to the novitiate. Ottilia was now Sister Fides and Mary received Sister 
Gerald for her religious name. Both sisters were very happy in their new life and 
were especially grateful to get to know Sister Fidelis a little better. (Sister 
Fidelis died on 12th December, 1929, at age 38).
Sister Fides received a Bachelors Degree from St. Norbert College, DePere, and 
served as a teacher in the Green Bay Diocese for 32 years. Her teaching experiences 
in the diocese include: St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Mary, Reedsville; St. Therese, 
Appleton; St. Boniface, Manitowoc; St. John, Antigo; Guardian Angel, Oneida; St. 
Mary, Algoma, SS. Peter and Paul, Kiel; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; St. Agnes, Green 
Bay;
St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; St. Anthony, Neopit, Wis. Schools outside of the diocese 
which benefitted from her expertise were: St. Francis de Sales, Manistique; St. 
Anne, Waukesha; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich.; St. Joseph, Rice Lake; St. 
Joseph, Waukesha; St. Andrew, Potosi, Wis.; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa.
From 1942-1943, Sister Fides was enrolled in Holy Family School of Nursing, Manitowoc. 
As a student nurse, she worked at the hospital but found that this was not her calling 
and thus concentrated her apostolic efforts to teaching.
In 1965, Sister Fides retired from active teaching and was missioned at St. Mary 
Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis. Since 1976, Sister Fides was at Holy Family Convent.
Sister Fides was a lover of music and an avid piano player.
Information from the archives of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. 
"We have loved her during life, let us not abandon her until we have conducted her, 
by our prayers, into the house of the Lord." St. Ambrose.
Was received into the Holy Family Convent on 20th June, 1915, at Alverno, WI.
Prayer. O gentlest Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever 
consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on 
the soul of Thy servant Mary Fidelis, bring her from the shadows of exile to the 
bright home of Heaven, where we trust Thou and Thy Blessed Mother have woven for 
her a crown of unfading bliss. Amen.
(Information from the archives of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.)


SR. M. ADELE ADAMS

Sister M. Adelle, 85, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc died Thursday at 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. F.F. DuPont O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.
Sister Adelle, nee Margaret Adams, was born April 30, 1886, at Brookfield, 
Wis., daughter of the late John and Anna Farber Adams. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Jan. 18, 1907, and professed her 
vows Aug. 10, 1910. She taught in numerous cities in Wisconsin including 
Manitowoc, Whitelaw, New Holstein, Algoma, Kaukauna and Green Bay.
Survivors include a brother, John Adams, of Rochester, Minn., and a sister, 
Miss Louise Adams, of Chicago.
Friends may call at the convent chapel after 1:30 o'clock this Friday 
afternoon until the time of service.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 7, 1971


SR. M. GERALD ADAMS

SR. M. GERALD ADAMS   cemetery #46
Ven. Sr. M. Gerald, 50, nee Mary Adams, died Friday afternoon at the Holy 
Family Hospital Hospital at Manitowoc after an illness of three months.
Funeral services will be held at 8 a.m. Monday at the Holy Family Convent, 
Rt. 1, Manitowoc. 
Sister M. Gerald was born in the Town of Two Rivers on May 24, 1904, and 
attended St. Luke Parochial Schol at Two Rivers. She entered the Holy Family 
Convent on August 15, 1921, celebrating her silver jubilee in 1949. 
She is survived by three sisters, Ven. Sr. M. Fides? of the Holy Family 
Convent, currently stationed at Escanaba, Mich., Mrs. Sophia Lutz of 
Morinville, Alberta, Canada, and Mrs. Joseph Knaugh, Sr., of Two Rivers. 
Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent from 2 p.m. Sunday where the 
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 12, 1955  P. 13


SR. M. EMMANUEL ALBRECHT

Pie Jesu Domine Dona Ei Requiem. Latin.
Pious Lord Jesus, give them rest. English.

The prayers of Mother General and the Sisters, with the prescribed suffrages 
of the Community, are earnestly solicited for the repose of the soul of our 
beloved Sister M. Emmanual Albracht(sic).
Sister died at Holy Family Hospital, on the thirty-first day of March, 1951(sic), 
in the forty-fourth year of her life, the twenty-fourth of her profession.
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
(From the archives of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.)
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Please note, the surname spelling and the month of death on the tombstone
don't match the convent information) 


SR. MARY THOMAS ALDRIDGE

Sister Mary Thomas Aldridge, age 88, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died early Saturday morning, March 20, 2010, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Mary Louise Aldridge was born on June 5, 1921, in Mingo Junction, 
Ohio, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Biggio) Aldridge. She entered the 
Convent in 1939 and professed her vows in 1942. Sister Mary earned a Bachelor 
of Arts Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Mary served as a 
teacher at St. Francis de Sales, Manistique; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey; St. 
Ambrose, Ironwood; Catholic Central, Menominee, Michigan; St. Benedict, 
Cambridge, Ohio, St. Paul and Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh 
and St. Pius X, Appleton. After retiring from the teaching profession, she 
served as a member of the St. Rita Health Center staff at the Motherhouse and 
performed various tasks at the Ozanam Home, New Berlin, and the St. Francis 
Convent, Manitowoc. She had been a resident of the St. Rita Health Center since 
2008.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. Nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at the Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 
7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 21, 2010


SR. M. OLIVER ALLARD

Sister Oliver Allard, age 84, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Thursday evening, May 18, 2006, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
The former Elizabeth Allard was born July 23, 1921, in Meonominee, Mich., 
daughter of the late Oliver and Helen (Pristas) Allard. She entered the Convent 
in 1935 and professed her vows in 1940. Sister Oliver earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Oliver served as a teacher 
and/or principal at St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. Joseph, Waukesha, St. Agnes, Green 
Bay, St. Mary, Clarks Mills, St. Wendel, Cleveland, St. Joseph, Oneida, SS Peter 
& Paul, Kiel, Holy Family, Marinette, all of Wisconsin; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction 
St. Nicholas, both of Zanesville, Ohio; and Catholic Central, Menominee, Mich. 
After retiring from active ministry, Sister Oliver performed various tasks at 
San Damiano Convent, Slinger; St. Paul Home & St. Paul Manor, Kaukauna; Holy 
Redeemer, Two Rivers; and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc. Since 2004, she has 
been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; and a sister;: 
Helen Marie Febian, Menominee, Mich. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends 
also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents and a baby brother: Oliver 
Gerald.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 22, 1996, where a prayer service will be held at 
7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2006, where a prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 20, 2006  P. A3
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Electrician Oliver Allard and his wife Helen Pristas Allard were a God fearing, 
loyal couple who made their home in Menominee, Michigan. They were parents of 
three children. Their first born was a girl who came into the world on 23rd 
July, 1921. She was baptized on 31st July, as Elizabeth Helen at St. Ann's 
Church. Their second born was Oliver Gerald. When Elizabeth was seven years old, 
her mother was expecting a third child. There was joy at the birth of their new 
daughter, Helen Marie, but sadness and grief as that very same day, in December, 
1928, three year-year old Oliver succumbed to spinal meningitis. 
Elizabeth Allard (called Betty at home) attended the local public school for a 
year and then entered the second grade at St. Anne School staffed by the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity.
On 13th June, 1935, 13 year old Elizabeth Allard entered Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. She began her high classes, and on 15th June, 1938, Elizabeth was 
received into the novitiate as Sister Oliver. Sister Oliver professed her first 
vows on 15th August, 1940.
Sister Oliver received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Holy Family College and 
embarked on her teaching apostolate in 1940. Sister Oliver served as a teacher 
and/or principal at St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. Agnes, Green 
Bay; St. Mary, Clarks Mills; St. Wendel, Cleveland; St. Joseph, Oneida; SS. Peter 
& Paul Kiel; Holy Family, Marinette, Wis.; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction; St. Nicholas, 
Zanesville, Ohio; and Catholic Central, Menominee, Michigan.
After retiring from the education ministry in 1988, Sister Oliver performed various 
tasks at San Damiano Convent, Slinger; St. Paul Home & St. Paul Manor, Kaukauna; 
Holy Redeemer, Two Rivers; and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc, Wis. She came to St. 
Rita Health Center in 2004.
Information from the archives of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. 


SR. M. JOAN THERESE AMBRO

Sister Joan Therese Ambro, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, age 82, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wis., died October 8, 1998, 
at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 1998, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Dennis Ackeret, Wauwatosa and Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, 
O.Praem will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be at Holy 
Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Josephine Ambro, on August 10, 1916, in Buffalo, Ohio, daughter of 
the late John and Mary Popik Ambro. Sister Joan Therese earned a Bachelor of Arts 
Degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wis. and a Master of Arts Degree from 
Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind. She entered the Convent in 1933 and 
professed her vows in 1936. She is a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity. Sister served as an elementary teacher at St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. Joseph, 
Waukesha, St. Paul, Wrightstown, Wis., St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio and as a 
high School teacher at Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Wis.; Guardian Angels, 
West Point, Neb.; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Holy Name High School, Escanaba, Mich. 
and St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill. She retired to St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc, in 
1995 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health Facilities since July, 1998.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters, a 
brother-in-law and a sister-in-law, Pauline Jones & Ethel Ambro, Lore City, Ohio, 
Victoria and Howard Rogers, Dover, Ohio, Elizabeth Ambro, Independence, Ohio; nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 9, 1998 P. A2
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Twenty-four year old John Ambro and sixteen year old Mary Popik met at a church 
function in Zemplenska, Czechoslovakia. Though they were of different social 
backgrounds, their love and respect for each other knew no boundaries and a month 
later, they were united in marriage.
John Ambro had visited the United States twice with his parents. The family had 
considered emigrating to the United States but the parents died before the dream 
could come true. John and Mary decided that they would begin a new life in America 
and in 1906, leaving his pregnant wife behind, John came to the United States. The 
couple's first child was born during this time but soon died of pneumonia. In 1907, 
Mary joined her husband in Elyria, Ohio. John had bought land in Elyria but the 
couple elected to follow other immigrants to the coal mining areas of south-central 
Ohio instead. They settled in the town of Buffalo where John found work as a coal 
miner. One of their children, Josephine, was born in this mining town on 10th August, 
1916.
Following graduation from Lore City High School 28th April, 1933, she and Ann 
Strauss from Cambridge came to Holy Family Convent, 13th June, 1933. A year later 
she was received as Sister Joan Therese. She made her first profession of vows in 
1936.
Sister Joan Therese received BA at St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI. and an MA from 
the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. she furthered her studies at other universities -
Georgetown, Marquette, Minnesota, and Silver Lake college. Sister Joan Therese was 
involved in the education apostolate for 60 years. As an elementary teacher, she 
served in Kaukauna, Waukesha, Wrightstown and Zanesville. She taught on the high 
school level at West Point, Waukesha, Petoskey, Escanaba and Chicago.
Sister Joan Therese retired to St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc in 1995. She did some 
tutoring at Silver Lake College and taught religion classes at Sacred Heart Parish.
In August of 1998, she returned to St. Rita Health Center. 
Information from the archives at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  


SR. M. EDGAR ANNEN

Sister Edgar Annen, 84, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
afternoon, June 9, at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Chapel, Manitowoc. The 
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Gerald Walker, OFM Cap. 
and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Annen, nee Mary Annen, was born June 27, 1897, at Milwaukee, daughter 
of the late Henry and Anna Schneider Annen. She entered the convent in 1920 
and professed her vows in 1923. Sister Annen served as homemaker at St. Ambrose, 
Ironwood, and Menominee, Mich., Delaware, Ohio, West Point, Neb., Yuma, San 
Migual, Tapawal, Pisinemo and Covered Wells, Ariz.; Sacred Heart Convent, 
Manitowoc, and Mackville, Wis. She retired to Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis., in 
1971, and then retired to Holy Family Convent in 1980. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Mrs. 
Susan Pollak of Milwaukee, and two nieces, Mrs. Chuck Rutkowski and Mrs. Frank 
Vozar of Milwaukee.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 730 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Herald Times Reporter, June 11, 1982  P. 3


SISTER M. SALOME ANTOINE
 
Sister Salome Antoine, 89, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning, 
February 25, 1992, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Presiding at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem. 
Burial will follow at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born February 24, 1903, in Clare, Iowa, daughter of the late Fred and 
Salome Collin Antoine. She entered the Convent in 1926 and professed her vows in 
1939. Sister Salome earned a B.A. Degree from Rosary College, River Forest, Ill., 
an M.A. Degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., and a PhD. Degree from 
Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Sister Salome served as a high 
school teacher at Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, Wis.; St. Francis, Hollandtown, 
Wis.; St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.; St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio; Guardian Angels, West 
Point, Neb.; and was the principal of St. Francis Xavier High School, Petoskey, Minn. 
She also served as a secretary and chauffeur at Holy Family Convent and was a 
Professor of English at Holy Family College for 22 years. After retiring from the 
teaching profession, she served as a pastoral minister at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, Wis.; St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb.; and St. Paul Home, 
Kaukauna, Wis. Since 1985?? she has been residing at Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; four sisters and two 
brothers-in-law, Mrs. Catherine Schade of Algoma, Iowa, Mrs. Salome Currans of 
Graettinger, Iowa, Teresa and William Graff of Mallard, Iowa, Rose and Ray Geelan of 
Ruthvan, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Frances Antoine of Bancroft, Iowa; nieces, nephews 
and other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Wednesday evening. A 
prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, assisted with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 26, 1992  P. b8


SR. LUCIA ANTONE

Sister Lucia Antone, age 87, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, 2007, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. 
The former Vera Antone was born June 20, 1919, in Big Fields, Ariz., daughter 
of the late Nicholas and Chonita (Pavillino) Antone. She entered the Convent 
in 1947 and professed her vows in 1949. Sister Lucia served as a homemaker at 
Queen of Angels, San Miguel; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cowlic; St. Anthony, Topawa; 
San Xavier, Tucson; St. Peter, Bapchule, Ariz.; St. Patrick, Maple Grove; Sacred 
Heart Seminary, Oneida; Ozanam Home, New Berlin; St. Joseph Home, West Point, 
Neb.; and St. Christopher, West Covina, Calif. She also performed various tasks 
at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, and San Damiano Convent, Slinger. Since 2001, 
she has been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. 
Survivors include: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and 
a brother-in-law: Antia Antone, Manuel and Louise Havier, Sells, Ariz., nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 12, 2007 
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Funeral services for Sister Lucia Antone, age 87, a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity, who died Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, 2007, at 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 13, 2007 


SR. LEAH MARIE ARMBRUST

Sister M. Leah Marie Armbrust, 64, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc, 
died Thursday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch will officiate and burial will be 
in the convent cemetery.
Sister Marie, nee Margaret L. Armbrust, was born Jan. 4, 1908, at Zanesville, 
Ohio, daughter of the late Henry and Ella Roll Armbrust. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Aug. 16, 1926, and professed 
vows Aug. 15, 1929. She taught at Oconto Falls, Waukesha and Appleton. She 
also taught in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan. She served as secretary-general 
in the Order since 1969.
Survivors include a sister, Miss Mary Ellen Armbrust, of Zanesville.
Friends may call at the convent after 2 o'clock this Friday afternoon until 
the time of service Saturday. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge 
of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. February 4, 1972


SR. M. MAURICE ARMBRUSTER

Sister Maurice Armbruster, 81, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
afternoon, April 2, at the convent following a coronary.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Julian Resch, O Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Maurice, nee Mamie Armbruster, was born Sept. 4, 1898, at Stanton, Neb., 
daughter of the late Fred and Matilda Armbruster. She entered th Order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1920 and professed her vows in 1923. 
She received her Ph.B. (sic) degree from Creighton University with a masters 
degree in History and minor in English. The nun taught at Sacred Heart School 
and St. Boniface School, Manitowoc; Rosencrans High School, Zanesvill, Ohio; 
Guardian Angel High School, West Point, Neb.; Holy Family High School, Lindsay, 
Neb.; at Neopit, Wis.; St. Ambrose High School, Ironwood, Mich.; Guernsey 
Catholic and Central High School at Cambridge, and Catholic Central High School, 
Steubenville, Ohio.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a brother Robert 
Armbruster of Norfolk, Neb., and three sisters, Mrs. Leonard Pobanz of Wisner, 
Neb., Mrs. Helen Kern of Stanton, Neb., and Mrs. Joseph Hunker of Montgomery, 
Ala.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday wehre (sic) a memorial 
service will be held in St. Mary Chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 3, 1980 P.3


SR. M. XAVIER AUFREITER

Death last week in the Cloister at Silver Lake of 
Sister M. Xavier. The funeral was held Friday morning.
Der Nord Westen, 27 Aug. 1908 


SR. M. ST. JOHN FRANCIS AUMANN

Sister St. John Francis Aumann, age 97, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Saturday, February 24, 1996, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 1996, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. 
Louis Fronczek, O.F.M. with burial in Holy Family Cemetery.
The former Pauline Elizabeth Aumann was born April 8, 1898, in Delaware, Ohio, 
daughter of the late Frederick and Ellen Maloney Aumann. She entered the convent 
in 1916 and professed her vows in 1919. Sister St. John Francis earned a Master 
of Science Degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 
Sister St. John Francis served as a teacher at St. John, Antigo, St. Patrick, 
Maple Grove, Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, Xavier High School, Appleton, 
Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Wis.; St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich., 
St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Rosecrans High School, Zanesville, Catholic Central, 
Steubenville, Guernsey Catholic Central, Cambridge, Ohio; Guardian Angels, West 
Point, Holy Family High School, Lindsay, Neb.; and St. Willibrord High School, 
Chicago, Ill. After her retirement from active ministry, she resided at Catholic 
Memorial  Waukesha, and Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis. She has been living at the 
Motherhouse since 1988.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister-in-law, 
Katherine Aumann, Columbus, Ohio; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 1996 at Holy Family 
Convent. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 26, 1996 P. A2


SR. M. LONGINA BACKES

Sister Longina Backes, 78, died Tuesday at Holy Famiy Convent, Rt. 5,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent
Chapel. The Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial
will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Longina, nee Margaret Backes, was born May 5, 1896, at Lindsay,
Neb., daughter of the late Peter and Gertrude Dalcum Backes. She entered 
the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1916 and professed
her vows in 1919. She served her vows in 1919. She served the community
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, from 1918 to 1936.
Friends may call at the convent chapel from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Pfeffer
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Wednesday, February 12, 1975  p. 3


SR. M. MONICA BANGART

Sister Monica Bamgart(sic), 92, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc, 
died Wednesday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister Monica, nee Barbara Bamgart, was born Dec. 3, 1880, in the Town of 
Harrison, daughter of the late Christopher and Mary Oppomann Bamgart. She 
entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1906, and 
professed her vows in 1909. She had been a homemaker at St. Boniface, 
Manitowoc, Antigo and Oneida, Wis., Woodsfield, Ohio, and Trenton, N.J., 
retiring in 1965.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Mary Schroepher of Chicago and Mrs. Lena 
Brausche, of Stratford, Wis. 
Friends may call at the chapel from 2 to 9 o'clock this Thursday afternoon 
and Friday morning prior to the time of service. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. October 11, 1973


SR. M. GLADYS BAUER

Manistique Nun Dies on Nov. 17
Sister Gladys Bauer of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, Manitowoc, 
died on Nov. 17 at Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, Manistique. Sister Bauer 
taught in schools staffed by the community from 1924 to her death. She taught 
in Clintonville, Plymouth, Manitowoc, Brillion, Green Bay (St. Philip, St. 
Joseph, St. Bernard, St. Agnes), Antigo, Kaukauna, Rice Lake and also in Ohio 
and Michigan.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Frances Bauer of Manistique, Mich.; sisters, 
Sister Mary Lawrence Bauer (also a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity), New Berlin, Mrs. Frances Chaison, Escanaba, Mich. Her funeral mass 
was at Holy Family Convent in Manitowoc on Nov. 20 and she was buried in the 
Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Marquette Upper Peninsula Catholic, Fri. Nov. 28, 1975 page 8


SR. MARY LAWRENCE BAUER

Sister Mary Lawrence Bauer, 79, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Tuesday 
afternoon, May 14, at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass 
of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Gerald Walker, O.F.M. Cap., and 
burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Bauer, nee Leona Gertrude Bauer, was born April 7, 1906, at Manistique, 
Michigan, daughter of the late Adam and Frances Heins Bauer. Sister entered the 
Convent in 1922 and professed her vows on August 15, 1925. She received a B.A. 
Degree in Foreign Language from the Catholic University of America at Washington 
D.C., and a M.S. Degree in Nursing Administration also from the Catholic 
University of America. Sister taught at St. Agnes in Mingo Junction, Ohio, Holy 
Family Academy in Manitowoc, St. John's in Antigo, St. Francis in Holland, 
Wisconsin, St. Andrew in Potosi, Guardian Angel High School at West Point, Nebraska. 
Sister was also the director of the School of Nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital, 
Zanesville, Ohio, and taught and was the director of the School of Nursing at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother and 
sister-in-law, Gordon and Kathryn Bauer of Mount Alry, Maryland; and two sisters 
and brothers-in-law, Frances and Joseph Chalson of Escanaba, Michigan, and Thelma 
and Robert Hewitt of Manistique, Michigan.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday where 
a prayer service will be in the Convent Chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 15, 1985 P. 3


SR. M. DEVOTA BAUMAN

Sister Mary Devota, 80, died last night at the Holy Family convent, Silver Lake.
A funeral mass will be said at the Holy Family convent, Silver Lake, at 8 a.m. 
Thursday.
She was born Mary Baumann (sic) in Austria in 1868 and when a child came to this 
county with her parents, who located on a farm near Branch. She entered the Holy 
Family convent in 1890 and celebrated her golden jubilee in 1940.
Survivors are four sisters, Mrs. Verona Wagner of Marshfield, Mrs. Anna Senmatz 
of Branch, Mrs. Joseph Krippner Sr., of this city, Sister M. Sophia of Holy Family 
convent; brother, Frank of this city and several nieces and nephews. A brother, 
Louis of Marshfield and a sister, Mrs. Barbara Lemberger of Clarks Mills, preceded 
her in death.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 7, 1948  P. 2
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(b. 1 Mar. 1868/SSDI)


SR. MARY FLORIAN BAUMANN

Sister Mary Florian Baumann, age 87, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the convent.
She was born Jan. 19, 1923, in Mackville, daughter of the late John William 
and Odelia (Fries) Baumann. Sister Mary Florian earned a Bachelor of Arts from 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc. The former Adelle Rose Baumann entered the 
convent in 1941 and professed her vows in 1944. Sister Mary Florian served as 
an elementary teacher at St. Therese, Appleton, St. Wenzel, Cleveland, St. Mary, 
Brillion, St. John, Antigo, St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, St. Joseph and St. 
Boniface, Manitowoc, St. Mary, Clark Mills, and St. Mary, Greenleaf, all in 
Wisconsin, and at St. Francis De Sales, Manistique, Catholic Central, Menominee, 
and St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, in Michigan. After retiring from teaching, she 
served as co-ordinater of Projects for the Poor and helper in the craft room at 
Holy Family Convent. Since 2006, she has performed variety of tasks at the 
Motherhouse, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister: Mary 
(Leonard) Tennie, Shiocton; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Holy Family Covnent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, where a prayer service will be held at 
7 p.m.
the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assiting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 2, 2010


SR. M. SOPHIA BAUMANN

Sister M. Sophia, 96, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday
morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a
patient for a week.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent
Chapel. The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O'Praem, will officiate and burial will
be in the convent cemetery.
Sister M. Sophia, nee Theresa Baumann, was born March 1, 1872, at
Branch, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Beck Baumann.  She
entered the Order of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Nov.
26, 1886, and professed her vows July 19, 1890.
Survivors include Joseph Krippner of Manitowoc, a nephew; and other
nephews and nieces.
Friends may call at the convent until 9 o'clock this Monday evening.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times  Monday, April 8, 1968  pg. T-7


SR. MARY MAGDALEN BAUSCH

Sister Mary Magdalen Bausch, 90, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died early Wednesday morning, June 2, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Gerald 
Walker, OFM Cap. and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Bausch, nee Anna Bausch, was born June 13, 1891, at Cassville, Wis., 
daughter of the late William and Eva Glassmaker Bausch. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity June 26, 1917, and professed her 
vows Aug. 10, 1920. Sister Bausch served the order as a homemaker for one year 
at Bloomington, Wis., and for 47 years as a nurse at St. Joseph Home at West 
Port, Neb. She retired to Holy Family convent in 1968.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a sister, Mrs. 
Odelia Kirschbaum of Lancaster, Wis., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Cecelia Bausch 
of Cassville, Wis.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 2, 1982 P. 3


SISTER EILEEN GRACE BEATON

Sister Eileen Grace Beaton, age 94, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died on Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, 2011, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Anna Marie Beaton was born on May 9, 1916, in Menasha, Wis., 
daughter of the late Otto and Grace (Boyle) Beaton. She entered the Convent 
in 1938 and professed her vows in 1941. Sister Eileen Grace earned a Bachelor 
of Arts degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master of Arts 
degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Sister Eileen 
Grace served as a teacher at St. Andrew, Potosi, St. Mary and Catholic Memorial 
High School, Waukesha, St. Anthony, Marinette, New Holstein, St. Agnes, Green 
Bay, Xavier High School, Appleton, Roncallie High School, Manitowoc, Wis.; St. 
Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; St. Anne, Escanaba, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.; 
St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill; Bishop Amat Memorial High School, La Puente, 
Calif.; and Central Catholic High School, West Point, Neb. She also served as 
Directress of Novices at the Motherhouse. She retired to San Damiano Convent, 
Slinger, Wis., in 1995. Since 2003, she had been a resident of St. Rita Health 
Center. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, cousins, other 
relatives ad friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial in Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 6, 2011


SR. M. JOSEPH PAUL BEAUDRIE

Sister Joseph Paul Beaudrie, 66, of ?? S. Alverno Rd., Manitowoc, died Sunday, 
May 21, 1989 at Holy Family Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Wednesday 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Robert B. Reppen O.Praem will officiate at 
the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be in Holy Family cemetery, Manitowoc.
Jean (Weigent) Beaudrie was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, daughter of the late 
Edward and Marie Sanders Beaudrie. She entered the convent in 1937, professing 
her vows in 1941. She earned a BA degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin and a MA degree from Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire. She taught 
at St. Sylvester, Woodfield, Ohio; Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; St. Anne, 
Menominee, Michigan; St. Andrew, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; St. Rose, Clintonville, 
Wisconsin; Corpus Christie, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; St. Therese, Appleton, 
Wisconsin; St. John, Antigo, Wisconsin; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, Wisconsin; 
St. Mary, Reedsville, Wisconsin; Sacred Heart, Ayshire, IA; Xavier High School, 
Appleton, Wisconsin; Catholic Central, Steubenville, Ohio; St. Willibrord, Chicago, 
Illinois; Catholic Memorial Waukesha, Wisconsin. Sister ministered to the elderly 
at St. Rita's Infirmary, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; St. Joseph Home, West Point, Nebraska, 
Osanam Home, New Berlin, Wisconsin and St. Frances Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, Robert 
Weigent of Pepin, Wisconsin; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Lorraine and George 
Lawrence of Onalaska, Wisconsin, Ellen and Harry Bergmark of Pepin, Wisconsin and 
Janice and Harold Cleary of Onalaska, Wisconsin.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday where a prayer service 
will be at 7 pm at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
assisted with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., May 22, 1989 page B8


SR. M. ELRITA BEER

Sister Elrita Beer, 76, of Holy Family Convent, died Tuesday morning, October 
16, at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Gerald Walker OFM Cap will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with 
burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Beer, the former Elizabeth Catherine Beer, was born March 17, 1906, at 
Petoskey, Michigan, daughter of the late John and Anna Kirchner Beer. She 
entered the convent in 1924 and professed her vows August 14, 1927. She recieved 
her BA degree from St. Norbert College at DePere and received credits at Notre 
Dame University and Michigan State University at East Lancing(sic), Michigan. 
Sister Beer taught school at St. John School, Wellsburg, Delaware; St. Mary School, 
Ohio; St. Paul School, Manitowoc; The Guardian Angels School, Oneida; St. Mary 
School, Kaukauna; St. Mary School, Hilbert; St. Francis School, Hollandtown; St. 
Patrick School, Maple Grove; St. Joseph School, Waukesha; St. Theresa School, 
Appleton; St. Anna School, New Holstein and St. Agnes School, Green Bay. Sister 
Beer also taught school at St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Michigan; St. Ambrose, 
Iron Wood, Michigan; Catholic Central School, Menominee, Michigan and St. Francis 
de Sale, Michigan. Sister Beer retired to the convent in 1979.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Chariety (sic) and a sister, 
Sister Pauline Beer of St. Philip Convent, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening where a 
prayer service will be held at the convent chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 17, 1984 P. 3


SR. M. PAULETTE BEER

Sister Paulette Beer, age 91, of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday, 
December 26, 1992, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 1992, at the Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial in Holy Family Cemetery.
She was born Rose Elizabeth on March 4, 1901, in Petoskey, Mich., daughter of the 
late John and Anna Kirchner Beer. She entered the convent on October 19, 1916, 
professing her vows on August 10, 1920. Sister earned a B.A. Degree from St. 
Norbert College DePere, Wis. She was employed as an elementary school teacher in 
Antigo, Rhinelander, Manitowoc, Whitelaw, Kaukauna, Algoma, Reedsville, Green Bay 
and Appleton, Wis.; Woodsfield, Ohio; Lindsay and West Point, Neb.; Ironwood, 
Manistique and Menominee, Mich. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity. After her retirement from active ministry, Sister Paulette 
resided at St. Philip Convent, Green Bay, and Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nephews, nieces, 
other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4-8 p.m. this evening, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at the 
Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 28, 1992 P. A2


SR. M. JOSITA BELGER

Sister Josita Belger, 79, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday in the 
convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Family Convent. The 
Rev. Julian Resch O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery.
Sister Josita, nee Kathryn Brosnakan Belger was born April 3, 1898 in Waukesha, 
Wis., daughter of the late Otto and Kathryn Brosnakan Belger. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1914 and professed her vows 
in 1917. She received her Master's degree from Marquette University and from 1917 
to 1943 taught in elementary schools in Antigo and Clarks Mills, Wis.; Mingo 
Junction, Ohio; Manistique, Escanaba, Petsoskey, Cross Village and Menominee, 
Michigan, retiring to Holy Family Convent in 1977.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Irene Wedyck and Miss Josephine Belger of 
Waukesha.
Friends may call in St. Mary Chapel in the convent 7:30 to 9 o'clock this Monday 
evening where a memorial service will be at 7:15 o'clock.
Manitowoc Herald times - Monday, Feb. 27, 1978 - page 3


MOTHER M. AGNA BELLER

Mother Agna, of Franciscan Sisters, Dead
MANITOWOC?Mother M. Agna, immediate past superior general of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack 
Friday at Canton, Ohio. She was 74.
Mother Agna, a member of the Catholic order of nuns devoted to teaching and 
hospital service, had been a member of the order since Aug. 12, 1914, when 
she professed her vows. 
In July of this year she had completed two six-year terms as superior general 
of the order. She had been elected in 1957 and again in 1963 by the community 
of sisters. The past several weeks she had been visiting with relatives in 
Ohio.
Headed Major Projects 
During her tenure as superior general, Mother Agna had been active in the 
completion of the new Holy Family College at Alverno, immediately west of the 
mother house of the order on Silver Lake, and the building of the new multi-
million dollar addition to Holy Family Hospital.
Mother Agna, several years ago, visited in South America in order to determine 
where the Community should establish its first foreign mission. It subsequently 
was located in Peru.
Mother Agna taught school at Mingo Junction, Ohio, Chicago and St. Boniface 
Parochial School at Manitowoc and was history instructor at Holy Family College. 
She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree at Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 
in 1935.
She was elected vicaress general of the community in 1945, serving 12 years in 
that capacity. 
In August of 1964, she observed the golden jubilee of her membership in the 
Franciscan order.
Funeral Monday 
Mother Agna was born March 13, 1895, at Iglo, Czechoslovakia, daughter of the 
late Johanna and Julia Serva Beller. Rose Beller came to the United States as 
a child with her parents, and the family settled at Ironwood, Mich., where she 
attended parochial school until receiving the habit of St. Francis June 4, 1912.
She is survived by two brothers, Joseph of Youngstown, Ohio, and John, of Woodruff, 
Wis. A sister, Sister Rita Ann, and a brother, August, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at the convent chapel. The Rev. Joseph 
Beller of Youngstown, Ohio, a nephew, will officiate and burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the convent. Arrangements are by 
Pfeffer Funeral Home. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 13, 1969  P. 12
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Sister Agna name Superior General
The new Superior General of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity elected 
Aug. 19 at the Manitowoc, Wis., motherhouse of her order, is the former Rosa 
Bellar(sic) of Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Julia Bellar. She is a 
sister of John Bellar of Woodruff, Joseph of Youngstown, Ohio,, Mrs. Joseph Stupak 
of Manitowoc, Mrs. Julia Dietz of Evergreen Park, Ill, Sister Rita Ann of the 
Franciscan Order, Covered Wells, Ariz and Mrs. Michael Krainak and August F., 
deceased. When residing in Ironwood, the Bellars were members of Holy Trinity 
parish.
Mother Agna will head a community of more than a thousand sisters, among whom are 
the sisters who staff St. Ambrose School. This community conducts 85 schools 
throughout the United States and Hawaii and three hospitals, two homes for the aged 
and the domestic departments of two seminaries. Mother Agna was elected by a group 
of 90 delegates who were in turn chosen by the vote of the whole community.
Mother Agna entered the Franciscan Order in 1911 and subsequently held posts in 
Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio. She helped to organize St. Willibrord High 
School in Chicago and served there as principal for five years. Her excellent 
reputation as a teacher caused her to be called to the Catholic University at 
Washington D.C., to teach at the model school on the campus there.  Prior to the 
recent election, Mother Agna was Vicaress General of the order, a position she held 
since 1945. She is being succeeded in that office by Sister Virginia Marie, who at 
hone time was a member of the faculty of St. Ambrose High School.
Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, Mich.  Sept. 24, 1957


SR. RITA ANN BELLER

Sister Rita Ann, 62, of Holy Family Convent, Alverno, died there Wednesday.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at the convent chapel and burial
will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Rita Ann was born Jennifer Beller Feb. 21, 1905, at Ironwood, Mich.,
daughter of the late John and Julia Lerva Beller. She entered the Franciscan
Sisters of Christian Charity convent June 11, 1924, and professed her vows 
Aug. 14, 1927. She retired from her duties as a teacher in the Indian Missions
in Arizona a few years ago due to her health.
Survivors include two sisters, Mother Agna, superior general of Holy Family
Convent, and Mrs. Julia Dietz, of Evergreen Park, Ill., and two brothers,
John of Woodruff, Wis., and Joseph of Youngstown, Ohio.
Friends may call at the convent from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, June 28, 1967 p.19


SR. M. ANNE BENISH

Sister Anne Benish, 82, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, 
February 25, 1988 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 
10:30 am Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial 
will be celebrated by Rev. Basil Janasik, O.F.M. with burial in Holy Family 
Cemetery.
Sister Benish, the former Marie Benish, was born December 13, 1905 at Eau Claire, 
Wisconsin, daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Hessel Benish. She entered the 
Convent in 1936 and professed her vows in 1939. Sister Benish received her B.S. 
in Nursing Education from St. Louis University, Missouri. Sister was a nurse at 
Good Samaritan Hospital at Zanesville, Ohio; Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; 
Ozanam Home at New Berlin; St. Paul Home at Kaukauna and also taught at St. Joseph 
at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, since her retirement in 1982. Sister had been residing at 
Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Stella 
Dundas of Milwaukee, nieces, nephews and other friends and relatives survive.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 4 pm to 8 pm Sunday. Prayer service 
will be held at 8 pm.  Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted with arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., Feb. 27, 1988 page 14



SR. M. CARMELITA BENTZLER

Sister Carmelita Bentzler, 92, died Friday afternoon, September 18, 1987 at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 10:20 am Monday at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. 
Julian C. Resch O.Praem, and burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery.
She was born may 6, 1895 in Farm Hill, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Mattias 
and Elizabeth Doll Bentzler. The former Mary Bentzler entered the Convent in July, 
1912, professing her vows August 12, 1915. Sister Carmelita served as Sacristan, 
assisted in the fancy workroom and served as dining room hostess at Holy Family 
convent, Manitowoc and at Memorial Hospital, West Point, Nebraska.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Sister 
Rose Carmel Bentzler O.S.F., of Manitowoc; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Peter 
Bentzler, and Matt and Wilma Bentzler, all of South Bend, Indiana; nieces and 
nephews.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 4 pm to 8 pm Sunday where a prayer 
service will be 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., Sept. 19, 1987 page 14


SR. M. CARMELLA BENTZLER

Sister Carmella Bentzler, 82, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday morning, July 13, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Julian Resch O Praem will celebrate the Mass of Resurrection and burial 
will be in Convent Cemetery.
Sister Carmella was born Lucy Mary Bentzler, Aug. 5, 1898, at Elmwood, Wis., 
daughter of the late Mathias and Elizabeth Dell Bentzler. She entered the order 
of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1914 and professed her vows in 
1918. Sister Carmella received her registered nursing degree from the Holy Family 
School of Nursing and was also a cerified American Registered Radiologis 
Technologist and American Registered Physical Therapist. She served the community 
at Holy Family Hospital from 1918 to 1959 in nursing, X-ray and physical therapy 
departments. She also served at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Zanesville, 
Ohio from 1945 to 1963 and at the St. Francis Memorial Hospital at West Point, 
Neb. from 1959 to 1965. Sister Carmella retired in 1976.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three brothers, 
Peter of Mishawauka, Ind., Matthew of South Bend, Ind., and George of Loyal, Wis.; 
three sisters, Sister Carmelita, Sister Rose Carmel both of Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc and Mrs. Pauline Wenzel of Hartford, Wis.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this 
Tuesday evening, where a prayer service will be at St. Mary Chapel, 7 o'clock this 
Tuesday evening.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 14, 1981 P. 3


SR. M. ROSE CARMEL BENTZLER

Sister Rose Carmel Bentzler, age 92, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Sunday, May 10, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 
1998, at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel Jadin will officiate, with 
burial in the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
The former Laura Bentzler was born June 20, 1905, in Farm Hill, Wis., daughter 
of the late Matthias and Elizabeth Doll Bentzler. She entered the convent in 
1921, professing her vows in 1924. Sister Rose served as an elementary teacher 
and/or principal at Holy Rosary, Kewaunee; St. John, Antigo; St. Boniface and 
St. Paul, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. Anthony, Oconto Falls. St. Joseph, 
Sturgeon Bay; St. Joseph and St. Agnes, Green Bay; St. Mary, Rhinelander, Wis.; 
Immaculate Conception, DePere; St. John, Wellsburg, W.Va.; Guardian Angels, West 
Point, Neb.; and St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich. After retiring from the 
teaching profession, she served as secretary to the Director of Education at 
Holy Family Convent. Since 1988, she has been residing at St. Rita Health Center 
at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, where a prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 11, 1998 P. 2


SR. M. KARLENE BERGER

Sister Karlene Berger, age 100, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died on Saturday morning, Oct. 9, 2010, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
She was born on April 17, 1910, in Maribel, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna 
(Spurney) Berger. She entered the convent in 1934 and professed her vows in 1937. 
Sister Karlene earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family College, 
Manitowoc. She served as an elementary teacher at St. Mary in Kaukauna, St. 
Anthony in Neopit, and St. Joseph in Green Bay, all in Wisconsin, and at St. Ann 
and Catholic Central in Menominee, St. Ambrose in Ironwood, St. Francis of de Sales 
in Manistique, and St. Anne in Escanaba, Mich. She also served as librarian at 
Sacred Heart, Manitowoc, and St. Rose, Clintonville. After her retirement from 
active ministry, she worked in the Motherhouse sewing room for 10 years. Since 
2000, Sister Karlene has been residing in St. Rita Health Center.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem., with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 10, 2010


SR. M. JOAN BERGERON

Sister Joan Bergeron, 69, of Silver Lake College, Alverno, died 
Saturday evening at the college.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel. The Rev. Justin Pierce will officiate and burial will be 
in the convent cemetery.
Sister Joan, nee Alice Bergeron, was born Jan. 21, 1904, at Ironwood, 
Mich., daughter of the late Joseph and Valerie Blais Bergeron. She 
entered the Order of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity 
June 29, 1923, and professed her vows Aug. 15, 1926. She had received 
her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree from Catholic University of 
America. She had taught at Fuller's Spur and Ironwood, Mich., Chicago, 
Delaware, Ohio, West Point, Nebr., Kaukauna, Antigo, Oconto Falls, 
Maple Grove, Waukesha and also at Holy Family Academy and Silver Lake 
College. She served as financial aid officer at the college since 1965.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 5:30 to 9 o'clock this 
Monday evening and Tuesday prior to the time of service. Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. July 9, 1973


SISTER LEON BERGERON

Sister Leon Bergeron, age 104, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died on Tuesday morning, Aug. 17, 2010, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
The former Antoinette Bergeron was born on Dec. 30, 1905, in Ironwood, Mich., 
daughter of the late Joseph and Valerie (Blais) Bergeron. She entered the 
Convent in 1924 and professed her vows in 1927. Sister Leon earned a Bachelor 
of Arts Degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere, and a Master of Arts Degree 
from Ohio University, Athens, and from Laval University, Quebec, Canada. Sister 
Leon served as a junior high teacher at St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. Anthony, 
Oconto Falls, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, Wis., St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio and as 
a high school teacher at St. Joseph Kellnersville, Wis.; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, 
St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Catholic Central, Steubenville, Ohio; St. Willibrord, 
Chicago, Ill. and Holy Family High School, Lindsay, Neb. She also served as a 
teacher of French at Holy Family College and Silver Lake college and as a library 
aide at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, Wis. She retired to St. Francis Convent, 
Manitowoc, in 1993. Since 2000, she has been residing in St. Rita Health Center 
at the Mother house. She is a member of the Franciscan sisters of Christian 
Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christain Charity. Nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive. She was also preceded in death by Sister 
Joan Bergeron O.S.F.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Fmaily Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 18, 2010


SR. M. JULIA BERSE

Sister Julia Berse, 83, of Holy Family Convent, died Monday afternoon, November 9, 
1987 at the Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Thursday at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. The Main Celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Gabriel Hinkes, O.Praem. Concelebrant will be Rev. Benedict H. Marx. Burial will 
be in Holy Family Cemetery.
She was born February 10, 1904 in Iron Mountain, Michigan, daughter of the late 
Louis and Kathryn Zimmerman Berse. The former Julia Berse entered the Convent in 
1918, professing her vows in 1923. Sister Julia earned a B.A. degree from St. 
Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin. Sister taught middle or upper grades in the 
following schools: St. John's, Antigo, Wisconsin; St. Rose, Clintonville, Wisconsin; 
St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, Wisconsin; St. Ann's, Francis Creek, Wisconsin; St. 
Boniface, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio; St. Mary's, 
Delaware, Ohio; Guardian Angels, Oneida, Wisconsin; St. Joseph's, Sturgeon Bay, 
Wisconsin; St. Anthony's, Marinette, Wisconsin; St. Philip, Green Bay, Wisconsin; 
St. Joseph's, Rice Lake, Wisconsin and Immaculate Conception, Oneida, Wisconsin, 
where she was also the Principal. After her retirement from active ministry, she 
resided at Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wisconsin, until she became ill in May, 1987.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and a 
brother-in-law, Mrs. Helen Gabler of Green Bay and Antoinette and Art Danielczyk 
of Tamarac, Florida; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Lee Berse of Mequon, Wisconsin.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 pm to 8 pm Wednesday where a prayer 
service will be at 7 pm in the Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is 
in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Nov. 10, 1987


SR. M. CRECENTIA BERTELS

Sister M. Crescentia Bertels, 84, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
died Saturday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. The Rev. F.F. Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and 
burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister M. Crescentia, nee Mary Bertels, was born June 11, 1887, at 
Verlas, Germany, daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Krampe 
Bertels. She joined the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity Oct. 7, 1912, and professed her vows Aug. 12, 1915. Sister M. 
Crescentia had served at St. Boniface Convent, Manitowoc, as a 
homemaker for seven years and also worked in the Holy Family convent 
kitchen.
Survivors include a brother, Herrn, a sister, Mrs. Ann Hillebrandt 
of Westphalia, Germany.
Friends may call at the convent chapel Sunday afternoon and evening 
and Monday morning prior to the funeral.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 22, 1972


