Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:46
Sister served at Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita
Sister of the Sorrowful Mother Mary David Kole, 78, who worked in pastoral care ministry at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, died May 2 in Oshkosh, Wisc.
Services were held May 3 and 4 at the Franciscan Courts Chapel in Oshkosh. Her burial was May 7 at Riverside Cemetery.
Sister Mary David was born on Nov. 4, 1933, to Joseph and Stafania (Stopers) Kole in Pittsburgh, Pa.
She entered the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother on July 9, 1960, made final vows Aug. 12, 1963, celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1988, and retired at Our Lady of Sorrows Convent in Broken Arrow, Okla., in 2003. She moved to Franciscan Courts in 2005.
Sister Mary David earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and served as a teacher in Denville, N.J. In 1979 she obtained certification in pastoral care ministry and a master’s degree in the field in 1988.
Sister Mary David is remembered for her care and compassion for those suffering from AIDS.
Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:44
PEINE
Wallace, 80, St. Martin, Piqua, April 20.
GARZA
Yamelix Ruby, 14, St. Mary Cathedral, Wichita, April 25.
HEIENS
Linda M. Kowalsky, 58, St. Michael, Mulvane, April 25.
Thursday, 03 May 2012 09:31
BLICK
Joseph C., 80, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Wichita, April 11.
SCHWARTZ
V. Dean, M.D., 87, St. Thomas Aquinas, Wichita, April 12.
ERKER
Irvin S. “Butch,” 85, St. Anthony/St. Rose, Wellington, April 13.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:55
PFEIFER
Jean C., 68, St. Peter, Schulte, March 26.
SASSER
Alyx Jordan, 5-month-old daughter of Ashley Marie Pepper and Reuben Jordan Ross Sasser, St. Catherine of Siena, Wichita, March 27.
SHEAHAN
Glen Robert, 61, St. Margaret Mary, Wichita, March 28.
Thursday, 05 April 2012 09:52
Sister of Charity Eileen Gallen, 94, died March