SR. M. THOMAS MORE BERTELS

Sister Thomas More Bertels, 82, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday, July 24, 2000 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. She was 
born Louise Bertels on Jan. 8, 1918 at Ironwood, daughter of the late Louis and 
Elizabeth (LaForge) Bertels. In 1939 she entered the convent and professed her 
vows in 1942. Sister Thomas More earned a bachelor of arts degree from Holy 
Family College, Manitowoc; a master of arts degree and a doctorate from the 
Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
Sister Thomas More served as a teacher at St. Francis, Hollandtown; St. Patrick, 
Askeaton; Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Wis.; St. Willibrord, Chicago 
and as a professor of history at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc. She also served 
as director of the Thomas More Institute at Silver Lake College and as an 
agricultural consultant and researcher. In 1997 she retired to Holy Family Convent 
in Manitowoc and has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse 
since 1999.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, 
July 29, at 10:30 am at Holy Family Convent Chapel with the Rev. DePaul Sobatka, 
celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery in Manitowoc. Relatives 
and friends may call at Holy Family Convent Friday, July 28 from 4 to 8 pm. A 
prayer service will be held at 7 in the chapel. The Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc, 
assisted with funeral arrangements.
Ironwood Daily Globe, Wed., Jul. 26, 2000 page 8


SR. M. DAVIDICA BESCHTA

Sister Davidica's Funeral Tuesday
Sister Mary Davidica, 83, member of the staff at the Holy Family Conservatory 
of Music and Art for 28 years, died Sunday at the Holy Family Hospital. There 
will be a funeral mass at 8 am Tuesday at the Holy Family Convent, Silver Lake. 
The Rev. D.F. Hurley will officiate and interment will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister M. Davidica was born Mary Beschta at Saukville, Wis., in 1870 and at the 
age of 14 entered the convent at Silver Lake. Entering the ranks of sisterhood, 
she was assigned to the Holy Family conservator on South 11th St. in this city 
in 1925.
In that span she taught classes in music and art. Sister M. Davidica had a part 
in the consecration ceremony which elevated Monsignor Thomas J. Danehy of 
Manitowoc to a bishop at the Holy Innocents Church last April. Three gifts were 
presented to Bishop Danehy and she painted the coat of arms on one of the gifts.
Sister M. Davidica is survived by three sisters, Mrs. George Weishar and Mrs. 
Margaret Meyer of River Falls, Wis., and Mrs. Magdaline Seller of Howard, S.D.; 
four brothers, the Rev. Peter Beschta of Plains, Wis., Frank of Sioux City, Iowa, 
Charles of Clintonville, Wis., and Henry of Sioux Falls, S.D.
Funeral plans are in charge of the Pfeffer Funeral Home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Dec. 14, 1953 page 54
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Due to the death of Sister M. Davidica, the concert scheduled for Sunday at Holy 
Family Conservatory of Music, Manitowoc has been cancelled it was announced this 
week.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Dec. 18, 1953 page 28


SR. M. ROSINA BEYERL

Sr. M. Rosina, 80, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, died Sunday evening at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient 15 days. Funeral services 
will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, the Rev. D.F. Hurley 
officiating. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sr. M. Rosina was born Ida Beyerl, January 12, 1882 at Colby, daughter of the 
late John and Barbara Windmeiser Beyerl. She entered the Order of the Franciscian 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1902, making her first vows in 1905. She taught 
in Ohio and Wisconsin, most recently at Kaukauna.
Friends may call until 9 o'clock this Tuesday evening at Holy Family Convent.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1962


SR. M. ADELAIDE BICHLER

Sister Mary Adelaide, 82, a member of the Order of St. Francis for 60 years, 
died Saturday at the Holy Family convent, Silver Lake, after a prolonged 
illness.
Funeral services took place Monday morning at the Holy Family convent, with 
burial in the convent cemetery.
A native of Dacada, the former Margaret Bichler was born August 19, 1867, the 
daughter of Dominic and Mary Bichler. She entered Holy Family convent when she 
was 19 years old.
Last August she celebrated her 60th jubilee as a member of the Order of St. 
Francis.
Survivors are seven sisters, Sister Mary Dominic and Sister Mary Lucinia, Holy 
Family convent; Mrs. Jerry Lamb, Adell; Mrs. Mary Butler, Milwaukee; Mrs. Susan 
Schommer, Port Washington and Mrs. Lucy Pierotte and Mrs. Theresia Lang, Los 
Angles, Calif.
Four brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 3, 1950  P. 2


SR. M. LUCINA BICHLER

The requiem Mass for Sister M. Lucina, 79, of the Franciscan Order, who died 
the past Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc was offered Thursday 
morning in Holy Family Convent Chapel at Silver Lake. Celebrant was the Rt. 
Rev. Msgr. James Feider, pastor of St. Coletta Parish in Jefferson, a nephew 
of Sister Lucina.
In the 55th year of her profession of vows, Sister Lucina was a daughter of 
the late Dominic and Mary Bichler, formerly of Dacada. She was also preceded 
in death by three brothers and six sisters, three of whom were Catholic nuns 
of the Franciscan Order at Holy Family Convent. They were Sisters M. Victoria, 
M. Adelaide and M. Dominic.
Survivors are four other sisters, Mrs. Emma Lamb of Sheboygan Falls, Mrs. Sam 
(Theresa) Lang and Mrs. Peter (Lucy) Pirotte of Los Angeles and Mrs. Susan 
Schomer of Milwaukee. Three nieces, Sister M. Victoria, M. Gertrude and M. 
Katherine, are members of the Holy Family Convent community at Manitowoc. The 
Rev. George Feider O.Praem, of Philadelphia is a nephew.
Sheboygan Press, Fri. July 24, 1959 page 6


SR. M. VICTIMA BICHLER

SR. VICTIMA IS DEAD AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS 
One of Best Known Nurses of The Hospital Dies At Age of 62
Sister Victima, one of the first nurses at the Holy Family hospital here, and 
who has been continuously indentified (sic) with the institution of the 
Franciscan sisters in Manitowoc for over thirty years, passed away this morning 
at the hospital here and her passing was learned with regret by her many friends 
in this city, who have come to know her in the many years she has been at the 
institution.
Sister Victima enjoyed good health up to a week ago when she suffered a severe 
throat disorder, which grew rapidly worse and caused her death this morning. It 
was announced that funeral services for the deceased would be held at the Silver 
Lake convent Thursday morning at nine o?clock with interment there.
The deceased was born at Dacada, in Sheboygan county in 1868, her name before 
she took the vows of the Franciscan Sisters being Anna Bichler. She was a sister 
of the late State Senator Wm. Bichler who passed away at the hospital here a few 
years ago. After taking the vows of the order at the convent of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Charity at Alverno some 35 years ago, she was soon after assigned to 
the Holy Family hospital in this city. Except for brief periods Sister Victima 
has continued on the local staff of nurses at the hospital here since.
Had 3 Sisters in Order
Among the surviving sisters of Sister Victima are three members of the Franciscan 
Sisters. They are Sister Adelaide, Sister Lucina and Sister Dominic, the two 
latter being at present engaged in teaching in parochial schools at Greenleaf and 
Oneida. Other surviving sisters are Mrs. Mary Puttler and Mrs. Herman Rademacher, 
Milwaukee; Mrs. T. J. Piratte of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. F. Lang, Venice, Calif.; 
Mr. Peter Feider, Random Lake, Wis.; Mrs. Peter Schomer, Port Washington and Mrs. 
Jerry Lamb, Waldo, Wis. 
There is one surviving brother, Peter Bichler of Loyal Wis.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 1, 1930 P. 6 


SR. MARGARET MARIE BIESE
 
Sister Margaret Marie Biese, age 87, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity 
of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday, March 21, 1999 at the Holy Family 
Convent.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 23, 1999 at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel.  Officiating at the mass of Christian burial will be Rev. Liguori 
Mierzwiak, O.F.M., with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born on April 23, 1911 in Kaukauna, daughter of the late Peter and Margaret 
Salm Biese.  The former Helen Biese entered the convent in 1926 and professed her 
vows in 1929.
Sister Margaret Marie served as a homemaker at St. Alphonsus, New Munster; St. Peter, 
Ashton; Catholic Memorial Waukesha; Sacred Heart Seminary, Oneida; St. Agnes, 
Green Bay; St. Anthony, Neopit; Ozanam Home, New Berlin; St. Pius X, Appleton; 
Holy Family Conservatory, Manitowoc; St. Joseph Home, St. Joseph Hospital and 
Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb.; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa; St. Francis Xavier, 
Petoskey, Mich.; Marist Seminary, Washington, D.C.; Catholic Central, Steubenville, 
Ohio; and St. John Boarding School. Komatke, Ariz.
She retired to the motherhouse in 1990 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health 
Facilities since 1998.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.  She is further 
survived by nieces nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 22, 1999 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with the funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Mon. March 22, 1999
(Sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


SR. BLANCHE BILODEAU

Sister Blance Bilodeau, formerly known as Sister Alphonse, age 85, a member 
of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died Friday evening, Nov. 19, 
2010, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Blanche Bilodeau was born on July 14, 1925, in Rice Lake, Wis., 
daughter of the late Alphonse and Laura (Couture) Bilodeau. She entered the 
convent in 1939 and professed her vows in 1943. Sister Blanche earned a 
Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family College and a Master of Science 
degree from the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, Calif. Sister Blanche 
served as a teacher and/or principal at St. Boniface, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, 
Green Bay; St. Joseph, Rice Lake, Wis.; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich.; 
San Rogue, Santa Barbara, Bishop Amat High School and St. Christopehr, West 
Covina, Calif.; St. Francis and Immaculate Conception, Yuma, Ariz.; Cathedral, 
Honolulu, Hawaii; Holy Family High, Lindsay, Neb.; and Roscrans High School, 
Zanesville, Ohio. She also served as a tutor at Centeral Catholic High School, 
West Point, Neb., and Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, and was a 
helper in the Special Education Clinic and Print Shop at Silver Lake College, 
Manitowoc. She retired to St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc, where she performed 
various tasks for the sisters. Since 2005, she had been residing in St. Rita 
Health Center at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, 
(private); nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010. A prayer service will be 
held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assiting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Nov. 21, 2010


SR. M. CLETUS BISSONETTE

Sister Cletus Bissonette, 90, of Holy Family Convent, died Saturday morning, 
September 3, 1988, at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Rev. Robert B. Reppen O. Praem and Rev. Benedict Marx will be the concelebrants 
at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in the Convent Cemetery.
Sister Cletus the former Laura Bissonette was born February 4, 1898, at Phlox, 
Wisconsin, daughter of the late Lawrence and Flora Baltasar Bissonette. She 
entered the convent in 195 and professed her vows in 1918. Sister served as a 
Homemaker at St. Mary's Brillion; St. Ann's, Francis Creek; St. Mary's Delaware, 
Ohio; St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Michigan; St. Mary's, Clarks Mills; St. Mary's, 
East Wrightstown; St. Mary's, Reedsville; St. Michael's, Whitelaw; St. Rose, 
Clintonville; St. Anthony, Marinette; Pisenemo, Arizona; Holy Rosary, New 
Holstein; Boyd, Wisconsin and St. Joseph Home, West Point, Nebraska. After 
her retirement from active duty, Sister resided at Ozanam Home of New Berlin, 
Wisconsin and Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephew, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, where a 
prayer service will be 7 p.m at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, assisted with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 4, 1988 P. 27


SR. M. JOHANNA BLESER

After fifty years continuous service as a teacher, Sister Johanna died at Holy 
Family Convent Monday evening. She was 74 years old and had been in poor health 
for several months.
Born on May 1, 1856 in Prussia, Germany, Sister Johanna came to America at the 
age of eleven years. Both her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Bleser died 
on the journey across the ocean, leaving her and her three brothers, Adam, 
William and Peter in the care of an uncle, Adam Bleser. Entering the convent as 
soon as she came to this state, immediately after her arrival in America. Sister 
Johanna had attained for herself the record of the longest period of continuous 
teaching of anyone at the convent. For a long time she taught in Lindsey, Nebr., 
and later in schools at Oshkosh and Algoma. Funeral services were held from Holy 
Family Convent Chapel this morning with burial in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 15, 1930
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Peter Bleser, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bleser and Mrs. Peter Becker attended the 
funeral services of the former?s sister, Sr. M. Johanna, at the convent at 
Silver Lake, today.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 16, 1930  P. 17


SR. M. CONSTANCE BOBB

Sister M. Constance, 86, of Holy Family Convent, died there Saturday.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the convent chapel. The Rev. 
Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
The nun was born May 18, 1882, at Clintonville, the former Magdalene Bobb, 
daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Kirsten Bobb. She entered the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity Sept. 3, 1904, and professed her vows Aug. 2, 1908. 
Last August she marked her 60th anniversary as a nun. She was a teacher in 
numerous schools before retiring. 
Survivors include three brothers, J.C. Bobb of Clintonville, Conrad of Shawano 
and Robert of Menasha, and two sisters, Mrs. Rose Jacobs of Clintonville and 
Mrs. Walter Scott of Hales Corners. 
Friends may call at the convent Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 9, 1968  P. 5


SR. M. ANTHONY BOLLENBECK

Sister Anthony Bollenbeck, 85, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc, died 
Monday morning at the convent. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate with burial in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Anthony, nee Juliana Bollenbeck, was born March 23, 1891, at Ashton, Wis., 
daughter of the late Matthias and Gertrude Riphahn Bollenbeck. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1907 and professed her vows 
in 1915. Sister Anthony served the community as a teacher at Oshkosh, Potosi, 
Rice Lake, Kaukauna and Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Petoskey, Manistique, Escanaba and 
Ironwood, Mich., and West Point, Neb. In 1956 she became blind and retired to 
Holy Family Convent where she made close to 30,000 Rosaries.
Survivors include a brother, Arnold Bollenbeck, of Middleton, Wis., and a sister, 
Mrs. Jacob Zander, of Cross Plains, Wis. 
Friends may call at the convent from 5 to 9 0.m. Wednesday and Thursday morning 
until the time of service. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 27, 1976  P. 3


SR. M. ANTOLINDA BOLLENBECK

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bollenbeck, Mrs. Paul Ziegler and Mrs. Emil Ziegler motored 
to Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc on Thursday where they attended the funenral 
of Sr. Antalinda(sic), the former Catherine Bollenbeck.
Waunakee Tribune, Thurs., June 12, 1952 page 5


SR. M. CLAUDIA BOLLENBECK

Sister M. Claudia, 89, died Tuesday evening at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent
Chapel, Alverno.  The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and
burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister M. Claudia, Christine Bollenbeck, was born Sept. 17, 1876, at
Cross Plains, Wis., daughter of the late Peter and Clara Riphahn
Bollenbeck.  She entered the convent at Alverno July 15, 1897, and
took her final vows with the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Aug. 8, 1900.  Sister M. Claudia had been a laundress at Holy Family
Hospital for more than 40 years.
She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Herbert Bowar and Mrs. Mamie
Haack, of Pine Bluff, Wis., and Sister M. Sylvia, of Holy Family
Convent.
Friends may call at the convent chapel from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 
to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge.
Manitowoc Herald Times  Wednesday, November 17, 1965  pg. T-7


SR. M. POLYCARP BOLLENBECK

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bollenbeck and Joe Bollenbeck attended the funeral of their 
cousin, Sr. Polycarp, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc on Saturday.
Waunakee Tribune, Thurs., April 17, 1941 page 5


SR. M. SYLVIA BOLLENBECK

Sister Sylvia Bollenbeck, 89, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday evening, July 22, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch O. Praem will celebrate the Mass of 
Resurrection and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Bollenbeck, was born Sept 10, 1891, at Cross Plains, Wis., daughter of 
the late Peter and Clara Riphahan Bollenbeck. She entered the convent in 1907 
and professed her vows in 1913. Sister Bollenbeck served the community as a 
teacher in Clarks Mills, New Holstein, Sturgeon Bay, Francis Creek, Hollandtown, 
Kaukauna, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Rhinelander, Neopit and Manitowoc, Wis.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and two nephews, 
Walter Hack and Donald Bowar of Cross Plains, Wis.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this 
Thursday evening where a prayer service will be at 7 o'clock. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 23, 1981 P. 3
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news article
New Berlin- 
In retirement, Sister Sylvia, 83, is still giving to her church. Her broad face 
beaming, etched with character lines, reminiscent of an old Dutch painting, she 
sits in her wheelchair in her bedroom workshop at Ozanum home and fashions dolls 
for little folks. A whole wall in her room at the home for retired Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity is lined with dolls, Raggedy Anns and Andys, clown 
dolls, farmer dolls, granny dolls, Indian dolls and Humpty Dumptys.
Sister Sylvia had made 2000 Humpty Dumptys once she started sewing five years ago. 
She donates proceeds from their sale to the Franciscan Sisters, reserving only 
enough money to buy lace and thread and a few supplies not customarily donated to 
her. So professional is her handiwork, so reasonable are her prices that she can 
hardly keep up her supply. Many of her dolls are shipped to women friends who work 
in offices in Los Angeles and take orders for them, especially for the matched sets 
of Raggedy Anns and Andys selling at $5 each. The dolls are all made from her scrap 
material, decorated with buttons or lace or sequins and stuffed with nylon stockings. 
She eventually uses everything that comes to hand, all packed in boxes, labeled and 
within arms reach. She is able to wheel quickly from sewing machine to the bed where 
she lays out the material, to her supply boxes that line an opposite wall and reach 
half way to the ceiling.
Allthough her legs have given out, she has strong, capable hands and keen eyesight. 
She works several hours a day, but stops to watch TV from 6 to 8 pm then goes back 
to work again. ?That's when I'm wide awake?, she said and she may work another couple 
of hours. Among her grinning Raggedy Anns and Andys ? she paints on their faces ? are 
many more items she sews, a seal who balances an orange on his nose, crocheted pot 
holders, pot holders with a chicken head, a yellow beak and sequin eyes and dozens of 
?schmoos?, little stuffed huggables from Fantasyland. ?I have lots of animal patterns 
but I can't get at them. The days just aren't long enough,? said Sister Sylvia. She 
has kitchen towels to fasten to stove or drawer handles and an attached verse to 
explain their use: ?Hang me near the kitchen sink, my purpose isn't what you think. 
Its not to dry the pots and pans, but to quickly wipe my lady's hands.?
Sister Sylvia's talent for sewing goes back through the years to her childhood in 
Cross Plains when her mother taught her to crochet and embroider. Through the years ? 
10 years as a nurse and 47 years teaching elementary schools in various Wisconsin 
communities she has done cross stitching. But handiwork is not the only family tradition. 
She will show you a photograph of herself at 16 as a novice in a convent in Manitowoc. 
Pictured with her and the Mother Superior are Sister Polycarp and Sister Claudia, her 
own two older sisters who entered the convent before she did. All three are the 
children of Peter and Clara Bollenbeck. On the right side of the photograph are 
three more Bellenbeck sisters, her first cousins, ?double cousins?, Sister Sylvia 
calls them because they are the children of Matthew and Gertrude Bollenbeck. Two 
sisters married two Bollenbeck brothers. Together the two familes gave the church 
six daughters who became Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and a son, the Rev. 
Joseph Bollenbeck, who was serving at a parish in Menomonee Falls at the time of his 
death eight years ago. He was Sister Sylvia's older brother. Giving to the church and 
working in it has been Sister Sylvia's life, ?my pride and joy? as she calls it. 
Making dolls is simply an extension of the work Sister Sylvia has dedicated to her 
church for the past 67 years.
Waukesha Daily Freeman, Waukesha, WI Apr. 4, 1974


SR. M. CLARE ADELLE BOLZENTHAL

Sister Clare Adelle Bolzenthal, 71, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Wednesday, August 17, 1988 at Holy Family Convent, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. 
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Robert B. 
Reppen, O.Praem. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Sister Clare Adelle was born August 19, 1916 at Darlington, Wisconsin, daughter 
of the late Walter and Clara O'Brien Bolzenthal. The former Mary Bolzenthal 
entered the convent in 1929 and professed her vows in 1935. She received a BA 
Degree from Holy Family College and a MA Degree from the Catholic University of 
America. Sister Clare Adelle taught at St. Mary's, Rhinelander, Wisconsin; Holy 
Family, Lindsay, Nebraska; Guardian Angels, West Point, Nebraska; St. Philip's, 
Green Bay, Wisconsin; St. Boniface, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, 
Wisconsin; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Michigan; St. Ambrose, Ironwood, 
Michigan; Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Holy Family 
Academy, Manitowoc, Wisconsin;  Holy Name High School, Escanaba, Michigan. Sister 
had been residing at Holy Family Convent since 19?.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and 
brothers-in-law, Loretta and John Daron of Manitowoc; Alice and Kenneth Greenwood 
of Milwaukee; a sister-in-law, Sylvia Bolzenthal of Two Rivers; nieces; nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Friday where a 
prayer service will be in the Convent Chapel at 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Aug. 18, 1988 page 22
**********
Sister Clare Adelle left Manitowoc for Milwaukee on Tuesday morning, August 16, 
expecting to be back on Thursday evening. She usually stayed with the Mercy 
Sisters at Holy Family Convent, Whitefish Bay when the doctor visits necessitated 
a layover, and this time, it was no exception. On Wednesday night, she was feeling 
poorly at the supper table and later collapsed in her room. The paramedics were 
called to resuscitate her, but to no avail. Sister Clare Adelle was taken to St. 
Michael's Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:33 p.m. Sister Ritarose 
received word of her death shortly after that time.
Born on August 19, 1916, Mary was the daugher of the late Walter and Clara O'Brien 
Bolzenthal of Sacred Heart Parish, Manitowoc. She entered Holy Family Convent in 
1929, shortly after her eighth grade graduation from Sacred Heart School. She wanted 
a combination of her mother's name and also Adelle for our Sister Adelle who helped 
foster her vocation. Therefore, at her reception, she asked for Sister Clare Adelle 
as her religious name.
Sister Clare Adelle was very bright and used her mind well. After obtaining a 
Bachelor's degree in Latin from Holy Family College, she pursued a Master's in Latin 
and Greek from Catholic University in Washington, D. C.
Starting out as a primary teacher in 1934 at St. Mary School, Rhinelander, Sister 
Clare Adelle made her way teaching in our grade schools at Lindsay and West Point, 
Nebraska. Junior high teaching needed her expertise at St. Philip, Green Bay, St. 
Boniface, Manitowoc, and again, Guardian Angels in West Point. Realizing her potential 
and giftedness, her next assignments led her to high school teaching at Petoskey, 
Ironwood, Waukesha, Holy Family Academy (Manitowoc), and St. Anne's Escanaba. She 
returned for a two-year stint once more at Holy Family Academy and from there went 
on to teach at Holy Family College.
Sister Clare Adelle continued her work in the classroom as long as it was possible 
for her to do so. In December 1968, Sister retired to Holy Family Convent where light 
work as provided to make her feel needed and useful.
To give up the work of teaching that she loved, was a blow to Sister Clare Adelle. 
She wanted to keep on going but her health would not allow her to continue. She 
appeared frail, weak, and tired most of the time as a result of Parkinson's Disease. 
Nevertheless, she did paging at the Motherhouse and was very good at it. She had a 
pleasing voice and was an asset to that office. She had to give up that work, however, 
within the last four years. Sister Clare Adelle volunteered to be a discussion leader 
and a sister who had been in her group for the last three years enjoyed her very much. 
"Sister portrayed a gentle spirit, a wealth of knowledge, a good leader with much 
common sense."
Before Sister Clare Adelle left for Milwaukee, she had sent a note to Sister Dolores 
Ann saying she would be back on Thursday and would do some washing for her on Friday 
as usual. Sister Dolores Ann was in the same profession class as Sister Clare Adelle 
and they had come to know one another better during these last years. She told how 
Sister Clare Adelle would often come to visit her and that she would also do some 
shopping for her and for our older sisters while in Milwaukee. She was going to miss 
Sister very much!
Despite the heavy cross she bore, Sister Clare Adelle always reached out to others. 
She would often go that "extra mile" to be of service. Last year one of the sisters 
was going on a long trip and had forgotten to pick up something she needed from the 
Sisters' Shop. She was to leave on the morrow and was desperate. On hearing this, 
Sister Clare Adelle told her to come to her room and she would give her what she 
needed. Sister Clare Adelle would oftentimes go to the shop outside of hours to get 
something that a sister wanted. She did not count the cost to herself when it came 
to helping others.
Sister Clare Adelle was burdened with enough medical problems which would make most 
people not only weakened physically but make them want to "hide under a barrel." 
She was afflicted by so many medical maladies and bravely accepted them because of 
her devout faith. Sister sustained her problems extremely well and very courageously. 
She rarely spoke about her ailments. How she managed to keep on living, baffled so 
many. Whenever she had surgery, she hoped for some relief and, if that were not 
possible, what God wanted. Whatever the outcome was going to be, she felt she could 
truly say with Pope John: "I am not afraid to die nor do I refuse to live."
Sister was devoted to her family. She has two sisters still living and many nieces 
and nephews whom she loved dearly. She was always a avital part of their family 
celebrations. She had a host of friends: the Sisters at Whitefish Bay, people she 
met through the years, and even the bus driver whose route she traveled weekly.
Sister Clare Adelle did not return by bus on Thursday evening, August 18. Instead, 
she took a different route, a route that led to her heavenly homeland. Her funeral 
Mass on Saturday, August 20, was a testimonial and tribute to her. Many family 
members and friends came to say their final good-bye. It was a manisfestation of 
their love for her. May that love continue to live on! 
(No source given)


SR. M. FRANCES HELEN BONDE

Sister Francis Helen died at the Holy Family convent August 30. Funeral services 
were held at the convent at 8 a.m. Monday with burial in the convent cemetery. 
Four brothers and two nephews were pallbearers. 
Sister Francis Helen was a native of the town of Newton and was the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. John Bonde. She entered the Holy family convent in 1919 and this 
summer observed the 25th anniversary of her religious profession.
Survivors are two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Bonde of Kaukauna and Mrs. Andrew 
Bushman of Manitowoc; four brothers, Phillip of Rip Lake, Nick, Theodore and Peter 
of Manitowoc.
Those attending the funeral were Mrs. Robert Bratz, Mrs. Arnold Holschbach and 
daughter, Lorraine, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartlaub, Mr.and Mrs. Clemens Hartlaub, 
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Guidinger, Raymond Bushman, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bonde and Mr. 
and Mrs. H. Shroeder (sic) of Manitowoc; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bushman, Lucille 
Bushman, Ralph and Allen Bonde, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schill, Mr. and Mrs. Peter 
Bonde, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bonde, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bushman, Aurelia Bushman and 
Theodore Bonde of route 1, Manitowoc; Nick Lummerding, John Pfeifer and Miss 
Elizabeth Bonde of Kaukauna; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bogenschutz of Cleveland; Orville 
Bonde of Newton; Bernard Bonde of Valders; Mrs. Stephen Wagner of St. Nazianz; Mr. 
and Mrs. Philip Bonde and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gerstberger of Rip Lake.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 3, 1947  P. 2


SR. M. JOVITA BONNLANDER

Sister M. Jovita Bonlander(sic), 45, passed away at the Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, Wednesday morning following a lingering illness. She was born 
Feb. 14, 1907 in Chilton, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bonlander. 
She had been a nun at the Holy Family Convent, Silver Lake for the past 29 
years.
Survivors include four brothers, William of Manitowoc, Joseph and John of New 
Holstein and Christ of Mt. Calvary and three sisters, Mrs. Gregor Nennig of 
Chilton, Mrs. Allen Stemper of Glenbeulah, Mrs. Ralph Langenfeld of St. Anna.
Funeral services will be held at the convent at 8 am Friday and burial will be 
made in the convent cemetery. The body will lie in state at the convent at 
Silver Lake until the hour of services.
Sheboygan Press, Aug. 28, 1952 page 20
********
Funeral services for Sister M. Jovita, a native of Chilton, who passed away at 
the Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc on Wednesday, were held Friday at 8 am at 
the Holy Family convent. Interment was made in the convent Hospital cemetery. 
Sister Jovita was 45 years and had been in ill health for some time.
Sheboygan Press, Tues., Sept. 2, 1952 page 15


SR. M. FLORA BORDENKIRCHER

Sister Flora Bordenkircher, 87, died Monday morning at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Rt. 5, Manitowoc. The Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial 
will be in the convent cemetery.
Sr. Flora Bordenkircher, nee Matilda Bordenkircher, was born Feb. 12, 1887, at 
West Lafayette, Ohio, daughter of the late Bernard and Anna Rayer Bordenkircher. 
She entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1909 and 
professed her vows in 1912. She served the community as a teacher at Kaukauna, 
Antigo, Waukesha, Rhinelander, Bloomington, Rice Lake, Sturgeon Bay, Oconto Falls, 
Whitelaw, Sacred Heart and St. Boniface parishes of Manitowoc, Ironwood, Mich., 
and Zanesville, Ohio, retiring in 1973.
Survivors include a brother, Clarence, of Coshocton, Ohio, and a sister, Sister M. 
Corona, of Holy Rosary Convent, Steubenville, Ohio.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday 
prior to the time of service. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 20, 1975  P. 3


SR. M. JOHNICE BORER

Sr. Johnice (Carolyn) Borer, OSF, 69, died October 29, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Sr. Borer served as a teacher in Wisconsin and Ohio. In the Diocese 
of Green Bay, she taught at St. Philip, Green Bay and Holy Rosary, Kewaunee. 
She also ministered to the poor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and served 
as associate director and program director at Hebron House of Hospitality, 
Waukesha, Wis. Since 2002 she had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at 
the Motherhouse. Sr. Borer is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity; a brother and two sisters-in-law, Don and Nancy Borer, Lindsay, Neb., 
and Patricia Borer of Scottsdale, AZ; nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. Samuel D. Jadin, 
O.Praem, on October 31 at the Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc, followed 
by burial at Holy Family Cemetery.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., Nov. 11, 2005 page 5
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Sister Johnice Borer, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
age 69, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, at Holy 
Family Convent.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Rev Samuel D. Jadin O. Praem will officiate at the Mass of Christian 
Burial. Burial will be at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Carolyn Borer on November 23, 1935, in Lindsay, Neb., daughter of the 
late John and Margaret (Warth) Borer. Sister Johnice earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree 
from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, a Masters of Science Deree from Duquesne 
University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and a Master of Arts Degree from Loyola University, New 
Orleans, La. She entered the convent in 1954 and professed her vows in 1956. She is 
a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Siser Johnice served as a teacher at St. Phillip, Green Bay; Holy Rosary, Kewaunee; 
St. John the Baptist, Plymouth; St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. Mary, Bloomington, Wis.; 
Catholic Central High School, Steubenville, Ohio; and St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio. She 
also ministered to the poor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and served as associate 
director and program manager at Hebron House of Hospitality, Waukesha. Since 2002 she 
has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Mother House.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother and two sisters-
in-law: Don and Nancy Borer, Lindsay, Neb., Patricia Borer, Scottsdale, Ariz.; nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 (TODAY), at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 30, 2005  P. A3


SR. M. BERNALEEN BOTHE

Sister Bernaleen Bothe, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday, May 14, 1999, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 17, 1999, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Ligouri 
Mierzwiak, O.F.M. Burial will be at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
She was born Gertrude Bothe on December 22, 1905, in Lindsay, Neb., daughter of 
the late Bernard and Susanne Cremers Bothe. She entered the Convent in 1923 and 
professed her vows in 1926. Sister Bernaleen earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree 
from St. Norbert College, De Pere, and a Master of Arts Degree from the Catholic 
University of America, Washington D.C. Sister Bernaleen served as a teacher 
and/or principal at St. John, Antigo, St. Therese, Appleton, St. Anthony, Neopit, 
St. Mary, Rhinelander, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa, St. 
Benedict, Cambridge, St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio, 
St. Anne, Escanaba, St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich., and St. John, Komatke, 
Ariz. She also served in the Business Office and Registrar's Office at Silver 
Lake College, Manitowoc. After retiring from active ministry, she served as a  
part-time pastoral minister at St. Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph 
Home, West Point, Neb., and as a secretary at Silver Lake College. Since 1991, 
she had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister and 
brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Lawrence Olson, Lindsay, Neb.; three sisters-in-
law, Kay Bothe and Welda Bothe, Norfold, Neb., Josephine Bothe, Columbus, Neb.;
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 1999 at the Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, May 15, 1999  p.A2


SR. M. CLOTILDA BOTT

Sister Clotilda Bott, age 89, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Tuesday, October 21, 1997, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 1997, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Frances Bott was born August 28, 1908, in Clator, W.V., daughter of 
the late Anne Bott Smith. She entered the Convent in 1928 and professed her vows 
in 1931. Sister Clotilda served as a homemaker for the Sisters of St. Boniface, 
Manitowoc, Corpus Christi, Sawyer, St. Joseph, Rice Lake, St. John, Antigo, Wis.; 
SS Peter and Paul, Wellston, St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio, and Sacred Heart, 
Ayrshire, Iowa. She also served on the Food Service Staff at the Marist Seminary, 
Washington, D.C. and on the Dietary Staff at Holy Family Convent. She had been 
residing at the Motherhouse since 1961.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and a 
brother-in-law, Evelyn and Jack Crayne, Mary Louise Smith, Toswell, Ga.; a brother, 
Robert Smith, Roswell, Ga.; and a sister-in-law, Alma Smith, Alpharetta, Ga.; 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 22, 1997 P. A2


SR. MARGRETTA BOUSHELE

Sister Margretta Boushele, age 72, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Wednesday afternoon, March 30, 2005, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc. 
The former Joan Boushele was born July 19, 1932, in Oshkosh, daughter of the 
late Cyril and Margaret Weidenbeck Boushele. She entered the convent in 1946 
and professed her vows in 1951. Sister Margretta earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. 
Sister Margretta served as a primary teacher at St. Anthony, Marinette; 
St. Philip and St. Joseph, both of Green Bay; Sacred Heart, Sherwood; St. Joseph, 
Sturgeon Bay; St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Joseph, Rice Lake; St. John, Seymour; 
St. Mary, Clarks Mills; St. Gabriel, Neenah; St. Edward, Mackville; Sacred Heart, 
Oshkosh; St. Patrick, Maple Grove; St. Michael, Whitelaw; St. Francis, Hollandtown, 
all of Wisconsin; San Xavier, Tucson, Ariz.; Catholic Central, Menominee, Mich.; 
and Holy Angels, Chicago, Ill. After retiring from active ministry, she performed 
various services for the Sisters at Holy Family Convent. Since 2003, she has been 
residing in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother and 
sister-in-law, along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  The 
family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 2005, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2005, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 1, 2005 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


SR. M. PHILOMENA BOYCE

Sister Philomena Boyce, age 80, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, July 2, 1997, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitwooc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 7, 1997, at Holy Family
Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of Christian 
Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Henrietta Boyce was born January 4, 1917, in Appleton, Wis, daughter 
of the late John and Philomena Rentmeister Boyce. She entered the Convent in 1934 
and professed her vows in 1937. Sister Philomena earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree 
from Mount St. Mary College, Los Angeles, Calif. Sister Philomena served as a 
teacher at Wellsburg, W.V.; Zanesville, Ohio; San Miguel, Komatke, Topawa and Yuma, 
Ariz.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Kekaha, Hawaii; St. Rose, Clintonville, St. Boniface 
and St. Andrew, Manitowoc. St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, St. Peter, Ashton, St. 
Mary, Reedsville, St. Patrick, Maple Grove, St. Francis, Hollandtown, St. Agnes, 
Green Bay, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Pius X, Appleton, Wis. After earning library 
credits from Arizona State University and Holy Family College, she served as a 
librarian at Ironwood Catholic Central, Ironwood, Mich., Rosecrans High School, 
Zanesville, Ohio; Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, St. William, Waukesha, 
St. Anthony, Neopit, Rhinelander Catholic Central, Rhinelander, Corpus Christi, 
Sturgeon Bay and San Damiano Convent, Slinger, Wis. Since her retirement from active 
ministry in 1990, she had been residing at St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters-in-law, 
Florence Boyce and Marion Boyce, Green Bay; nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 3, 1997 P. A2


SR. M. CONCHITA BOYER

Sister Conchita (Mary Margaret) Boyer, 55, formerly of Kenosha, late of Holy 
Family convent, Manitowoc, died at Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, 
Tuesday (Jan. 5, 1993).
She was born August 30, 1937, the daughter of James H. and Marceline Boyer. 
She attended St. James Catholic Grade School and after eighth grade entered 
Holy Family Convent. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching 
from the convent and received a master's degree in music from the University 
of Arizona. For her more than 30 year career she taught at Indian reservations 
in Arizona. At the time of her death she was working as a minister of music at 
St. Anthony's Catholic parish on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Neopit.
Surviving are her mother, Kenosha; a brother, James Boyer, Casa Grande, Ariz.; 
four sisters, Joanne Sullivan, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Virginia De Fazio, Frances 
Boyd and Phyllis McNab of Kenosha. She was preceded in death by her father I 1971. 
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Holy Family Convent.
Kenosha News, Thurs., Jan. 7, 1993 page 5
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Sister Conchita Boyer, age 55, of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Tuesday, January 5, 1993, at the Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 8, 1993, at the Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating the Mass of Chrisitan Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem. Burial will be at the Holy Family Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born the former Mary Margaret Boyer, August 30, 1937, at Waukegan, Ill. 
Daughter of Marceline Boyer and the late James Boyer. She entered the convent 
in 1952 and professed her vows in 1957. She received her B.A. Degree from the 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc and her Masters Degree in Music from the University 
of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. Sister Conchita served as an elementary school teacher 
at Antigo, Wis. and Pisinemo, Yuma, Bapchule, Tucson, Topawa, Ariz. She was also 
a member of the Service Team and of the Mother Agna Enrichment Program at Holy 
Family Convent. Since 1991, she helped with the liturgy and other parish work at 
St. Anthony Parish, Neopit, Wis. She was also a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; her mother, Mrs. 
Marceline Boyer, Kenosha, Wis.; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Joanne and 
Roy Sullivan, Casa Grande, Ariz., Frances and Jerry Boyd, Phyllis McNabb and 
Virginia De Fazio, Kenosha, Wis. and one brother, James Boyer, Casa Grande, Ariz. 
Neices (sic), nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc on Thursday, January 7, 1993, 
from 4-8 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held on Thursday at the Holy Family Convent 
Chapel at 7 p.m. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 5, 1993 P. A2


SR. M. ALICIA BRABENDER

Sister Alicia Barbender(sic), 82, of Holy Family Convent, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. 
Gerald Walker, O.F.M. Cap. will officiate and burial will be in Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery.
Sister Alicia was born March 27, 1901, at Ashton, Wis., daughter of the late John 
and Rose Spahan. She entered the convent March 22, 1919 and professed her vows Aug. 
15, 1922. Sister Alicia received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Holy Family College 
(Silver Lake, Manitowoc), Life Certificate for Michigan from Michigan State Normal 
College. Sister Alicia taught at Petoskey, Ironwood, Manistique, Escanaba, Menominee, 
Mich., St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio, St. John, Antigo, and Rhinelander. In 1971 sister 
was selected as the leader of Marican elementary education in recognition of her 
contributions to the advancement of elementary education and service to the community. 
In announcing the award winners, Dr. V. Gilbert Beers, director of the program cited 
Sister for her outstanding service and called her "An Exceptional Teacher".
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two nieces, Miss 
Dorella Barbender (sic) of Middletion, Wis. and Miss Jeanette Endres of Waunakee, 
Wis. and two nephews, John and Vincent Barbender (sic).
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, where a prayer 
service will be at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of local 
arangments (sic).
Herald Times Reporter, September 7, 1983 P. 3
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Sr. Alicia Brabender Honored
Sister Alica Brabender, a native of Middleton, has been selected a Leader of 
American Elementary Education for 1971, according to Sister Theresa Jansen, 
principal of Rhinelander Central Catholic School. Nominated earlier this year 
by the school's administration, she was selected for the national honor on the 
basis of her professional and civic achievements.
Leaders of Education Elementary Education is an annual program honoring the men 
and women who have distinguished themselves by their service and leadership in 
the field of elementary education. Guidelines for selection include an educator's 
talents in the classroom, contributions to research, administration abilities and 
civic service and professional recognition.
Sister Alicia entered the order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at 
Manitowoc in1919. After completing her education at Holy Family College, Manitowoc, 
she attended Michigan State Normal College to gain her life certification for 
Michigan. She also holds a life teaching certificate for Wisconsin.
She has taught 12 years at Petoskey, Michigan; 8 years at Antigo; one year in 
Delaware, Ohio; one year in Ironwood, Mich.; 10 years at Manistique, Mich.; three 
years in Escanaba, Mich.; six years in Menominee, Mich.; and the past nine years 
in Rhinelander. This year marks Sister Alicia's 50th year teaching first grade as 
well as her retirement from full time teaching duties. She is presently serving 
small groups of first and second graders at Rhinelander by helping them to learn 
to love reading.
Waunakee Tribune, Thurs., Sept. 30, 1971 page 3


SR. M. HERMENGILD BRANDEL

Sister Hermengild Brandel, age 95, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Thursday, June 1, 2000, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 5, 2000, at Holy Family 
convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem, with burial in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Marie Brandel was born May 14, 1905 in LaFayette, Minn. daughter of the late Joseph 
and Mary Schreiner Brandel. Sister Hermengild earned a Bachelor of Science Degree 
from Michigan State Normal College and a Master of Arts Degree from Eastern Michigan 
University, Ypsilanti, Mich. She entered the convent in 1920 and professed her vows 
in 1923. Sister Hermengild served as an elementary teacher and/or principal at St. 
Francis, Hollandtown, St. Andrew, Potosi, St. Peter, Ashton, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, 
Wis.; St. Anne, Escanaba, St. John, Menominee, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.; St. 
Benedict, Cambridge, St. Mary, Delaware, and St. Sylvester, Woodsfield, Ohio. She 
retired to Holy Family Convent in 1987 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse since 1990.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister, Anne Ebert, 
Manitowoc; 3 brothers and 5 sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Omar and Grace Brandel, 
Herbert and Arline Brandel, Manitowoc, Jack Brandel, Coloumbus, Ohio, Marcella Brandel, 
Margaret Gries, Manitowoc, Rita Brandel, Columbus, Ohio, Paul Steeber, Manitowoc; nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Sunday, June 4, 2000, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 3, 2000 P. A2



SR. M. JOSEPHINE BRAULT

Sister Josephine Brault, 73, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
evening at the convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in Holy Family 
convent Cemetery.
Sister Josephine, nee Amanda Brault, was born Sept. 20, 1906, at Menominee, Mich., 
daughter of the late John and Josepine Everard Brault. She entered the Order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1926 and professed her vows in 1929. 
She recived her bachelors degree from St. Norbert College with a major in History 
and a minor in French. She received her degree in Business Education from Creighton 
University Omaha, Neb., and Catholic University, Washington D.C. She taught school 
at St. Mary School, Kaukauna, St. Boniface, Manitowoc, Oshkosh, Francis Creek, 
Oneida, Sturgeon Bay, Neopit, Catholic Memorial at Waukesha, Komatke St. John in 
Arizona and St. Ambrose in Ironwood.
Survivors include the Francisican Sister of Christian Charity and four sisters, 
Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Salfai and Mrs. Irene Bauman of Menominee, Mich., Mrs. Bernice 
Johnson of Marinette, Wis., and Mrs. Elizabeth Gagliard of Forreston, Ill.   
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Friday evening, where 
a prayer service will be at 7 o'clock in St. Mary Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 15, 1980 P.3
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(Josephine Brault/29 Sep 1906/Feb 1980/SSDI)


SR. ANNE MARIE BRAUN

Sister Ann Marie Braun, 67, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday at 
Manitowoc County Health Care Center. Sister Ann Marie, nee Rose Braun, was born 
September 18, 1906 at Charlestown, Wis., the daughter of the late Joseph and 
Adelaid Wagner Braun. She entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity in 1921, professing her vows in 1926. Sister Ann Marie was a homemaker 
at Antigo, Rhinelander, Kaukauna, Sherwood, Greenleaf and Cooperstown, Wis., 
and Escanaba and Menominee, Michigan and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Survivors 
include five brothers, Peter, Alfred and Jerome of Sherwood, Ambrose of Fond 
du Lac and John of Maple Grove; a sister, Mrs. Ray (Theresa) Scharenbroch of 
Route 2, Reedsville. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Holy Family Convent 
chapel with the Rev. Julian Resch O.Praem officiating. Burial was in the convent 
cemetery.
Denmark Press, Thursday, Sept. 27, 1973 page 6


SR. M. DAMIAN BRAUN

Sister Damian Braun, 87, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Tuesday, 
October 11, 1988, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel. Rev. Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem will officiate and burial will be in 
Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Sister Damian the former Catherine Margaret Braun, was born December 2, 1900, 
at Germantown, Wisconsin, daughter of the late John Braun and Anna Gross. She 
entered the convent in 1921 and professed her vows in 1924. Sister earned a 
BS degree in Pharmacy at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Sister Damian 
taught at St. Francis de Sales, Manistique, Michigan; St. Mary, Rhinelander, 
Wisconsin; St. John The Baptist, Plymouth, Wisconsin; Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, 
Wisconsin; Sts. Peter and Paul, Wellston, Ohio; St. Paul, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; 
St. Anthony, Marinette, Wisconsin; and St. Mary, Clarks Mils, Wisconsin. Sister 
Damian was a Pharmacist at Holy Family Medical Center from 1964 to 1983 and 
then retired to Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; four brothers 
and sisters-in-law, Leo and Rose Braun of Menasha, Wisconsin, Edmund and Margaret 
Braun of Appleton, Wisconsin, William and Cecilia Braun of Waukesha, Wisconsin, 
and Martin and Eleanor Braun of Racine, Wisconsin, a sister and brother-in-law, 
Helen and Martin Heinz of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; nieces; nephews; other relatives 
and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 
where a prayer service will be 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 12, 1988


SR. M. ST. ANTHONY BRAUN

Sister Mary Anthony, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Braun of Sherwood, died 
Friday at the hospital in Manitowoc. Sister Mary Anthony who was formerly Miss 
Veronica Braun left here four years ago to enter the Holy Family Convent at 
Alverno at the age of 19 years. She was buried at 9 o'clock Monday morning at 
the Holy Family Cemetery at Alverno.
Appleton Post Crescent, Tues., Nov. 27, 1928 page 10


SR. M. JOSELINE BRENNAN

Sister Joseline Brennan, 88, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Friday 
evening, July 10, at Holy Family Convent.
The Mass of Resurrection will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch, O Praem will officiate and burial will be in 
Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Catherine Ann Brennan was born June 11, 1893, at Antigo, Wis., daughter of the 
late Patrick and Sarah Cerow Brennan. Sister Joseline entered the convent in 1910 
and professed her vows in 1913. She received a BA degree in philosophy from 
Marquette University and MA in Education from Marquette University. She held a 
life certificate in Michigan and Wisconsin. Sister Joseline taught at St. Joseph, 
Waukesha, St. Ann, Francis Creek, Manitowoc, Cambridge, Ohio, Ironwood, Mich., 
and served at (sic) council member of the general administration of Holy Family 
Convent from 1957 to 1969.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, Patrick 
Brennan of Prinevalle, Ore.; a sister, Mrs. Sadie Schultz of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this 
Sunday evening. A prayer service will be at 7 o'clock this Sunday evening at St. 
Mary Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 12, 1981 P. 3


SR. M. GEORGEEN BREY

Sister Georgeen Brey, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday, February 16, 1996, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 19, 1996, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial in Holy Family Cemetery.
The former Edna Brey was born July 3, 1902, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late 
Joseph and Amelia Stenson Brey. She entered the convent in 1917 and professed 
her vows in 1921. Sister Georgeen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount 
Saint Mary College, Los Angeles, Calif. Sister Georgeen served as a principal 
and/or elementary grade school teacher at St. Mary, Kaukauna, Holy Innocents, 
Manitowoc; St. Mary, Delaware; Sts. Peter and Paul, Wellston, Ohio; St. 
Willibrord, Chicago, Ill.; Immaculate Conception, Yuma, St. John, Komatke, St. 
Peter, Bapchule, St. Catherine and St. Anthony, Topawa, San Xavier, Tucson, 
Ariz., and as a religious education teacher at Hacienda Heights, Calif. After 
retiring from the teaching profession in 1980, she performed a variety of tasks 
at St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb., and Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday at Holy Family Convent. A prayer service 
will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, February 18, 1996 P. A2


SR. M. ARLENE BRISBANE

Sister Arlene Brisbane, age 93, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc.
She was born March 8, 1916, in Menominee, Mich., daughter of the late Earl and 
Ruth (Akey) Brisbane. Sister Arlene earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy 
Family College, Manitowoc, and a Masters of Arts degree in speech from Marquette 
University, Milwaukee. She entered the convent in 1932 and professed her vows in 
1935. Sister Arlene received many awards during her ministry to those having 
speech and language problems and was awarded the Professor Emeritus from Silver 
Lake College for her distinguished service to the teaching profession. She 
served as a teacher of primary and/or middle grades at St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. 
Therese, Appleton, Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, St. Rose, Clintonville, St. Philip, 
Green Bay; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill.; St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio; St. Ambrose, 
Ironwood, Mich., St. Anne, Escanaba, Mich., St Ann, Menominee, Mich.; and 
English/Religion at Xavier High School, Appleton. Sister Arlene also served as 
a speech therapist at Holy Family Hospital, Holy Family College and was director 
of the Special Education Department at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc. Since 2001, 
she has been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister: Rosemary 
Brisbane, Oshkosh; one sister-in-law: Mary Brisbane, Port St. Lucie, Fla.; nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangement.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 1, 2009


SR. M. BENETTA BRISLEN

Sister Bernetta (sic) Brislen, 76, a member of the Order of Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity of St. Nicholas Convent, Zanesville, Ohio, died Thursday 
at Good Samaritan Medical Center at Zanesville.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Rt. 
5, Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch O. Praem will officiate with burial in the 
convent cemetery.
Sister Bernetta, nee Mary Helena Brislen, was born May 12, 1899, at Cambridge, 
Ohio, daughter of the late William and Margaret Kerrigan Brislen. She entered 
the Order Aug. 27, 1917 and professed her vows Aug. 10, 1920. She had served 
the community as a teacher at Rice Lake, Oconto Falls, Waukesha, Rhinelander and 
Milwaukee, Wis., Manistique, Petoskey, Menominee, Cross Village and Ironwood, Mich., 
Wellston, Ohio, Chicago, Ill., and West Bend, Neb. She was the southern regional 
director from 1966 to 1972 and general counselor to the community director in 1972 
and 1973. Since 1973 she had been the secretary to the principal at Rosecrans High 
School at Zanesville, a position she held at the time of her death.
There are no survivors.
Friends may call at the convent from 3:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday until the 
time of service. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of local arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 1976  P. 10 


SR. M. FRANCIS CATHERINE BRITTNACHER

Sister Francis Catherine Brittnacher, 86, who resided at Ozanam Home at New Berlin, 
Wisconsin, died Saturday, December 5, 1987, at the home. Funeral services will be 
10:30 am Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by Rev. Julian C. Resch, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery.
Teresa Mary Brittnacher was born February 19, 1901 at Greenleaf, Wisconsin, daughter 
of the late John Brittnacher Sr. and Catherine Schack Brittnacher. She entered the 
Convent on August 31, 1922 and Professed her vows on August 15, 1925. Sister received 
her BA Degree in Education from College of St. Joseph at Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
Sister Francis Catherine taught middle and upper grades in the following schools: 
St. Ambrose at Ironwood, Michigan; St. Benedict at Cambridge, Ohio; St. Andrew at 
Potosi, Wisconsin; St. Joseph at Sturgeon Bay; Immaculate Conception at DePere, 
Wisconsin; Sts. Peter and Paul at Wellston, Ohio; St. Peter at Bapchula, Arizona; 
St. Nicholas at Zanesville, Ohio; Immaculate Conception at Yuma, Arizona and St. 
Mary's at Algoma, Wisconsin. After her retirement from teaching, Sister worked at 
the Infirmary at Holy Family convent, St. Joseph Home at West Point, Nebraska, 
Sacred Heart Seminary at Oneida and St. Paul Home at Kaukauna. Sister has been 
residing at Ozanam Home at New Berlin, Wisconsin since 1984.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Mrs. Clara 
Verheyen of Kaukauna and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ann Brittnacher of Green Bay.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday. Prayer services will
be held at Holy Family Convent Chapel Tuesday evening at 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home 
is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Dec. 7, 1987 page 14


SR. MARY HENRY BROOKS

Sister Mary Henry Brooks, age 82, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc died 
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
She was born on Sept. 22, 1926, in Forest Junction, Wis., daughter of the 
late Henry and Mary (Brochtrup) Brooks. She entered the convent in 1953 
and professed her vows in 1955. Sister Mary Henry served as a homemaker at 
Holy Family Convent and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc; St. Philip and St. 
Joseph, Green Bay; Sacred Heart Center, Oneida; Ozanam Home, New Berlin; 
San Damiano, Slinger; Catholic Memorial Convent, Waukesha; St. Willibrod, 
Chicago, Ill.; St. Francis, Petosky, Mich.; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; 
and St. Mary, West Point, Neb. She also served as a sponsor representative 
at St. Paul Manor, Kaukauna. After retiring from active ministry, she 
performed various tasks at the Motherhouse. Since 2008, she ahd been residing 
in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan sisters of Christiean charity; five brothers 
and three sisters-in-law; three sisters and four brothers-in-law (private). 
Nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends further survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
Rev. Charles Brooks as celebrant and Rev. Samuel D. Jade, O.Praem, as 
concelebrant with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, Sept. 23, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc where a prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 21, 2009


SR. MARY XAVIER BROWER

Sister Mary Xavier Brower, age 89 a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Thursday, October 29, 1998, at the Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 2, 1998, at the 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at the Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Catherine Brower on November 10, 1908, in Chicago, Ill., daughter 
of the late Frank and Mary Schouten Brower. She entered the convent in 1928 and 
professed her vows in 1931. Sister Mary Xavier served as an elementary teacher 
at Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Francis, Hollandtown, St. Mary, Rhinelander, St. 
Therese, Appleton, Sacred Heart, Manitowoc, St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio, and 
as a homemaker at St. Anthony, Marinette. She also served in the accounting 
department at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, and Good Samaritan Hospital, 
Zanesville, Ohio, as well as in the campaign office and vocation office at Holy 
Family Convent. She retired to the Motherhouse in 1970 and has been a resident 
of St. Rita Health Facilities since 1974. She is a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Mary 
Brower, West Lafayette, Ind., and Alida DeLion, Lafayette, Ind.; one sister-in-law, 
Edith Brower, Tinley Park, Ill.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A 
prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 31, 1998 P. A2
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Funeral Services for Sister Mary Xavier Brower, age 89, a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity, who died Thursday, October 29, 1998, at the Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 2, 1998, at the Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem with burial at the Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday (TONIGHT) at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 1, 1998 P. A2


SR. M. GEORGE MARIE BUCHMAN

A solemn requiem mass will be sung at the Silver Lake convent Monday morning 
for Sister George Marie, O.S. F., 35, parochial school teacher at Antigo, killed 
at Antigo Thursday night in an automobile accident.
Celebrant of the mass will be the Rev. George Buckmann (sic) of Columbus, Ohio, 
a brother of the deceased. There was a funeral mass in Antigo Saturday morning 
by the Rev. Leo Binder, pastor of St. John Church.
Sister George Marie was born Charlotte Buckmann in Delaware, Ohio, in 1918, 
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Buckmann. Her brother is the only survivor. 
She taught in schools in Outagamie, Oneida and Kewaunee counties before coming to 
Antigo five years ago. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 6, 1954  P. 13


SR. M. CLEMENTINE BUCHMELTER

Sister Clementine Buchmelter, 86, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
afternoon, March 14, 1991, at the Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Presiding 
at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Robert H. Reppen, O.Praem. Burial will 
follow at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born June 5, 1904, in Mingo Junction, Ohio, daughter of the late John and 
Anna Rasko Buchmelter. Sister entered the Convent in 1919 and professed her vows in 
1923. Sister earned a B.A. Degree from college of St. Joseph Albuquerque, N.M. and 
a B.A. from Loyola University, Los Angeles, Calif. Sister served as an elementary 
school teacher at Topawa, Tucson, Pisinemo, Covered Wells, Ariz.; Ayrshire, Iowa; 
Wellston, Ohio; Kaukauna, Francis Creek, Hollandtown, Maple Grove, Sturgeon Bay, 
Marinette, Cooperstown, Hilbert, Neopit, Appleton, Reedsville, Mackville, Greenleaf 
and Green Bay, Wis.
Survivors include The Franciscan sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters and 
two brothers-in-law, Mrs. Anna Maggs of Woodburn, Ore., Agnes and Stephen Tancek 
of Mingo Junction, Ohio, Theresa and John Galowinia of Steubenville, Ohio; a brother 
and two sisters-in-law, Edward and Margaredt Buchmelter of Scottsdale, Ariz., Mrs. 
Vivian Buchmelter of Follansbee, W. Va.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Prayer Service 
will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home 
assisted with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 17, 1991 P. B10


SR. MARY BUCHMELTER

Sister Mary Buchmelter, age 96, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2002, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Nov. 25, 1905, in Mingo Junction, Ohio, daughter of the late John 
and Anna Margaret Rasko Buchmelter. She entered the convent in 1927 and professed 
her vows in 1930. Sister Mary earned a bachelor of music degree from Chicago 
conservatory, Chicago, Ill. Sister Mary served as an elementary teacher at St. 
Peter, Ashton; St. Michael, Whitelaw; St. Mary, Brillion; St. Mary, Wakefield, 
Mich.; and as an organist and teacher of music at St. Mary, Clarks Mills; St. 
Patrick, Maple Grove; St. Augustine, Chilton; St. Andrew, Potosi; St. Mary, 
Reedsville; St. Anthony, Neopit; St. Mary, Bloomington; St. Joseph & St. Philip, 
Green Bay; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Francis de Sales, Manistique; St. Ambrose, 
Ironwood, Mich.; SS. Peter & Paul, Wellston; St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio; Guardian 
Angels, West Point, Neb.; and St. John, Wellsburg, W.V. After her retirement from 
active ministry, she performed various services at SS. Peter & Paul, Wellston, 
St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio; and Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. Since 1993, 
she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and 
brothers-in-law, Agnes and Stephen Tancek, Mingo Junction, Ohio; Theresa and John 
Galownia, Steubenville, Ohio; two sisters-in-law: Vivian Buchmelter, Follansbee, 
W.V.; Margaret Buchmelter, Mingo Junction, Ohio; nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends also survive.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday (TODAY) where a prayer service will be held at 7  p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 28, 2002 P. A3


SR. M. FLORENTINE BUHR

Sister Florentine Buhr, 80, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died late Monday 
evening, June 6, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Walker O.F.M. Cap. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Sister Buhr was born Catherine Buhr, Aug. 22, 1902, at Lincoln, Wis., daughter 
of the late Nicholas and Lena Schanes Buhr. She entered the convent Aug. 15, 
1922, and professed her vows in 1925. Sister Buhr served as a homemaker at 
Sherwood, Sawyer, West DePere, Plymouth, Reedsville, Potosi, New Holstein, St. 
Paul Home at Kaukauna, Mackville, Maple Grove, Whitelaw and Marinette, Wis. She 
also served at Mingo Junction, Ohio, and St. Willibrord of Chicago. She retired 
to Holy Family Convent in 1979.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Chrisitan Charity; three nieces, 
Mrs. Alice Gerondale of Green Bay, and Mrs. Marie LaCrosse and Mrs. Kathleen 
Vandetie of Algoma, and a nephew, John Buhr of Green Bay.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday where 
a prayer service will be held in the chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 7, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. FRANCIS BEDE BUHR

Sister Francis Bede Buhr, 84, of Holy Family Convent, 2409 S. Alverno Rd., 
Manitowoc died early Thursday at the convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Family Convent. The 
Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery.
Sister Francis, nee Clara Buhr, was born March 22, 1895, in Lincoln, Wis., 
daughter of the late Nicholas and Magalene Schants Buhr. She entered the 
convent in 1922 and professed her vows in 1925. She taught school in 
Bloomington, St. Boniface, Manitowoc, and Ayrshire, Iowa, and then did sewing 
and mission work after becoming incapacitated in 1933.
Survivors include two sisters, Sister, Florentien Buhr, of Whitelaw, a member 
of Franciscan Sisters, Manitowoc and Sister Delores Buhr, a member of St. 
Francis Convent, Bay Settlement.
Friends may call in the convent 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 26, 1979 P. 3


SR. M. WENDELINE BURGHART

DEATH OF SISTER DUE TO ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA
Sister M. Wendeline Burghart, aged 43, died at the Holy Family hospital yesterday 
afternoon, death being due to an attack og (sic) pneumonia. Sister M. Wendeline 
Burghart was born in Etzenhause, Germany, and came to this country with her parents 
at the age of thirteen years and has lived pracitcally all of her life in Wisconsin. 
She has been a member of the Franciscan Sisters at the Holy Family convent, where 
the funeral will be held tomorrow, the Rev. Flaton officiaitng at the services.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, November 15, 1921 P. 1


SR. M. ANGELINE BURKART

Sister M. Angeline, 73, died yesterday at the Holy Family convent at 
Silver Lake, where she has been stationed for many years.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8 a.m. at the convent chapel, 
with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Sister M. Angeline, nee Wilhelmina Burkart, was born in this city, 
daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth Burkart.
Survivors are four brothers, Stephen of Milwaukee, John, William and 
Albert of this city; 14 nieces and seven nephews.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, December 17, 1941 P. 2


SR. M. JOLYCE BUTTRES

Sister Jolyce Buttres, 70, died Thursday evening at Silver Lake College. 
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday in Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. 
Julian Resch O.Praem will officiate and burial will be in Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery.
The nun was born May 2, 1908 in Mount Lebanon, Palestine, daughter of the late 
Joseph and Elizabeth Buttres. She entered the Order of Felician Sisters of 
Christian Charity in 1929 and professed her vows in 1932, receiving her Master's 
degree from Catholic University, Washington D.C. in 1954. She majored in Education 
and minored in Psychology and taught school in Oshkosh, Maple Grove, Rice Lake, 
St. Philips School, Green Bay, St. Joseph School, Sturgeon Bay, Oconto Falls and 
St. Boniface and Holy Innocents School, Manitowoc. From 1963 to 1969 she was 
Directoress of Junior Sisters and council member of General Administration and 
from 1969 until the time of her death was a faculty member of Silver Lake College.
Friends may call in St. Mary Convent Chapel from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday where a 
prayer service will be at 6:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 12, 1978 page 3


MOTHER M. GENEROSE CAHILL

Mother Generose, Nun 58 Years, Dies 
Superior General at Silver Lake Convent 28 Years 
After completing nearly 60 years as a Roman Catholic nun, Mother Mary Generose, 
who retired as superior general of the Silver Lake convent of the Salvatorian 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1939, died Wednesday at the Holy Family hospital. 
She had been seriously ill two weeks.
In the long span of years beginning in 1911 Mother M. Generose, born Mary Cahill 
at Adrian, Mich., carried on an extensive building expansion program at the 
convent which saw construction of five additions. She also supervised additions 
to Franciscan Sisters insititutions at Zanesville, Ohio, and West Point, Neb. 
Although retiring as superior general at the Silver Lake convent in 1939, Mother 
Generose continued as a member of the council of the order until the time of her 
death.
A solemn mass of requiem will be chanted in the convent chapel of the motherhouse 
at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the cemetery at the convent.
Molder of Character 
Although much of the material progress of the Catholic communities in which she 
served was due to Mother Generose?s untiring efforts, her great work was as molder 
of character, both of the many children that came under her influence and the 
Sisters, who dedicated their lives to carry on their special work. Her work as 
teacher, community inspector and superior extended over a half century.
Mother Generose entered the Holy Family convent in Manitowoc August 1, 1884. She 
was educated at Marquette university, Milwaukee, and was graduated from Catholic 
university of America in Washington, D.C. 
She taught parochial schools at Hollandtown, Kaukauna and Antigo in Wisconsin and 
at Delaware, Mingo Junction and Wellstown in Ohio. She also taught in the academy 
and college conducted for the sisters of her community at Holy Family convent.
On Franciscan Council 
Mother Generose was a member of the Franciscan sisters council from 1911 to 1915, 
1927 to 1933 and from 1939 until her death. She was superior general of the Silver 
Lake convent from 1919 to 1927 and 1933 to 1939.
During the period she was head of the institution at Silver Lake she supervised 
successive additions to the motherhouse, infirmary, power house, kitchen, laundry 
and college. Her work also included supervisions over additions to the Holy Family 
hospital in this city and to hospitals at Zanesville, Ohio and West Point, Neb. 
Mother Generose celebrated her golden jubilee in 1937 and had she lived two more 
years would have observed her diamond jubilee.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 13, 1945  P. 1


SR. M. THOMAS CAHILL

Sister Thomas, formerly a teacher at Antigo died in this city after a brief 
illness. Memorial services were held at St. John Church, Antigo yesterday in 
her honor. She was in charge of the seventh and eighth grades of St. John's 
School at Antigo until two years ago.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mar. 23, 1911


SR. M. DENISE CARDIN

Sister M. Denise, 88, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Tuesday afternoon 
at the convent.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. F. Dupont O Pream, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister M. Denise, nee Ethel Cardin, was born Sept. 19, 1883, at Phlox, Wis., 
daughter of the late John and Josetta Longlois Cardin. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 190? and professed her vows in 
1910. She received a masters degree in 1936 from Catholic University. She 
taught school in Sturgeon Bay, Antigo, Maple Grove and at the Holy Family 
Academy. Sister M. Denise also taught French at Holy Family College, Manitowoc, 
until her retirement.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Mrs. Louis Cardin, of Green Bay and several 
nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the convent chapel after 2 o'clock this Wednesday afternoon.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. August 11, 1971


SR. M. EPHIPHANY CARROLL

Two Sisters Die at Convent This Week
Holy Family convent was twice visted by death this week. Sister Mary Eulogia 
passed away Thursday. She had been in poor health since she was stricken with 
an attack of the flue last fall. Sister Eulogia was born at Asteaton, Wis., 
in 1900 and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wall of Asteaton.
Sister Epithany(sic), died at the convent at 6:30 this morning, death being 
due to heart trouble. She had been ill for a year. The funeral will be held 
at the convent chapel Monday morning at 8:30. Sister Epithany was born at 
Holland, Wis., in 1859, and had been at the Holy Family convent for thirty 
years.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. Saturday, August 25, 1923 P. 9


SR. ANN JOSEPH CAVA

Sister Ann Joseph Cava, 80, of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died 
Saturday evening, Jan. 31, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Ferdinand F. Dupont, O. Praem will officiate and burial 
will be in the convent cemetery. 
Sister Cava, nee Margaret Theresa Cava, was born Aug. 18, 1900, at Wellsville, 
Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph and Michelina Pangaro Cava. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Charity in 1924 and professed her vows in 1927. Sister 
Cava received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Norbert College and a Masters 
Degree in education from Marquette University. She had taught at St. Boniface 
Parochial School of Manitowoc, and also at Waukesha and Rice Lake, Wis., 
Wellston, Zanesville, Woodsfield and Cambridge, Ohio, Manistique and Petoskey, 
Mich., and Wellsburg, W.Va. 
Survivors include Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and a niece, Mrs. 
Lucille DiThomas of Mingo Junction, Ohio.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday where 
a prayer service will be held in St. Mary Chapel of the convent at 7 p.m. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, February 2, 1981  p.3


SR. M. AGNELLA CEJDA

Sister Agnella Cejda, 90, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Thursday morning, Jan. 10, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Julian Resch, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Agnella, nee Anna Agnes Cejda, was born Dec. 9, 1889, at Howells, Neb., 
daughter of the late Frank and Mary Parr Cejda. She entered the order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1906 and professed her vows in 1911. 
She obtained her Bachelors and Masters Degree in music from the Chicago 
Conservatory and was a music teacher and organist at Oshkosh, Antigo, Green Bay, 
Appleton and Algoma, Wis.; Delaware, Zanesville and Cambridge, Ohio; Petoskey, 
Ironwood, Escanaba and Manistique, Mich., and Holy Family conservatory, Manitowoc, 
retiring in 1970.
Survivors include two step-brothers, Frank Scharda of Glenview, Ill., and Stephen 
Cejda of Jacksonville, Fla.; two step-sisters, Mrs. Albert Peatroskey of West 
Point, Neb., and Mrs. L.G. Roucek of Omaha, Neb., and the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, where a prayer service 
will be at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 10, 1980 P.3


SR. M. CLARISSA CENEFELS

SISTER CLARISSA DIES AT APPLETON
Sister M. Clarissa, for many years a teacher in the parochial schools 
of this county and a member of the Franciscan order, died at the St. 
Elizabeth Hospital at Appleton today following a vain effort to save 
her life by an operation. Since September, Sister Clarissa has been 
a teacher in the schools at Reedsville.
Manitowoc Herald News, Feb. 19, 1930 page 12
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Reedsville
St. Mary's Catholic School was closed Friday, the sisters being at 
Silver Lake to attend the funeral of Sister Clarissa.
Manitowoc Herald News, Feb. 22, 1930 page 7
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Cooperstown - The Misses Mary and Catherine Wanish, Joseph Cenefelt(sic) and 
son, Charles, attended the funeral of Sister Clarissa at Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thurs., Feb. 27, 1930 page 3


SR. M. BORROMEO CERLETTY

Sister Mary Borromeo, 83, of the order of the Franciscan Sisters of Charity, 
died Saturday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 8 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent of the 
Franciscan Sisters, Silver Lake. The Rev. D.F. Hurley will officiate and burial 
will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Borromeo was born Mary Cerletty Oct. 29, 1873, at Milwaukee, daughter of 
the late George and Margaret Mehi Cerletty. She had been teaching in the 
parochial schools in the area for many years.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 30, 1956 P. 17


SR. MARY WILFRID CERNY

Sister Mary Wilfrid Cerny, age 97, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday, November 26, 1993, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
Wis.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 30, 1993, at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O. Praem. Burial will be at the Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Rose Cerny was born October 31, 1896, in Naper, Neb., daughter of the 
late Frank and Anastasia Nezveda Cerny. She entered the convent in 1920 and professed 
her vows in 1923. Sister Mary Wilfrid earned a B.A. Degree from St. Norbert College, 
De Pere, Wis. Sister Mary Wilfrid served as an elementary school teacher at Rhinelander, 
Francis Creek, New Holstein, Neopit, Potosi, Wrightstown, Maple Grove. St. Boniface, 
Manitowoc, St. Joseph, Alverno, Brillion, Greenleaf, Wis., Zanesville and Woodsfield, 
Ohio, Kekaha and Honolulu, Hawaii; Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb. After her 
retirement from active ministry, she resided at St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb., 
Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis., St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb., St. 
Mary Convent, West Point, Neb., and Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, Wis. She was a 
member of the Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christitian (sic) Charity; three sisters, 
Anna Lewandowski, Omaha, Neb., Janet Sattler, Gregory, S.D., Mary Cerny, Omaha, Neb.; 
one brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Mildred Cerny, Creighton, Neb. Nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday, November 29, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, at the Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 28, 1993 P. A2


SR. M. JANICE CHERVENAK

Sister Janice Chervenak, age 84, a member of The Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Susan Chervenak was born July 17, 1917, in Byesville, Ohio, daughter 
of the late John and Anna Bogdanik Chervenak. Sister Janice earned a bachelor of 
arts degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. She entered the convent in 1932 
and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Janice served as a teacher at St. Mary, 
Brillion; Holy Innocents and St. Boniface, both of Manitowoc; St. Anthony, 
Marinette; St. Mary, Rhinelander; St. John, Antigo; St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; St. 
Joseph, Kellnersville; St. Andrew, Potosi; St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. John the 
Baptist, Plymouth; St. Mary, Algoma; St. Peter, Middleton; St. Nicholas, Zanesville; 
St. Agnes, Mingo Junction; St. Sylvester, Woodsfield, all of Ohio; and Guardian 
Angel, West Point, Neb. After her retirement from the teaching profession, she 
performed various tasks at St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio; and Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Since March 2001, she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at 
the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Agnes Twark, 
Centerville, Ohio; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, from 4 to 8 p.m. 
Monday where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 27, 2002 P. A3


SR. M. JEAN CLARE CHRIST

Sister Jean Clare Christ, age 93, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity, of 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Friday, April 10, 2009, at Holy Family 
Convent.
She was born Jane Christ on Aug. 27, 1915, in Zanesville, Ohio, daughter of the 
late Ralph and Daisy (DeVol) Christ. Sister Jean Clare earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College in Manitowoc. She entered the convent in 1933 
and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Jean Clare served as an elementary teacher 
at St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Mary, Brillion; St. Mary, Clarks Mills; St. Anna, New 
Holstein; St. Paul, Wrightstown; St. Rose, Clintonville; St. Therese, Appleton; 
St. Joseph, Waukesha; Sacred Heart and St. Andrew, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, 
Kellnersville; Holy Family, Lindsay, Neb.; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa; St. Antony, 
Topawa, Ariz.; San Roque, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio. After 
her retirement from the teaching profession, Sister Jean Clare served as a helper 
in the infirmary at the Motherhouse. Since 1970, she had been residing in St. Rita 
Health Center at Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister-in-law: Rita 
Christ, Zanesville, Ohio; and her niece: Molly LaFond, Two Rivers, who has been very 
faithful to her over the years. Sister Jean Clare is further survived by other nieces, 
nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends on Monday, April 13, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent from 4 until 8 p.m. where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 12, 2009


SR. MARY STELLA CLEMENS

Sister Mary Stella Clemens, 64, of Bapchule, Ariz., died Wednesday, January 27, 
at St. Peter Indian Mission School in Bapchule.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Walker will officiate at the Mass of Resurrection. 
Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Stella was born Margaret Mary Clemens March 1, 1917, at Bellaire, 
Ohio, daughter of the late Kirk and Mary Elizabeth Walters Clemens. She entered 
the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1932 and professed her 
vows in 1935. She received a Bachelors Degree in Education from Mount St. Mary 
College, Los Angeles, Calif., and a Masters Degree from Creighton University, 
Omaha, Neb. She taught school at Mackville and Potosi, Wis.; Ayshire, Iowa; 
Lindsay, Neb.; and Pisinemo, Tucson, Bapchule and Topawa, Ariz. She served as 
principal at schools in Bapchule and Yuma, Ariz. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, the 
Rev. Thomas K. Clemens of Framingham, Mass; two sisters, Theresa Clemens of 
Culver City, Calif., and Maria Stella Clemens of Yuma, Ariz. 
A prayer service will be 7 p.m. Monday at St. Mary Chapel in Holy Family Convent 
with visitation to follow until 9 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in 
charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 30, 1982 p.3 


SR. M. HENRIELDA CLOUTIER

Sister Henrielda Cloutier, 69, immediate past superior general of the Franciscan 
Sister of Christian Charity, died Thursday after a short illness.
Sister Cloutier was a member of the congregation since Aug. 15, 1928, when she 
professed her first vows.
In July of 1977 she completed two four-year terms as superior general of the 
congregation. She had been elected in 1969 and again in 1973 by the community 
of sisters.
After completion of her terms of office, Sister Cloutier resumed elementary school 
duties as a teacher in Plymouth and later as the principal of St. Mary School, 
Brillion, where she was stationed until October of 1979.
During her terms as community director, Sister Cloutier was active in the extensive 
renovation of the Motherhouse to accommodate retired sisters. With her approval, 
Silver Lake College was separately incorporated in 1972; it had become co-educational 
in 1969, again with her approval.
Sister Cloutier was born April 26, 1910 at Garden Bay, Mich. Her parents were the 
late Mr. Henry and Exilda Beland Cloutier. She was graduated with a bachelor of arts 
degree in English from Holy Family College (now Silver Lake College) and a master of 
arts in education from Notre Dame University.
Sister Cloutier taught elementary school in Kaukauna, Manitowoc, Hollandtown, Francis 
Creek, Cleveland, Askeaton, Green Bay, Plymouth and Brillion, Wis.; Ayrshire, Iowa; 
Zanesville, Ohio, and West Point, Neb.
In 1966 she was appointed regional director of the Central Region comprising the 
Manitowoc, Appleton, Oshkosh and surrounding ares.
In August of 1976 she observed the golden jubilee of her membership in the Franciscan 
congregation.
Herald Times Reporter, February 15, 1980 P.3
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Sister Henrielda Cloutier, 69, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday evening, 
Feb. 14, at the convent.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. 
Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Henrielda, nee Earladean Cloutier, was born April 16, 1910 at Garden Bay, Mich., 
daughter of the late Henry and Esilda Beland Cloutier. She entered the Order of Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1925 and professed her vows in 1928. she received her 
bachelors degree in English from Holy Family College and her masters degree in Education 
from Notre Dame University. Sister Henrielda taught school at Kaukauna, Manitowoc, 
Hollandtown, Francis Creek, Cleveland and Ayreshire, Iowa. She had been the principal at 
St. Joseph School, Green Bay and taught at the college level of St. Norbert College and 
Holy Family College. For six years she was the local superior at Holy Family Convent and 
the central regional director for three years. She was elected twice as the communtiy 
director for the congregation. After two terms of office she taught at Plymouth, Wis.,and 
was full time principal at St. Mary School, Brillion, until October of last year when she 
became ill.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a brother, James Gallagher 
of Escanaba, Mich., and a sister, Mrs. Helen Galligan of Pompano Beach. Fla.
Friends may call at the convent 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday 
prior to the time service. A prayer serivce will be 3 p.m. Sunday in St. Mary Chapel. 
Memorials to Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity for the poor would be appreciated. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 16, 1980 P.3


SR. M. AGNES CLARE COFER

Sr. Agnes Clare Cofer, age 90, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Friday August 27, 1999, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday August 30, 1999, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem. Burial will be at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Mary Louise Cofer, January 11, 1909, in Portsmouth, Ohio, daughter 
of the late Edward and Clare Malloy Cofer. Sr. Agnes Clare earned a Bachelor of 
Arts Degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere. She entered the Convent in 1924 
and professed her vows in 1927. St. Agnes Clare served as an elementary teacher 
and/or principal at St. Augustine, Chilton, St. Anthony, Oconto Falls, St. Patrick, 
Maple Grove, St. Therese, Appleton, St. Joseph, Green Bay, St. Mary, Waukesha, St. 
Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; St. Benedict, Cambridge, St. Mary, Delaware, St. Agnes, 
Mingo Junction, Ohio, St. John, Wellsburg, W. Va. and St. Theresa Kekaha, Hawaii. 
She retired to St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc, in 1988 and has been a resident of 
St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse since 1992.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; other relatives and 
friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday (TONIGHT) at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
Herald Times Reporter, August 29, 1999 P. A2



SR. M. CLEMENT CONDON

Sister Clement Condon, 90, of Holy Family Convent, died late Tuesday afternoon, 
February 18, at the Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. 
Flavian Blong, O.F.M., Cap. Burial will follow at Holy Family Cemetery.
Sister Clement was born December 8, 1895 at Providence, Rhode Island, daughter 
of the late William and Catherine McKenna Condon. Sister entered the convent in 
1911 and professed her vows in 1916. She received a B.A. degree at Holy Family 
College in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in Education and History. Sister also received 
credits from Creighton University at Omaha, Nebraska. Sister taught grade school 
at St. Francis in Hollandtown, Wisconsin, St. Mary and St. Aloysius in Kaukauna, 
Wisconsin, St. Francis Xavier in Petoskey, Michigan, Holy Family in Lindsay, 
Nebraska, St. John in Antigo, Wisconsin, Guardian Angels in West Point, Nebraska, 
St. Therese in Appleton, Wisconsin, another Guardian Angels in Oneida, Wisconsin, 
St. Joseph in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, St. Sylvester in Woodsfield, Ohio, 
Immaculate Conception in Yuma, Arizona, Sacred Heart in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, St. 
Anthony in Topawa, Arizona, St. Paul in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and St. Thomas More 
in Appleton, Wisconsin. Sister resided in St. Rita's Health Care Center since 
her retirement in 1972.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces and nephews. 
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Chapel, from 4 pm to 8 pm Thursday 
evening where a prayer service will be held at 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home of 
Manitowoc is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Feb. 19, 1986 page 8


SR. M. CYPRIAN CONRAD

Sister Cyprian Conrad, 94, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Thursday evening, Sept. 2, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
The Mass of Chrisitan Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Gerald Walker O.F.M. 
Cap and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Conrad, nee Anna Madgalen Conrad, was born Dec. 31, 1887, at Alverno, 
daughter of the late Peter and Catherine Heinzen Conrad. She entered the order 
in 1906 and professed her vows in 1909. She served the communtiy as a homemaker 
for 60 years at Lindsy, Neb.; Kaukauna, Antigo, Plymouth, Oneida and Holy Family 
Conservatory of Manitowoc, Wis.; Chicago, Ill., and the Seminary of Washington 
D.C., retiring in 1968.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a cousin, Mrs. 
Margaret Miller of Manitowoc, and other cousins.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Friday 
evening where a prayer service will be held at 7 o'clock. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 3, 1982 P. 3


SR. M. AVITA COX

Sister Avita Cox, age 94, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity 
of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 21, 2004, at Holy 
Family Convent.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 .m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Louise Cox on June 21, 1909, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late 
Harry and Mary Holechek Cox. She entered the Convent in 1923 and professed her vows 
in 1927. Sister Avita served as a homemaker at Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, Guardian Angel 
Boarding School, Oneida, St. Mary, Hilbert, Sacred Heart, Sherwood, St. Mary, 
Bloomington, St. Joseph, Waukesha, Sacred Heart Seminary, Oneida, St Joseph, Green 
Bay, St. Mary, Reedsville, St. Anthony, Ocono Falls, St. Rose, Clintonville, St. 
Paul, Wrightstown, all in Wisconsin; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill., and Marist 
Seminary, Washington, D.C. Since 1993, she has been residing at St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephew, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 22, 2004  P. A2
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Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Home Parish: St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.
Types of Ministry: Homemaker
Ministry to Diocese: Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; Guardian Angels Boarding School and 
Sacred Heart Seminary, Oneida; St. Mary, Hilbert; Sacred Heart, Sherwood; St. 
Joseph, Green Bay; St. Mary, Reedsville; St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Rose, 
Clintonville; St. Paul, Wrightstown
Ministry Elsewhere: Waukesha and Bloomington; Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Ill.  
(No source given)


SR. MARY DORIS CREMERS

Sister Mary Doris Cremers, age 94, a member of The Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Thursday evening, Feb. 10, 2005, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Mary Cremers was born Jan. 2, 1911, in Lindsay, Neb., daughter of the 
late Theodore and Catherine Schad Cremers. She entered the convent in 1926 and 
professed her vows in 1929. Sister Mary Doris earned a Bachelo of Arts degree from 
St. Nobert College, De Pere. Sister Mary Doris served as an elementary teacher at 
Holy Rosary, Kewaunee; St. Patrick, Maple Grove; St. Therese, Appleton, St. John 
the Baptist, Seymour, St. Rose, Clintonville, all of Wisconsin; and St. Nicholas, 
Zanesville, Ohio. She also served as the registrar at Holy Family College, Manitowoc; 
secretary at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc; librarian and secretary at Catholic 
Memorial High School, Waukesha; secretary and visitor of the sick at St. Francis 
Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb. She retired to the Motherhouse in 1994 and has 
been a resident of St. Rita Health Center since 2001. She is a member of the 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and a sister-in-law, 
Charlotte Cremers, Columbus, Neb. Also surviving are niece, nephews, other relatives 
and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 12, 2005  P. A3
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Daughter of Theodore & Kathryn Cremers. 
She received her elementary education at Holy Family School in Lindsay. She 
entered the Holy Family Convent and finished her high school and college 
education in Manitowoc.
She started her religious life as a first grade teacher in Appleton, Wis. 
During her 25 years of teaching, she taught the primary grades and later served 
as a high school librarian. After leaving the classroom, she worked in the 
Registrar's office and served as Registrar for Silver Lake College for 30 years. 
Upon retirement, she provided pastoral care at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in 
West Point. She later moved back to Holy Family Convent and continued her pastoral 
care for her fellow sisters.
She celebrated her 75th Silver Jubilee at the Holy Family Convent on May 30, 2004.
(No source given)


SR. M. JULIA CRUBEL

Sister Julia Crubel, age 92 a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002 at Holy family 
Convent.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002 at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born on July 24, 1910 in Petersburg, Iowa, daughter of the late John and 
Josephine Hoefer, Crubel. The former Olivia Crubel entered the convent in 1927 
and professed her vows in 1930.
Sister Julia served as a homemaker at St. Joseph, Waukesha, Sturgeon Bay; St. 
Francis, Hollandtown; St. Paul, Wrightstown; St. Mary Rhinelander, St. Therese, 
Appleton; St. Philip, Green Bay; St. Mary, Kaukauna; Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, 
Wis.; St. Mary, West Point, Neb.; St. Anne, Escanaba, Mich.; Marist Seminary, 
Washington, D.C.; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; and St. Benedict, Cambridge, 
Ohio. She also performed a variety of services in the Motherhouse Kitchen, bakery 
and sewing room. Since 1996 she has been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the 
Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Center is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald times Reporter, September 2, 2002  P. A6


SR. DONALD MARIE CYR

Sister Donald Marie, 52, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died 
Thursday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a 
patient three months.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the convent chapel. The Rev. 
Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Donald Marie was born Irene Cyr Feb. 15, 1916, at Escanaba, Mich., 
daughter of Albert H. Cyr and the late Ella Raiche Cyr. She entered the order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Dec. 28, 1934, and professed her 
vows Aug. 15, 1937. Sister Donald Marie received her bachelor of arts degree 
at St. Norbert College, De Pere, and her master?s degree in library science 
at Rosary College, River Forest, Ill.
She had been a teacher for many years and was principal at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic School Kiel, from 1950 to 1956 and was on the library staff at Holy 
Family College from 1958 until the time of her illness.
Survivors include her father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Cyr of 
Manitowoc; two brothers, Donald A. of Milwaukee and Robert J. of Pensacola, 
Fla.; two sisters, Miss Lynda Cyr of Manitowoc and Mrs. Richard Wheelock of 
Anchorage, Alaska.
Friends may call at the convent Sunday afternoon until 9 p.m. The Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 8, 1968  P. 19 


SR. M. AQUINAS DARRINGTON

Sister Aquinas Succumbs at Alverno
News has reached Ironwood of the death of Sister Aquinas at the Franciscan 
Sisters' home at Alverno, Wis., on May 11. Sister Aquinas came to Ironwood 
shortly after St. Ambrose School was established, serving as a grade teacher 
for a number of years. Later Sister Aquinas was transferred to seminary work, 
subsequently returning to St. Ambrose School as sister superior, which 
position she filled with marked ability until the fall of 1907 when poor 
health compelled her to resign. Tuberculosis was the cause of death. The 
death of Sister Aquinas is deeply deplored by the members of St. Ambrose 
Parish and by all others with whom she came in contact during her long 
residence in Ironwood.
Ironwood News Record, Fri., May. 22, 1909 page 7


SR. M. EMMA DARROW

Sister Emma Darrow, 50, of Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, died Friday afternoon, 
February 9, 1990, at Holy Family Medical Center,Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Presiding 
the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem. Burial will 
follow in the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
The former Patricia Darrow was born August 25, 1939, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, 
daughter of Luella Northway and the late Harold Darrow. She entered the convent in 
1955, professing her vows in 1958. Sister Emma earned a BA Degree from Holy Family 
College, Manitowoc, and was a Teacher at St. Mary's Rhinelander, St. Mary's Hilbert, 
St. John's Seymour, St. Anne's Escanaba, Michigan, and St. Francis, Manistique, 
Michigan. She worked as an Aide in St. Rita's Health Care Center, of the Holy Family 
convent, Manitowoc, and at St. Joseph's Home, West Point, Nebraska, and as an 
Assistant in the Bakery at the Holy Family Convent. Sister Emma was Assistang 
Homemaker at The Cathlic Memorial Convent, Waukesha.
Survivors include the Franciscan sisters of Christian Charity, her mother, Mrs. 
Luella Darrow; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ralph and John Thibaudeau, Michael 
and Nancy Belleau all of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Sunday, where a prayer 
service will be at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter


SR. M. JUDE DAUL

Sister Jude Daul, age 82, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died on Thursday evening, Oct. 23, 2008, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Patricia Daul was born on Dec. 16, 1925, in Green Bay, daughter of the 
late Charles and Frances (Berghauser) Daul. She entered the Convent in 1940, and 
professed her vows in 1944. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family 
College, Manitowoc. Sister Jude served as an elementary teacher at St. Mary & St. 
Aloysius, Kaukauna; Holy Rosary, New Holstein; St. Paul, Holy Innocents and St. 
Andrew, Manitowoc; St. Mary, Algoma; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth; St. John, 
Seymour; St. Bernard and St. Philip, Green Bay; St. Mary, Brillion; S.S. Peter & 
Paul, Kiel; St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; St. Mary, Clarks 
Mills; St. Mary, Hilbert; and Immaculate Conception, Yuma, Ariz. After retiring 
from the teacher profession, she performed various tasks at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Since 2002, she had been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the 
Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 25, 2008


SR. M. FELICITAS DAVEY

SISTER FELICITAS DIED AT MANITOWOC
Friends here have been notified of the death of Sister Felicitas, former 
superintendent of the Good Samaritan Hospital, which occurred June 30 at 
Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Burial was made there.
She held the position of superintendent of the hospital when it was organized 
here, being in charge of the old Margaret Blue Sanitarium, Wayne Avenue, then 
through the various steps in the construction of the hospital, Ashland Avenue, 
until about eight years ago when she retired and returned to Manitowoc.
Zanesville Signal, Thurs., July 5, 1928 page 10


KATIE DAVIS

Catherine Davis(sic), who has been cared for at the convent for some time 
past, died Tuesday at the age of 40 years.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thursday, July 6, 1899 P. 2


SR. M. DOLORITA DE CESARE

Sister Dolorita De Cesare, age 88, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 1999, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Lucy De Cesare on June 11, 1911, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the 
late Joseph ad Rosalia Palmiri De Cesare. She entered the Convent in 1926 and 
professed her vows in 1929. Sister Dolorita earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from 
St. Norbert College, De Pere. Sister Dolorita served as an elementary teacher at 
St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, St. Michael, Whitelaw, St. Mary, Algoma, St. Anthony, 
Oconto Falls, St. Joseph, Oneida, St. Philip, Green Bay, St. Mary, Waukesha, St. 
Joseph, Green Bay, St. Mary, Rhinelander, St. Therese, Appleton, St. Aloysius, 
Kaukauna, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Mary, Delaware, St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio, 
St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, and St. Anne, Escanaba, Mich. She also served as a 
librarian at St. Mary, Algoma, Holy Rosary, New Holstein, St. Rose, Clintonville, 
and Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb. She retired to San Damiano Convent, Slinger 
in 1991 and had been a resident of St. Rita Health Facilities at the Motherhouse 
since May of 1999. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one brother, Samuel 
De Cesare, Ceres, Calif., one sister-in-law, Veronica De Cesare, Warren, Mich.; 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday (TONIGHT) at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday (TONIGHT) at the Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 25, 1999 P. A2


SR. M. DOLORA DEEM

Cancer Claims Sister Dolora of HF College
MANITOWOC?Sister Mary Dolora, O.S.F., director of personnel services at Holy 
Family College, died of cancer at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Holy Family Hospital.
Sister Dolora, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Deem Sr., was born Oct. 4, 
1923, at Columbus, Ohio. She received her B.S. degree in social administration in 
1945 and her Master?s degree in 1948 from Ohio State University. Her study for the 
latter degree involved an ?Evaluation of Personality Changes in Institutionalized 
Delinquent Girls Resulting from Personal Interviews.?
Sister Dolora taught for two years at College of Steubenville, Ohio, and during 
four summer sessions at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. She was a member 
of the faculty of Holy Family College 12 years. In addition to her work as HFC 
director of personnel services, Sister Dolora taught courses in psychology and 
served as advisor and counselor to the junior sisters. 
Story of Life 
For several years, Sister Dolora had written the teachers? manual which accompanies 
each issue of the weekly magazine ?Hi-Times,? a religious publication with a 
national readership for students at the secondary level.
Sister Dolora is well known in the Manitowoc area as a lecturer and for her work 
with the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, a course for the preparation of 
religion. 
Formerly a member of the Methodist Church, Sister Dolora became a convert to 
Catholicism in 1948. The story of her life is included in a book edited by Louis 
George Kane and published in 1959 by Bruce Publishing Co., Milwaukee, entitled 
?Twice Called: the Autobiographies of Seventeen Convert Sisters.? 
Funeral Services 
Sister Dolora was associated with Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma Alpha Sigma. She took 
postgraduate work at Catholic University and at Loyola University, Chicago.
She is survived by a brother, Ralph Deem Jr., of Long Beach, Calif., and step-
mother, Mrs. Betty Deem, of New York City.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Chapel, Holy Family convent. 
The Rev. D. F. Hurley will officiate and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7 until 9 o?clock this Monday evening.
Arrangements were by Pfeffer Funeral Home. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1962 


SR. MARY VICTOR DEGENEFFE

Sister Mary Victor Degeneffe, age 85, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at Holy Family Convent.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, August 1, 1992, at 10:30 a.m. 
at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. John E. Haines will officiate, with 
burial in the Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Rena Degeneffe was born July 9, 1907, in Oconto. Daughter of the late 
Victor and Salima Belongia Degeneffe. She entered the convent in 1929, and 
professed her Vows in 1932. Sister earned a B.A. Degree from Holy Family College, 
Manitowoc. She taught at St. Joseph, Alverno; SS Peter and Paul, Kiel; St. Francis, 
Hollandtown; St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. Joseph, Sturgeon
Bay; St. John, Antigo; St. Joseph, Green Bay; St. Theresa, Appleton; St. Mary, 
Bloomington; St. Anne, Escanaba, Mich.; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich. She 
was a homemaker at Catholic Central and Holy Spirit Menominee, Mich.; Holy Rosary, 
Kewaunee; St. Anna, New Holstein; Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; and St. Mary, Greenleaf. 
She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; her sister-in-law, 
Mrs. Irma Stock, Oconto; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call on Friday, July 31, 1992, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, with memorial services at 7 p.m. The Pfeffer Funeral Home is assisting 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 30, 1992  P. A2


SR. M. VIOLA DELSMAN

Sister Mary Viola, 70, of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died 
Thursday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
the Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, officiating. Burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Mary Viola, the former Martha Delsman, was born May 10, 1894, in the 
Town of Kossuth, daughter of the late Louis W. and Anna Bauman Delsman. She 
attended St. Ann Parochial School, Francis Creek, and entered Holy Family 
Convent in 1910, professing her vows Aug. 12, 1913. She was a retired teacher.
Survivors are five brothers, Louis G., Joseph and Quirin, of Manitowoc, Clarence, 
of Milwaukee, and Albert, of Corpus Christi, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Edwin 
Bleser, of Manitowoc; and nieces and nephews. Three brothers including her twin 
brother and a sister preceded her in death.
The casket was removed from Pfeffer Funeral Home to Holy Family Convent where 
the body will lie in state until 9 o?clock this Friday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 2, 1965  P. 5


SR. CLAUDE DEMARIO

Sister Claude DeMario, age 106, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday morning, Feb. 29, 2016 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
The former Lena DeMario was born on February 2, 1910 in Ironwood, MI, daughter 
of the late Louis and Angeline (Liberato) DeMario. She entered the convent in 
1923 and professed her vows in 1928. Sister Claude earned a Bachelor of Arts 
Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, Wis.  Sister Claude served as an 
elementary teacher and/or principal at St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. Boniface and 
Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; St. Mary, Rhinelander; St. John, Antigo; St. Mary, 
Bloomington;  St. Mary, Waukesha; St. Anthony, Neopit; St. Joseph, Oneida; St. 
Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; Holy Redeemer, Two Rivers; St. Therese, Appleton, all in 
Wisconsin; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill. and St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio. 
After her retirement from the teaching profession she performed various tasks 
at St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.; St. Mary, Greenleaf; Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc; Rhinelander Catholic Center; St. Philip, Green Bay and St. Francis 
Convent, Manitowoc, Wis.  Since 2001 she had been residing at St. Rita Health 
Center. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and one 
brother, Lawrence DeMario. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Angeline (Liberato) 
DeMario; four brothers and four sisters-in-law, Louis Jr.(Virginia), John (Esther), 
Thomas (Regina), Frank (Theresa) and two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Antoinette 
(John) Petruska and Theresa (Roman) Conhartoske. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Placid Stroik, O.F.M., with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc. The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm Wednesday, March 2, 2016. A prayer service 
will be held at 7:00 pm at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Friends may also call 
Thursday morning at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc from 8:00 am until 10:00 am. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Mar. 1, 2016


SR. M. RACHEL DEMERS

Sister Rachel Demers, 79, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
evening, Sept. 20, at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery.
Sister Rachel, nee Antonia Demers, was born Nov. 18, 1899, at Mosinee, Wis., 
daughter of the late Michael and Zelfrieda Crotteau Demers. She entered the 
convent in 1919 and professed her vows to the Franciscan Sister's of Christian 
Charity in 1922. She received a bachelor degree from Marquette University in 
1943, with a major in English and a minor in history. Sister Rachel taught school 
in various cities in the states of Wisconsin and Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois. 
She retired to Holy Family Convent in 1973.
Survivors include four brothers, the Rev. Raymond of Agna, Guam, William of Los 
Gatos, Calif., Edward of Rice Lake, Gilbert of Minneapolis, Minn.; five sisters, 
Sister Reginald of the Franciscan Sisters, Mrs. Vitalis Stoeberl of Rice Lake, 
Mrs. Cordelia Ryan of Rice Lake, Mrs. Delphine Demers of Chelsea, Mic.(sic), Mrs. 
William Roff of Almena, Wis.; nieces and nephews; and Franciscan Sister's of 
Christian Charity.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. A prayer 
service will be held 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the St. Mary Chapel at the convent. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 22, 1979 P. 3


SR. M. REGINALD DEMERS

Sister Reginald Demers, 80, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Tuesday afternoon, March 22, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Walker O.F.M. Cap. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Sister Demers, nee Georgiana Demers, was born Dec. 21, 1902, at Mosinee, Wis., 
daughttr (sic) of the late Michael and Zelfried Crotteau Demers. She entered the 
convent in 1918 and professed her vows in 1922. Sister Demers had received a B.S. 
Degree from Northern State Normal College at Marquette, Mich., and she also 
studied at Catholic University of Washington D.C. She taught at Ironwood, Escanaba, 
Petoskey, Menominee and Marquette, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.; and St. Willibrord, 
Cooperstown, Sturgeon Bay, Kewaunee, Green Bay and Oconto Falls, Wis., retiring 
in 1974.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three brothers, 
Edward Demers of Rice Lake, William Demers of Loss Gatos, Calif., and Gilbert 
Demers of Minneapolis, Minn., and four sisters, Cordelia Ryan and Vitalis Stoebertl 
of Rice Lake, Delphine Erickson of Chelsea, Minn., and Leonard Roff of Almena, Wis.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday were a prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 23, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. ROSE DEROCHER

Sister Rose Derocher, 73, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday, 
May 24, at Tucson, Ariz.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will 
be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Rose, nee Eleanor Derocher, was born Aug. 12, 1907, at Brooklyn, N.Y., 
daughter of the late Alphonse and Odile Doutre Derocher. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity June 17, 1924, and professed her 
vows Aug. 14, 1927. She received her B.A. degree from St. Norbert College and 
M.S. in Education from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, Calif. Sister 
Rose had received a Nebraska, Michigan and Wisconsin permanent Elementary 
Teaching Cerificate. She taught schools at Boyd and Middleton, Wis.; St. Boniface, 
Holy Innocents and St. Andrew Schools in Manitowoc and Kaukauna, Sawyer, 
Rhinelander, Oshkosh, Appleton and Hollandtown. She also taught at Cambridge, 
Ohio, Lindsay, Neb., Escanaba, Menominee and Ironwood, Mich.; Pisinemo, Cowlie, 
Komatke and Tucson, Ariz., and Kekaha and Kaula, Hawaii.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two brothers, Fred 
and Eugene Derocher of Bark River, Minn., a nepehws, Peter Derocher of Appleton, 
a niece, Mrs. Francis Brown of Neenah and other nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. A prayer service 
will be held in St. Mary Chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is in 
charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 27, 1981 P. 3
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(12 Aug. 1907/May 1981/SSDI)


SR. M. BERNICE DES ROCHERS

Sister Bernice Des Rochers, age 89, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Holy Family 
Convent.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Dec. 5, 1912 in Garden, Michigan, daughter of the late Joseph and 
Elizabeth Lambert Des Rochers. Sister Bernice earned a Bachelor of Arts degree 
from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. She entered the convent in 1929 and 
professed her vows in 1932. Sister Bernice served as an elementary teacher and/or 
principal at St. Mary, Rhinelander, Sacred Heart, Sherwood, St. Joseph, Sturgeon 
Bay, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, St. Peter, Ashton, St. Mary, Bloomington, St. Agnes, 
St. Philip, Green Bay and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc. Since 1998, she has 
been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Sister 
Josepheda Des Rocher, OSF, Manitowoc; a brother-in-law, Robert Berg, Green Bay; 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 25, 2002 P. A3


SR. M. JOSEPHEDA DESROCHERS

Sister Josepheda Des Rochers, age 86, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, 2003, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Garden, Mich., daughter of the late Joseph and 
Elizabeth Lambert Des Rochers. The former Iva Des Rochers entered the convent 
in 1931 and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Josepheda earned a Bachelor of 
Arts degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master of Arts degree 
from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Sister Josepheda 
served as a teacher at St. Joseph, Green Bay; St. Gabriel, Neenah; Xavier High 
School, Appleton; Holy Family College and Silver Lake College, Manitowoc; Roncalli 
High School, Manitowoc; Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, all of Wisconsin; 
St. Ann, Menominee; St. Anne, Escanaba, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, all of Michigan; 
and St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio. She also served as the Directress of Postulants 
at the Motherhouse. She retired in 1993 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health 
Center since 1994. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; and a brother-in-law: 
Robert Berg, Green Bay. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Sunday where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 19, 2003 P. A3


SR. M. WILMA DES ROCHERS

Sister Wilma Des Rochers, 69, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Saturday morning, August 1, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent. The Rev. Julian 
Resch, O.Praem, officiated and burial was in the convent cemetery.
Sister Wilma was born Wilma Des Rochers Aug. 12, 1911, at Gladstone, Mich., 
daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Lambert Des Rochers. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1927 and professed her vows 
in 1931. She obtained a masters degree in English and Latin and served the 
community as a teacher at Oshkosh, Appleton, Kewaunee, Rice Lake, Manitowoc, 
Rhinelander, Maple Grove, Sturgeon Bay and Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, Wis.; 
Chicago, Ill; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Zanesville, Ohio, and Linsay and West Point, 
Neb.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a brother, Dorian 
Des Rochers of DePere and three sisters, Sister Bernice Des Rochers and Sister 
Josepheda Des Rochers of Manitowoc and Mrs. Robert Berg of DePere.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, was in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 3, 1981 P. 3


SR. M. KENNETH DEVLIN

Sr. Kenneth Devlin OSF, 102, (Frances) died August 2 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Sr. Kenneth served as an elementary and /or high school teacher in 
Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois. In the Diocese of Green Bay, 
she served at St. Joseph, St. Boniface and Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc; St. 
Francis, Hollandtown and Xavier High School, Appleton. She retired to St. Rita 
Heath Center at the Motherhouse in 1998. She is survived by the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister-in-law, Frances Devlin, Centerville, 
Ohio; nephews other relatives and friends. The Mass of Christian Burial was 
celebrated by Fr. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem, on Aug. 7, at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel, followed by burial in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., Aug. 11, 2006 page 5
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(Kenneth Devlin/Nov. 26, 1903/Aug. 2, 2006/SSDI)
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Sister Kenneth Devlin, age 102, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 2, 2006, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Frances Devlin was born Nov. 26, 1903, in Corning, Ohio, daughter of 
the late Edward and Mary (Newman) Devlin. She entered the Convent in 1923 and 
professed her vows in 1926. Sister Kenneth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 
Ohio University, Athens, and a Master of Science degree from Creighton University, 
Omaha, Neb. Sister Kenneth served as an elementary and/or high school teacher at 
St. Joseph and St. Boniface, Manitowoc, Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, St. 
Francis, Hollandtown, Xavier High School, Appleton, all of Wisconsin; St. Agnes, 
Mingo Junction, St. Benedict, Cambridge, St. Nicholas an Rosecrans, Zanesville, 
St. Mary, Delaware, all of Ohio; St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Holy Name, Escanaba, both 
of Michigan; Guardian Angels, West Point, Holy Family, Lindsay, both of Nebraska; 
and St. Willibrord, Chicago. She retired to St. Rita Health Center at the 
Motherhouse in November of 1997. Sister Kenneth was a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; and a sister-in-
law: Frances Devlin, Centerville, Ohio. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 .m. Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, where a prayer service will be held at 
7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 4, 2006  P. A3


SR. M. CELERINE DIEKEMPER

Sister Celerine Diekemper, age 94, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Friday evening, Jan. 24, 2003 at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Dorothy Diekemper in West Point, Neb., daughter of the late Joseph 
and Mary Frickenstein Diekemper. Sister Celerine earned a Bachelor of Music and 
a Master of Music degree from Chicago Conservatory, Chicago, IL. She entered the 
convent in 1923 and professed her vows in 1926. Sister Celerine served as a 
teacher of music at Holy Family Conservatory, Manitowoc, St. Nicholas, Zanesville, 
Ohio, and Guardian Angels, West Point,Neb. She retired to Holy Family Convent in 
1984 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse since 
1996.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 26, 2003 P. A3


SR. M. BENEDICT DIER

Sister Benedict Dier, age 71, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, residing at San Damiano Convent, Slinger, Wis., died Friday, May 23, 
1997, at St. Mary Hospital, Milwaukee.
Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 1997, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial was Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin O.Praem. with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Eileen Dier was born August 23, 1925, in Algoma, daughter of the late 
William and Marie Richmond Dier. She entered the convent in 1943 and professed 
her vows in 1946. Sister Benedict served as a homemaker at the Marist Seminary, 
Washington, D.C.; St. Edward, Mackville, Sacred Heart Seminary, Oneida, Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc, San Damiano, Slinger, Ozanam Home, New Berlin, St. 
Clare Convent, Manitowoc. St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, San Miguel, 
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cowlic, Sacred Heart, Covered Wells, St. John's Boarding 
School, Komatke, St. Peter, Bapchule, St. Catherine, Topawa, Ariz.; St. Francis 
Xavier, Petoskey, Mich.; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa; and St. Joseph Home, West 
Point, Neb. She retired to San Damiano Convent, Slinger, in 1995, where she helped 
prepare meals for the sisters. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother and 
sister-in-law, William and Doris Dier, Manitowoc; other relatives and friends.
Friends called from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service was held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 27, 1997 P. A2


SR. M. LOIS DIETRICH

Sister Mary Louise Ann Dietrich, 32, a nun of the Order of Franciscan Sisters 
of Charity, died Thursday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where 
she had been a patient a year.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at the chapel of Holy Family Convent, 
Silver Lake. The Rev. D. F. Hurley will officiate and burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Louise Ann was born Oct. 20, 1923, in the Town of Cato, daughter 
of Arthur F. and the late Clara Bogenschuetz Dietrich. She attended St. Mary 
Parochial School at Clarks Mills and entered Holy Family Convent in 1946?. 
She is survived by her father of Rt. 1, Reedsville; six brothers, Charles of 
Manitowoc, Lawrence, Leo and John of Maple Grove, Jerome of Whitelaw and Arthur 
with the U.S. Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.; and two sisters, Mrs. Alfred 
Hoffman of Coleman, Wis. and Mrs. LeRoy Eiles? of Maple Grove.
Friends may call at the convent from Sunday afternoon until 9 o?clock Sunday 
night.
Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc has charge of funeral arrangements. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 23, 1956  P. 15


SR. M. EDMUND DIRKMANN

Sister Edmund Dirkman, 75, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
at the convent.
Funeral services will be held at 4 pm. Monday at Holy Family Convent. The Rev. 
Ferdinant Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Edmund Dirkman, nee Eleanor Dirkman, was born Feb. 2, 1899, at Manitowoc, 
daughter of the late Valentine and Elizabeth Hausheer Dirkman. She entered the 
convent in 1915 and professed her vows to the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity in 1918. She taught school at St. Mary, Kaukauna, and also at Clintonville, 
Wrighttown, Clarks Mills, Appleton, Waukesha and Antigo, Wis. She also taught at 
Menominee, Ironwood, Escanaba and Petoskey, Mich., Mingo Junction and Woodsfield, 
Ohio, and Chicago, Ill.
Sister Edmund Dirkman served as Director of Housekeeping at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, from 1959 to 1962, and at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Ohio from 
1963 to 1969. She served as Administrator of St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb., 
from 1969 to 1970.
Survivors include two sisters, Sister M. Valentia, of St. Andrew Church, Manitowoc, 
and Mrs. Mary Lallensack, of Manitowoc; 30 nieces and nephews of which three nieces 
are in the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, Sister M. Marjorie 
Dirkman of St. Boniface Parish, Sister M. Margey Schmelzle of St. Aloysius Parish 
of Kaukauna and Sister Marie Clare Schmelzle of St. Ann Parish, Francis Creek. 
Grand niece and nephews also survive Sister Edmund Dirkman. Four brothers, John, 
Walter, Edmund and Thomas Dirkman and three sisters, Mrs. Amanda Grall, Miss 
Catherine Dirkman and Mrs. Clare Holschbach all proceeded her in death. 
Friends may call at the convent from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers for the funeral will be nephews William and Francis Lallensack, Harvey 
and Paul Holschbach and Edmund and Leo Dirkman.
Herald Times Reporter, March 9, 1974  P. 10 


SR. M. VALENTIA DIRKMANN

Sister Valentia Drikmann (sic), 86, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Saturday, October 10, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Gerald Walker will officiate at the Mass of christian burial. Burial will 
be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister, Valentia, the former Helen Catherine Dirkmann, was born Sept. 12, 1895, 
at Francis Creek, daughter of the late Valentine and Elizabeth Hausheer Dirkmann. 
She entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1912 and 
professed her vows in 1916. She obtained a bachelor of science degree from Holy 
Family College in Elementary Education. She taught scools at Kaukauna, Alverno, 
Cleveland, Appleton, Oshkosh, Francis Creek, Askeaton, Oneida, Oconto Falls, 
Marinette, Seymour, Chilton, Manitowoc, Green Bay, Whitelaw and Plymouth, Wis.; 
Weelsburg, Ohio, and Menominee, Michigan, retiring in 1975.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and nieces including, 
Mrs. Bernice Barta and Miss Beatrice Lallensack of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Monday 
evening. A prayer service will be 7 o'clock in St. Mary Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 12, 1981 P. 3


SR. M. ROMANUS DITTER

Sister Romanus Ditter, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday, March 24, 1996, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 1996, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Louis 
Fronczek, OFM with burial in Holy Family Cemetery.
The former Mary Ditter was born May 4, 1902, in Kaukauna, Wis., daughter of the 
late William and Anna Philipps Ditter. She entered the convent in 1916 and 
professed her vows in 1921. Sister Romanus earned a Bachelor of Science Degree 
from Northern State College, Marquette, Mich. She served as an elementary teacher 
at St. Francis, Manistique, St. John, Marquette, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, St. Anne, 
Escanaba, St. John, Menominee, Mich.; St. John, Antigo, St. Mary, Rhinelander, 
St. Anthony, Oconto Falls, St. Joseph, Waukesha, St. John Baptist, Seymour, St. 
Gabriel, Neenah, St. Joseph, Manitowoc, St. Therese and St. Bernadette, Appleton, 
and St. Mary, Kaukauna, Wis. Since retiring from the teaching profession in 1984, 
she had been residing at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters-in-law, 
Cordell Ditter and Arlene Ditter, Little Chute, Wis.; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at Holy Family Convent. A prayer service 
will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 25, 1996 P. A2


SR. M. WILLIAM DITTER

Sister M. William, 75, of Holy Family Convent, died Thursday at the convent.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the convent chapel. The Rev. 
Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
chapel.
Sister M. William, the former Agnes Ditter, was born Nov. 27, 1893, at Kaukauna, 
daughter of the late William and Anna Phillips Ditter. She entered the religious 
order April 10, 1912, and professed her vows Aug. 12, 1915.
Survivors include three brothers, Joseph, Walter and Eugene, of Kaukauna; two 
sisters, Sister M. Romanus of Neenah and Mrs. Howard Campbell of Kaukauna.
Friends may call at the convent chapel until 9 o?clock this Friday evening. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 31, 1969  P. 10 


SR. M. CLARETTA DOERFLER

Sr. M. Claretta (Dorothy) Doerfler, OSF, 91, died August 23, at Holy Family 
Medical Center, Manitowoc. Sr. Claretta served as a teacher in Wisconsin, Ohio 
and Michigan. In the Diocese of Green Bay she taught at St. Patrick, Maple Grove, 
Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; St. Philip, Green Bay; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Pius, 
Appleton; St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay and St. Anthony, Neopit. She also served for 
10 years in the Special Education Clinic at Silver Lake College. After her 
retirement from active ministry, she performed various tasks at Holy Family 
Convent. She had been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse 
since 2001. Sr. Claretta is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity; a sister, Helen Doerfler, Milwaukee; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, 
Robert Doerfler, The Woodlands, Texas, Eugene Doerfler, Arlington, Virginia, Ann 
Doerfler, Kenosha and Sara Doerfler, Columbus, Ohio; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, on August 28, in the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., Sept. 1, 2006 page 5
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Sister Claretta Doerfler, age 91, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday evening, Aug. 23, 2006, at Holy Family Memorial Medical 
Center, Manitowoc.
The former Dorothy Doerfler was born Jan. 31, 1915, in Kenosha, daughter of the 
late Andrew and Helen (Schiltz) Doerfler. She entered the Conven tin 1930 and 
professed her vows in 1933. Sister Claretta earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc and a Master of Arts degree from Eastern Michigan 
University, Ypsilanti, Mich. Sister Claretta served as a teacher at St. Joseph, 
Rice Lake, St. Patrick, Maple Grove, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Philip, Green Bay, 
St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. Pius X, Appleton, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. Anthony, 
Neopit, all of Wisconsin; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio, and Catholic Central, 
Menominee, Mich. She also served in the Special Education Clinic at Silver Lake 
College for 10 years. After her retirement from active ministry, she performed 
various tasks at the Motherhouse. She resided in St. Rita Health Center since 2001. 
She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister: Helen 
Doerfler, Milwaukee; two brothers and two sisters-in-law: Robert Doerfler, The 
Woodlands, Texas; Eugene Doerfler, Arlington, Va.; Ann Doerfler, Kenosha; and 
Sara Doerfler, Columbus, Ohio. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 25, 2006  P. A3


CLAVER DONOVAN

Mary Claver Donovan
birth: 1867
death: 10 October 1896 Alverno, Manitowoc Rapids, Wisconsin
burial: Alverno, Wis.
father: Donovan
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


SR. M. MALACHY DONOVAN

Sister Who Served Here for 40 Years to Be Buried Wednesday
Funeral services for Sister Manachy(sic), 82, for forty years a member of the 
Franciscan Sisters and for 25 years connected with the Holy Family Hospital in 
this city, will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock in the convent chapel at 
Alverno. Interment will take place at the convent cemetery.
For many years Sister Manachy was in charge of the third floor of the hospital 
but in recent years had lived a retired life at the institution.
Death was due to heart failure but previous to her demise she was confined to 
her bed with influenza. She was  born in Ireland on April 6, 1847 and when a 
young girl came to Boston living there until she came to the convent here over 
40 years ago. She has no immediate relatives.
Manitowoc Herald News - Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1929 - page 11


SR. M. JANE DOOLAN

Sister Jane Doolan, age 97, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. DePaul Sobotka, OFM, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Sept. 3, 1905, in Stark, Brown county, daughter of the late Thomas 
and Margaret Roeckel Doolan. She entered the convent in 1922 and professed her 
vows in 1925. Sister Jane earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Norbert 
College, De Pere, and a Master of Arts degree from The Catholic University of 
America, Washington, D.C. Sister Jane served as a teacher and/or principal at 
St. Mary, Rhinelander, Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, St. Francis, Hollandtown, 
Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Messmer High School, Milwaukee, all 
in Wisconsin; Guardian Angels, West Point, Holy Family, Lindsay, both in 
Nebraska; St. Nicholas, Rosecrans High School, Zanesville, St. Mary, Delaware, 
St. Benedict, Cambridge, St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, all in Ohio; Holy Name, 
Escanaba, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, all in Michigan. 
She also served in pastoral Care at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville, 
Ohio, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb., and librarian at Roncalli 
High School, Manitowoc. She retired to San Damiano Convent, Slinger, in 1991 and 
Holy Family Convent in 1998. Since 2000, she has been residing in St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity.
Survivors include: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters 
and two brothers-in-law: Sister Mary Ellen Doolan, OSF, Manitowoc; Agnes and 
Clary Mangen, Elm Grove; and Virginia and Franklin Lyons, Bayside, Wis. Also 
surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (TODAY) where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 8, 2003 P. A3


SR. MARY ELLEN DOOLAN

Sr. Mary Ellen (Marian) Doolan, OSF, 97, died June 5 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Sr. Doolan served as a teacher in Wisconsin and Ohio and taught in 
the Diaconate Program at Casa Reina, Gallup, New Mexico. In the Diocese of 
Green Bay she served at Sacred Heart, Manitowoc and St. Mary, Kaukauna. She 
also served in adult education in Two Rivers and served as regional director 
of the Alverno Region and Directress of Postulants at the Motherhouse. Since 
1989 she had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. Sr. 
Doolan is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters 
and two brothers-in-law, Agnes and Clary Mangen, Elm Grove, Wis., and Virginia 
and Francklin Lyons, Bayside, Wis., nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. Samuel D. Jadon, O.Praem, on 
June 10 at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., June 24, 2005 page 5
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Sister Mary Ellen Doolan, age 97, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday morning, June 5, 2005, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Marion Doolan was born July 28, 1907, in Stark, Wis., daughter of the 
late Thomas and Margaret Roechel Doolan. She entered the convent in 1927 and 
professed her vows in 1930. Sister Mary Ellen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master of Arts degree from the University of 
Notre Dame, Indiana. Sister Mary Ellen served as a teacher at Sacred Heart, 
Manitowoc; st. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Joseph, Rice Lake, all of Wisconsin, St. Agnes, 
Mingo Junction, Ohio; and as an instructor at Holy Family College, Manitowoc. She 
also taught in the Diaconate Program, Casa Reina, Gallup, N.M.; the Adult Education 
Program at Two Rivers and served as Regional Director of the Alverno Region and 
Directress of Postulants and Junior Sisters. Since 1987, she has been a resident 
of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include: the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and 
brothers-in-law: Agnes and Clary Mangen, Elm Grove; and Virginia and Franklin Lyons, 
Bayside. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2005, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2005, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc , is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 7, 2005  P. A3


RT. REV. MSGR. JOSEPH F. DOOLEY

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Francis Dooley, 77, pastor emeritus of St. Agnes 
parish of Mingo Junction, Ohio, who on June 16, 1958, celebrated the 50th 
anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, died Saturday afternoon at the hospital. He had made his home 
there the last eight years.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at Holy Family College Chapel where the Office 
of The Dead will be sung at 8:30 a.m. The solemn requiem Mass will be said at 
9 a.m., with the Very Rev. Jan B. Kish celebrant, the Rev. William Young, deacon, 
the Rev. Robert Mascoline, sub-deacon and the Rev. D. F. Hurley, master of 
ceremony. Burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Rt. 1, Manitowoc. His 
Excellency John King Mussio, D.D., of Steubenville, Ohio is sending the Rt. Rev. 
Msgr. Paul L. Richter here as his personal representatative.
Monsignor Dooley was born March 10, 1884, at New York City, N.Y. and attended 
public and parochial schools there and at Middletown, Conn. He was graduated 
from St. Michaels College, Toronto, Ontario, Can., with a M.A. degree, then 
attended St. Mary Seminary at Norwood, Ohio. He was ordained to the priesthood 
by the late Bishop James J. Hartley, June 16, 1903, at Columbus, Ohio.
Monsignor Dooley?s first appointment was as curate of St. John Catholic Church at 
Columbus. He was then appointed curate of St. Mary Catholic Church and Chaplain 
of the Boy?s Industrial School at Lancaster, Ohio. He later became curate at St. 
Peter Catholic Church, Steubenville, Ohio, and pastor of St. Agnes Catholic Church 
at Mingo Junction, where he served from Feb. 8, 1916 to Oct. 26. 1953. The 
Franciscan Sisters of Manitowoc staffed an Elementary and Junior High School 
there.
While serving at St. Agnes in 1945, Monsignor Dooley was elevated to the rank of 
Domestic Prelate.
When Monsignor Dooley first became incapacitated by arthritis in 1952 he wished 
to retire to Good Samaritan Hospital at Zanesville, Ohio, which is also staffed 
by Franciscan Sisters. However, an extensive building program was underway there 
so in 1953 he decided to come to Holy Family Hospital temporarily. By the time 
the hospital at Zanesville was completed, Monsignor Dooley had made many friends 
here and in the Diocese of Green Bay so he chose to make the hospital at Manitowoc 
his permanent home.
Surviving is a sister, Miss Lillian M. Dooley of Florida.
Monsignor Dooley was removed from Pfeffer Funeral Home to Holy Family College 
Chapel where he will lie in state until the hour of service. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 20, 1961  P. 21


SR. M. ARMELLA DOWD

Armella Alice Dowd
birth: 6 April 1812 Hollandtown, Wis.
death: 2 September 1898 Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial: Alverno, Wis.
father: Frank Dowd
mother: Ann Kelly
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


SR. M. PATRICIA DOYLE

Died on Her Home Journey 
Chicago Ill., March 31 ? After years of suffering, Sister M. Patricia of Pacific, 
Mo., died this morning in a railway depot in this city of consumption. She was 
on her way to her old home at the Silver Lake convent at Mainotwa (sic), Wis. She 
was accompanied by another sister, but the fatigue of the journey was too great 
and she passed away soon after reaching this city. Her remains were taken to 
Mainotwa for burial.
The Wichita Daily Eagle, Wichita, Kan., April 1, 1890, front page. 
Found in Genealogy Trails History Group obituaries, transcribed by Peggy Thompson 


SR. M. CLARE MARIE DREXLER

Sister M. Clara Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Drexler, 1210 Ninth street, 
died at the General Hospital at Madison Friday evening at 10 o'clock. Death was 
the result of an extended illness.
Sister Marie was born in this city May 13, 1909. She entered the Holy convent of 
St. Francis at Manitowoc, Aug. 14, 1924. Her mission for 10 years was at the Holy 
Family hospital in Madison.
Survivors are her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Drexler; three sisters, 
Caroline and Betty, of Oshkosh, and Clara of Milwaukee; and two brothers, Frank 
of Oshkosh, and Michael, who is studying to become a priest at St. Francis 
seminary.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at Sacred Heart Catholic 
Church. Interment will be at the St. Francis convent cemetery at Silver Lake near 
Manitowoc. 
The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI) Sat 3 Apr 1937, p.4
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REPORT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE ON TUBERCULAR PATIENTS 
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MANITOWOC COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the duties which are provided for in the Statutes, I beg leave
to submit my report of all proceedings and hearings relative to tubercular
patients had and determined since the filing of my last report, January 1, 1936,
up to and including the first day of January, 1937
Edward S. Schmitz, County Judge
Sister Claire Marie, resident of Holy Family Convent at Alverno. Committed to
Maple Crest Sanatorium on the 17th day of July, 1936. Examining physician,
Dr. A.J. Shimek.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 31, 1937  p.17, 18


SR. M. JOSEPHA DRIESSELMANN

Mary Josepha
birth: 1841 Germany
death: 11 February 1896 Alverno, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial: Manitowoc Co., Wis.
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


SR. M. AGNES ANN DRUEKE

Sister Agnes Ann Drueke, age 71, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday, October 8, 1999, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 1999, at the 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Frances Drueke on November 8, 1927, at West Point, Neb.; daughter of 
Agnes Johnson and the late Frank Drueke. Sister Agnes Ann earned a Bachelor of 
Music Degree from Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, Calif., and a Master's 
Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She entered the Convent in 1945 
and professed her vows in 1947. Sister Agnes Ann served as a teacher of music at 
St. John, Antigo, St. Thomas More, Appleton, St. Agnes, Green Bay, St. Willibrord, 
Chicago, St. Ambrose/Ironwood Catholic Grade School, Ironwood, Mich. and Immaculate 
Conception, Yuma, Ariz. After retiring from active ministry, she performed various 
tasks at St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb., and San Damiano Convent, Slinger, Wis. 
Since 1990, she had been a resident of the St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. 
She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; her mother, Agnes 
Drueke, West Point, Neb.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Henry and Bernie Drueke, 
West Point, Neb., Richard and JoAnn Drueke, Lincoln, Neb.; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends. 
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, 1999, at the Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 10, 1999 P. A2


SR. M. IVO DUBORD

Sister Mary Ivo Dubord, age 84, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday, 
June 2, 1994, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 1994, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem., will officiate at the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial to follow in the Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Cecilia Dubord, November 17, 1909, in Escanaba, Mich., daughter of 
the late Leo and Cora Dontigny Dubord. She entered the convent in 1924, professing 
her vows in 1927. Sister Mary Ivo earned a B.A. degree from St. Norbert College, 
DePere, Wis. and served as a teacher at schools in Rhinelander, Kaukauna, Sherwood, 
Manitowoc, New Holstein, Marinette, Green Bay, Francis Creek, Antigo, Oconto Falls, 
Appleton, Hollandtown, Wrightstown, Wis. Since 1992, she has been residing at the 
Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
cousins, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 1994, at the Holy Family convent 
where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 3, 1994 P. A2


JOHN C. DUFECK

John C. Dufeck, 80, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Monday at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, following a short illness.
Funeral services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Alverno. The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Mr. Dufeck was born Oct. 11, 1878, at Stangelville, son of the late Matthew 
and Mary Cherney Dufeck. He had been employed at Holy Family Convent for 30 
years. He served in World War I as private in Headquarters Co. of ASC and was 
a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alverno.
Survivors include three brothers, Charles and Joseph, of Stangelville and 
Matthew, of Green Bay.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 9 p.m. 
Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are by Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, June 24, 1968 P. 2


SR. M. EDITH DUNN

Sister Mary Edith, 85, of Holy Family Convent, Alverno, died Monday morning 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
the Rev. D. F. Hurly officiating. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Edith was born Margaret Dunn June 18, 1877, at South Wayne, Wis., 
daughter of the late Michael and Mary Fitzgerald Dunn. She was a teacher and 
also one of the past Green Bay Diocesan school supervisors.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 o?clock this Tuesday evening at Holy Family 
Convent. The Pfeffer Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 23, 1962  P. 11


SR. M. ANACLETTE DURANT

Sister Anacleate(sic), Dies at Convent
Sister M. Anacleate, a native of Zanesille, died Friday at Holy Family Convent 
in Manitowoc, Wisc.
Before joining the Franciscan order 48 years ago, she was Miss Nellie Durant, 
daughter of George W. and Elizabeth Durant. She was stationed at Good Samaritan 
Hospital for several years and left three years ago. Survivors include two 
brothers, Thomas J. Durant of 838 Arch Street, a city fireman and Charles E. 
Durant of 941 Linden Ave., and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 8 o'clock this morning at the convent with 
burial in the convent cemetery.
Zanesville Times Reporter (Ohio), Mon Feb. 19, 1951 - page 23


SR. M. JACQUELYN EBBEN

Sr. Jacquelyn (Dolores) Ebben OSF, 75, died Aug. 20 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Sr. Jacquelyn, a graduate of Holy Family College inn Manitowoc 
served as an elementary teacher in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan and Ohio. 
In the Diocese of Green Bay, she taught at St. Paul and St. Andrew, Manitowoc; 
St. Ann, Francis Creek; St. Aloysius, Kaukauna; St. Joseph, St. Agnes and St. 
Bernard, Green Bay; Ss. Peter and Paul, Kiel. After retiring from teaching she 
performed various tasks at the Motherhouse. 
Sr. Jacqueline is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, her 
mother, Florence Ebben, Kaukauna; 2 brothers and a sister-in-law, Robert and 
Midge and Nicholas Ebben, DePere; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, 
Patricia Duhnke, Blain, Wash.; Beatrice and Gerald Lemerond, Green Bay; Beerly 
and Larry Decker, Loudon, Tenn.; and Jacqueline and Robert Murphy, Phoenix, 
Ariz.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The Mass of Christian 
Burial was celebrated by Fr. Samuel D. Jadon O.Praem on Aug. 24 at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Burial followed at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., Aug. 25, 2006 page 5
********
Sister Jacquelyn Ebben, age 75, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2006, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Dolores Ebben was born Feb. 3, 1931, in Appleton, daughter of Florence 
(Hughes) Ebben and the late Nicholas Ebben. She entered the Convent in 945 and 
professed her vows in 1950. Sister Jacquelyn earned a Bachelor of Arts degree 
from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, Sister Jacquelyn served as an elementary 
teacher at St. Paul and St. Andrew, Manitowoc, St. Anne, Francis Creek, St. 
Aloysius, Kaukauna, St. Joseph, St. Agnes and St. Bernard, Green Bay, St. Peter 
& Paul, Kiel, all of Wisconsin; Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb.; St. Francis 
de Sales, Manistique, Holy Name, Escanaba, both of Michigan; and St. Agnes, 
Mingo Junction, Ohio. After retiring from the teaching profession, she performed 
various tasks at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity her mother, Florence 
Ebben, Kaukauna; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Robert and Midge, Nicholas 
Ebben, De Pere; and four sisters and three brothers-in-law: Patricia Duhnke, 
Blain, Wash.; Beatrice and Gerald Lemerond, Green Bay; Beverly and Larry Decker, 
Loudon, Tenn.; and Jacqueline and Robert Murphy, Phoenix, Ariz. Nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, where a prayer service will be held at 
7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 22, 2006  P. A3


SR. M. BENNETT EBERSBERGER

Sister Bennett Ebersberger, OSF died Nov. 20 at the Holy Family Convent in 
Manitowoc, Wis. She was 99.
Sister Ebersberger served as a music teacher in the Diocese of Marquette at 
St. Ambrose, Ironwood; St. Ann, Menominee; St. Francis de Sales, Manistique; 
and St. Anne, Escanaba. She also served in Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, Delaware, 
Hawaii and Nebraska. She had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at Holy 
Family Convent since 1999.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Nov. 23 at Holy Family Convent Chapel 
and she will be buried at Holy Family Cemetery.
In 2001, Sister was honored for 75 years as a woman religious.
*********
Sister Bennett Ebersberger, age 99, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Nov. 20, 2005, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. The 
former Caroline Ebersberger was born May 23, 1906, in Oshkosh. Daughter of John 
and Martha Golomb Ebersberger.
She entered the Convent in 1923 and professed her vows in 1926. Sister Bennett 
was a kindergarten teacher and a music teacher. Among the places she taught were 
Yuma, Arizona; Cleveland, Wellston and Delaware, Ohio; Kekaha, Hawaii; Ironwood, 
Manistique, Menominee, Michigan; Lindsay, Nebraska; Kaukauna, Appleton, Cleveland 
and Manitowoc, Wi.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Charity; three sisters, Dolores George, 
Armstrong, Wi., Marian and George Kinderman and Florence and Richard Brickham of 
Oshkosh; one brother, Cy and Shirley Ebersberger, Ridgecrest, California. Preceded 
in death by parents; five sisters, Margaret, Elsie Beck, Gertrude Miller, Georgiana 
Demler of Oshkosh, Therese Gray, California; and two brothers, John and Joseph of 
Oshkosh.
Funeral services were held on Nov. 23, 2005 at Holy Family Convent with Rev. Samuel 
Jadin officiating at Mass of Christian Burial. Burial at Holy Family Convent in 
Manitowoc. The Pfeffer Funeral Home assisting in arrangements.
Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), 26 November 2005


SR. M. FRANCIS JEROME ECKES

Sister Francis Jerome Eckes, age 96, a member of The Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Madeline Eckes was born April 22, 1906, in Sherwood, daughter of 
the late John and Theresa Suttner Eckes. She entered the convent in 1912 and 
professed her vows in 1924. Sister Francis Jerome earned a bachelor of science 
degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere. Sister Francis Jerome served as an 
elementary teacher at St. Boniface and Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; St. Mary, 
Reedsville; St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth; SS. Peter 
& Paul, Kiel; St. John, Antigo; St. Mary, Clarks Mills; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; 
St. Mary, Brillion; St. Augustine, Chilton; St. Edward, Mackville; St. Thomas 
More and St. Pius X, both of Appleton; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill.; St. John, 
Marquette; St. Francis de Sales, Manistique, Mich.; and St. Benedict, Cambridge, 
Ohio. After her retirement from the teaching profession, she performed a variety 
of services at the Motherhouse. Since 2000, she has been a resident of St. Rita 
Health Center. She is a member of The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity along with nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 31, 2002 P. A3



SR. M. DOMINGO EGEL

Sister Domingo Egel, 90, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
morning, April 6, at the Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Gerald 
Walker, O.F.M. Cap. and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Egel, nee Margaret Egel, was born April 18, 1894, at Sheboygan, 
Wisconsin, daughter of the late William and Rose Vander Bloemen Egel. Sister 
entered the Convent in 1914, professing her vows on July 3, 1918. She received 
a B.A. Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and also received credits 
from Marquette University in Milwaukee and Michigan State Normal College at 
Wpsilanti(sic), Michigan. Sister taught at St. Mary's, Kaukauna, and St. 
Joseph's in Waukesha. She also taught at St. Francis DeSales, Manistee, Michigan, 
at St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Michigan, St. Francis Xavior, Petoskey, Michigan, St. 
John's at Menominee, Michigan, Guardian Angels at Oneida, Wisconsin, St. John's 
at Marquette, Michigan, St. Andrew at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, St. Ann at Escanaba, 
Michigan, and St. Philips at Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sister Egel retired to the 
Convent in 1974.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Miss 
Clara Egel of Sheboygan, and two nieces, Frances Ann and Audrey Egel of Milwaukee.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc, 7:30 o'clock to 9 
o'clock this Monday evening where a prayer service will be in the Convent Chapel 
at 7 o'clock. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 8, 1985 P. 3


SR. M. HILDEGARD EISENMANN

Sister M. Hildegard, 85, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died 
Thursday at the convent.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the convent chapel. The 
Rev. Rondl Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister M. Hildegard, nee Amelia Eisenmann, was born Oct. 26, 1884, at 
Marathon, Wis., daughter of the late Anton and Mary Stieber Eisenman. She 
entered the Order of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1907 
and professed her vows during August, 1910.
Survivors include a brother, the Rev. Joseph Eisenman, of Marshfield.
Friends may call at Holy Family convent this Friday evening until the time 
of services. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 9, 1970


SR. MARY CLARENCE ELLIOTT

Sister Mary Clarence Elliott, age 94, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, 2005, at Holy Family, Convent, 
Manitowoc. 
The former Clara Marie Elliott Elliott was born Oct. 26, 1910, in Lac du Flambeau, 
daughter of the late Clarence and Rose Kaiser Elliott. She entered the convent in 
1930 and professed her vows in 1933. Sister Mary Clarence earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere, and a Master of Science degree from The 
Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Sister Mary Clarence served as a 
teacher at St. John, Antigo; St. Francis, Hollandtown; St Patrick, Maple Grove; St. 
Mary, Brillion; St. Therese, Appleton; St. Mary, Rhinelander; St. Mary, Bloomington; 
Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha; all of Wisconsin; St. Mary, Delaware; St. 
Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio; and St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio. She also served as 
librarian at the Diocesan Department of Education, Green Bay; Xavier High School, 
Appleton; Silver Lake College, Manitowoc; and coordinator of the Motherhouse 
libraries. Since 1998, she has been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the 
Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, three sisters and a 
brother-in-law: Lorraine Aschenbrener, Texas; Marilyn Nohr, Thiensville; and Rosalie 
and Joseph Fashingbauer, Minocqua. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, 
Jan. 8, 2005, at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, 
is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) Jan. 6, 2005


SR. M. ELLEN EMDE

Sister Ellen Emde, 87, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Friday afternoon, February 3, 1989 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. 
Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem, will preside at the Mass of Christian Burial and 
burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Mary Emde was born June 27, 1901 in Cambridge, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry 
and Ellen Slaymon Emde. She entered the Convent in 1922 and professed her vows 
in 1925. Sister Ellen earned a B.A. Degree from the Catholic University, 
Washington D.C., and a Master's Degree in Education from Marquette University, 
Milwaukee. Sister served the community as a Teacher in Hollandtown, Wisconsin, 
Potosi, Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Ayrshire, Iowa, Zanesville, Ohio; 
Ironwood, Michigan; Lindsay, Nebraska; and Chicago, Illinois. Sister also served 
as a member of the General Council of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc; a local 
director at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville and the Secretary at 
Southern Regional House, Chicago. Since her retirement in 1982, she has been 
residing at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Mrs. 
Catherine Burns of Elyria, Ohio and Mrs. Evelyn Burt of Cambridge, Ohio; other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 pm to 8 pm Monday where a prayer 
service will be at 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral 
arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., Feb. 5, 1989 page A5


SR. M. CORRINE EMMERT

Sister M. Corinne, a native of Zanesville, died Sunday at Holy Family Hospital 
in Manitowoc, Wis., according to word received here yesterday. Sister Corinne 
was the former Lenora Emmert, daughter of the late Joseph and Magdalena Emmert 
of Zanesville.
Sister Corinne spent eight years in the sewing room of Good Samaritan Hospital, 
going to the hospital at Manitowoc last November. Previously she taught first 
and second grade in schools conducted by the Franciscan Sister.
Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Frank Lee and Mrs. Cecilia Sanders of Zanesville 
and Mrs. Paul Weigandt of Manitowoc and four brothers, Leo, Jerome, Ray and Fred 
Emmert, all of Zanesville. Funeral services will be held at Holy Family Convent 
in Manitowoc Wednesday morning.
Zanesville Signal (Ohio), Tuesday, July 24, 1951 page 3


SR. M. DANIEL ENGELBERT

Manitowoc news:
Sister M. Daniel who has been a nurse at Holy Family hospital for a 
number of years, passed away at Holy Family Convent, Silver Lake, 
last week, after a year's illness.
Tri-County Record, Kiel  Thursday, December 7, 1922  pg.4
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Sister Mary Daniel, a member of the Order of St. Francis, Alverno, died Wednesday 
at the home convent at Silver Lake in this county. The information brought sorrow 
to the many people who have come to know her through her years of service at the 
local Holy Family Hospital. Sister Daniel combined the highest efficiency as a 
nurse and devotion to her calling, with a gentleness and winning personality that 
makes her memory linger with gratitude long with the patients who came and went 
during her many years of ministration. Here was a life of consecration that she 
loved and the joys of the sacrifice gladly made under vows of a life time of 
service in her master's service the worldly minded will never understand.
Sister Daniel was born at Algoma forty-seven years ago and has been a member of 
the order since her youth. She is survived by a brother and one sister. She has 
been incapacitated for active duty for about two years by illness.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Nov. 30, 1922


SR. M. AZARIAS ENGELDINGER

Sister M. Azarias Engeldinger, 69, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc, 
died Saturday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services were held at 4 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon at Holy Family 
convent Chapel. The Rev. Julian Resch, O. Praem, officated with burial in the 
convent cemetery.
Sister Azarias, nee Frances Engeldinger, was born May 14, 1903, at Manitowoc, 
daugher of the late Nic and Frances Augustine Engeldinger. She entered the order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Jan. 7, 1924, and professed her vows 
Aug. 15, 1926. Sister Azarias had taught at Manistique Mich., Sturgeon Bay, 
Plymouth, Kaukauna, Kewaunee, Hollandtown, Oneida, Antigo, Waukesha, Maple Grove, 
Green Bay and Manitowoc. She presently was stationed at St. Mary School, 
Greenleaf.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. January 2, 1973


SR. M. NICOLATA ENGELDINGER

Sister Nicolata Engeldinger, 86, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died early 
Saturday morning, Nov. 28, at the Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Chapel, Holy Family 
Convent. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celeberated by the Rev. Gerald 
Walker OFM CAP and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Sister Engeldinger, nee Honora Engeldinger, was born May 15, 1895, at Bayfield, 
Wis., daughter of the late Nicholas and Franklin Augustine Engeldinger. She 
entered the convent in 1913 and professed her vows in 1917. She attended Holy 
Family College at Silver Lake. She received her higher education at Oshkosh 
State Teachers College and Mount Mary College at Los Angeles, Calif. Sister 
Engeldinger taught elementary grades at Lindsay, Neb.; Petoskey and Escanaba, 
Mich.; Brillion, Oshkosh, Hilbert, Oneida, Clintonville, Rice Lake, Rhinelander, 
Appleton, Waukesha, Neopit and Green Bay, Wis. She also taught at Sells Topowa 
San Minguel in Arizona. She retired to Holy Family Convent in 1969, after 54 years 
of service to the schools.
Survivors include Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, John 
Engeldinger; and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Harlow and Mrs. Stella Bredesen of Manitowoc. 
A sister, Sister Azarias, also a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
preceded her in death Dec. 30, 1972.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Monday 
evening where a prayer service will be at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, November 30, 1981 P. 3


SR. M. BONAVENTURE ENGELKE

Sister Bonaventure Dies at Convent
Sister Mary Bonavnature (sic) Engelke, one of the first of the Order 
to locate in this city, having been attached to the old hospital when 
it was on Marshal street, died at the convent at Silver Lake today, 
aged 75 years. For years she was a nurse and teacher at the convent 
and hospital. She was a native of Germany. The burial will be at Silver 
Lake Monday morning.
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, November 26, 1921 P.4


SR. M. FLAVIA ENGLEBERT

From Der Nord Westen, 08 Oct. 1903:
Many residents of our city and county who had to spend time in the local 
Holy Family Hospital will be saddened to learn that Sister Flavia, who 
served the ailing there for many years, has died. Quite a few women in our 
city have Sister Flavia to thank for having played no small part in extending 
their lives. Early last year she herself became ill and shortly afterward, as 
any hope for her recovery was gone, had to be taken back to the Cloister at 
Silver Lake, where she died week before last.
********
Josephine Or M. Flavia Englebert
birth: 18 November 1867 Brussels
death: 25 September 1903 Alverno, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Alverno
residence: 1903 Alverno, Wis.
father: Joseph Englebert
mother: Emerintia
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
********
1903 Sep 25  FLAVIA  S.M.  co. death index v.7 p.182   


SR. M. CONSTANTIA ENGRISCH

Catherine Ingrish (sic), a Sister at Silver Lake Convent, died Wednesday. 
She was 48 years of age and is survived by father, mother and two sisters.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 04, 1902, Page 1
********
From Der Nord Westen, 10 Apr. 1902:
On Wed. last week, Catharine Ingrish, a Sister in the Cloister at Silver 
Lake, died at age 48. The deceased leaves her sorrowing parents and 2 
sisters.


SR. M. BENJAMIN ERIKSEN

Sister Benjamin Eriksen, 90, died Sunday at St. Nicholas Convent, Zanesville, 
Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 4 pm Wednesday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel, Alverno Cemetery. 
The former Anna Eriksen was born Dec. 23, 1882 at Fredercksold, Europe, daughter 
of the late Andrew and Mary Hansen Eriksen. She entered the Order of Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1910 and professed her vows in 1914. Sister 
Eriksen taught music at Holy Family Conservatory, Manitowoc, from 1925 to 1953 
and at St. Nicholas School, Zanesville, from 1953 to 1973.
Surviving is a brother, Einar Eriksen of St. Paul, Minn. Friends may call at 
Holy Family Convent from 7 to 9 pm Tuesday and from 1:30 to 3:30 Wednesday. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Aug. 20, 1973 page 15


SR. M. ANTONINE ERMELS

Sister Antonine Ermels, 88, of Holy Family Convent, died Saturday morning, 
April 28, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Gerald Walker OFM 
Cap. Burial will follow in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Mary Ermels was born Oct. 31, 1895, at West Point, Neb., daughter of the late 
Adam and Margaret Hegedoren Ermels. Sister entered the Convent in 1915 and 
professed her vows in 1918. She received her training as a registered nurse 
in the nursing profession and was a nurse at Holy Family Convent, the Good 
Samaritan Hospital at Zanesville, Ohio, and then St. John Hospital at Komatke, 
Arizona.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a nephew, Adam 
Thraener of West Point, Neb.; and a niece, Sister Frances Elizabeth Knuever 
of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday evening 
where a prayer service will be in the Convent Chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 29, 1984 P. 3


SR. M. EVARISTA ERMELS

Sister M. Evarista, 73, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Monday 
evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, the 
Rev. Raymond Kirk officiating. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Evarista was born Feb. 2, 1891, at West Point, Neb., daughter of the 
late Adam and Margaret Hagedorn Ermels. As a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity she taught in Wisconsin area from 1912-1951 and in the 
State of Arizona from 1952 to 1962.
Survivors are a sister, Sister M. Antonine of Keomatka, Ariz., and a niece, 
Sister M. Francis Elizabeth, of St. Paul Home, Kaukauna.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 13, 1964  P. 24


MOTHER M. EUPHROSINE ERNST

MOTHER SUPERIOR IS CALLED AT HOSPITAL 
Head of the Hospital Came to Community 53 Years Ago 
Sister Euphrosina, Mother Superior of the Holy Family hospital and previous 
to her election to that position Mother General at the Silver Lake convent, 
died Sunday at the age of 72 years, death following an illness that had not 
been feared as serious. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 
the convent with requiem high mass celebrated. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Rhode of 
Green Bay will probably attend with other visiting clergy.
Stayed Here 13 Years 
Mother Euphrosina, who was christened Katherine Ernst, was a native of Germany, 
having been born in that country 72 years ago. For thirteen years she has served 
as Mother General at the convent and as Mother Superior at the hospital here, 
eight years in the former position and five years in the latter. She had been a 
member of the Order of Sisterhood for a much longer time and is thought to have 
received her orders in this city.
Came Here 53 Years Ago.
Coming from Germany to Amerca fifty-three years ago, Mother Euphrosina located 
in this community and had resided in this vicinity ever since. One sister survives 
in Germany and in this country she has three nephews, Rev. Ernst at Sparta and 
John and Edward Thiemann at Reedsburg.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 5, 1924  P. 2


SR. M. REGULA ESSERT

Sister Regula Essert, age 87, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday morning, Feb. 21, 2003, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Helen Essert was born Aug. 25, 1915, in Dickinson, N.D., daughter 
of the late Stephan and Mary Kleiner Essert. She entered the convent in 1931 
and professed her vows in 1934. Sister Regula earned a Bachelor of Arts degree 
from St. Norbert College, De Pere. Sister Regula served as a teacher and/or 
principal at St. Mary and St. Aloysius, Kaukauna; St. Boniface, Manitowoc; Holy 
Rosary, Kewaunee; St. Therese, Appleton; St. Mary, Rhinelander; St. John, Antigo; 
St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Philip, Green Bay; St. Joseph, Kellnersville; St. 
Mary, Clarks Mills; all in Wisconsin; St. John, Menominee; St. Ambrose, Ironwood; 
St. Francis, Manistique; and St. John, Marquette; all in Michigan. She also 
served as librarian at St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Menominee Catholic Central, 
Menominee, both in Michigan; SS Peter & Paul, Kiel and St. Paul, Wrightstown, 
both in Wisconsin. After retiring from active ministry, she performed various 
services at Holy Family Convent. She has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center 
at the Motherhouse since 1997. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters: 
Sister Roque Essert, OSF, Manitowoc; and Pauline Dibble, Sturtevant, Wis. Nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 22, 2003 P. A3


SR. M. BONIFACE EWIG

The remains of Sister Boniface, formerly Miss Katherine Ewig, were brought 
here yesterday from Milwaukee where she died for burial at Silver Lake convent 
this morning. The remains were accompanied by her father, Joseph Ewig, Sr., Mr. 
and Mrs. Joseph Ewig Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Korletzki and Miss Kate Ewig. 
Manitowoc Herald News, January 8, 1921 


SR. M. CONSTANTINE FABIAN

Sister Constantine Fabian, 71, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday, 
August 13, 1988 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 
10:30 am Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial 
will be celebrated by Rev. Julian C. Resch O.Praem with burial to follow at 
Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Sister Fabian was born August 13, 1917 at Mingo Junction, Ohio, daughter of the 
late Michael and Anna Krizan Fabian. The former Elizabeth Fabian entered the 
Convent in 1940 and professed her vows in 1943. Sister received a BA Degree in 
history from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister taught at St. Boniface at 
Manitowoc, St. Nicholas at Zanesville, Ohio, St. Sylvester at Woodsfield, Ohio, 
Immaculate Conception at West DePere, Wisconsin, St. John at Antigo, Wisconsin, 
St. Joseph at Rice Lake, Wisconsin, St. John at Wellsburg, West Virginia, St. 
Mary at Delawre, Ohio, San  Roque at Santa Barbara, California, Sacred Heart at 
Oshkosh, Wisconsin and St. Pius the X at Appleton, Wisconsin since 1986.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; four brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Rev. Andrew C. Fabian O.P. of Winona, Minnesota, Rev. John Fabian 
O.P., of the South Pacific, Peter and Betty Fabian of Mingo Junction, Ohio and 
Joseph and Eleanor Fabian of Necedah, Wisconsin; four sisters and brothers-in-law, 
Agnes and Alfred Buccalo of Follansbee, West Virginia, Kathryn and Benjamin Taggart 
of Steubenville, Ohio, Mary and Pat Standardi of Weirton, West Virginia and Marge 
and Richard Everett of LaCrescenta, California.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 8:30 am until the hour of service at 
10:30 am on Tuesday. There will be no Monday evening visitation at the funeral home. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Aug. 15, 1988 page 18


SR. MARY HELEN FAGAN

Sister Mary Helen Fagan, age 94, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2000, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Samuel O. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Lucille Fagan on January 3, 1906, in Manistique,Mich., daughter of 
the late Michael and Mary Spangler Fagan. Sister Mary Helen earned a Bachelor of 
Arts Degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She entered 
the convent in 1920, and professed her vows in 1925. Sister Mary Helen served as 
an elementary teacher at St. John, Antigo, San Roque, Calif., and Hillside, Ill., 
and then as a high school teacher at Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, St. Andre, 
Potosi, Wis., St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, and St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio. She 
also served as Librarian at Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, St. Wendel, Cleveland, 
Corpus Christi, Sturgeon Bay, St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill., and Guardian Angels, 
West Point, Neb. After retiring from active ministry, she performed various tasks 
at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc and San Damiano Convent, Slinger, Wis. She has 
been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse since 1992. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Helen 
Duvall, Urbana, Ohio; nieces, nephews, their relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 
2000, at the Holy Family Convent. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at the 
Holy family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 15, 2000 P. A2


SR. CATHERINE MARIE FEIDER

Sister Catherine Marie Feider, 83, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
early Tuesday morning at the convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. 
Thursday at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by Rev. Paul Feider, nephew and the concelebrant will be Rev. Robert 
Reppen, O.Praem. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born July 24, 1907 in Decada, WI. She was the daughter of the late Peter 
and Catherine Bichler Feider. The former Loretta Feider entered the convent in 
1926, professing her vows in 1929. Sister earned a MA Degree from Holy Family 
Convent, Manitwooc and a MA degree from Creighton University, Omaha, NE. Sister 
taught elementary grades at Greenleaf and Sturgeon Bay, WI and West Point, NE. 
She also taught high school at Delaware, OH, West Point and Lindsay, NE, Petoskey, 
MI, and was Vice Principal at Xavier High School, Appleton, WI. From 1972 to 1985 
she was the community Secretary at Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscian Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters, 
Sister Mary Victima Feider OSF of Manitowoc, Mrs. Anna Huiras of Fredonia, WI and 
Mrs. Josephine Terens of Sheboygan, WI, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Wednesday evening from 4-8 p.m. where a 
prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer 
Funeral Home assisted with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1991 page B7


SR. M. GERTRUDE FEIDER

Sister Gertrude Feider, 98, of Holy Family Convent, died Thursday morning, 
Feb. 20, at Holy Family Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Monday at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
her nephew, Rev. Paul A. Fieder and concelebrants will be Rev. Flavian Blong, 
O.F.M., Cap., Rev. Lambert D. Scanlan and Rev. Richard W. Gilsdorf and burial 
will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Gertrude Feider was born Mary Feider, Dec. 12, 1887 at DeCada, Wis., 
daughter of the late Peter and Catherine Bichler Feider. She entered the convent 
in 1910 and professed her vows in 1913. Sister was a graduate of Holy Family 
Academy at Manitowoc and attended Oshkosh Normal at Oshkosh, Wis., and Holy 
Family College of Manitowoc. She taught grade school at St. Ann and Holy Rosary 
at New Holstein; St.John at Plymouth; St. Boniface at Manitowoc; Sacred Heart at 
Oshkosh; St.  Nicholas at Zanesville, Ohio; St. Mary at Rhinelander; St. Peter 
and Paul at Wellsburg, West Virginia; St. Mary at Kaukauna; St. Frances at 
Hollandtown; St. Joseph at Green Bay; Holy Rosary at Kewaunee; St. Michael at 
Whitelaw and St. Anthony at Neopit. Sister resided at Ozanam Home, New Berlin 
from 1968 to 1979, retiring to Holy Family Convent in 1979.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; four sisters, 
Sister Mary Victima Feider, OSF, Sister Catherine Marie Feider OSF, both of 
Manitowoc; Mrs. Anna Huiras and Mrs. Joseph Terens both of Fredonia, Wis., and 
nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Sunday, where 
a prayer service will be 7 pm Sunday evening at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Feb. 21, 1986 page 14


SR. MARY VICTIMA FEIDER

Sister Mary Victima Feider, 86, of Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, died July 4, 
1991 at the convent.
She was born Lucina Feider on August 29, 1904 at Decada, a daughter of the late 
Peter and Catherine Bichler Feider. She entered the convent in 1931 and professed 
her vows in 1934. Sr. Victima earned a bachelor of science degree and a master of 
science degree in nursing education from St.Louis University, St.Louis, MO.
Sr. Victima served as a nurse and administrator at Good Samaritan Hospital in 
Zanesville, Ohio, Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc and St.Frances Hospital in 
West Point, Neb. She also served as a pastoral associate at St.Vincent Hospital 
in Green Bay and St.Rita's Health Center at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Anna 
Huiras and Josephine Ternes, both of rural Fredonia; nieces and nephews. She also 
was preceded in death by six brothers and four sisters.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on July 8 at Holy Family Convent Chapel in 
Manitowoc. The celebrant was Fr. Paul Feider of Weyauwega, a grandnephew of the 
deceased. Burial was in Holy Family Convent Cemetery. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, assisted with arrangements.
No newspaper is named. 
*********
Sister Mary Victima Feider, 86, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday, 
July 4, 1991, at Holy Family convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Her 
nephew, Rev. Paul Feider will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial 
will follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
She was born Lucina Feider, August 29, 1904, at Decada, Wis., daughter of the late 
Peter and Catherine Bichler Feider. She entered the convent in 1931 and professed 
her vows in 1934. Sister earned a B.S. Degree and a M.S. Degree in Nursing Education 
from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. Sister served as a Nurse and Administrator 
at Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio, Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, and 
St. Frances Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb. She also served as a Pastoral 
Associate at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, and at St. Rita's Health Center, Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Anna 
Huiras and Josephine Ternes of Fredonia, Wis.; nieces; nephews; other relatives 
and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, where a prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 4, 1991 P. B8


AMALIA FESSLER

Amelia (March 9, 1839-Sept. 25, 1866 
single -daughter of George and Elizabeth Fessler -sister of Father Joseph Fessler)
(from researcher of St. Gregory church records/see contributors page)


CARL FESSLER, REV.

FIRST CHAPLAIN LOCAL HOSPITAL DEAD, KENOSHA
Father Fessler, Here 20 Years Ago, Dead At Age 73
The Rev. Charles Fessler, who was the first chaplain at the Holy Family 
hospital in this city, having served here more than twenty years ago when 
the local institution was first opened, is dead at Kenosha. Father Fessler 
was 73 years of age when death claimed him. The body is to be brought here 
today or tomorrow for burial at Silver Lake where a sister and brother are 
also buried.
After leaving Manitowoc Father Fessler was 73 years of age when death 
claimed him. The body is to brought here today or tomorrow for burial at 
Silver Lake where a sister and brother are also buried. (sic)
After leaving Manitowoc Father Fessler was for many years in charge of Pio 
Nono college and more recently had been chaplain at St. Nicholas hospital 
at Sheboygan. He had recently been named chaplain of the Carmelite Sisters' 
home at Kenosha but was taken ill before he was able to assume the duties 
of the position. Death was due to pneumonia and occurred at the home.
Sister in Order
A sister of the Rev. Fessler was one of the first Sisters at the hospital 
in this city and for years was a nurse here. Father Fessler is remembered 
by many people here who know him while he was chaplain at the hospital.
Leaves Relatives Here
Several nephews and nieces who reside in this county, two at Silver Lake, 
survive and arranged for bringing the body here for burial.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, December 27, 1922 P.1


ELIZABETH FESSLER

Elisabetha Fessler/Geb. 14 Juni 1811/gest. 4 Nov. 1878
Elizabeth (June 14, 1811-Nov. 4, 1878 
wife of George [1801-1873] -emigrated to Manitowoc County in 1860, along with 
her husband and 6 children -a son, Fr. Joseph Fessler, had emigrated earlier) 
(no county death record)
(from researcher of St. Gregory church records/see contributors page)


GEORG FESSLER

George (Aug. 24, 1801-March 27, 1873 
husband of Elizabeth -son of Johann George Fessler and Francisca Maurer 
brother to Anton [1812-1897] -father of Father Joseph Fessler -came from 
Oberhausen, Baden -emmigrated to Manitowoc County in 1860, along with his 
wife and 6 children -his eldest son Joseph and George's sister Rose Fessler 
had emigrated to American in 1854 with Fr. Oschwald, though it might be 
incorrect that Joseph emigrated before 1856) 
(no county death record)
(from researcher of St. Gregory church records/see contributors page)


REV. GEORGIUS FESSLER

Death of Rev. Geo. Fessler, pastor of the Catholic Congregation in Silbersee, last
Thurs. He was buried last Sat. in a ceremony lead by the Archbishop. He was only
35 years old.
Der Nord Westen, 04 June 1885
*******
Rev. Joseph Fessler died at the convent at Silver Lake on Thursday last and was 
buried on Saturday. He was in the city on Monday previous and took part in the 
exercises at the laying of the corner stone of the new Catholic church. Rev. 
Fessler was well known and highly respected by the people of this and Sheboygan 
counties and his death will be regretted by many who had learned to love him not 
along as an able, conscientious minister of the gospel but as an open hearted, 
upright and genial gentleman. He was 37 years of age.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, June 4, 1885  pg. 3
*******
Many citizens went to Silver Lake Saturday to attend the funeral service of 
Father Geo. Fessler. 
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, June 2, 1885 
*******
DIED - 
Rev. George Fessler, at Silver Lake on Thursday evening. Deceased was loved and 
respected by his congregation and friends and will be sadly missed from their 
circle.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tues., June 2, 1885 page 2
*******
(Note: This is the only Rev. George Fessler I have who died in 1885. The date 
is right but his age is wrong)


SR. M. JULIAN FILEY

Sister Julian Filey, 88, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
evening at the convent.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
A nephew, the Rev. LaVerne Flach, O.S.A. officiated with burial in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Julian, nee Josephine Filey, was born Jan. 28, 1889, at Petoskey, Mich., 
daughter of the late Martin and Cuniegunda Neubert Filey. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1906, professing her vows in 1911. 
She served the community as a teacher at Cooperstown, Kaukauna, Sturgeon Bay, 
Kellnersville, Reedsville, Cleveland, Potosi, Rhinelander, Greenleaf, Waukesha 
and Neopit, Wis.; Cross Village, Ironwood, Escanaba, Manistique and Menominee, 
Mich.; Lindsay and West Point, Neb., retiring to Holy Family Convent in 1971.
Survivors include a sister, Miss Amanda Filey, of Petoskey and a nephew, the Rev. 
LaVerne Flach, of Chicago.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, was in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 14, 1977  P. 13


SR. M. VITERBO FILEY

Mrs. J. R. Wolf of Chicago and Miss Anne Filey of Kalamazoo, Michigan returned 
to their respective homes after attending the funeral of their sister, Sister 
Viterbo at the Holy Family convent.
Manitowoc Herald News, July 1, 1925  P. 3


SR. M. JEANNE FILLION

Sister Jeanne Fillion, age 90, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
charity, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born June 3, 1913, in Escanaba, Mich., daughter of the late Treffle and 
Helena St. Cyr Fillion.
The former Priscilla Fillion entered the convent in 1930 and professed her vows 
in 1933. Sister Jeanne served as an elementary teacher at St. John, Antigo; SS. 
Peter & Paul, Kiel; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth; and St. Anthony, Oconto Falls, 
all of Wisconsin. She served as the community seamstress for 32 years and performed 
other various services at the Motherhouse. Since 2001, she has been residing in 
St. Rita Health Center. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; and a brother-in-
law; Orelle Beauchamp, Wauwatosa. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends 
also survive.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 11, 2003 P. A3


SR. M. CALLISTA FINK

DIES IN HOSPITAL
Sister M. Callista Passes Away Following Stroke of Apoplexy - Funeral Saturday
Sister M. Callista, member of the Order of Franciscan Sisters, passed away at 
7:15 o'clock this morning at St. Mary's Hospital. Death came as the result of 
a stroke of apoplexy. Sister Callista had been ill but two days having been 
taken sick June 6. She was born in Germany Dec. 30, ?? and came to the United 
States in the year ??. She entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters at Alverno, 
Wis. Sister Callista taught school in Nebraska and Wisconsin, coming to Oshkosh 
in 1918.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the Sacred heart church at 
2 o'clock. At 3 o'clock the body will be taken to Manitowoc for burial at the 
Holy Family convent.
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Fri., June 8, 1928 page 8


SR. MARY DOMINIC FINNERTY

Sister Dominic Finnerty, 87, of Holy Family Convent, died Wednesday at 
the convent.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Family convent Chapel. 
The Rev. F.F. Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister Dominic was born Catherine Finnerly April 29, 1884, at Holland, 
Wis., daughter of the late Dominic and Mary Finnegan Finnerty. She 
entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1909 
and professed her vows in 1913. She attained her BA degee from Catholic 
University, Washington, D.C. She taught in Ironwood, Mich., Zanesville, 
Ohio and Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the convent after (time missing) p.m. Thursday and 
until time of service on Friday.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 30, 1971


SR. M. LAVERNE FITZGIBBONS

Sister LaVerne Fitzgibbons, 67, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died late 
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27, 1986 at Holy Family Convent. Funeral services 
will be 10:30 am Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. The Mass 
of Christian Burial will be concelebrated by Rev. Flavian Blong O.F.M. Cap., 
and Rev. Justin Pierce S.D.S., and burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery.
Sister was born March 28, 1919 at Chicago, daughter of the late John and Jennie 
Ursem Fitzgibbons. The former Lorraine Fitzgibbons entered the convent in 1937, 
professing her vows on August 15, 1940. Sister received a B.A.Degree in History 
and Latin from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, received a M.A. Degree in 
Education from DePaul University, Chicago and a M.A. Degree in Theology from 
Marquette University, Milwaukee. Sister taught at St. Joseph, Waukesha, St. 
Joseph Sturgeon Bay, Guardian Angels, West Point, Nebraska, St. Joseph, Green 
Bay, St. Agnes, Green Bay and Xavier High School, Appleton. She served as 
Principal at St. Paul's Manitowoc, St. Mary's Waukesha and Holy Innocents, 
Manitowoc. Sister coordinated Religious Education Programs at Holy Redeemer, 
Two Rivers and St. Bernard's Appleton. Sister recently had been doing secretarial 
work at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and a sister and 
brother-in-law, LaVerne and Charles Coppens of Calumet City, Ill. 
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 4 pm to 8 pm this Monday where 
a prayer service will be at 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Silver 
Lake College Development Fund would be appreciated. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Sept. 29, 1986 page 12


SR. M. RITA FORGACH

Sister Rita Forgach, age 97, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Saturday, February 10, 1996, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 12, 1996, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem. with burial in Holy Family Cemetery.
The former Mary Elizabeth Forgach, was born June 22, 1898, in Wilkes-Barre, 
Penn., daughter of the late John and Rose Modla Forgach. She entered the convent 
in 1914 and professed her vows in 1917. Sister Rita earned a Bachelor of Arts 
Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Rita served as a teacher at 
St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. Mary, Hilbert, St. Joseph, 
Waukesha, St. Mary, Algoma, St. Joseph, Green Bay, Wis.; St. Francis Xavier, 
Petoskey, St. John and St. Peter, Marquette, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.; San 
Jose Indian Mission, Pisinemo, St. John Indian Mission, Komatke, Ariz., and St. 
Teresa, Kekaha, Hawaii. After retiring from active ministry, she performed a 
variety of services at Sacred Heart Center, Oneida, Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis., and Good Samaritan Medical Center, 
Zanesville, Ohio. Since 1983, she has been residing at Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters-in-
law, Emily, Eleanor and Violet Forgach, Bay City, Mich.; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 12, 1996 P. A2


SR. MARY JOSEPH FIX

Sister Mary Joseph, 91, a resident of St. Francis Hospital, West Point, Nebr., 
died there Friday. 
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Alverno. The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Joseph, Mary Fix, was born Feb. 26, 1875, at Zanesville, Ohio, 
daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Wolfel Fix. She entered the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity convent July 12, 1894, and professed her vows 
Aug. 4, 1897. She had been director of the school of nursing at Zanesville for 
many years.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Will Paul, of Zanesville.
Friends may call at the convent until 9 o?clock this Monday evening.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc has charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 10, 1966  P. 7 


SR. MARY ANDREW FLATLEY

Sister Mary Andrew, 59, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday night 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. 
Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Andrew, Gladys Flatley, was born Oct. 18, 1906 at Allen Junction, 
Minn., daughter of the late Andrew and Marie Kuchta Flatley. She entered the 
convent Aug. 30, 1921, and professed her vows Aug. 15, 1925. A teacher, Sister 
Mary Andrew, had been principal at St. Wendel Catholic School, Cleveland, until 
the spring of 1965.
She is survived by her stepfather, Ervy Gray, a brother, Joseph Flatley, and a 
stepbrother, George Gray, of Duluth, Minn.
Friends may call at the convent from 6 to 9 o?clock this Thursday evening.
Arrangements were by Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 30, 1965  P. 3


SR. MIRIAM GENEVIEVE FLAVIN

Sister Miriam Genevieve Flavin, age 85, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died on Wednesday morning, May 5, 2010, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Mary Rita Flavin was born on Nov. 14, 1924, in Delaware, Ohio, 
daughter of the late Martin and Genevieve (Griffin) Flavin. She entered the 
Convent in 1942, and professed her vows in 1945. Sister Miriam Genevieve earned 
a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master of 
Science Degree from Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. Sister Miriam 
Genevieve served as a teacher at: St. Therese, Appleton; St. Francis, Hollandtown; 
Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha; Silver Lake 
College, Manitowoc; St. Willibrord High School, Chicago, Ill.; St. Francis Xavier 
High School, Petoskey, Mich.; Guernsey Catholic Central, Cambridge, Ohio; and 
Bishop Amat High School, LaPuente, Calif. She also served as Director of Human 
Resources at the Motherhouse and Coordinator of the Western Region from 1973-1979 
in West Covina, Calif. After retirement from active ministry, she performed a 
variety of tasks at Holy Family Convent including annalist. Since 1999, she had 
been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of 
the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2010, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 9, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 7, 2010


SR. M. RAYMOND FOX

Sister M. Raymond Fox, 87, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, 
retired administrator of Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, died Monday 
at the hospital.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the convent chapel. The 
Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.
Catherine Fox was born April 7, 1882, at Durand, Wis., daughter of the 
late Joseph and Anna Pattison Fox. She entered the Order of Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1897 and professed her vows in 1902.
Sister Raymond earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Catholic University, 
Washington, D.C., and studied hospital administration at St. Theresa 
College, Winona, Minn. She had been a registered nurse at Good Samarian 
Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio, and taught in grade and high schools for 20 
years.
Sister Raymond worked in the business office of Holy Family Hospital 
prior to becoming administrator in 1918. She continued in that capacity 
until 1937 and returned to the post in 1962, when she retired. She had 
made her home at the hospital.
Surviving her is a sister, Miss Ann Fox, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the convent after 4:30 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 24, 1970
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(M. Fox/10 April 1882/March 1970/SSDI)


MOTHER M. ALEXIA FULLMER

VENERABLE HEAD OF ORDER HERE CALLED 
Sister Who Directed Building of First Hospital In City Passes Away, Aged 70 
A life, which for more than a half century, had been devoted to humanity and 
to alleviation of human sufferings came to a close today with the demise at 
the Silver Lake convent of Mother Alexia, venerable head of the Franciscan 
Order in this city. Mother Alexia, who was 70 years of age, passed away after 
a brief illness and news of her death will be regretfully received by many 
who have known of her devotion to her Order and to the community.
Mother Alexia, who previous to entering the Order was Miss Fulmer of this city, 
was in charge of the work of building of the first hospital unit of the city, 
the initial unit of the Holy Family hospital being erected under her direction 
as head of the Order which conducts the hospital. She has been identified with 
the Franciscan order here during most of the fifty years of her work in it and 
was one of the most prominent of its directors. 
Entered Order in 1877 
Mother Alexia was admitted to the Holy Family convent Franciscan Sisters, 
November 19, 1877, and was the active head of the order that erected the first 
unit of the Holy Family hospital in Manitowoc.
Built Ohio Hospital 
She was Sister Superior at the hospital here from 1891 to 1911, when she went 
to Zanesville, Ohio, where she supervised the erection of the Good Samaritan 
hospital, erected by the order in the Ohio city. She remained at the head of 
that institution until June of last year.
For the past several months Mother Alexia has been at the Holy Family convent 
at Silver Lake.
Mother Alexia also had charge of the erection of the St. Joseph?s home for the 
aged at West Point, Neb. 
The deceased was the daughter of Joseph Fullmer, and was born in this city 
November 9, 1859. She is survived by a brother, Frank Fullmer of Scofield, Wis., 
and a sister, Mrs. Pinion of Marshfield, Wis. 
Funeral Tuesday 
Funeral Services will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 from the convent at Silver 
Lake, and burial will take place there.
Manitowoc Herald News, March 16, 1929  P.4
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CONVENT SISTERS JUBILEE EVENT
Mother Superior Alexia and Eight Others Observe Anniversary
TOOK VEIL 25 YEARS AGO
Five of Number Were Manitowoc Residents, Bishop Fox Here to Celebrate Services for Day's Event
Mother Superior - Pauline Fullmer
Sister M. Helena - Rose Stephani
Sister M. Juliana - Alma Kalmes
Sister M. Augusta - Gertrude Neumann
Sister M. Cassiana - Jennie Ellinger
Eight sisters of the Franciscan Convent at Silver Lake including Mother Superior 
Alexia and four others who are Manitowoc county women, will on Thursday observe 
the silver jubilee anniversary of the day upon which they consecrated their lives 
and future to the work and renounced the world. The occasion will be a memorable 
one at which Bishop J.J. Fox of the Green Bay Diocese with which the convent is 
affiliated will officiate at the service to be held throughout the day. It is 
probable that a large number of relatives and friends of the Sisters will attend 
the celebration.
August 9, 1881 was the date on which the sisters were finally admitted to the order 
of St. Francis and were given the veil after four years in the novitiate. At that 
time, the local order comprised about sixty-five members who had charge of twenty-
five parochial schools and missions. The order soon began to thrive however and at 
the present time there are over 300 at the convent which has come to be recognized 
as one of the most flourishing ones of its kind in the country. Some of the 
instructors are sought by outside schools and the scope of their work is not confined 
within the limits of the state. Affiliated with the convent is the Good Samaritan 
Hospital at Zanesville, Ohio, the Home for the Aged at West Point, Neb., and the 
Holy Family Hospital of this city. Sisters from the Silver Lake institute supply 
the entire force of nurses at these hospitals and to their credit may it be said 
that their unselfish consecrated lives make them admirable fitted for the vocation 
of caring for the sick.
Mother Alexia, the Superior, nee Paulena Fullmer, a sister of E. Fullmer of Fullmer 
Bros., this city, was born in the Town of Cato, this county and spent her girlhood 
days in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fullmer. In 188?, she joined 
the order as a novice and together with the others of the Manitowoc contingent was 
admitted to the sisterhood on August 9, 1881. The first ten years of her life as a 
member of the order was devoted as a teacher in the parochial schools and on August 7, 
1891, exactly ten years lacking two days from the date of her admission, she was 
honored with election as Superior of the order. She has held the position ever since 
and during the regime the convent has become the best known of the states similar 
institutions. The present flourishing condition of the convent was due to perserverance 
and fortitude for during the years of its existence much of the early life was fraught 
with trials and many hardships. That five of eight Sisters who observe the jubilee 
anniversary are natives of this city, is a fact that is a credit to Manitowoc, a 
source of gratification to friends. The city appreciates the devotion and work and 
the church, in whose interests the labor is performed has long recognized the Sister's 
worth. The presence of Bishop Fox on the occasion makes it notable and of more than 
local interest and there is in it that which brings to mind the beauty of the faith 
that sacrifice to the benefit and upbuilding of mankind. It inspires to higher life 
and thought and cannot but exercise a wholesome influence. The event will be ushered 
in at the convent with a solemn high mass at which Rt. Rev. J.J. Fox will be the 
celebrant assisted by a number of visiting clergymen and also local priests of the 
parishes. There will be a reception in the afternoon and it will be informal to meet 
and congratulate the sisters in whose honor the jubilee is held.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., Aug. 8, 1906


JOSEPH FULLMER

From the Files of the Pilot - Forty-Four years Ago - 1873     
DIED - Fulmer
On Feb. 1, of consumption, Joseph Fulmer(sic), aged 46 years. Deceased was born in 
Baden, Germany, came to America 25 years ago and leaves a wife and eleven children 
to mourn his loss. His remains were taken to Maple Grove(sic) for burial service 
followed by a large concourse of friends. The bereaved family have the sympathy 
of the entire community.  
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Feb. 15, 1917
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(Note: His stone was found in Franciscan Sisters cemetery)
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City and County:
The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fullmer are to be removed from the Maple 
Grove cemetery to that at Alverno. Their daughter is now Mother Superior of 
the Silver Lake Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, November 14, 1895  pg 3
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Name  Joseph Fullmer    
Event Type  Burial    
Event Place  Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America    
Affiliate Record Identifier  98433849    
Cemetery  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Cemetery 
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(The following is the obituary for his son):
The body of William Y. Fulmer(sic) was found at Tomahawk on Sunday last. Ten 
days before he and a companion started to cross the lake on a raft of logs and 
Fulmer fell into the lake. He was 27 years old and was a brother of the Mother 
Superior at Silver Lake Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., July 7, 1927 


MARGARET FULLMER

The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fullmer are to be removed from the Maple Grove 
cemetery to that at Alverno. Their daughter is now Mother Superior of the Silver 
Lake Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 14, 1895  P. 3


SR. M. CANDIDA GAGNON

Mary Candida Gagnon
birth: 1873 Two Rivers, Wis.
death: 2 May 1895 Alverno, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Alverno, Wis.
father: Gagnon
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


SR. M. VIRGIL GAITLEY

Sister Virgil Gaitley, 92, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday, November 2, 1986 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Flavian 
Blong OFM Cap., and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Virgil Gaitley, nee Catherine Ann Gaitley, was born December 6, 1893 
at Ironwood, Michigan, daughter of the late Patrick and Bridget Murphy Gaitley. 
She entered the convent in 1910 and professed her vows in 1913. Sister Gaitley 
graduated from Michigan State Normal College in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Sister 
had taught in Delaware, Ohio; Petoskey, Michigan; St. Boniface Parochial School, 
Manitowoc; Maple Grove, Wisconsin; Plymouth, Wisconsin; Boyd, Wisconsin; 
Rhinelander, Wisconsin and served as Principal in Kaukauna, Antigo and Oneida, 
Wisconsin. She also cared for the sick and elderly for 23 years in Kaukauna, 
West Point, Nebraska and Holy Family Infirmary, Manitowoc. Prior to retiring 
in 1973, she was a Homemaker at Immaculate Conception Convent, West DePere, 
Wisconsin and since her retirement had been residing at Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces and 
nephews. Friends may call at Holy Family convent, 4 pm to 8 pm this Tuesday, 
where a prayer service will be 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted 
the Holy Family convent with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Nov. 4, 1986 page 21


SR. M. MACRINA GALLAGHER

Sister M. Macrina of St. Mary Convent at Kaukauna died at 10:30 Wednesday morning 
at Appleton. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cloutier of 
Escanaba; three sisters, Sister Henrielda of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Miss 
Helen Gallagher, Escanaba, Mich., Miss Margaret Gallagher, Chicago, Ill.; two 
brothers, Bernard and James Gallagher of Kenosha. The body was taken to Holy 
Family Convent at Manitowoc, where she will lie in state until Friday when the 
services will be held at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Appleton Post Crescent, Fri., Feb. 25, 1927 page 19


SR. M. ANN FRANCIS GAMBLE

Sister Ann Frances Gamble, 68, of Holy Family Convent, died Saturday evening, 
Oct. 15, at Holy Family Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent. The Mass 
of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Gerald Walker O.F.M. Cap. and 
burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery.
Sister Ann Frances was born Mary Louise Gamble, at Ironwood, Mich., daughter 
of the late Edward A. and Albertine Ethier Gamble. She entered the convent 
Sept. 8, 1935 and professed her vows Aug. 15, 1939. Sister Ann Frances received 
her B.A. degree at Holy Family College with Education as Social Science and her 
M.A. degree at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. in Business Education and 
English. She taught at Wellston, Delaware, Ohio, Appleton, St. Boniface, 
Manitowoc, Kewaunee, West Wrights Town, Potosi, Tennyson, Wis., Yuma Immaculate 
Conception, St. Willibrord, Chicago. Since 1957 she has been teaching in various 
high schools.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a sister and 
brother-in-law, Margaret and Joseph Owen, Peggy and Stephen and an aunt, Miss 
Clara Ethier all formerly of Ironwood, Mich.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 7:30 to 9 o'clock this Monday evening, 
where a memorial service will be 7 o'clock in the chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 17, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. MARA GANDIA

Sister Mara Gandia, age 75, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Sunday evening, Jan. 16, 2005, at Holy Famly Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Anna Gandia was born June 13, 1929, in Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii, daughter 
of the late Pastor and Mary Ah Sui Lum Gandia. She entered the convent in 1950 and 
professed her vows in 1952. Sister Mara earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy 
Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Mara served as an elementary teacher at St. John 
the Baptist, Plymouth; Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; St. Bernadette, Appleton; Holy 
Rosary, Kewaunee, all of Wisconsin; Cathedral, Honolulu; St. Theresa, Kekaha, Kauai, 
both of Hawaii; and St. John Mission, Komatke, Ariz. After retiring from active 
ministry, she performed various services at Holy Family Convent and St. Francis 
Convent, Manitowoc. Since 2002, she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center 
at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and a 
brother-in-law, Mary Jane Gandia, Gardena, Calif.; Theresa and Gene Shimamoto, 
Torrance, Calif.; two brothers and three sisters-in-law: James and Maxine Gandia, 
Honolulu; Joseph and Mae Gandia, Roselle, Ill.; and Mary Gandia, Kekaha, Kauai, 
Hawaii. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 18, 2005  P. A3


SR. M. CORDEL GARDNER

Sister Cordel Gardner, age 89, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
The former Elsie Gardner was born on Oct. 2, 1918, in Cornell, Mich., daughter 
of the late William and Lillian (Miron) Gardner. She entered the Convent in 
1934, and professed her vows in 1937. Sister Cordel earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Cordel served as an elementary 
teacher at St. Mary, Algoma; Ss. Peter & Paul, Kiel; St. Therese, Appleton; St. 
John, Antigo; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill.; Guardian 
Angels, West Point, Neb.; St. John, Marquette; and St. Francis de Sales, Manistique, 
Mich. She also served as a homemaker at St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Joseph, 
Green Bay; St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay; St. Mary, Clarks Mills; and Catholic Central, 
Menominee, Mich. After retiring from active ministry, she performed various 
services at Holy Family Convent. Since October 2007, she has been residing in St. 
Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 10, 2008, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2008. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, March 6, 2008 


SR. M. MARONIUS GARVEY

Sister M. Marionius (sic), 82, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died 
Tuesday at the convent.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at the convent chapel. The Rev. 
Ronald Kirk O. Praem will officiate and burial will be at the convent cemetery.
Sister M. Marionius was born nee Oliver Garvey March 23, 1887, at Freedom, 
daughter of the late John and Ellen Quinn Garvey Sr. 
She entered the convent April 11, 1920, and professed vows to the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity Aug. 15, 1923. She was a teacher in the parochial 
elementary school system. 
Surviving are one brother, John, of Appleton, and two sisters: Anne and Nellie, 
also of Appleton.
Friends may call at the convent from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 15, 1969  P. 7 


SR. M. REGINE GASPERS

Sister Regine Gaspers, 64, of Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, died Wednesday, 
August 8, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be 
in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Regine, nee Gertrude Gaspers, was born Oct. 25, 1914, at Lindsay, Neb., 
daughter of the late Michael P. and Margareth Wagner Gaspers. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1929 and professed her 
vows in 1933. She received her masters degree from Notre Dame University with 
a major in history and a minor in English. She taught schools at St. Mary 
School, Kaukauna, St. Theresa School, Appleton; whitelaw (sic), Sherwood, 
Greenleaf, Seymour, Hollandtown and Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; Santa Parbara (sic), 
Calif., Yuma, Ariz., the bishop Baraga School at Marquette, Mich., and since 
1969 had been assistant professor at Silver Lake College.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, four brothers, 
Michael of Rushville, Neb., Martin and Paul of Lindsay, Neb., and Joseph of 
Wenatchee, Wash.; and four sisters, Miss Mary Gaspers of Holiday, Fla., Mrs. 
Helen Schaecher of Lindsay, Mrs. Pauline Bickel of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Rose 
Smith of Osceola, Neb.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 to 9 o'clock this Thursday evening, where 
a memorial service will be at 7 o'clock in St. Mary Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 9, 1979 P. 3


SR. M. BRIDGETINE GAUTHIER

Sister Bridgetine Gauthier, age 87, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday, September 21, 1997, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 25, 1997, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Lucy Gauthier was born September 1, 1910, in Marshfield, daughter of 
the late Carl and Mary Taugher Gauthier. She entered the Convent in 1928 and 
professed her vows in 1931. Sister Bridgetine earned a Bachelor of Science Degree 
from St. Norbert College, DePere. Sister Bridgetine served as a teacher at Corpus 
Christi, Sturgeon Bay, St. Mary, Hilbert, St. Joseph, Oneida, Holy Redeemer, Two 
Rivers, St. Mary, Bloomington, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, St. Joseph, Kellnersville, 
St. Joseph, Green Bay, St. Joseph, Rice Lake, St. Mary, Brillion, St. John Indian 
School, Komatke, Immacuate Conception, Yuma, Ariz.; San Roque, Santa Barbara, 
Calif.; St. Theresa, Kekaha, Hawaii; Holy Family, Lindsay, Nebraska; St. Anne, 
Escanaba, Catholic Central, Menominee and St. Francis Xavier, Petosky, Mich. After 
retiring from full-time teaching, she served as a secretary at the Western Regional 
House, Walnut, Calif., Sacred Heart, Manitowoc, St. Aloysius, Kaukauna and St. Mary, 
Reedsville. In 1988, she retired to the Motherhouse where she performed various 
tasks for the Sisters.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; cousins, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 22, 1997  P. A2


SR. M. BERNICE GEIMER

Dies at Potosi
News was received here this morning at the death at Potosi of Sister Bernice, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Geimer, Route 1, Two Rivers. The body will be 
taken to Manitowoc Wednesday morning and burial will be from the convent at 
Silver Lake Convent.
Sister Bernice was twenty-seven years old and was born at Two Rivers. She has 
been a member of the convent order for a number of years and was engaged in 
teaching at Potosi. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Geimer, 
Sister Kennedy, who is at Silver Lake Convent and Sister Georgianna, a student 
nurse at Holy Family Hospital, Erving, Albert, William and Martin, Ruth, Della 
and a baby sister and brother, all at home, a brother Fred of Chicago and 
another sister, Mrs. Fred Grimm of Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Apr. 14, 1924 page 2


SR. M. VIRGINIA GEIMER

Sister Virginia Geimer, 82, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died last week 
at the convent. Sister Virginia, nee Agnes Geimer, was born March 28, 1891 at 
Gibson, the daughter of the late Peter and Wilhelmina Sievert Geimer.
She entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1913, 
professing her vows in 1916. She served the community as an accountant at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc, from 1915 -1944 and the Good Samaritan Medical 
Center, Zanesville, Ohio, from 1944 - 1969.
Survivors include 2 sisters, Mrs. Chris Ellingboe of Manitowoc and Sister M. 
Vivian of Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services were held Friday September 7 at Holy Family Convent chapel 
with Rev. Ferdinand Dupont O.Praem officiating. Burial was in the convent 
cemetery.
Denmark Press, Thursday, Sept. 13, 1973 page 6


SR. M. VIVIAN GEIMER

Sister Vivian Geimer, 88, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Tuesday 
morning, Oct. 4, at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Flavian Blong OFM Cap. will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial 
and burial will be in the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Geimer was born Luella Agnes Geimer, July 6, 1895, at Gibson, Wis., 
daughter of the late Peter and Wilhelmina Sievert Geimer. She entered the 
convent in 1913 and professed her vows July 5, 1917. Sister Geimer received 
her B.A. degree at Catholic Sisters College at Washington, D.C. Her M.A. 
degree at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Her majors were 
in Mathematics, Science and Chemistry. Sister Geimer taught at Askeaton for 
two years and later in high schools at Wellston, Del., Zanesville, Ohio, 
Ironwood, Mich., St. Willibrord, Chicago, Kaukauna and Potosi, Wis. and also 
Holy Family College.
Survivors include the Sisters of Christian Charity; a nephew, Donald Pauly of 
Phoenix, Ariz.; two nieces, Mrs. Lucile Daigle of Neenah and Mrs. Thomas 
Thompson of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a grandnephew, Todd Pauly of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday where a prayer 
service will be at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 4, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. CLARISSA GENEFELS

Cooperstown - The Misses Mary and Catherine Wanish, Joseph Cenefelt and son, 
Charles, attended the funeral of Sister Clarisse at Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Feb. 27,, 1930 page 2


SR. MARY JANET GEORGE

Sister Mary Janet George 
Sister Mary Janet George, age 81, a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity, died on Wednesday morning, May 30, 2007, at 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
The former Joan George was born on Oct. 28, 1925, in Ironton, Ohio, 
daughter of the late Edgar and Mary Catherine (Anderson) George. She 
entered the convent in 1946 and professed her vows in 1948. Sister 
Mary Janet earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family College, 
Manitowoc and a Master of Science degree from the University of Dayton, 
Dayton, Ohio. Sister Mary Janet served as a teacher at St. Mary, 
Brillion; St. Philip and St. Joseph, Green Bay; Holy Rosary, Kewaunee; 
Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Joseph, St. Mary and 
Waukesha Catholic School System, all of Waukesha; Ss. Peter and Paul, 
Kiel; St. Michael, Whitelaw; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; Willibrord 
Catholic and St. Charles Lwanga, both of Chicago, Ill. After retiring 
from active ministry, she performed various tasks at Holy Family Convent. 
Since 2001, she had been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the 
Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister 
and brother-in-law: Norita and John Corn; and a brother and sister-in-law: 
Edward and Peg George, Ironton, Ohio; nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2007, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial 
at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2007. A prayer service 
will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting 
the family with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, May 31, 2007
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Sister Mary Janet George 
Funeral services for Sister Mary Janet George, age 81, a member of 
the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, who died on Wednesday 
morning, May 30, 2007, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, will be 
held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 4, 2007, at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 2007. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is 
assisting the family with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, June 1, 2007 


SR. M. BERTRAM GERBER

Sister M. Bertram Gerber, 86, of Holy Family Convent, died Tuesday at 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel, Alverno. The Rev. F.F. Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and 
burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Bertram, nee Emma Gerber, was born Feb. 25, 1886, at Menominee, 
Mich., daughter of the late Charles and Sophia Blaser Gerber. She entered 
the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1903 and professed 
her vows in 1908. she taught at West Point and Lindsay, Neb., Ironwood, 
Mich., Hollandtown, Wis., and Holy Family College, Manitowoc.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Bess Platske, of Ewen, Mich., and Miss 
Mary, of Detroit, Mich., and nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the convent from 2 to 9 o'clock this Wednesday evening 
until the time of service Thursday. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in 
charge of the arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 19, 1972


SR. M. ROSE GEREND

Sr. Rose Gerend OSF, 101, died Aug. 25, at Holy Family Convent, Manitwoc. Sr. 
Rose served as a teacher in Wisconsin, California, Ohio, Hawaii and Arizona. In 
the Diocese of Green Bay she taught at Guardian Angel Boarding School, Oneida, 
St. Anthony, Neopit; St.Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Mary, Brillion; St. Joseph 
and St. Philip, Green Bay; St. Theresa, Appleton and Immaculate Conception, 
DePere. She also served as administrator at St. Joseph Home, West Point, Nebraska 
and as a homemaker at Maria Reina in Lima, Peru. In 1994 Sr. Rose retired to St. 
Francis Convent, Manitowoc and had been residing in St. Rita Health Center at 
the Motherhouse since 1998. She is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, a brother and sister-in-law, Herbert and Katheriine Gerend, Manitowoc, 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The Mass of Christian Burial was 
celebrated by Fr. Samuel O. Jadin, O.Praem, on August 31, in the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., Sept. 1, 2006 page 5
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Sister Rose Gerend, age 101, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday Aug. 25, 2006, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Sister Rose was born March 27, 1905 in Kaukauna, daughter of the late Joseph 
and Mary (Lorrig) Gerend. She entered the convent in 1920 and professed her 
vows in 1923. Sister Rose served as a primary grade teacher at St. Joseph, 
Rice Lake, Guardian Angel Boarding School, Oneida, St. Joseph, Waukesha, St. 
Anthony, Neopit, St. Andrew, Potosi, St. Anthony, Oconto Falls, St. Mary, 
Brillion, St. Joseph and St. Philip, Green Bay, St. Therese Appleton, 
Immaculate Conception, DePere; San Roque, Santa Barbara, Calif.; St. Mary, 
Delaware, Ohio; St. Theresa, Kekaha, Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii; and St. 
Peter, Bapchule, Ariz. She also served as the Administrator of St. Joseph 
Home, West Point, Neb., and homemaker at Maria Reina, Lima, Peru. Sister 
Rose retired to St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc, in 1994 and had been residing 
in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse since 1998. She is a member of 
the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother and 
sister-in-law, Herbert and Katherine Gerend, Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, where a prayer service will be held 
at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 27, 2006


SR. M. IRMA GERIG

Sister Arma Gerig(sic), 83, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Monday 
afternoon, November 2, 1987, at the Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am 
Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by Rev. Julian C. Resch, O.Praem. Burial will be in Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery.
Sister Arma was born January 4, 1904 at Woodville, Wisconsin, daughter of the 
late Kilian and Mary Gahwiler Gerig. The former Barbara Mary entered the Convent 
on September 7, 1930, professing her vows on August 15, 1933. She was a Homemaker 
at St. Willibrord's Chicago, Illinois; Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; 
Marist Seminary, Washington D.C.; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; St. Anthony's, 
Neopit, Wisconsin; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; St. John's, Antigo, Wisconsin; 
St. Ann's, Escanaba, Michigan; Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Holy 
Rosary, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; St. Wendel's, 
Cleveland, Wisconsin; St. Mary's, Algoma, Wisconsin. She was also a seamstress at 
Holy Family Convent and Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Since her retirement from 
active ministry in 1972, she has been residing at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; nieces and nephews. 
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 pm to 8 pm Friday where a prayer service 
will be at 7 pm in the Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral home, Manitowoc, is in charge 
of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Nov. 4, 1987


SR. M. EDANA GERL

Sister Edana Gerl, age 89, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Wednesday, November 3, 1999, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 8, 1999, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Margaret Gerl November 2, 1910, in Kellnersville, Wis., daughter of 
the late Frank and Anna Bradl Gerl. She entered the Convent in 1924 and professed 
her Vows in 1928. Sister Edana served as a homemaker at St. Alphonsus, New Munster, 
Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
St. Mary, Waukesha, Holy Redeemer, Two Rivers, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Joseph 
Home, West Point, Neb., St. Anne, Escanaba, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, St. Francis 
Xavier, Petosky, Mich., St. Benedict, Cambridge, Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, 
St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio, Marist Seminary, Washington D.C., and Sacred Heart, 
Covered Wells, Ariz. She retired to St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse in 1993. 
She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters-in-law, 
Olive Gerl and Victoria Gerl, Port Washington, Wis.; nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends.
Friends may call on Sunday, November 7, 1999, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 5, 1999 P. A2


SR. M. FRANCIS DESALES GERL

Sister Frances DeSales Gerl, 48, died Saturday morning at Holy Family Convent, 
Rt. 5, Manitowoc. Funeral services were held at 2 pm this Monday at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch O.Praem, officiated and burial 
was in the convent cemetery.
Sr. DeSales, nee Beatrice Gerl was born July 7, 1926 at Cato, daughter of the 
late John and Clara Tuschel Gerl. She entered the order of Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity in 1940, professing her vows in 1945. She served the community 
at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb., Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc and St. Paul Home, Kaukauna.
Survivors include two brothers, Harold J. Gerl of Manitowoc and Lester E. Gerl 
of Valders and two sisters, Mrs. Edmund (Marian) Dirkman of Rt. 1, Mishicot and 
Mrs. Robert (Annabelle) Miller of Manitowoc. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc was 
in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, Dec. 9, 1974 page 3


SR. M. FRANCIS XAVIER GERTZ

Sister Francis Xavier Gertz, 78, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc, 
died Sunday at the convent.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 .m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Julian Resch, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.
Sister Francis Xavier, nee Rose Gertz, was born Oct. 7, 1895, at Kaukauna, 
daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Scovoron Gertz. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1910 and professed her 
vows in 1914. She served the community as a teacher at Algoma, Antigo, 
Mackville, Maple Grove, Oconto Falls, Waukesha and St. Boniface, Manitowoc, 
and Petoskey, Menominee, Escanaba and Manistique, Mich.
Surviving is a brother, Michael Gertz, of Gerrison, N.D.
Friends may call at the convent from 7 to 9 o?clock this Monday evening and 
Tuesday prior to the time of service. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in 
charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 30, 1974  P. 16


SR. M. FLORENCE GEYER

Sister Florence Geyer, 72, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Tuesday, 
May 19. 
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent. The Rev. 
Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery. 
Sister Florence was born Dec. 14, 1908, at Zanesville, Ohio, daughter of the 
late Clarence and Theresa Kinsky Geyer. She entered the Order of Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1933 and professed her vows in 1936. She 
received her bachelors degree in English from St. Norbert College, her masters 
degree from St. Louis University and continued education at Marquette University. 
She served the community as an elementary teacher at Kaukauna, Appleton, Potosi, 
Ashton, Sacred Heart in Manitowoc and Oconto Falls. She was a high school teacher 
at Holy Name in Escanaba, Mich.; Delaware Ohio, Catholic Memorial, Waukesha; 
Xavier High School, Appleton and St. Willibrord School in Chicago. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, two brothers, 
Bernard Geyer of Norwich, Ohio, and Richrd Geyer of Portsmouth, Ohio; two sisters, 
Mrs. Mary Ruth Hemmer of Bellefontaine, Ohio and Mrs. Jeanne Evancho of Richmond, 
Va., and an aunt Sister Ignatius Kinskey. 
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. A memorial service 
will be 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements. She 
resided Holy Family Convent in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Ohio.
Herald Times Reporter, May 20 1981  p.3


SR. M. RICHARDA GILSDORF

Sister Richarda Gilsdorf, 55, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Friday 
morning, August 17, 1990 at the Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral 
services will be 10:00 am Monday, August 20, 1990 at the Holy Family Convent 
Chapel. Her brother, Rev. Richard W. Gilsdorf will officiate at the Mass of 
Christian Burial. Homilist will be the Rev. Julian C. Resch, O.Praem. Burial 
will follow at the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
The former Shirley Gilsdorf was born April 14, 1935 at Green Bay, Wis., daughter 
of the late Wilbert Gilsdorf and Gladys Fonder Gilsdorf. She entered the convent 
in 1950 and professed her vows in 1954. Sister earned a BA Degree from Holy 
Family College, Manitowoc and a MA Degree from St. Louis University, St. Louis, 
Missouri. Sister Richarda taught in elementary and secondary schools in Manitowoc, 
Neenah, Antigo, Kiel, N. Holstein, Appleton and Waukesha. She also taught at 
Chicago, Ill., West Covina, Calif., and also taught at Holy Family College, 
Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, her mother, Mrs. 
Gladys Gilsdorf and her brother, Rev. Richard W. Gilsdorf, both of Casco, Wis. 
Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent from 4-8 pm Sunday. A prayer service 
will be held Sunday evening at 7 pm in the Holy Family Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Aug. 17, 1990 page B9


SR. M. BERTHA GINDT

Sister M. Bertha, 84, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. 
Ferdinand DuPont will officiate and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Bertha was born Oct. 23, 1886, at Theresa, Wis., daughter of the late Peter 
and Elizabeth Gindt. She entered the convent May 18, 1906, and professed her vows 
to the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Aug. 9, 1909. She taught at Francis 
Creek, was in charge of Guardian Angel Boarding School at West Point, Nebr., 
served as a homemaker at Darboy, Wis., and for many years she workded at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc, in the diet and regular kitchen.
There are no immediate survivors.
Friends may call at the convent after 1:30 p.m. Sunday and then Monday until the 
time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 24, 1971
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Funeral services for Sister M. Bertha, 84, of Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, 
who died Saturday, were at 4 p.m. Monday at the convent. The Rev. Ferdinand Dupont 
officiated and burial was in the convent cemetery.
Survivors include two brothers, Mathew and Joseph Gindt, of Boyd, Wis., and three 
sisters, Sister M. Florian, of Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, Miss Elizabeth Gindt, 
of Manitowoc and Mrs. Robert Duss, of Appleton. A brother, Bernard, preceded her in 
death last week.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 26, 1971


SR. M. FLORIAN GINDT

Sister Florian Gindt, 89, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
night, Feb. 16, at the convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Francis Chapel at Holy 
Family Convent. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. 
Gerald Walker, OFM Cap. and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Florian was born Catherine Gindt April 22, 1893, at Teresa, Wis., 
daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth Kraemer Gindt. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity September, 1913 and professed her 
vows in in (sic) 1916. She had worked in the kitchen, garden, laundry and 
sis (sic) Sisters cafeteria at Holy Family Hospital from 1915 to 1979. She had 
retired to Holy Family Hospital from 1974 to 1979 and then to Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a nephew, Herman 
Gindt of Boyd, Wis., and five nieces, Mrs. Myrtle Wildenbert and Mrs. Frances 
Duss of Appleton, Mrs. John Zimmerman of Cabott, Wis., and Sister Marcella Gindt, 
S.D.S. and Sister Beatrice Gindt, S.D. S. of Milwaukee.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. A prayer 
service will be held in the chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is 
in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 17, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. OLIVA GINDT

Sister Mary Oliva, 95, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died at 3:30 p.m. 
Monday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, the 
Rev. D.F. Hurley officiating. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Margaret Gindt was born Aug. 1, 1868, at St. Theresa, Wis., daughter of the 
late Mathias and Mary Brunshauser Gindt. She entered Holy Family Convent in 
1887 and observed her diamond jubilee as a nun in 1949. Before her retirement 
for many years she had been at Marist Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Surviving her are two nieces, Sister Mary Bertha and Sister M. Florian, of Holy 
Family Hospital.
Friends may call at the convent from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, has charge of arrangements.
Two Rivers Reporter, April 2, 1963 P. M-9


SR. MARIE GLIM

Sister Marie Glim, age 83, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Sunday, November 19, 1995, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 
1995, at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will 
be celebrated by Rev. William Healy, OCD, with burial in Holy Family 
Cemetery.
She was born July 21, 1912, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late 
William and Catherine Schuit Glim. She entered the convent in 1933 
and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Marie earned a Bachelor of 
Science Degree from St. Norbert College, DePere. Sister Marie served 
as an elementary school teacher at St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. 
Anthony, Neopit, St. Rose, Clintonville, St. Philip, Green Bay, St. 
Edward, Mackville, St. Mary, Bloomington, Wis., St. John, Menominee, 
Mich., Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb., and as a high school teacher 
at Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb., and Catholic Memorial High School, 
Waukesha, Wis. She worked in the Business Office at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, secretary at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, and St. Nicholas, 
Zanesville, and librarian at St. Mary, Brillion, and Sacred Heart, 
Manitowoc. She also served as homemaker at St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, 
St. Anthony, Occonto Falls, St. Rose, Clintonville, and Catholic Central, 
Menominee, Mich. Since 1988, she had been residing at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include tht Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister, 
Sister Catherine Glim, OSF, Manitowoc; two brothers and three sisters-in-
law, Marcella Glim, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Theodore and Grayce Glim, 
Seattle, Wash., Bernard and Natalie Glim, Venice, Fla.; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at Holy Family Convent. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 20, 1995 P. A2


SR. M. DOLOROSE GOETZLER

Former Sister at Good Samaritan Dies on Friday
Word was received in this city Friday of the sudden death of Sister Dolorose, 
aged 76, who was stationed at Good Samaritan hospital in this city for many 
years. She died Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the Holy Family Convent in 
Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Sister Dolorose came to Good Samaritan hospital in this city in 1902 and remained 
until 1934. She was considered one of the finest and most conscientious workers 
at the hospital. She returned to this city for a visit in June, 1937. She then 
returned to Wisconsin in November.
Sister Borgia and Sister Mary Romaine, both of Good Samaritan hospital, recently 
spent a few days visiting her. They indicated that although she had been in 
failing health for a number of years, she appeared very much herself and did not 
seem to be so near death.
During her time at Good Samaritan she was particularly noted for her fine and 
efficient work in the operating room having assisted in a vast number of difficult 
operations.
Zanesville Times Reporter (Ohio), Sat., Jan. 15, 1938 page 3
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Goetzler, fourth-oldest sister at (sic) 
Sister Dolorose, nee Victoria  (sic) the Holy Family convent, Silver Lake, died 
at the convent Friday. She was 76.
Funeral services were held today, with burial at the convent cemetery, Silver 
Lake.
She was born in Manitowoc in 1861, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Valentine 
Goetzler. She was one of the founders of the Good Samaritan hospital at Zanesville, 
Ohio, where she served for 35 years and was sister superior at the Holy Family 
Hospital here when it was completed and dedicated. She has been retired four or 
five years.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Zeckel, Belvidere, Ill., and Mrs. Helen 
Grneshausen (sic), Milwaukee; and a brother, Edward Goetzler, city.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 17, 1938  p.2


SR. M. ADELIA GOFFARD

Sister Adelia Goffard, age 88, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday morning, December 22, 1993, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 24, 1993, at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O. Praem in Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Julia Marie Goffard was born June 25, 1905, in Green Bay, daughter of 
the late Noah J. and Margaret Goyne Goffard. She entered the convent in 1923 and 
professed her vows in 1926. Sister Adelia served as a homemaker at St. Joseph, 
Boyd, Catholic Memorial and St. Joseph, Waukesha; Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; 
St. Joseph, Green Bay; Sacred Heart Seminary, Oneida; St. Michael, Whitelaw; 
Ozanam Home, New Berlin; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich.; St. Donitella Convent, 
Hillside, Ill.; St. Nicholas Convent, Zanesville, Ohio; Marist Seminary, Washington, 
D.C.; St. Mary Convent and St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb. Since retiring from 
active ministry in 1983, she has been residing at Holy Family Convent. She was a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Chairty (sic).
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister and three 
sisters-in-law, Margaret Van Lane, Appleton, Wilhelmina Goffard, Gillette, Luella 
Goffard, Oconto Falls, Margaret Goffard, Waukesha; nieces, nephews other relatives 
and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 1993, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
Herald Times Reporter, December 22, 1993 P. A2


SR. M. ANN PATRICK GRANEY

Sister Ann Patrick Graney, age 81, of Catholic Memorial Convent, Waukesha, died 
Saturday, May 1, 1999, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. 
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
DePaul Sobtka, O.F.M., with burial to follow in Holy Family Convent Cemetery. 
The former Catherine Graney, was born August 24, 1917, in Chilton, Wis., 
daughter of the late William and Lena Bodart Graney. Sister Ann Patrick earned 
a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master of 
Arts Degree from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She 
entered the convent in 1931, and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Ann Patrick 
served as an elementary teacher at St. Joseph, Green Bay and a high school teacher 
at St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich., Catholic Central, 
Steubenville, Ohio, Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and Catholic Memorial High 
School, since 1974. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity. 
Survivors include, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one brother and 
three sisters-in-law, Robert and Marian Graney, Chilton, and Leone Graney, 
Appleton; Evelyn Meehl, Chilton; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends 
also survive. 
Family and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 1999 at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, May 2, 1999 p.A2


SR. M. AGNETIS GRANTONIC

Sister Agnetis Grantonic, 80, died early Friday morning in Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be 
in the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Agnetis, nee Anna Grantonic, was born Sept. 23, 1898, in Braddock, Pa., 
daughter of the late John and Anna Grantonic. She entered the Order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1915, and professed her vows in 
1918. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1946 from St. Norbert College. 
Sister Agnetis had taught school in St. Boniface, Maniotowc (sic), Francis 
Creek, Green Bay, Askeaton, Potosi and Bloomington, Wis.; Petoskey, Escanaba, 
Manistique and Menominee, Mich.; Delaware and Wellston, Ohio, and Wellsburg, 
W. Va., retiring in 1975.
Survivors include a brother, Peter Grantonic of Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Friends may call in St. Mary Chapel at the Convent 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock 
this Friday evening, where a prayer service will be at 7 o'clock. Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 8, 1979 P. 3


SR. M. JUDITH GRAWE

Mrs. Carl Hass and daughter, Theresa, of Chicago, Mrs. Agnes Pichard of East 
Moline, Ill., and the Rev. John Bosco of Columbus, Neb., attended funeral 
services Friday for their aunt, Sister M. Judith at Holy Family Convent.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 3, 1961 page 13


SR. MARY VERONICA GRESSEL

Sister Mary Veronica Gressel, age 79, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity 
of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday, October 27, 2001 at Holy 
Family Convent.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2001, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem., with burial to follow at Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born May 12, 1922 in Zanesville, Ohio, daughter of the late Herman and 
Helen Adams Gressel. Sister Mary Veronica earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 
St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis., and a Master of Arts degree from Mundelein 
College, Chicago, Ill. She entered the convent in 1940 and professed her vows in 
1943. Sister Mary Veronica served as an elementary teacher at St. Mary, Kaukauna; 
St. Mary, Hilbert; St. Joseph and St. Mary, Waukesha; St. Michael, Whitelaw; St. 
Paul Wrightstown; St. Mary, Algoma, Wis., Catholic Central Menominee, Mich.; St. 
Mary, Delaware; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio; St. John, Wellsburg, W. Va., and 
St. Peter, Bapchule, Ariz.
She also served as a homemaker at St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; St. Paul, 
Wrightstown; St. Mary, Kaukauna and St. Francis, Hollandtown, Wis. She retired to 
St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc in 1997 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse since 2000.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Sister 
Marie Gressel, OSF, Manitowoc, Sister Rose Agnes Gressel, RSM, Cincinnati, Ohio; 
three brothers and two sisters-in-law, George Gressel, Akron, Ohio, William and 
Shirley Gressel, West Chester, Ohio, Herman and Elsie Gressel, Little Hocking, Ohio, 
niece, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, 
October 30, 2001. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 29, 2001  P. A3


SR. LELIA GRIESBACH

Sister Lelia Griesbach, 73, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday at 
the convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent, 
the Rev. Julian Resch O'Praem will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Lelia, nee Catherine Marie Griesbach was born December 22, 1904 in 
Mackville, Wis., daughter of the late Henry and Anna Decker Griesbach. She 
entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1925 and 
professed her vows in 1928. She attained her bachelor of arts degree from 
Silver Lake College and taught at St. Boniface and Sacred Heart Parochial 
Schools, Manitowoc, Waukesha, Antigo, New Holstein, Chilton, Kaukauna, Oconto 
Falls, Oshkosh, Appleton, Chicago, Ill. And Delaware, Ohio.
Survivors include her step-mother, Mrs. Henry Griesbach of Appleton and a 
brother, Peter Griesbach of Van Dyne, Wis.
Friends may call in the convent 7:45 to 9 o'clock this Monday evening where a 
memorial service will be held in St. Mary Chapel at 7 o'clock. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, May 15, 1978 page 3


SR. M. CATHERINE GRIFFIN

Sister Catherine Griffin, 77, died Monday morning, March 7, 1988 at Holy Family 
Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Basil Janasik OFM will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and 
burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery.
Sister was born March 7, 1910 at Delaware, Ohio, daughter of the late Dennis and 
Mary Rues Griffin. She entered the convent in 1926 and professed her vows in 1929. 
Sister received her BA degree from St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin and an 
MA degree from Catholic University, Washington, D.C., and an MA Degree from Ohio 
State University, Columbus, Ohio. Sister was a Teacher at St. Wendel, Cleveland, 
Wisconsin, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, St. Augustine, Chilton, Wisconsin, 
St. Andrew, Potosi, Wisconsin, St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio, St. Mary, Kaukauna, 
Wisconsin, Sacred Heart, Aryshire, IA, St. Patrick, Maple Grove, Rosecrans High 
School, Zanesville, Ohio, St. Francis. Hollandtown, Wisconsin, Holy Family Academy, 
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Holy Family High School, Lindsay, Nebraska, Catholic Memorial 
High School, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Holy Name High School, Escanaba, Michigan, Catholic 
Central High School, Steubenville, Ohio, St. Willibrord, Chicago, Illinois, Bishop 
Amat High School, La Puente, California and Roncalli High School, Manitowoc. Since 
her retirement from active duty in 1985, she has been residing at the Mother House.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, Mrs. Genevieve 
Flavin of San Gabriel, California; nieces, sister Miriam Genevieve Flavin OSF of 
Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Sister Martin Flavin OSF of Honolulu, Hawaii; nephews, Dr. 
William Ferris of Columbus, Ohio and Robert Flavin of Fullerton, California.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Wednesday, where a 
prayer service will be 7 pm at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, assisted with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., March. 8, 1988 page 12


SR. M. ANICETUS GROESSEL

Sister Anicetus Groessel, age 92, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, September 17, 1997, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 22, 1997, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Hilda Agnes Groessel was born November 17, 1904,in Algoma, Wis., daughter 
of the late John and Anna Pinger Groessel. She entered the Convent in 1921 and 
professed her vows in 1924. Sister Anicetus earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Anicetus served as a teacher at St. Mary, 
Kaukauna, St. Andrew, Manitowoc, St. Augustine, Chilton. St. Therese, Appleton, St. 
Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. John, Antigo, St. John the Baptist, Seymour, St. Agnes, 
Green Bay, St. Mary, Brillion. Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Andrew, Manitowoc, St. 
Anne, Francis Creek, St. Michael, Whitelaw, Immaculate conception, Yuma, Ariz. and 
St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio. After retiring from the teaching profession, she visited 
patients at Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville, Ohio, and performed various 
tasks at Ozanam Home, New Berlin, and San Damianco Convent, Slinger, Wis. Since 
1994, she had been residing at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Sister 
Leonilda Groessel, OSF, Manitowoc, Catherine Schmidt, West Bend, Wis., nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, September 21, 1997, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 19, 1997 P. A2


SR. M. BEATRIX GROESSEL

Sister M. Beatrix Groessel, 80, died Friday at the Holy Family 
convent Friday following a lingering illness. Funeral services 
will be 8am Monday at the convent chapel, the Rev. D.F. Hurley 
of St. Joseph Catholic church officiating. Burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.  
Sister Beatrix was born in Kellnersville in 1870 and joined the 
Franciscan Sisters in 1884 and observed her diamond jubilee two 
years ago. Survivors are a brother, John Groessel of West Bend 
and a sister, Mrs. Matt Geib of West Bend. Friends may call at 
the convent chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 25, 1950  P.2


SR. M. LEONILDA GROESSEL

Sister Leonilda Groessel, age 91, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Tuesday, April 14, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 17, 1998, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of Christian 
Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Agnes Groessel was born October 18, 1906, in Algoma, Wis., daughter of 
the late John and Anna Pinger Groessel. Sister Leonilda earned a Bachelor of Arts 
Degree from St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis. She entered the convent in 1921 and 
professed her vows in 1923. Sister Leonilda served as an elementary teacher at St. 
John the Baptist, Plymouth, St. Ann, Francis Creeks, Corpus Christi, Sturgeon Bay, 
St. John, Antigo, St. Joseph, Oneida, St. Rose, Clintonville, Catholic Central, 
Rhinelander, St. Paul, Wrightstown, St. Francis, Hollandtown, St. Anthony, 
Marinette, Wis., St. Ann and St John, Menominee, Mich., St. Nicholas, Zanesville, 
Ohio and St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill. She also served as directress of Aspirants 
at the Mother house and as a volunteer at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc. Since October, 1994 she has been residing in St. Rita Health Facilities 
at the Mother house. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister and 
brother-in-law, Catherine and Leander Schmidt, West Bend, Wis.; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, April 16, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 15, 1998 P. 2


SR. M. THOMAS FRANCIS GROGAN

Sister Thomas Francis Grogan, 85, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Monday 
evening, February 22, 1988 at the Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am 
Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. Basil Janasik O.F.M. will 
officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in Holy Family 
Cemetery.
The former Julia Mary Grogan was born March 29, 1902, at Washington D.C., daughter 
of the late Francis and Mary Ann Flaherty Grogan. She entered the Convent June 23, 
1923 and professed her vows August 15, 1926. Sister received her B.A. degree at St. 
Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin. She was a Teacher at St. Mary of Kaukauna, 
Wisconsin, Sts. Peter and Paul of Wellston, Ohio, St. Michael of Whitelaw, Wisconsin, 
St. Mary of Rhinelander, Wisconsin and the Holy Family Academy, Manitowoc, 
Wisconsin.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and two sisters-in-
law, Grace Grogan of Arlington, Virginia and Helen Grogan of Washington D.C.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 4 pm to 8 pm Wednesday, where a 
prayer service will be 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral 
arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Feb. 23, 1988 page 12


SR. M. ALFREDA GUIDINGER

Sister M. Alfreda Guidinger, 97, a member of Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday morning, July 27, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Gerald 
Walker, O.F.M. Cap. and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Guidinger, nee Mary Guidinger, was born April 15, 1886, in the Town of 
Liberty, Manitowoc County, daughter of the late John and Emily Kaser Guidinger. 
She entered the convent in 1905 and professed her vows in 1909. Sister Guidinger 
was a homemaker until her retirement in 1976.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, and a niece, Mrs. 
Carl (Agnes) Bauer of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday where 
a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.(sic) Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 27, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. AFRA GUISINGER

SISTER AFRA IS TAKEN AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS 
After an illness of but three days, Sister Afra, well known to many Manitowoc 
people, died at the Holy Family hospital yesterday. Influenza-pneumonia was 
the cause of death.
Sister Afra, who was 35 years of age at the time of death, taught the upper 
grades of the St. Boniface Catholic school in this city for more than eight 
years, leaving the school three years ago when ill health forced a vacation. 
After a year of convalescence Sister Afra took up teaching in the Alverno 
school near Silver Lake and taught there up until a few days ago. She had been 
in the sisterhood for more than 17 years, and was born in Lancaster, Ohio, where 
her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Guisinger, live. She is also survived by two 
brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at the convent at Silver Lake tomorrow morning.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 27, 1927  P. 1
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Mrs. William Guisinger and daughter, Mrs. Mary Stebelton, who were here for the 
funeral of Sister Afra, of the Silver Lake convent, returned to their home at 
Lancaster, Ohio. The deceased was also a daughter of Mrs. Guisinger.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 31, 1927 P. 3


SR. M. CELESTA GUISINGER

Sister Celesta Guisinger, age 98, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday, 
November 12, 1992, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 am. Monday, November 16, 1992, at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. The Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, will officiate the Mass of 
Christian Burial. Burial will follow at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Alice Guisinger was born November 2, 1894, in Lancaster, Ohio, daughter 
of the late William and Josephine Nininger Guisinger. She entered the convent in 
1912 and professed her vows in 1915. Sister Celesta earned a B.A. Degree from the 
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., and a M.S. Degree from Marquette 
University, Milwaukee. Sister served as an elementary teacher in Kaukauna, Plymouth 
and Ashton, Wis. She taught high school students at Lindsay and West Point, Nebraska; 
Delaware and Zanesville, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.; Ironwood, Mich.; and Maple Grove and 
Potosi, Wis. She also served as the principal of the high school in Potosi, Wis. 
and Lindsay, Neb. Since her retirement from active ministry in 1980, she has been 
residing at the Motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include her Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call Sunday, November 15, 1992, from 5-8 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer service will be held at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 14, 1992  P. A2


SR. M. LIOBA GULIG

Sister M. Lioba, a member of the Order of the Sisters of St. Francis for 52 
years, died at Holy Family convent, Silber Lake, Wis., Dec. 27, and interment 
was in the convent cemetery.
Sister Lioba had suffered a paralytic stoke three years and four months ago.  
She was a sister of Mrs. A. J. Steffes of this city, Mrs. Mary Loehr of 
Milwaukee and Mrs. Ed Merik of Oshkosh.  
Members of the Guelig family who preceded her in death were James Guelig and 
Mrs. Margaret Loehr.  
The funeral was attended by relatives and friends from here and other places.  
Chilton Times - January 5, 1939 
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(Note: Daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Guelig) 


SR. M. ANNE CHRISTINE HAACK

Sister Anne Christine Haack, age 79, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Saturday, July 8, 1995, at Holy Family Memorial Medical 
Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 10, 1995, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, 
O. Praem. with burial in Holy Family Cemetery.
The former Sylvia Haack was born February 3, 1916, in Pine Bluff, Wis., daughter 
of the late Frank and Mary Bollenbeck Haack. She entered the convent in 1941 and 
professed her vows in 1944. Sister Anne Christine served as a homemaker and/or 
laundress at Holy Family Hospital, Holy Family Convent, Silver Lake College, 
Manitowoc; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa; St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb.; Ozanam 
Home, New Berlin, Wis.; St. Agnes, Green Bay and San Damiano Convent, Slinger, 
Wis.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Walter and Mary Haack, Arthur and Betty Haack, Cross Plains, Wis., 
Joseph and Rita Haack, Mount Horeb, Wis.; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, 
Catherine and Herbert Bollig, Mount Horeb, Wis., Clara Krantz, Marcella and Morris 
Sanftleben, Cross Plains, Wis.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held Sunday evening at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 10, 1995 P. A2


SR. M. BARBARA HADBAVNY

Sr. Barbara (Wilma) Hadbavny, OSF, 81, died Jan. 25, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Sr. Barbara served as an elementary teacher in Wisconsin, Illinois, 
Michigan and Ohio. In the Diocese of Green Bay she taught at St. Paul, 
Wrightstown; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Paul, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, Green Bay 
and Holy Redeemer, Two Rivers. She also served as a librarian at St. Agnes and 
St. Philip, Green Bay, St. Pius X, Appleton and Roncalli High School, Manitowoc. 
Sr. Barbara's other ministries included serving in the sewing room at Holy Family 
Convent and in the library at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc.
She is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters and 
a brother-in-law, Pauline Goda, Canton, Ohio and Barbara and Sylvester Breznak, 
Dover, Ohio; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. The Mass of 
Christian Burial was celebrated by Fr. Jeremiah Cullinnane, main celebrant and 
Fr. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, concelebrant on Jan. 30, at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
Green Bay Compass, Fri., Feb. 3, 2006 page 5


SR. M. ST. BARBARA HAEN

Sister St. Barbara Haen 
Sister St. Barbara Haen, age 91, a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2007, at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
The former Marie Haen was born Jan. 4, 1916 in Hollandtown, daughter 
of the late Henry and Gertrude (Bruecker) Haen. She entered the convent 
in 1937 and professed her vows in 1940. Sister St. Barbara earned a 
Bachelor of Science degree from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., 
and a Master of Science degree in nursing from the Catholic University 
of America, Washington, D.C. Sister St. Barbara served as a nurse and 
director of education at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; nurse at Good 
Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville, Ohio; instructor and director of 
the School of Nursing at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, and Good 
Samaritan School of Nursing, Zanesville, Ohio; administrator at St. 
Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb.; and 
director of the Clinica Anglo Americana School of Nursing, Lima, Peru. 
She also served as director of the health care region for the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity from 1973-1979. After retiring from active 
ministry, she volunteered her services at Good Samaritan Medical Center, 
Zanesville, Ohio, and St. Paul Manor, Kaukauna. She retired to St. Francis 
Convent, Manitowoc in 1995, and had been a resident of St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse since 2001. She is a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister, 
Sister Ann Joachim Haen, OSF, Manitowoc; three brothers and sisters-in-law: 
Eugene and Bernice Haen, Ivo and Carol Haen, Kaukauna; Kenneth and Joan Haen, 
Van Dyne. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial 
at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc, from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2007. A prayer service will 
be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting 
the family with funeral arrangements. 
Manitowoc Herald Times  Thursday, April 5, 2007  pg. A3


SR. M. JUSTINIAN HAGEL

Sister Justinian Hagel, age 89, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 1998, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Catherine Hagel was born May 21, 1909, in Lindsay, Neb., daughter of 
the late John and Mary Kreutzer Hagel. She entered the Convent in 1924 and 
professed her vows in 1927. Sister Justinian earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree 
from St. Norbert College, DePere, and a Master of Arts Degree from The Catholic 
University of America, Washington D.C. Sister Justinian served as an elementary 
teacher and/or principal at St. Wendel, Cleveland; St. Anne, Francis Creek; St. 
Philip, Green Bay; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction; St. 
Nicholas, Zanesville; St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, 
Mich.; a high school teacher at Catholic Central, Steubenville, Ohio; and an 
office worker at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. After retiring from the teaching 
profession, she served as a pastoral minister at St. Philip, Green Bay, and a 
parish visitor at Scared Heart, Manitowoc. She retired to St. Francis Convent, 
Manitowoc, in 1991 and has been residing in the St. Rita Health Facilities at 
the Motherhouse since October, 1997. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 16, 1998 P. 2


SR. MARY HALE

Sister Mary Hale, age 55, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Sunday, August 27, 1995, at Holy Family 
Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 
1995, at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial 
will be celebrated by Rev. Justin Pierce, SDS, with burial in Holy 
Family Cemetery.
She was born February 17, 1940, in Manitowoc, daughter of Sarah 
Vogel and the late John Hale. Sister Mary earned a Bachelor of 
Science Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master 
of Arts Degree from Marygrove College, Detroit, Mich. She entered 
the convent in 1957 and professed her vows in 1959. Sister Mary 
served as an elementary school teacher and/or principal at Sacred 
Heart, Oshkosh, St. Anthony, Marinette, St. Paul, Wrightstown, St. 
Patrick, Maple Grove, St. Anne, Francis Creek, St. Nicholas, 
Zanesville, Ohio, St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio, and St. Theresa, 
Kekaha, Hawaii.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; her 
mother, Sarah Voge Hale, Kaukauna, Wis.; three sisters and a brother-
in-law, Sarah Joyce, Kaukauna, Sister Sara Hale, OSF, Chicago, Ill., 
Martha and James Gorzlancyk, Green Bay; two brothers and sisters-in-
law, Allan and Ginger Hale, Green Bay, Thomas and Sandra Hale, 
Reedsburg, Wis.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, 
where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel, Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assiting with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 28, 1995 P. A2


SR. M. SARA HALE

Sister Sara Hale, age 71, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died on Sunday evening, April 4, 2010, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
The former Dorothy Hale was born on Dec. 10, 1938, in Manitowoc, daughter of 
the late John W. and Sarah (Vogel) Hale. She entered the Convent in 1953 and 
professed her vows in 1958. Sister Sara earned a Bachelor Arts from Holy Family 
College and a Masters in Administration from University of California. Sister 
Sara was a principal/teacher at Pius X and St. Bernard, Appleton, St. Michael, 
Whitelaw, Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, St. Edward, Mackville, St. Joseph, Waukesha, 
Wisconsin; Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb.; St. Peter and Paul, Wellston, Ohio. 
Since 1992, she coordinated Joseph's Coat and Holy Angels Thrift Center; also, 
she was the director of Angels Outreach, Chicago, Ill. She is a member of the 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Also, she was preceded in death by her sister, Sister Mary Hale, O.S.F.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem., with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 6, 2010


SR. M. PETRONILLE HALEY

Sister Mary Petronella(sic), ?8, died Saturday at the Holy Family 
convent, Silver Lake.
Funeral services were held at 8 a.m. Monday at the Convent with 
burial in the adjoining cemetery. Sister Mary Petonella, nee 
Haley, was a native of Manistee, Mich.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, April 2, 1956 P. 17
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BRIDGET HAEY (sic) BENEFICIARY IS NUN AT CONVENT
Bridget Haley, who has a check for $250 awaiting her at the American Exchange bank 
in this city is none other than Sister Petronella (sic), a Franciscan nun of Silver 
Lake convent. Such is the information given the bank by an old friend who is 
familiar with the history of the family, he having hurried to the bank after reading 
about the affair in the columns of the Herald-News yesterday. The bank has notified 
the sister of the check, which came as part of a legacy from the estate of Elias J. 
Haley of Everett, Washington.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 30, 1921 P. 1


SR. M. ILENE HAMBEAU

Sister Ilene Hambeau, 55, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
evening, May 11, at the convent.
The funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. The Rev. Gerald Walker, O.F.M. Cap. will officiate and burial 
will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Ilene, was born Ilene Mary Hambeau, Jan. 26, 1928, at Escanaba, Mich., 
daughter of the late Lawrence and Irene Burns Hambeau. She entered the Order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1943, and professed her vows in 1946. 
She received her teachers certificate for professional music from Nebraska, a 
B.M. degree from Holy Family College with a major in music education and a minor 
in French and piano and a M.M. degree from Chicago Conservatory. She taught Music, 
Piano, Organ and Violin at various schools at Rice Lake; Holy Family Conservatory, 
St. Joseph, Green Bay; Neenah; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Philip, Green Bay; Immaculate 
Conception, DePere; St. Nicholas, Zanesville; Cambridge; St. Benedict, Ohio; Petosky, 
Mich.; St. Willibrord, Chicago, and St. Mary at West Point, Neb.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a sister, Mrs. Jean 
Brauns of Lafayette, La., and her stepmother, Mrs. Margaret Hambeau of Dothan, Ala.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday. A prayer service will be in 
the convent chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 12, 1983 P. 3


SR. M. ARILDA HAMROCK

Sister Arilda Hamrock, age 91, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday, June 26, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 29, 1998, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem will celebrate the Mass of Christian 
Burial with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Mary Dorothy Hamrock was born February 1, 1907, in Latrobe, Pa., 
daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kovalan Hamrock. She entered the Convent 
in 1922 and professed her vows in 1925. Sister Arilda earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. She served as an elementary teacher 
at St. Boniface, Manitowoc, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. Joseph, Rice Lake, 
Immaculate Conception, West De Pere, St. Philip & St. Bernard, Green Bay, St. Anna, 
New Holstein, St. Anthony, Neopit, St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, St. Therese, 
Appleton, St. Mary, Waukesha, St. Francis de Sale, Manistique, Mich., Immaculate 
Conception, Yuma, Ariz., St. Sylvester, Woodsfield, SS Peter and Paul, Wellston, 
Ohio, and Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa. After her retirement from the teaching 
profession, she helped in the library at St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio and served 
as sacristan and helper in the Craft Room at the Motherhouse. She is a member of 
the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters, 
Helen Fuldauer, Parma, Ohio, Sister Elizabeth Hamrock, OSF and Sister Clarice 
Hamrock, OSF, Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 1998 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 27, 1998 P. 2


SR. M. CLARICE HAMROCK

Sister Clarice Hamrock, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday April 16, 2006, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Anna Hamrock was born Dec. 27, 1912, in Latrobe, Pa., daughter of the 
late John and Elizabeh (Kovalan) Hamrock. She entered the Convent in 1929 and 
professed her vows in 1932. Sister Clarice earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Clarice served as an elementary teacher at 
St. Mary, Clarks Mills, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, Immacuate 
Conception, West DePere, St. Rose, Clintonville, all of Wisconsin; SS Peter & Paul, 
Wellston, Ohio, St. Theresa, Kekaha, Hawaii, Santa Maria Reina and Colegio Maria 
Reina, Lima, Peru. After retiring from active ministry, she served as a helper in 
the craft room at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Survivors include The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; and a sister: Sister 
Elizabeth Hamrock, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2006, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Cnvent Chapel, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 19, 2006  P. A3


SR. M. ELIZABETH HAMROCK

Sister Elizabeth Hamrock, age 97, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, 2008, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
She was born on Jan. 11, 1911, in Crabtree, Pa., daughter of the late John and 
Elizabeth (Kovalan) Hamrock. She entered the convent in 1927, and professed her 
vows in 1930. Sister Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family 
College, Manitowoc. Sister Elizabeth served as a teacher at St. Mary, Clarks Mills; 
St. Andrew, St. Boniface and Holy Innocents, Manitowoc; St. Therese, Appleton; St. 
Joseph, Oneida; St. James, Cooperstown; St. John, Antigo; SS. Peter & Paul, Kiel; 
St. Joseph, St. Mary and St. William, Waukesha; St. Joseph, Green Bay; St. Nicholas, 
Zanesville, Ohio; St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio; SS. 
Peter & Paul, Wellston, Ohio; Sacred Heart, Ayrshire, Iowa; St. John, Wellsburg, 
W.V.; Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb,; and Holy Name, Escanaba, Mich. After 
retiring from the teaching profession in 1989, she performed various services at 
St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc. Since 2001, she had been residing in St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 4 
to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m., at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 26, 2008


JOHN M. HAMROCK

John M. Hamrock, 55, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, who had been employed at Holy Family 
Convent, died Tuesday morning after a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Chapel of Holy Family 
Convent. The Rev. Raymond Kirk will officiate and burial will be in the 
adjacent cemetery.
Mr. Hamrock was born in Pennsylvania Dec. 14, 1908, son of the late John S. and 
Elizabeth Kovalam Hamrock. As a child he came to Mingo Junction, Ohio, with his 
parents and 10 years ago he came to Manitowoc and was employed at Holy Family 
Convent.
A veteran of World War II, he was a private first class with the U.S. Army, 
serving in the South Pacific.
Surviving are a brother, Stephen, of Mingo Junction and four sisters, Mrs. Albert 
Fukdauer, of Parma, Ohio, Sister M. Arilda, of Plymouth, Sister M. Uriel, of 
Waukesha and Sister M. Clarice, of Hawaii.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Thursday where 
the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. by members of St. Joseph Church Holy Name 
Society, of which he was a member. The casket will be moved to the convent chapel 
at 8 a.m. Friday where the body will be in state until time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 15, 1964 P. 15


SR. M. ASSUMPTA HANNAS

Sister Assumpta Hannas, 78, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died late Monday 
morning in the convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Assumpta, nee Julia Mary Hannas, was born Dec. 8, 1898, in Iron Mountain, 
Mich., daughter of the late Dominic and Mary Ceasar Hannas. She entered the Order 
of Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity in 1914 and professed her vows in 1918. 
She served the community as teacher in Kaukauna, Rice Lake, New Holstein, 
Greenleaf, Kewaunee, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wis.; Delaware, Ohio; Wellsburg, 
W. Va.; Manistique, Ironwood, Menominee and Petoskey, Mich., retiring to Ozanam 
Home in New Berlin in 1967 and later to Holy Family Convent.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Joseph Draxler of Iron Mountain; a sister-in-law, 
Mrs. Oliver Hannas of Green Bay and a nephew, Joseph Draxler Jr. of Iron Mountain.
Friends may call in Holy Family Convent 7:30 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Tuesday 
evening. A prayer service will be held at 7 o'clock in St. Mary Chapel in the 
convent. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 27, 1977 P. 9


SR. M. JARLATH HAPP

Sister Jarlath Happ, age 86, of Holy Family Convent, died Wednesday, August 26, 
1992, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 1992, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, officiating, with 
burial in Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Mary Catherine Happ on January 15, 1906, in Lindsay, Neb., daughter 
of the late Edward J. and Dorothy Albracht Happ. She entered the convent in 1923, 
professing her vows in 1926. She received a B.A. degree from St. Norbert College, 
DePere; M.A. from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Sister 
Jarlath served as an elementary school teacher at Antigo, Potosi, Wrightstown, 
St. Therese, Appleton, Sacred Heart, Manitowoc, St. Philip, Green Bay, Cambridge 
and Zanesville, Ohio, and taught in high school at West Point, Neb., Ironwood Mich., 
Zanesville and Steubenville, Ohio, Chicago, Ill., Appleton, Waukesha, and Holy 
Family Academy Manitowoc. She served as a librarian at the Southern Regional House, 
Chicago, Ill., Central Catholic, West Point, Neb, and Holy Family High school, 
Lindsay, Neb. After her retirement from active ministry in 1968, she resided at St. 
Francis Convent, Manitowoc. She is a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two brothers and 
three sisters-in-law, Sylvan and Agnes Happ, Grand Island, Neb., Joseph and Ethel 
Happ, Greeley, Neb., Mrs. Lillie Happe, Greeley, Neb.; three sisters and one brother-
in-law, Mrs. Anne Branner, South Bellevue, Neb., Mrs. Rose Koenig, Primrose, Neb., 
Elizabeth and Emil Labenz, Spalding, Neb.
Friends may call on Friday, August 28, 1992, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. on Friday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 27, 1992 P. A2


SR. MARY ELLEN HARLOW

Sister Mary Ellen Harlow, age 75, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Thursday, January 28, 1993, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Seervices will be 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 1, 1993, at the Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. 
Julian C. Resch, O. Praem. with burial in the Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born February 15, 1917, in Chilton, Wis., daughter of the late Joseph and 
Mary Hertel Harlow. Sister earned a B.A. Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, 
Wis., and a M.A. Degree in Library Science from the Catholic University of America, 
Washington, D.C. Sister Mary Ellen entered the convent in 1930, professing her vows 
in 1935. She served as an elementary school teacher in Sturgeon Bay, Kaukauna, Green 
Bay, Waukesha, Two Rivers, Wis.; Escanaba, Mich.; Delware, Wellston,and Cambridge, 
Ohio. She served as a secretary at Ironwood Catholic High School, Ironwood, Mich., 
and as a librarian at St. Aloysius, Kaukauna; Holy Family College, Manitowoc; Sacred 
Heart Seminary, Oneida; St. Norbert College, DePere; Catholic Memorial High School, 
Waukesha, Wis.; St. John and Menominee Catholic Central, Menominee, Mich.; St. 
Willibrord and Aquinas Catholic High School, Chicago, Ill.; and Central Catholic High 
School, West Point, Neb. For the past several years, she has coordinated the Franciscan 
Artistry Card Shop at the Motherhouse. She was a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franiciscan (sic) Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Mrs. 
Margaret Clark, Prairie Village, Kan., and Mrs. Florence Hudy, West Allis, Wis.; two 
brothers and three sisters-in-law, James Harlow, Milwaukee, Wis., Alfred and Lou Harlow, 
Green Bay, Wis., Mrs. Ruth Harlow, Kewaunee, Wis., and Mrs. Frances Harlow, Fond du Lac, 
Wis.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call on Sunday, January 31, 1993, from 4-8 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 29, 1993 P. A2


SR. M. EDWARDINE HARRIS

Sister M. Edwardine, 74, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Friday 
morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 8 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O.Praem., will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister M. Edwardine, nee Clara Agatha Harris, was born July 19, 1896, at 
Mineral Point, Wis., daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Zirfas 
Harris. She entered the convent in March of 1916 and professed her vows 
July 3, 1918. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Yipsilanti 
Michigan Teachers College. She taught school in several cities in Wisconsin 
including Manitowoc, Kaukauna, Antigo, and Oshkosh. She also taught in 
Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Arizona.
Survivors include two brothers, Herman C. Harris, of Omaha, Neb., and 
Robert Harris, of Sioux Falls, S.D., two sister, Miss Margaret Harris, 
of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Howard Crooks, of Long Beach, Calif.
Friends may call at the convent after 5 o'clock this Friday afternoon.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 9, 1971


SR. M. ZENO HARSTICK

Sister Zeno Harstick, age 90, a resident of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
died Sunday morning, February 15, 1998, at the Holy Family Convent.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 1998, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, will officiate at 
the Mass of Christian Burial, with burial to follow in Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery.
The former Margaret Harstick was born July 30, 1907, at West Point, Neb., daughter 
of the late William and Mary Thompson Harstick. Sister Zeno earned a Bachelor of 
Science Degree from Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wis. She entered the convent in 1923 
and professed her vows in 1926. Sister Zeno served as a teacher at St. Michael, 
Whitelaw, St. Mary, Algoma, St. Mary, Brillion, St. Mary, Rhinelander, Holy 
Innocents and St. Andrew, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, Rice Lake; St. Andrew, Potosi; 
St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. John, Antigo; St. Joseph, Kellnersville; St. Bernard, 
Green Bay; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth; St. Joseph (Alverno), Manitowoc; St. 
Mary, Greenleaf; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill.; St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio, Holy 
Family, Lindsay and Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb.  After her retirement from 
active ministry, she resided at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, San Damiano Convent, 
Slinger, and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc. Since 1996, she had been a resident of 
Rita Health Care Facilities at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call on Tuesday (TONIGHT), February 17, 1998, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy 
Family Convent where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 17, 1998  P. 2
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Sister was a teacher and a gem of a friend!!
Birth name Marguerite. Daughter of William Henry 1876-1939 and Mary Amelia 
Thompson Harstick 1884-1960. She was the third child and first daughter and 
grew up to be quite the tomboy, always engaged in some sporting activity--
playing softball, roller skating, cycling and the like.
On 15th August, 1926, Sister Zeno made her first profession of vows and until 
the time of her demise, she had celebrated 71 years of vowed life.
Sister earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Viterbo College, LaCrosse, 
Wisconsin. In 1986, she retired to San Damiano Convent, Slinger, Wisconsin. 
In 1996, she entered St.Rita's Health Center at the Motherhouse.
A quiet but friendly, gentle and pleasant person, she was easy to talk to and 
would often capture a person's attention with her interesting stories. She was 
a woman with whom one could be comfortable with as she was a good listener.
Sister Zeno's example, her prayers, sacrifices and deep faith in her God have 
inspired and blessed many lives. Through she is gone now from our sight, we 
believe she is still with us as she continues to ask the Lord to remember her 
Sisters in religion and her loved ones. May she rest in God's goodness forever! 


SR. MARY JOHN HARTMANN

Sister Mary John Hartmann, 67, a member of The Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday, January 7, 1991, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Rev. Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem. will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial 
and burial will follow in the Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Born Cecilia Hartmann on November 6, 1923, in New Holstein, Wisconsin, daughter 
of the late Edward and Elizabeth Dorn Hartmann. She entered the Convent in 1938 
and professed her vows in 1942. Sister Hartmann earned a B.S. Degree from Holy 
Family College, Manitowoc and was a homemaker at St. Mary's, Algoma, Wisconsin. 
She worked in the bakery at Holy Family Convent and in the textbook library and 
bookstore of Holy Family College. She was also a nurses aide at St. Francis 
Memorial Hospital of West Point, Nebraska and a switchboard operator at Holy 
Family Medical Center.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; four sisters and 
a brother-in-law, Sister Monica Hartmann, FMM of New York, New York, Sister 
Edward Hartmann, OSB of Clyde, MO, Sister Therese Hartmann, OLC of Green Bay, 
Wisconsin, Anne and Gervase Meyers of Chilton, Wisconsin; eight brothers and 
seven sisters-in-law, Herman Hartmann, George and Mutzie Hartmann, Frank and 
Lonetta Hartmann, all of New Holstein, Al and Pat Hartmann, Hugo and Dolores 
Hartmann, Ed and Pat Hartmann, all of Kiel, Wisconsin, Fred and Gladys Hartmann 
of Kohler, Wisconsin and Adam and Anita Hartmann of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. 
Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 7, 1991 


SR. MARY ANN HARVEY

Sr. Mary Ann Harvey, age 96, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, 
at the convent.
She was born Eleanore Harvey on Sept. 15, 1913, in Rhinelander, daughter of 
the late William and Catherine (Charrey) Harvey. Sr. Mary Ann earned a Bachelor 
of Arts degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. She served as a teacher 
and/or principal at St. Patrick, Askeaton, St. Andrew and Sacred Heart, Manitowoc; 
Holy Redeemer, Two Rivers; St. Joseph and St Mary, Waukesha; St. John the Baptist, 
Plymouth; St. Mary, Bloomington; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Francis, Hollandtown; 
St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio; Sacred Heart, Arshire, Iowa; Cathedral, Honolulu, 
Hawaii; St. John Vianney, Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii; Immaculate Conception, Yuma, San 
Xavier, Tuscon, Ariz.; San Roque, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Our Lady of Peace, 
Ironwood, Mich. She also served as a librarian at Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii; 
and St. Paul, Wrightstown; and librarian/building coordinator at Rhinelander 
Catholic Central. Sr. Mary Ann retired to St. Francis Convent in 1997. She has 
been a resident of St. Rita Health Center since 2003.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She was also preceded in death by her sister, Sr. Mary Peter Harvey.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at the Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 28, 2009


SR. MARY PETER HARVEY

Sister Mary Peter Harvey, age 81, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday morning, Oct. 19, 2008, 
at Holy Family Convent.
She was born on Nov. 16, 1926, in Rhinelander, daughter of the late William C. 
and Catherine (Charrey) Harvey. Sister Mary Peter received a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. She entered the convent in 1942 and 
professed her vows in 1945. Sister Mary Peter served as an elementary teacher at 
St. Mary, Brillion; St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Paul, Wrightstown; St. Mary, 
Algoma; St. Rose, Clintonville; St. Joseph, Rice Lake; San Roque, Santa Barbara, 
Calif.; Covered Wells, Sells, Ariz.; St. Mary, Delaware, Ohio; St. John, 
Wellsburg, W.Va.; Holy Family, Lindsay, Neb., St. Francis de Sales, Manistique, 
Mich.; and St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich. She also served as principal at St. John, 
Wellsburg, W.Va.; librarian at St. Mary and St. Aloyisus, Kaukauna, and performed 
a variety of services at the Motherhouse. Since 1997, she has served as the 
part-time librarian at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister: Sister 
Mary Ann Harvey, OSF, Manitowoc; two brothers and three sisters-in-law: Thomas and 
Mona Jean Harvey, St. Paul, Minn., Peter and Carolyn Harvey, Sun City, Ariz., and 
Evelyn Harvey, Newberry, Mich. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, in Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 20, 2008
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Funeral services for Sister Mary Peter Harvey, age 81, a member of the 
Francisican Sisters of Christian Charity, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
who died on Sunday morning, Oct. 19, 2008, at Holy Family Convent will be held 
at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, 
O.Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday (TONIGHT), Oct. 21, 
2008, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held 
at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 21, 2008


SR. M. MARCIA HASTREITER

Sister Marcia Hastreiter, age 87, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday, December 29, 1996, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, 
Wis.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 1997, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Louis Fronczek, O.F.M. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Nora Hastreiter was born November 23, 1909, in Manitowoc Rapids, daughter 
of the late Joseph and Julia Halverson Hastreiter. She entered the Convent in 1925 
and professed her vows in 1928. Sister Marcia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 
St. Norbert College, DePere. Sister Marcia served as a teacher at Algoma, Bloomington, 
Antigo, Waukesha, Brillion, Kewaunee, Green Bay, Wis.; Wellston, Zanesville, Wellsburg, 
Delaware, Ohio; West Point, Neb. She retired from active teaching in 1983 to St. 
Joseph Convent, Waukesha, where she served as a parish visitor. She is a member of 
the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister, Leona Kuehnl, 
Manitowoc; one sister-in-law, Margaret Hastreiter, Waukesha; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 30, 1996 P. A2


SR. M. HERMAN JOSEPH HAUTZINGER

Sister M. Herman Joseph, 88, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. F. F. Dupont, O. Praem will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister M. Herman Joseph, nee Mary Hautzinger, was born March 12, 1882, at Stevens 
Point, daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Marty Hautzinger. She entered the 
convent in 1896 and professed her vows in 1902. She was a teacher for many years 
retiring several years ago.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Hautzinger, of Minneapolis, Min.
Friends may call at the convent this Monday afternoon and evening. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 5, 1970  P. 21


SR. M. GEORGE HAZEN

Sister George Hazen, 96, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died early Monday 
morning, August 10, at the convent.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch O.Praem, will officiate and burial will be 
in the convent cemetery.
Sister George, the former Mary Frances Hazen, was born Oct. 13, 1885, at Limburg, 
Germany, daughter of the late Peter and Cora Cox Hazen. She entered the Order of 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity July 7, 1906, and professed her vows 
Aug. 10, 1910. She served the communtiy as a homemaker at Boyd, Potosi, Plymouth, 
Bloomington, Sherwood, Reedsville, Hollandtown, Hilbert and Clarks Mills, Wis., 
and Lindsay, Neb. retiring in 1968.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a sister-in-law, 
Mrs. Agnes Hazen of DePere and a niece, Miss Delores Hazen of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the convent 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. A prayer service 
will be in St. Mary Chapel at 7 p.m. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge 
of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 10, 1981 P. 3


SR. MARY JOYCE HEALY

Sister Mary Joyce Healy, 57, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
A concelebrated High Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. A nephew, the Rev. Otto Kay, O. Praem, the Rev. Ronald Kirk, 
O. Praem, and the Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial 
will be in the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Healy, nee Mary Lois Healy, was born Aug. 19, 1913, at Glendive, Mont., 
daughter of Edward A. and the late Ellen Hilbert Healy. She entered the convent 
June 14, 1927, and professed her vow Aug. 15, 1932. Prior to her illness she 
had been a teacher.
Survivors include her father, Edward Healy Jr., of Lincoln, Mich.; two brothers, 
Joseph Hutchinson of Marinette and Edward Healy Jr. of Lincoln, Neb ; five 
sisters, Mrs. Paul Kay of Lansing, Mrs. Donald Calkins of Three Rivers, Mich., 
Mrs. Joseph Detlinski of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ed Novak and Mrs. James Winkler of 
Rhinelander.
Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent Chapel after 4 o?clock this Friday 
afternoon.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 4, 1970  P. 7 


SR. M. LINA HEBEIN

Sister Lina Hebein, age 99, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Tuesday morning, Nov. 2, 2004, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Magdalen Hebein was born June 29, 1905, in Milwaukee, daughter of the 
late Martin and Catherine Rachoi Hebein. She entered the convent in 1918 and 
professed her vows in 1923. Sister Lina earned a Bachelor of Science degree from 
Michigan Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich., and a Master of Education degree from 
Marquette University, Milwaukee. Sister Lina served as an elementary teacher 
and/or principal at St. Mary, Kaukauna; Sacred Heart and Holy Innocents, both of 
Manitowoc; St. Phillip, Green Bay; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; St. Joseph, Waukesha; 
St. Edward, Mackville, all of Wisconsin; St. Nicholas, Zanesville; St. Benedict, 
Cambridge, both of Ohio; St. Ambrose, Ironwood, St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Holy 
Name, Escanaba; and St. Anne, Menominee, all of Michigan. She also served as a 
librarian at St. Andrew, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, Kellnersville; and as a helper 
in the mailroom at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. She retired to Ozanam Home, 
New Berlin, in 1979 and Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, in 1986. Since 2000, she 
has been residing in St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member 
of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister-in-law: 
Eleanore Hebein, Greendale; along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, a Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov 4, 2004, where a prayer service will be held at 
7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Nov. 3, 2004  P. A3


SR. MARY HEBEIN

Sister Mary Hebein, age 90, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Tuesday, July 5, 1994, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 8, 1994, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial 
will be officiated by the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem., with burial 
in Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mary Hebein was born September 2, 1903, in Iron Mountain, Mich., 
daughter of the late Martin and Catherine Rachoi Hebein. She entered 
the convent in 1918 and professed her vows in 1923. Sister Mary earned 
a B.A. degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere. Sister served as a 
teacher and/or principal at Sturgeon Bay, Kewaunee, Plymouth, Appleton, 
Reedsville, Manitowoc, Brillion, Oneida, Rice Lake, Waukesha, Seymour, 
Oconto Falls, De Pere, Wis.; Manistique, Escanaba, Menominee, Mich.; 
Chicago, Ill. and Wellsburg, W.V. Sister retired from active duty in 
1981 and has been residing at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one 
sister, Sister Lina Hebein, OSF, Manitowoc; one brother and two sisters-
in-law, John and Eleanore Hebein, Casco, Wis., Margaret Hebein, Iron 
Mountain, Mich., nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, 1994, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 6, 1994 P. A2


SR. M. DOROTHY JEANNE HEBERT

Sister Dorothy Jeanne Hebert, age 92, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010, at the convent.
She was born on May 16, 1918, in Escanaba, Mich., daughter of the late Paul 
and Lillie (Buboir) Hebert. Sister Dorothy earned a Licensed Practical Nurse 
Diploma from the Vocational School of Practical Nursing in Alliance, Neb. The 
former Mary Herbert entered the convent in 1934 and professed her vows in 1937. 
Sister Dorothy served as a homemaker at St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; SS Peter & 
Paul, Kiel; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth, Wis.; St. Sylvester, Woodsfield, 
Ohio; Holy Family, Lindsay, Neb.; San Jose, Pisinemo, Ariz.; dietitian at St. 
Joseph Home, West Point, Neb.; and a nurse at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, 
West Point, Neb.; Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; Ozanam Home, New Berlin; St. 
Paul Home, Kaukauna; and St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse, Manitowoc, 
Wis. After retiring from active ministry, she performed various services at 
San Xavier Mission, Tucson, Ariz.; San Damiano Convent, Slinger, Holy Family 
Conservatory, Holy Family Convent & St. Francis, Manitowoc, Wis. Since 2003, 
she had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, three sisters and 
one brother-in-law: arieda Charlebois and Loyola Gardener, Escanaba, Mich.; Buss 
and Joyce Pierson, Niles, Mich.; one brother: Paul Hebert, Spencer, Ind.; nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, at the 
Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Pream, with burial to follow at Holy 
Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc 
from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday Aug. 18, 2010, where a prayer service will 
be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 16, 2010


SR. M. COLUMBA HECKMANN

Mary Columba
birth: 1873 Sterling, Illinois
death: 5 February 1897 Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Alverno, Wis.
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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(D. date is one month off)


SR. M. LAMBERT HEEZEN

Sister Lambert Heezen, age 79, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, October 9, 1996, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 14, 1996, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cememtery (sic), Manitowoc.
The former Gertrude Heezen was born April 7, 1917, in Green Bay, daughter of the 
late George and Elizabeth Linssen Heezen. She entered to Convent in 1947 and 
professed her vows in 1949. Sister Lambert served as a homemaker at Catholic 
Memorial and St. Joseph, Waukesha, Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, St. John, 
Antigo, St. Anthony, Neopit, St. Mary, Kaukauna, Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis., 
St. Joseph Home and Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb.; Holy Family, Lindsay, Neb. 
Since 1988 she had been helping in the kitchen at St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc. 
She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three brothers and 
five sisters-in-law, Lambert Heezen, Rose Heezen, John and Dorothy Heezen, Amelia 
Heezen, Green Bay, Robert and Betty Heezen, Denmark, Blanche Heezen, DePere; one 
sister, Helen Van De Hei, Green Bay; neices, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 10, 1996 P. A2


SR. M. DORELIA HEGEMANN

Sister Dorelia Hegemann, age 82, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday morning, April 5, 2004, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The former Hildegard Hegemann was born Sept. 9, 1921, in Howells, Neb., daughter 
of the late Theodore and Dorothea Pipe Hegemann. She entered the convent in 1954 
and professed her vows in 1956. Sister Dorelia served as a nurse?s aide in St. 
Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse; St. Joseph Retirement Community, West Point, 
Neb.; and as a homemaker at The Marist Seminary, Washington, D.C.,; St. John, 
Komatke, Ariz.; and St. Francis Convent, West Point, Neb. After she retired in 
1993, she performed various services at San Damiano Convent, Slinger. Since 2000, 
she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; five sisters and 
brothers-in-law: Sister Myrium Hegemann, Milwaukee; Helen and Richard Schlautman, 
Howells, Neb.; Marie and Marius Kruger, Schuyler, Neb.; Kathleen and Hubert Baumert, 
Clarkson, Neb.; Arlene and Reuben Doerneman, Howells, Neb.; three brothers and 
sisters-in-law: Robert and Alice Hegemann, Fremont, Neb.; Joseph and JoAnn Hegemann, 
Howells, Neb.; Victor and Mary Ann Hegemann, Richardson, Texas; Cecilia Hegemann, 
Dodge, Neb.; Arlene Hegemann and Lorene Hegemann, Howells, Neb. Also surviving 
are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 6, 2004  P. A3
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Services for Sister Dorelia Hegemann, 82, Manitowoc, Wis., were Wednesday at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel in Manitowac. The Rev. Samuel Jadin officiated and 
burial was in the convent cemetery. She died Monday, April 5, 2004, at Holy 
Family Convent in Manitowoc. The daughter of Theodore and Dorothea (Pieper) 
Hegemann was born Sept. 9, 1921, in Howells with the name of Hildegard 
Hegemann.
She entered the convent in 1954 and professed her vows in 1956. She served as 
a nurse aide at St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse and St. Joseph 
Retirement Community in West Point. She was also a homemaker at The Marist 
Seminary in Washington, D.C., St. John, Komatke, Ariz., and St. Francis Convent 
in West Point. After she retired in 1993, Sister Hegemann performed services at 
San Damiano Convent in Slinger, Wis. Since 2000, she had been a resident of the 
St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She was a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity.
She was survived by 5 sisters and 4 brothers. She was also survived by her 
family of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Norfolk Daily News, Norfolk, Nebraska, Thursday, April 8, 2004 on page 11.


SR. M. MATTHEW HEGY

Nun, 91, Dies; Served Here for 56 Years
Sister Mary Matthew, 91, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity 
for 64 years died at 8:55 pm Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital where she had 
worked for 56 years. She had been ill for the past eight weeks.
Sister Matthew was born August 23, 1869 in Hartford, Wisc., entering the Holy 
Family Convent at Manitowoc, Wis., in 1894 and was professed in 1897. She received 
her nurse's training at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee and was transferred to 
Good Samaritan in 1905, two years after the first group of sisters arrived to 
operate the hospital. The greater part of her service was spent as supervisor of 
surgery at the hospital.
She celebrated her diamond jubilee in the order in 1957. The body was removed to 
the Hillis Funeral Home where friends may call after 3 pm today. Tonight the body 
will be shipped to the Holy Family Convent at Manitowoc for funeral services and 
burial.
Zanesville Times, Sun., Apr. 23, 1961


SR. M. MAGELLA HEIL

Sister M. Majella (sic), 84, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died 
Wednesday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a 
patient a week.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Andrew Hohman, a nephew, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Mary Heil was born April 4, 1879, at Fulda, Ohio, daughter of the late Sebastian 
and Catherine Singer Heil. She entered the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity July 8, 1903, and had been a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, 
Ohio, Holy Family Hospital, St. Paul Home, Kaukauna, and Memorial Hospital, West 
Point, Nebr. 
Friends may call at the convent chapel from 6 to 9 o?clock this Friday evening.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Two Rivers Reporter, November 1, 1963  P. T-3


SR. M. JOEL HEIMANN

Sister Joel Heimann, 69, of Catholic Central Menominee, Mich., died Thursday 
evening, Feb. 21, at Menominee County Lloyd Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Chapel. The Rev. 
Julian Resch O.Praem will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial 
will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Joel, nee Bernadette Heimann, was born April 22, 1915, at St. Bernard, 
Neb., daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude Ramaekers Heimann. Sister Joel 
was a graduate of Holy Family School at Lindsay, Neb., in 1929. She entered the 
convent June 14, 1930 and professed her vows Aug. 15, 1933. Sister served as a 
Homemaker at St. Joseph of Waukesha, Sacred Heart of Manitowoc, St. Peter at 
Wellston, San Roque, Santa Barbara, Calif., St. Francis of Petoskey, Sacred Heart 
of Oshkosh, St. John of Antigo, St. Willbrord of Chicago, St. Mary of Rhinelander, 
St. Ambrose of Ironwood, Mich., St. Mary of West Point, Neb., St. Mary of Delaware, 
St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb., St. Paul Home, Kaukauna and 
Catholic Central Menominee since 1984. 
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; five brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Flo and Evelyn Heimann of Fairfield, Tenn., Ted and Doris of 
Tucson, Ariz., Harry and Sis of Columbus, Neb., Ben and Ethel of Sterling, Ill., 
and George and Pat of Fremont, Neb.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Clara and 
Alphonse Pfeifer of Fremont, Neb., and Isabel and Ted Fehringer of Lindsay, Neb., 
and a sister-in-law, Beth Heimann of Fremont, Neb.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, where a 
prayer service will be 7 p.m. at the Convent Chapel. Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 23, 1985  P. 3


SR. M. PASCHAL HEIMANN

Maribel - Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reedy and family attended the funeral of Sister 
Paschal at the Silver Lake Convent on Monday morning. Their sons, Ralph and 
Thomas acted as acolytes during solemn services. Sister Paschal had been the 
principal of the Cooperstown Parochial School the past six years.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., May 2, 1936 page 2


SR. PHILIP NERI HEMPTON

Sister Philip Neri Hempton, age 86, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at the convent.
She was born on April 16, 1923, in Green Bay, Wis., daughter of the late Rufus 
and Alice (Largers) Hempton. Sister Philip earned a bachelor of arts degree at 
Holy family College, Manitowoc, Wis. She entered the convent in 1939 and 
professed her vows in 1942. Sister Philip Neri served as a teacher of primary 
grades-music at St. Ann, Escanabla (sic), Mich.: St. Mary, Kaukauna: St. Mary, 
Rhinelander: St. Mary, Brillion; St. Anna, New Holstein; St. Mary, Waukesha; 
and St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio. She worked as a secretary in the inner 
city and Holy Angels, Chicago, Ill. In 1976, sister Philip Neri receaved a 
certificate of COTA and was an occupational therapist at St. Paul in Kaukanuna, 
San Damiano in Slinger, and St. Joseph Home in West Point, Neb. She also served 
as coordinator-helper in the craft room and as a switchboard operator at the 
Motherhouse.
Surivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christitan Charity; a brother (private), 
Appleton; and other nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadein, O.Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday evening, Sept. 21, 2009, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assiting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 20, 2009


SR. M. ANN HENNES

Sr. Ann Hennes, age 96, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 
died Sunday, October 31, 1999, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 1999, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Anna Hennes on May 26, 1904, in Kaukauna, Wis., daughter of the late 
Joseph and Mary Schomisch Hennes. She entered the convent in 1920 and professed her 
vows in 1923. Sr. Ann earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Norbert College, 
DePere, Wis. She serves as an elementary teacher and/or principal at St. John the 
Baptist, Plymouth, St. Boniface and Sacred Heart, Manitowoc, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, 
St. Anthony, Oconto Falls, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. John, Antigo. St. Mary, Algoma, 
St. Joseph, Waukesha, St. Mary, Clarks Mills, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, St. Phillip 
& St. Agnes, Green Bay, St. James, Cooperstown, St. Edward, Mackville, St. Therese, 
Appleton, St. Mary, Rhinelander, St. Mary, Reedsville, St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. Mary, 
Bloomington, Wis., St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill., St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio and 
Holy Family Lindsay, Neb. After retiring from full-time teaching, she served as a 
part-time tutor and worker in the Book Store at Xavier High School, Appleton, Wis. She 
has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse since 1994. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister-in-law, Gertrude 
Hennes, Kaukauna, nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
Friends may call on Wednesday, November 3, 1999, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 2, 1999 P. A2


SR. M. CLEMENTIA HENNES

Sr. Clementia Hennes, age 90, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Sunday morning, July 22, 2001, at Holy Family 
Convent.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2001, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Pius 
Yobuta with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born April 12, 1911, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Joseph 
and Eva Boresch Hennes. Sister Clementa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. 
Norbert College, De Pere, Wis., and a Master of Arts Degree from Creighton 
University, Omaha, Nebraska.
She entered the Convent in 1927 and professed her vows in 1930. Sister Clementia 
served as a teacher and/or principal at St. Mary, Rhinelander, St. Wendel, 
Cleveland, St. Therese, Appleton, St. Philip, Green Bay, St. Mary, Kaukauna, St. 
Mary Brillion, St. Joseph, Kellnersville, Catholic Memorial, Waukesha, Wisconsin; 
St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, SS Peter & Paul, Wellston, Ohio, San Roque, Santa 
Barbara, California.
She also served as Director of the Central Region, Local Director of Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc, and Parish Minister at St. Pius X, Appleton.
After her retirement from active ministry, she performed a variety of services 
at San Damiano Convent, Slinger, St. Paul Manor, Kaukauna, and Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Since 2000, she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. (TONIGHT) Monday, July 23, 2001, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 23, 2001  P. A2


SR. M. JULITTA HENNES

Sister Julitta Hennes, 97, of the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Monday, 
September 24, 1990 at the Holy Family Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am 
Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Presiding the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be Rev. Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem. Burial to follow in the Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery.
The former Catherine Marie Hennes was born September 13, 1893 in Kaukauna, 
Wisconsin, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Schomisch Hennes. She entered 
the convent in 1910, professing her vows in 1913. Sister Julitta earned a B.A. 
Degree from the Catholic University of America and a M.Ed from Marquette University. 
Sister taught at Random Lake, Francis Creek, Rhinelander, Oshkosh, Green Bay, 
Appleton, St. Boniface, Holy Innocents, Holy Family Academy of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 
Ironwood, Michigan and was a Diocesan Supervisor of Education for the Green Bay 
Diocese for 11 years. Since her retirement from active ministry in 1975 she has 
been residing at the Mother House.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two sisters, Sister 
Ann Hennes, OSF, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Miss Gertrude Hennes of Oneida, Wisconsin; 
a brother and sister-in-law, Leo and Gertrude Hennes of Kaukauna; two sisters-in-law, 
Mrs. Myrtle Hennes of Kaukauna and Mrs. Minnie Hennes of Appleton; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Thursday, 
where a prayer service will be held at 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, in 
charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1990 page B8


SR. MARIOLA HENRY

Sister Mariola Henry, age 94, a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity of Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Saturday, October 7, 2000 at Holy Family Convent.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2000, at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial, will 
be the Rev. Samuel D. Jaden, O.Praem, with burial to follow at Holy Family 
Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born April 5, 1906, in Manistique, Mich., the daughter of the late William 
and Sarah Jane McGlue Henry. Sister Mariola earned a bachelor of arts degree from 
St. Norbert College, DePere and a masters of education degree from Marquette 
University in Milwaukee. She entered the convent in 1921 and professed her vows 
in 1924. Sister Mariola served as an elementary teacher at St. Mary, Bloomington, 
St. Rose, Clintonville, St. Mary, Algoma, Guardian Angels, Onieda, St. Mary, 
Kaukauna, St. Joseph, Waukesha, St. Mary, Brillion, St. Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, 
Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill., 
SS. Peter and Paul, Wellston, Ohio,and as a high school teacher at St. Francis 
Xavier, Petoskey, Mich., and Catholic Central Steubenville, Ohio.
She also served as a librarian at Roncallie High School, Manitowoc, Xavier High 
School, Appleton, St. Francis de Sales, Manistique, Mich. and as an instructor 
and librarian at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc. She retired to Holy Family Convent 
in 1991 and has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse since 
1995.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, James 
Henry, Redford, Mich.; a sister, Catherine Wallace, Dothan, Ala.; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2000, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 9, 2000 P. A2


SR. M. REINHARDT HEROLD

Sister Reinhardt Herold, 81, a resident of Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, 
died Monday afternoon at the hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. 
Wednesday in Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch O.Praem 
will officiate and burial will be in Holy Family Convent Cemetery. A memorial 
Mass will be offered at a later date in Holy Family Hospital Chapel.
The nun was born February 22, 1897 in Norman, Wis. and entered the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1917 and professed her vows in 1920.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and her family, 
Mrs. Charles (Mary) Hlinak of Kewaunee, Mrs. Joseph (Fannie) Staral Sr., of 
Kewaunee, Mrs. Annie Hlinak of Milwaukee, Theresa Herold of Chicago and a 
niece, a sister of Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity, Sister Mary Charles 
Hlinak.
Friends may call in Holy Family Hospital Chapel, 11 o'clock to 3:30 o'clock 
this Tuesday in Holy Family Convent 7:45 p.m. to 9 o'clock this Tuesday evening 
where a prayer service will be at 7 o'clock in St. Mary Chapel.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, May 16, 1978 page 3


SR. ANTHONY MARIE HERRMANN

Sister Anthony Marie Herrmann, age 95, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 1999, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Liguori Mierzwiak, O.F.M. Burial will be at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Emma Herrmann on July 31, 1903, in Kenosha, Wis., daughter of the 
late Bernard Herrmann and Magdalena Grosch. She entered the Convent in 1926 and 
professed her vows in 1929. Sister Anthony Marie earned a Bachelor of Arts 
Degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc. Sister Anthony Marie served as an 
elementary teacher and/or principal at St.Joseph, Waukesha, St. Mary, Brillion. 
SS. Peter & Paul, Kiel. St. Francis, Hollandtown, St. Gabriel, Neenah, St. 
Thomas More, Appleton, St. Anna, New Holstein, St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill., 
San Roque, Santa Barbara, Calif., Immaculate Conception, Yuma and San Miguel, 
Ariz. After her retirement from the teaching profession, she served in the 
school office at St. Mary, Hilbert and in the Craft Room at the Motherhouse. 
Since 1996, she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center Facilities at 
Holy Family Convent. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 1999, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holy Family 
Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 7, 1999 P. A2


SR. M. HILDA HERSANT

Sister Hilda Hersant, age 90, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Tuesday evening, September 13, 2011 at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
The former Catherine Marie Hersant was born on July 17, 1921 in Phlox, Wisconsin, 
daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Hayek) Hersant. She entered the Convent 
in 1937 and professed her vows in 1940. Sister Hilda earned a Bachelor of Arts 
degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Sister Hilda served as a 
Nurse's Aide at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc and St. Paul Home, Kaukauna, 
Wisconsin. She served as a teacher of elementary grades at Holy Cross, Cross 
Village, Michigan; SS Peter and Paul, Kiel, St. Philip and St. Joseph, Green Bay, 
Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Anthony, Oconto Falls, St. Joseph, Rice Lake, St. 
Joseph, Sturgeon Bay, Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, St. Anthony, Neopit, Wisconsin; St. 
Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; St. Peter Indian Mission School Bapchule, Arizona, 
Topawa Elementary School, Topawa, St. Peter Mission School, Bapchule, Arizona and 
Immaculate Conception, Yuma, Arizona. Sister Hilda also served as a principal at 
Sacred Heart, Manitowoc and Neopit, Wisconsin and school nurse at St. Peter Mission 
School, Bapchule, Arizona. Since 2008, she had been residing at St. Rita Health 
Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a sister: Clarice 
Rodowca, Shawano; a brother-in-law: John Rodowca, Bonduel; and a sister-in-law: 
Beverly Hersant, Mukwonago, Wisconsin. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2011 at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday (TODAY), September 15, 2011. A prayer service will be 
held at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 2011 


SR. M. ST. PAUL HESPRICH

Sister St. Paul Hesprich, 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday, January 21, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 23, at the Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem will officiate at the 
Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in the Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Rose Hesprich on May 15, 1897, in Lomira, Wisconsin, daughter of 
the late Nicholas and Mary Bentzler Hesprich. She entered the Convent in 1926 
and professed her vows in 1929. Sister St. Paul had earned a B.A. Degree from 
Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and had taught primary grades at Algoma, 
Rhinelander, Clintonville, Brillion, Clarks Mills, Wrightstown, Bloomington, 
Waukesha, Rice Lake, Cleveland and Sacred Heart, St. Boniface and St. Paul 
Parishes of Manitowoc, Escanaba, Michigan, and Cambridge, Ohio.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother, Eli 
Hesprich of Lomira, Wisconsin; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at the Convent from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday where a prayer service 
will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, January 21, 1991 P. B7


SR. M. FRANCIS ALOYSIUS HILDEBRAND

Sister Francis Aloysius Hildebrand, age 85, a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity, died Thursday, July 23, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 27, 1998, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Rev. DePaul Sobotka, OFM will celebrate the Mass of Christian 
Burial with burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Dorothy Hildebrand was born September 18, 1912, in Zanesville, Ohio, 
daughter of the late Joseph and Francis Kernan Hildebrand. Sr. Francis Aloysius 
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master 
of Arts degree from University of Notre Dame, Indiana. She entered the Convent 
in 1933 and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Francis Aloysius served as an 
elementary teacher at St. Boniface, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, Green Bay; St. Anne, 
Escanaba, Mich.; and as a high school teacher at Catholic Memorial, Waukesha, 
Roncalli, Manitowoc; St. Mary, Delaware; Gernsey Catholic Central, Cambridge, 
Ohio; Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb.; St. Ambrose, Ironwood; Holy Name, Escanaba, 
Mich.; and St. Willibrord, Chicago. After her retirement from the teaching 
profession in 1988, she served as coordinator of St. Rita Health Center and 
performed various tasks at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters, 
four brothers and sisters-in-law, Sister Frances Joseph Hildebrand, OSF, Slinger; 
Mary Jo Dooley, Zanesville, J. Pauline Jones, Somerset, Ohio; Bernard and Lucy 
Hildebrand, David and Jean Hildebrand, Joseph Hildebrand, Edward and Verna 
Hildebrand, and Josephine Hildebrand, Zanesville, Ohio. Nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 24, 1998 P. 2


SR. M. EDWARDA HILLBACHER

Sister M. Edwarda, 86, died Monday noon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Silver Lake, with the Rev. D. F. Hurley officiating at the funeral Mass. 
Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Edwarda, the former Mary Hillbacher, was born in Austria May 20, 
1872, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Ritten Hillbacher. She came to 
the United States as a young girl and settled with them at Wausau. She entered 
the convent of the Order of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at 
Manitowoc and made her first religious profession May 20, 1890. In September 
of 1903 Sister Edwarda joined the staff at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, and 
served as its baker for more than 40 years.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Niles Nelson of Wausau and several nieces and 
nephews. Three sisters and a brother preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the convent until 8:30 o?clock this Tuesday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 16, 1958  P. 14


SR. M. FRANCIS HILLMEYER

Dr. Hillemeyer's(sic) Sister Taken By Death Wednesday
Sister M. Frances of Manitowoc, Wis., a sister of Dr. F.H. Hillemeyer, died 
yesterday morning, according to a message received by the doctor. Funeral 
services will be held tomorrow morning. Dr. Hillemeyer is unable to attend as 
he is afflicted with a severe cold. She is survived by five brothers and three 
sisters: Dr. F.H. Hillemeyer of Carroll, Dr. Will Hillemeyer of Chicago, Joseph 
Hillemeyer of St. Louis, Mo., Albert Hillemeyer of Janesville, Wis., Mrs. M.E. 
Roberts of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. John Jamieson of Shullsburg, Wis., Mrs. Ed 
Miller of Webster City.
Sister M. Frances whose home was at Holy Family Convent at Manitowoc, was 
Caroline Hillemeyer. She was an artist and has painted many fine pictures, but 
was forced to give up her work on account of her health. She had been afflicted 
for a number of years with heart disease which was the result of her death. She 
was 62 years of age.
Carroll Daily Herald, Thurs., Feb. 2, 1933 page 1


SR. MARY RITA HILMES

Sister Mary Rita Hilmes, 76, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Medical Center, 
Zanesville, Ohio.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent, Rl. 
5. Manitowoc. The Rev. Julian Resch. 0. Praem, will officiate with burial in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Rita, nee Stella Hilmes, was "born Oct. 1. 1900, at Milwaukee, 
daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Gremminger Hilmes. She entered the 
Order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1922 and professed her vows 
in 1925. Sister Mary Rita had taught at Oshkosh. Manitowoc and Kellnersville, 
Wis., Petoskey, Mich.. Williamsburg, Ohio. West Point. Neb., and had been 
prefect for boys for 10 years at Guardian Angels Boarding School in Oneida. 
She also served the community at St. Paul Home. Kaukauna. and Good Samaritan 
Center at Zanesville.
Survivors include a sister. Mrs. Frances Thull. of West Bend.
Friends may call at the convent from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday morning 
until the time of service. Pfeffer Funeral Home. Manitowoc, is in charge of 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Monday, November 01, 1976  P.3


SR. M. MARGARET HIMMELSPACH

Sister M. Margaret, 89, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died early Sunday 
morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient two 
months. 
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister M. Margaret was born May 7, 1876, at Zanesville, Ohio, daughter of the 
late Frank and Magdalen Pfliger Himmelspach. She entered the convent Dec. 9, 
1902, and professed her vows Aug. 15, 1905.
Friends may call at the convent chapel until 9 o?clock this Monday evening.
Arrangements were by Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 3, 1966  P. 6


SR. M. ROSALEE HINDERSCHIED

Sister Rosalee Hinderschied, 94, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died 
Thursday night, March 5, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Julian Resch, O.Praem, will offiicate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Rosalee was born Jan. 23, 1887, at Massillon, Ohio, daughter of the late 
Fred J. and Mary Anne Bessler Hinderschied. She enterd the Order of Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1907 and professed her vows in 1910. She received 
her A.B. Degree from Creighton University in Nebraska with a major in Education 
and a minor in Languages. Sister Rosalee taught grade school at Hilbert, Random 
Lake and Cleveland, Wis., Lindsay and West Point, Neb., and St. Anne Escanaba, Mich. 
She taught high school at Lindsay and West Point, Neb., Rosecrans, Zanesville, 
Delware, Steubenville and Cambridge, Ohio and taught at the college for five summers 
and at Holy Family Academy for 10 summers.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity; two brothers, William 
Hinderschied of Georgia and Ed Hinderschied of Florida and two sisters, Mrs. Cleo 
O'Herron and Mrs. Josephine Strickland of Akron, Ohio.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. A prayer service 
will be 7 p.m. in St. Mary Chapel in the Convent. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 7, 1981 P. 3


SR. M. FLAVIA HOCHMAN

Sister Flavia Hochman, age 91, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Monday, February 9, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 13, 1998, at the 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem will celebrate the 
Mass of Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Agnes Marie Hochman was born March 23, 1906, in Francis Creek, daughter 
of the late Anton and Catherine Vondracek Hochman. She entered the Convent in 1920 
and professed her vows in 1924. Sister Flavia earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree 
from St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wis. Sister Flavia served as an elementary 
teacher St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. Rose, Clintonville; St. John, Antigo; St. Mary, 
Bloomington; St. Anthony, Oconto Falls; St. Boniface, Manitowoc; St. Joseph, Rice 
Lake; St. Mary, Rhinelander; Corpus Christi, Sturgeon Bay; SS. Peter and Paul, Kiel; 
St. Mary, Clarks Mills; Holy Rosary, Kewaunee; St. John the Baptist, Plymouth; St. 
Mary, Brillion; St. Mary, Greenleaf; St. Joseh (Alverno), Manitowoc; St. Francis 
de Sales, Manistique; St. Anne, Menominee; St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich.; and 
St. Agnes Mingo Junction, Ohio. Since her retirement from the teaching profession 
in 1981, she had been residing at the Motherhouse.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one sister-in-law, 
Rose Hochman, Whitelaw, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 1998, at the Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent 
Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 9, 1998  P. 2


SR. M. ANTONIA HOEBING

Sister M. Antonia, 85, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Monday
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Rev. Ronald Kir,, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in convent
cemetery.
Sister Antonia, the former Christine Hoebing, was born Nov. 22, 1882, at 
Antoninus, Ill., daughter of the late Anton and Mary Luble Hoebing. She ent-
ered the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Dec. 9, 1902, and professed
her final vows Aug. 15, 1905. She taught school until retirement.
Survivors include two brothers, Alphonse and Alois, who live in Illinois.
Friends may call at the convent chapel until 9 o'clock this Tuesday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, April 30, 1968  p.17


SR. M. COLUMBAN HOEGERL

Sister Columban Hoegerl, 91, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
morning, July 13, 1988 at Holy Family Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 
am Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by Rev. Robert B. Reppen, O.Praem. Burial will be in Holy Family 
Cemetery.
The former Dorothea Hoegerl was born August 8, 1896 at Humphrey, Nebraska, 
daughter of the late John and Mary Kreutzer. She entered the Convent in 1916 
and professed her vows in 1918. Sister received her R.N. Degree from Holy Family 
School of Nursing, Manitowoc, Wisconsin and a B.S. Degree in Nursing from the 
College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minnesota. Sister served as a general duty Nurse 
and X-ray Technician at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; Good Samaritan Hospital, 
Zanesville, Ohio; St. Joseph Hospital, West Point, Nebraska; and St. Frances 
Memorial Hospital, West Point, Nebraska.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, a sister, Sister 
Justinian Hoegerl O.S.F., of Green Bay, Wisconsin, nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends. Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 pm to 8 pm 
Thursday where a prayer service will be at 7 pm in the Convent Chapel. Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., July 13, 1988 page 9


SR. M. MARCINE HOELLER

Sister Marcine Hoeller, age 79, of Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, died Monday, 
August 17, 1992, at the Convent.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, August 19, 1992, at 10:30 a.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, will officiate, 
with burial in Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Madeline Hoeller was born May 13, 1913, in Port Washington, daughter 
of the late Joseph and Susan Schwalbach Hoeller. She entered the convent in 1927, 
professing her vows in 1931. Sister Marcine served as a homemaker for the Sisters 
at Kellnersville, Brillion, Plymouth and Oshkosh, Wis., Komatke, covered Wells, 
Tuscon, Bapchule, San Miguel and Yuma, Ariz., and Wellsburg, W. Va. She was 
Perfect(sic) of the boys at Guardian Angel Boarding School, Oneida, and an 
executive housekeeper at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb., Good 
Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville, Ohio, and Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
In 1983 she retired to the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Chrisitan Charity.
Survivors include the Franiciscan (sic) Sisters of Chrisitan Charity; one sister, 
Sister Mary Mark Hoeller, OSF, Manitowoc; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Aloys 
Hoeller, Milwaukee, August and Edna Hoeller, Albuquerque, N.M., Marion Hoeller, 
Delavan; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive.
Friends may call at Holy Family convent this evening, from 4-8 p.m., where a 
memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 18, 1992 P. A2


SR. MARY MARK HOELLER

Sister Mary Mark Hoeller, age 95, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2000 at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel. Officiating at the mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Samuel D. 
Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Elizabeth Hoeller May 21, 1904, at Port Washington, Wis., daughter 
of the late Joseph and Susan Schwalbach Hoeller. Sister Mary Mark earned a Bachelor 
of Arts Degree from Mount Saint Mary College, Los Angeles, Calif. She entered the 
Convent in 1921 and professed her Vows in 1924. Sister Mary Mark served as an 
elementary teacher and/or principal at St. Boniface, Manitowoc, St. Joseph, Oneida, 
St. Joseph, Kellnersville, Wis., San Xavier Mission, Tucson, St. John, Komatke, St. 
Anthony, Topawa, Immaculate Conception, Yuma and St. Peter Mission, Bapchule, Ariz. 
She also served as Administrator at St. Joseph Home, West Point, Nebraska and 
homemaker at Covered Wells, Ariz. After retiring from active ministry, she performed 
various tasks at Ozanam Home, New Berlin and served as a helper in the Craft Room 
and as post mistress in the mailroom at the Motherhouse. Since 1991, she has been 
a resident of St. Rita Health Facilities. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters 
of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, where a 
prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 30, 2000 P. A2


SR. MARY FRANCIS HOESCHE

Sister Mary Francis Hoesche, age 86, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity died Monday, October 20, 1997, at Holy Family Memorial Medical 
Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 23, 1997, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of 
Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Frieda Hoesche was born October 13, 1911, in Crete, Neb., daughter of 
the late Frank and Frances Doffey Hoesche. She entered the Convent in 1927 and 
professed her vows in 1930. Sister Mary Francis earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree 
from St. Norbert College, DePere. Sister Mary Francis served as a teacher at St. 
Joseph, Rice Lake, St. Boniface, Manitowoc, St. Ann, Francis Creek, St. John, 
Antigo, Holy Innocents, Manitowoc, St. Joseph, Green Bay, St. Wendel, Cleveland, 
Wis.; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; Guardian Angels, West Point and Holy Family, 
Lindsay, Neb. Since her retirement from the teaching profession in 1972, she had 
been residing at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; a brother and two 
sisters-in-law, Edward and Gloria Hoesche, Gig Harbor, Wash., Ella Hoesche, Crete, 
Neb; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A 
prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 21, 1997 P. A2


SR. M. CYRIL HOFFMAN

Sister Mary Cyril, 88, died Monday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, 
following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Silver Lake, and burial will be in the convent cemetery.
The former Barbara Hoffman was born at Cooperstown Jan. 11, 1871, daughter of 
the late Joseph and Katherine Geimer Hoffman. When 22 she entered the Community 
of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. She was a pioneer Sister at Holy 
Family Hospital, serving as a nurse in charge of the operating room for more 
than 40 years. Her entire life was spent in this community caring for the sick, 
with the exception of a few years which she spent caring for patients in a 
hospital at Zanesville, Ohio.
Surviving are a number of nieces and nephews from this vicinity.
Friends may call at the Holy Family Convent from 7 to 8:30 o?clock this Tuesday 
evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 2, 1958  P. 9 


SR. M. RITA ELLEN HOFFMAN

Sister Rita Ellen Hoffman, 91, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died early 
Wednesday morning December 18, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. Funeral 
services will be 10:30 am Saturday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Mass of 
Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Flavian Blong O.F.M. Cap., with 
burial to follow at Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
Sister Hoffman was born Marie Hoffman on September 19, 1894 at Lancaster, 
Wisconsin, daughter of the late John and Gertrude Wissbaun Hoffman. She entered 
the convent in 1922 and professed her vows August 15, 1925. She received her B.A. 
Degree from the Catholic University of America at Washington D.C. Sister taught 
high school at St. Ambrose at Ironwood,, Michigan; St. Mary's at Delaware, Ohio; 
St. Peter and Paul at Wellston,Ohio, Guardian Angels at West Point, Nebraska, 
Guernsey Catholic Center at Cambridge, Ohio and Holy Family Academy at Manitowoc. 
Sister served as directress of Novices at Holy Family convent from 1944 to 1960. 
Sister resided at the Mother House since her retirement in 1974.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and a nephew, Rev. 
Tom Hoffmann of Mt. St. Mary Seminary, Paradale, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent from 7:30 pm to 9 pm Friday evening. A 
prayer service will be held in the convent chapel at 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home 
of Manitowoc is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, Dec. 19, 1985 page 3


SR. MARY DE SALES HOFFMANN

Sister Mary de Sales Hoffmann, age 73, of Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, died 
Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, 2004 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. 
The former Jacquelyn Hoffmann was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Clintonville, daughter 
of the late George and Marie Grawey Eulrich Hoffmann. She entered the convent 
in 1944 and professed her vows in 1949. Sister Mary de Sales earned a Bachelor 
of Arts degree from Holy Family College, Manitowoc, and a Master of Arts degree 
from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. Sister Mary de Sales served as a 
teacher at St. Anthony, Marinette, St. Mary, Rhinelander, St. Mary, Algoma, St. 
Paul, Manitowoc, and Holy Rosary, Kewaunee, all of Wisconsin. Since 1968, Sister 
Mary de Sales has been teaching at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc. She is a 
member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. 
The Silver Lake College community has lost another of its revered, longstanding 
faculty members with the passing of Sister Mary de Sales Hoffmann, it was 
announced to the campus community Wednesday morning. According to Dr. George 
Arnold, SLC president, the popular philosophy professor had far reaching influence 
with both students and her colleagues. 
"She touched many lives with her ability and gift of helping people to discern 
truth and a right course for living," he said. 
The Rev. Dick Klingeisen, Pastoral Care Director at Holy Family Memorial Medical 
Center, remembered Sister Mary de Sales as a charter member of the Ethics Committee 
there. "With her background (as a teacher) she provided valuable insights into the 
discussion of medical moral issues. Her connections with college students were often 
referenced in her remarks to committee members about the issues being discussed. 
That is a contribution, which will be greatly missed," he said. 
"Sister Mary de Sales was a woman of great sensitivity and concern for others. She 
deeply touched many lives because of the two passions she had: her great love for 
her students and her great drive to promote peace with justice throughout the world. 
She firmly believed in the intrinsic goodness of each person. Throughout her many 
courses in ethics, she not only assisted students in making sound ethical decisions 
in their own lives, but broadened their thinking on issues of peace and justice 
locally and globally. She believed that each one of us can do a little to bring 
about peace and justice. She did more than a little in the many outreach projects 
she promoted since 1972 when she took over the Campus Ministry Program at SLC," said 
Sister Lorita Gaffney, faculty college. 
Survivors include: The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; her stepfather: Loyal 
Eulrich, Clintonville; four brothers and three sisters-in-law; the Rev. Philip Hoffmann, 
Green Bay; Robert and Sharon Hoffmann, Clintonville; Raymond and Sharon Hoffman(sic), 
Brookfield; Michael and Linda Hoffmann, Ithaca, N.Y.; and two sisters and a brother-
in-law: Mary Hoffman(sic), Sammamish, Wash.; and Sharon and Jerome Dreger, Kaukauna. 
Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 
4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at 
Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at Holy Family 
Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Philip Hoffmann with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 24, 2004 p.3


SR. M. SERVATIA HOFFMANN

Sister Mary Servatia, sixth grade teacher at Sacred Heart Parochial School, 
Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at Holy Family Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, 
Alverno. The Rev. D.F. Hurley will offiicate and burial will be in the 
convent cemetery.
Sister Servatia was born at Fussville, Wis., April 3, 1890 daughter of the 
late Servanus and Mary Brill Hoffman. She entered the convent in 1906 and 
would have observed her golden jubilee this summer.
Friends may call at the convent this Tuesday evening. Arrangements were by 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Heral Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 12, 1960


SR. BENITA MARIE HOHMAN

Sister Benita Marie Hohman, 89, of the Holy Family Convent, died Sunday, February 16, 
1992, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Mass of 
Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem. Burial will 
follow at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born March 11, 1902, in Caldwell, Ohio, daughter of the late Maurice and 
Teresa Heil Hohman. The former Mary Agnes Hohman entered the convent in 1925 and 
professed her vows in 1927. She received her high school diploma from the Holy 
Family Academy and her nursing degree from the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in 
Zanesville, Ohio. Sister also earned 18 college credits from Holy Family College, 
Manitowoc. Sister Benita Marie served as a Registered Nurse at the Holy Family 
Hospital and the Holy Family Convent Infirmary, Manitowoc. She also served as a 
Registered Nurse at the Good Samaritan Hospital at Zanesville, Ohio; Memorial Hospital, 
West Point, Neb.; and at Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis. Since her retirement from active 
ministry, Sister Benita Marie has been residing at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters, Sister 
Cordea Hohman, OSF, Rhinelander; Mrs. Rose O'Brien, Mentone, Calif.; Mrs. Clara 
Smithberger, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; a brother and three sisters-in-law, Joseph and Mary 
Rose Hohman, Caldwell, Ohio, Mrs. Eva Hohman, Louisville, Ohio; Mrs. Leona Hohman, 
Zanesville, Ohio; also surviving are many nieces and nephews, other relatives and 
friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Prayer Service will 
be held at 7 p.m. The Pfeffer (remaining sentence unreadable).
Herald Times Reporter, February 17, 1992  P. B9
***********
SR. BENITA MARIE SERVED MANY YEARS IN ZANESVILLE
Funeral Mass was offered Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Holy Family convent, Manitowoc, 
Wisc. for Franciscan Sister Benita Marie Hohman, 89, who died there Sunday, 
Feb. 16. Burial was in Holy Family Cemetery.
Born Mary Agnes Hohman in Caldwell, Ohio, she received her nursing degree from 
Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Zanesville, in 1922. She entered the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity in 1925 and professed her vows in 1927.
After attending Holy Family College in Manitowoc {Wisconsin]. Sister Benita 
Marie served as a registered nurse at Holy Family Hospital and Holy Family 
convent infirmary, both in Manitowoc. She returned to Zanesville as a registered 
nurse and radiology technician at Good Samaritan Medical Center in 1933-35, 
1939-45, 1953-58, and 1961-62.
Sister Benita Marie also served at memorial Hospital, West Point, Neb., and 
Ozanam Home, New Berlin, Wis. Since her retirement, she has been living at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc.
She is survived by three sisters, Franciscan Sister Cordea Hohman of Rhinelander, 
Wis., Rose O'Brien of Mentone, Calif., and Clara Smithberger of Reynoldsburg; 
and a brother and three sisters-in-law, Joseph and Mary Rose Hohman of Caldwell, 
Eva Hohman of Louisville, and Leona Hohman of Zanesville. 
The Catholic Times [Columbus, OH], 6 Mar 1992


SR. M. CORDEA HOHMAN

Sister Cordea Hohman, age 84, a member of The Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity died October 5, 1993, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 1993, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Samuel D. Jadin, O. Praem with burial at Holy Family Cemetery Manitowoc.
The former Bernadette Hohman was born October 14, 1908, in Caldwell, Ohio, 
daughter of the late John Maurice and Teresa Heil Hohman. She entered the convent 
in 1925, professed her vows in 1928. Sister Cordea earned a B.A. Degree from St. 
Norbert College, DePere. Sister served as a teacher at Sturgeon Bay, Rice Lake, 
Antigo, Wrightstown, New Holstein, Neenah, Rhinelander, Wis., Escanaba, Mich., 
Yuma, Ariz., Wellston, Del., Zanesville, Ohio, and Chicago, Ill. She also served 
as a local director at St. Paul Home, Kaukauna. Since August, 1993, she has been 
residing in St. Rita Health Center. She was a member of Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity.
Sister Hohman is survived by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two 
sisters, Mrs. Clara Smithberger, Reynoldsburg, Ohio and Mrs. Rose O'Brien, Mentone, 
Calif.; one brother and three sisters-in-law, Joseph and Mary Rose Hohman, Caldwell, 
Ohio, Mrs. Leona Hohman, Zanesville, Ohio and Mrs. Eva Hohman, Louisville, Ohio. 
Nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Friday, October 8, 1993, from 
4-8 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 7, 1993 P. A2


SR. M. MICHAELINE HOLESCHAK

Funeral services for Sister Mary Michaeline, the former Florence Halischak(sic) 
of Mingo Junction, were held Wednesday Oct. 18, in the chapel of the Holy Family 
Convent in Manitowoc. Burial was made in the Holy Family Cemetery.
Sister Michaeline, a member of the Franciscan Order of the Roman Catholic Church 
for the past 28 years, died Monday, Oct. 16, in the convent hospital at the age 
of 45.
She leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Halischek of Mingo Junction; two 
sisters, Mrs. Louise Skunda of Flint, Mich., and Mrs. Dorothy Hozdik of Youngstown, 
Ohio; two brothers, Michael Halischak of Columbus and Donald Halischak at home. 
Sister Michaeline was born Nov. 11, 1915 in Mingo Junction.
Steubenville Herald Star, Thurs., Oct. 26, 1961 page 25


SR. M. CELESTINE HOLSBACH

Sister Celestine Holsbach, age 83, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died Saturday, July 18, 1998, at Holy Family Convent, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 1998, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel. Rev. William Kraus, O.F.M., Cap., will officiate at the 
Mass of Christian Burial, with burial in Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The former Clara Holsbach was born January 11, 1915, in Kewaunee, Wis., daughter 
of the late Joseph and Ida Rubens Holsbach. She entered the Convent in 1929 and 
professed her vows in 1933. Sister Celestine earned a Bachelor of Science degree 
from St. Norbert College, DePere, and a Master of Education degree from Marquette 
University, Milwaukee. Sister Celestine served as a teacher and/or Principal at 
St. Joseph, Waukesha; St. Mary's, Rhinelander; Corpus Christi, Sturgeon Bay; St. 
Patrick, Maple Grove; St. Philip, Green Bay; St. Joseph, St. Boniface, Sacred 
Heart, and St. Andrew, Manitowoc; St. Mary, Algoma; St. Francis, Hollandtown; St. 
Aloysius, Kaukauna, Wis.; St. Willibrord, Chicago; Cathedral, Honolulu; and St. 
Catherine, Topawa, Ariz. She retired to the Motherhouse in 1992, and has been 
residing at St. Rita Health Facilities since 1995. She is a member of the 
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian charity, and other relatives 
and friends.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A 
prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 20, 1998 P. 2


SR. M. CYRIAN HOLSBACH

YOUTHFUL LIFE ENDED - HOLZBACH
At Silver Lake Convent Tuesday evening, another young life was cut 
off in all its promise of usefulness, when Miss Anna Holzbach 
responded to the final call and closed her eyes in the last long 
slumber. Miss Holzbach was first taken ill last December and although 
at that time her illness was thought to be little more than a severe 
cold, it developed into consumption and she grew weaker and weaker 
until finally she was obliged to take to her bed. She was cared for 
at the hospital until a few days ago, when realizing that her days on 
earth were few, she requested that she might be taken to the convent 
and there await the coming of the messenger. Her request was granted 
and there it was that she passed peacefully to her rest. 
Deceased was 22 years of age and a bright young lady, who possessed 
many friends. The family formerly resided here, but removed to Algoma 
some years ago. The funeral will be held Thursday.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, June 06, 1900, Page 1


SR. M. HARRIET HOLSCHBACH

Sister Mary Harriet, 61, of Holy Family Convent, Silver Lake, died Friday 
evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Convent Chapel, the 
Rev. D. F. Hurley officiating. Burial will be in the convent cemetery.
Sister Harriet was born Caroline Holschbach July 4, 1899, in the Town of 
Kossuth, daughter of the late Alois and Catherine Weisner Holschbach. She 
entered the convent in 1916 and lived in Manitowoc County all her life.
Survivors include five brothers, Ernest, Paul and Robert of Manitowoc, and 
Edmund and Peter of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, and two sisters, Mrs. Herbert Heinzen 
and Mrs. Michael Mohr of Manitowoc. 
Friends may call at the convent after 2 p.m. Sunday until 9 p.m. Funeral 
arrangements are being made by Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 20, 1961  P. 13


SR. M. EMERITA HOLUP

Sister Emerita Holup, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Friday evening, Dec. 24, 2010, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Alice Holup was born on Dec. 14, 1917, in Antigo, Wis., daughter of 
the late Anton and Marjorie (Norton) Holup. She entered the convent in 1933 
and professed her vows in 1936. Sister Emerita earned a Bachelor of Arts degree 
from Holy Family College, Manitowoc and a Master of Education from Marquette 
University, Milwaukee. Sister Emerita served as a teacher and or principal at 
St. Joseph, Manitowoc, Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, Catholic Central, Rhinelander, 
St. Phillip, Green Bay, St. Mary, Algoma, St. Phillip and Holy Family, Green Bay, 
Wis.; St. Agnes, Mingo Junction, Ohio; St. John and St. Ann, Menominee, St. 
Francis de Sales, Manistique, St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, 
Holy Cross, Cross Village, Mich.; San Rogue, Santa Barbara, Calif. and St. Theresa,
 Kekaha, Hawaii. She also served as the director of the northern region and a 
staff member at Silver Lake College, Manitowoc. After retiring from active 
ministry in 2000, she performed various tasks at the motherhouse and served as 
a sponsor presence representative at Holy Family Memorial. Since 2008, she had 
been a resident of St. Rita's 
Health Center.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, four brothers and 
sisters-in-law; Bert and Evelyn Holup, James and Helen Holup, Pete and Joan Holup, 
Bill and Martha Holup, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at Holy 
Family Convent, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be 
the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc 
from 4 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, where a prayer service will be held 
at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 27, 2010


SR. M. REMIGIUS HOLZ

Sr. M. Remigius/Holz/Mar. 17, 1974 #46
Sister Remigius Holz, 84, died Sunday at Holy Family Convent, Rt. 5, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be at 9:30am Tuesday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The 
Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery. Sister Remigius, nee Rose Holz, was born June 29, 1889, at Lena, Wis., 
daughter of the late August and Mary Anna Dendinger Holz. She entered the Order 
of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 1915 and professed her vows in 
1918. She had taught in schools at Maple Valley, Spruce, Little River, Breed, 
Townsend, Howe, New Franken, Askeaton, Manistique and New Holstein until 1936. 
She then served as a housekeeping aide at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc and St. 
Joseph Home, West Point, Neb. until 1964. Survivors include a sister, Miss Amelia 
Holz of Los Angeles, Calif. Friends may call at the convent from 7 to 9 o?clock 
this Monday afternoon and Tuesday until the time of the service. Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter March 18, 1974 p. 16


SR. M. ELIGIUS HOOLIHAN

Sister Eligius Hoolihan, age 102, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity, died on Monday afternoon, Dec. 29, 2008, at Holy Family 
Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Irene Hoolihan was born on April 25, 1906, in Kaukauna, daughter 
of the late Peter and Ellen (Vandehey) Hoolihan. She entered the Convent in 
1921 and professed her vows in 1924. Sister Eligius earned a Bachelor of 
Music degree and a Master of Music degree from Chicago Conservatory, Chicago, 
Ill. Sister Eligius served as a teacher of music at Guardian Angels, Oneida, 
St. John, Antigo; St. Willibrord, Chicago, Ill.; St. Anne, Escanaba, Mich.; 
St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich.; St. Frances de Sales, Manistique, Mich.; St. 
Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich.; St. Mary, Delawere, St. Nicholas, Zanesville, 
Ohio; St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio; and San Roque, Santa Barbara, Calif. She 
also served as a teacher of music and administrator of Holy Family Conservatory, 
Manitowoc. Since 1996, she had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the 
Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, along with nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at Holy 
Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem, with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. A prayer service will be held at 7 
p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 31, 2008


SR. M. LORETTA HOY

West Point Sister M. Loretta, formerly Bella Hoy of this place has just celebrated 
her silver jubilee in the Franciscan sisterhood at Alverno, Wis. She is the head of 
the Teachers Training school at the convent.
The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Neb. Sept. 7, 1918


SR. M. VIOLA HUBATCH

Sister Viola Hubatch, 65, of Holy Family Convent, died early Tuesday morning, 
March 8, 1988 at Holy Family Convent. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Rev. Basil Janasik O.F.M. will officiate at 
the Mass of Christian Burial.
Sister was born April 15, 1922, at Antigo, daughter of the late Anton and Rose 
Wimmer Hubatch. She entered the convent in August of 1941 and professed her vows 
in 1944. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from St. Norbert College, 
DePere, Wisconsin. Sisters was a Teacher at St. Nicholas School, Zanesville, Ohio, 
St. Paul School, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, St. John, Marquette, Wisconsin, Holy Rosary, 
Kewaunee, Wisconsin, St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Michigan, St. John and Baptist, 
Plymouth, Wisconsin, St. Catherine, Topawa, Arizona, San Xavier, Tucson, Arizona, 
San Jose Mission School, Pisinemo, Arizona, St. John, Komatke, Arizona, St. Peter, 
Bapchule, Arizona, The Immaculate Conception, Yuma, Arizona, St. Anthony, Topawa, 
Arizona. Recently she had been a Librarian at Cathedral School in Honolulu, Hawaii 
until she became ill in January when she returned to the Mother House in January 
of 1988.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; brothers and sisters-
in-law, Leonard Hubatch of Chicago, Illinois, Donald Hubatch of Antigo, Wisconsin, 
Mrs. Marjorie Hubatch of Wausau, Wisconsin; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mrs. Jane 
VanGroll of Manitowoc, Helen and George Gresch of Antigo, Caroline and Willis Damm 
of Columbus, Wisconsin, Cecelia and Hubert Ostby of Northbrook, Illinois and Florence 
and John Ochse of Green Valley, Arizona.
Friends may call at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 4 pm to 8 pm Thursday, where a 
prayer service will be 7 pm. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted with funeral 
arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., March 9, 1988 page 18


SR. M. CYRENE HUBER

Sister Syrene died at the Silver Lake Convent Saturday after an 
illness of several months, of consumption. The funeral was held 
yesterday.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1901, p. 1


SR. M. RAYMOND HUBER

Mary Raymond Huber
birth: 1875 Wisconsin
death: 22 September 1895 Alverno, Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc Co.,
Wisconsin
burial:  Manitowoc Co.,
father: Huber
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


SR. M. GERMAINE HUBERT

Sister Germaine Hubert, age 86, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Tuesday morning, May 25, 2004, at Holy Family Memorial Medical 
Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Holy 
family convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial 
will be the Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O.Praem with burial at Holy Family Convent 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Mary Ann Hubert was born June 29, 1917, in Escanaba, Mich., daughter 
of the late John and Florence Degrand Hubert. She entered the convent in 1939 
and professed her vows in 1942. Sister Germaine served as a homemaker at St. John 
the Baptist, Plymouth; St. Mary, Rhinelander; St. Joseph & St. Philip, Green Bay; 
Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc; St. John, Marquette; St. Anne, Menominee, Mich.; 
St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio; and Immaculate Conception, Yuma, Ariz. After her 
retirement from active ministry, she served in the laundry, bakery and performed 
other various services at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan 
Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, two sisters; Rose
Steede, Escanaba, Mich.; and Margaret Sauter, Gold Hill, Oregon. Also surviving 
are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
Wednesday (TODAY), from 4 to 8 p.m. where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. 
at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, assisted with the 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 26, 2004


SR. M. VERDA HUBERT

Sister Verda Hubert, age 90, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, died Sunday, May 10, 1998, at the Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 
1998, at the Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel Jadin will officiate, with 
burial in the Holy Family Convent Cemetery.
The former Cecilia Hubert was born May 28, 1907, in Escanaba, Mich., daughter 
of the late John and Florentine DeGrand Hubert. She entered the convent in 1923, 
professing her vows in 1926. Sister Verda served as a homemaker at St. John-
Sacred Heart, Sherwood; St. Mary, Algoma; St. Anne, Francis Creek; St. Patrick, 
Maple Grove; St. Therese and St. Bernadette, Appleton; St. Mary, Kaukauna; St. 
Mary, Rhinelander, Wis.; St. Joseph, Green Bay; St. Mary, Bloomington; St. 
Joseph, Waukesha; Holy Family College, Manitowoc; Good Samaritan Hospital, 
Zanesville, Ohio; Holy Family, Lindsay; and Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb. 
She also served as a helper at Ozanam Home, New Berlin; St. Francis Memorial 
Hospital, West Point, Neb.; a nurse's aide at Holy Family Infirmary, Manitowoc; 
St. Joseph Home, West Point, Neb.; and as coordinator of the lunch room at the 
Motherhouse. Since 1988, she has resided in St. Rita Health Center.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; three sisters, 
Sister Germaine Huber, OSF, Manitowoc, Rose Steede, Escanaba, Mich., and 
Margaret Sauter, Gold Hill, Ore.; and one brother and sister-in-l;aw, George 
and Florence Hubert, Vancouver, Wash.; and nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends.
Friends may call on Tuesday, from 4-8 p.m. at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, 
where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 11, 1998 P. 2


SR. M. ROSALIE HUNT

Sister M. Rosalie, 51, of Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, died Monday at 
St. Joseph Hospital, Tucson, Ariz.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent Chapel. 
The Rev. Ferdinand Dupont, O. Pream., will officiate and burial will be in 
the convent cemetery.
Sister M. Rosalie, nee Mary Hunt, was born April 7, 1919, at Sawyer, Wis., 
daughter of the late David and Sarah Donlan Hunt. She was graduated from 
Sturgeon Bay High School and entered the Order of Franciscan Sisters of 
Christian Charity in 1937. She received a BA degree from St. Norbert College 
and did graduate work at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 
Michigan State University and the Universities of Oklahoma and Arizona. She 
taught schools at Waukesha, Antigo, Green Bay, Brillion and Oconto Falls.
Survivors include two brothers, Donland of Sturgeon Bay, and Quentin of 
Hammond, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Delbert Schmetzer of Forrestville, Mrs. 
Robert DeMille of Sturgeon Bay and Mrs. Louis Peterson of Grafton.
Friends may call at the convent this Wednesday evening and Thursday 
afternoon.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 27, 1971


SR. M. ANTONELLA HUNTEMAN

Sister Antonella as born Angela (Engel) Hunteman on April 10, 1977 and was 
baptized on April 12, 1877 at St. Anna Church, in the Diocese of Innsbruck, 
Twistrigen, Hanover, Germany. Her sponsors were Engel Tegge born in Hohnhold 
at Morsen (probably her mother's sister) and John Henry Blome (a Real Estate 
man in Morsen). Angela's parents were Arnold Huntemann (Real Estate man in 
Morsen) and Maria Elizabeth Tegge. The Baptismal Certificate for Angela is 
dated August 17, 1887, which was the year Angela left Europe with her family. 
It was common for families to take such records with them. 
Angela entered the Holy Family Convent on August 23, 1894 from Monterey, 
Nebraska and was received into the Novitiate on August 12, 1896. Sister Antonella 
pronounced her final vows on August 11, 1898. 
Sister Antonella was a teacher and missioned at the following places: Manitowoc, 
Wisconsin from 1899 to 1906 as a teacher at Saint Boniface School, grades 1, 2, 
and 3. Petoskey, Michigan from 1906 to 1908 at Saint Francis Xavier for grades 
3 and 4; Kaukauna, Wisconsin from 1908 to 1911 at Saint Mary for grade 6; Petoskey, 
Michigan from 1911 to 1914 at Saint Francis Xavier for grades 3 and 4; Greenleaf, 
Wisconsin from 1914 to 1918 at Saint Mary for grades 5 through 8; Brillion, 
Wisconsin from 1918 to 1924 at Saint Mary for grades 6 through 8; Oneida, Wisconsin 
from 1924 to 1931 as Principal of Guardian Angel Boarding School; Kewaunee, 
Wisconsin from 1931 to 1933 at Holy Rosary for grades 7 and 8; West Point, Nebraska 
from 1934 to 1942 at the Saint Joseph Home for the Aged; Escanaba, Michigan from 
1942 to 1944 at Saint Anne for grade 6; Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin from 1944 to 1945 
Sister Antonella was the principal and a teacher at Saint Joseph for grades 7 and 
8; Maple Grove, Wisconsin from 1945 to 1946, Sister Antonella was the principal 
and a teacher at Saint Patrick for grades 7 and 8; Oshkosh, Wisconsin from 1946 
to 1947, Sister Antonella was the principal and a teacher at Sacred Heart for 
grade 6; Oshkosh, Wisconsin from 1947 to 1950, Sister Antonella was the principal 
at Sacred Heart School; Petoskey, Michigan from 1950 to 1954 at Saint Francis 
Xavier for grade 5; Reedsville, Wisconsin from 1954 to 1956 at Saint Mary for 
grades 3, 4 and 5; In 1956. 
Sister Antonella retired at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, Wisconsin and helped 
in the laundry. Sister Antonella Huntemann died on November 7, 1962 at the Holy 
Family Hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and is buried in the "Sisters" cemetery 
at the convent along with her father, Arnold Huntemann and her sister, Sister 
Armella (Frances) Huntemann. A note in Sister Antonella's file says "she had a 
very happy, joyful disposition, well-liked by Sisters. It says "she had boundless 
energy which was a very good thing when she was working with the restless boys at 
Guardian Angel Boarding School." There is a book titled "The Kids of the Guardian 
Angel Boarding School" that was written by one of the boarders in 2001.
(No source named)


SR. M. ARMELLA HUNTEMAN

Sister M. Armella, nee Frances Hunteman, 86, of Holy Family Convent died Sunday 
noon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient for two 
months.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the convent chapel. The Rev. 
Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the convent 
cemetery.
Sister Armella was born Dec. 12, 1882, at Twister Lingen, Germany, daughter of 
the late Arnold and Elizabeth Tegge Hunteman. She entered the convent May 16, 
1899, and professed her vows July 16, 1904.
A retired teacher, Sister Armella celebrated her diamond jubilee in 1964. 
A sister, Sister Antonella, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian 
Charity, preceded her in death in 1962.
Friends may call at the convent Tuesday after noon until 9 p.m. 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 24, 1969  P. 5


ARNOLD HUNTEMAN

Born in Twistringen,and given the name Johann Henrich Bernard Arnold, he was 
called Arnold Huntemann. He was a Real Estate Broker in Morsen, Germany. 
Arnold left Germany from Bremen in September, 1887 at the age of 50 with his 
children, Catherine, age 17; Elizabeth, age 14; Clara, age 11; Engel, age 9 
and Franziska, age 4. They sailed on the ship "America" and arrived in New 
York 7th September,1887. There are no records of Maria Elizabeth geboren Tegge, 
Arnold's wife on the manifest so it is assumed she passed away in Germany. 
Arnold is then found on the 1890 census living with his daughter Clara and her 
husband Ernest Aschoff in Nebraska. Arnold then went to live near his daughters, 
Sister Antonella and Sister Armella at Holy Family Convent in Manitowoc, 
Wisconsin where he worked until he passed away on May 2, 1907 at age 70. 
Arnold is buried at the Holy Family Convent in the Sisters cemetery next to 
his daughters.
(No source)


SR. M. ROSE FRANCIS ILK

Sister Mary Rose Francis, teacher at Holy Family Conservatory, Manitowoc,
died Monday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Convent, Silver
Lake. A brother, the Rev. Gerald Ilk, will officiate and burial will be in
the convent cemetery.
Sister Mary Rose Francis was born at Oshkosh Nov. 19, 1908, daughter of
John and Rose Gessert Ilk.
Friends may call at the convent until 9 o'clock this Wednesday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, May 11, 1960, page 21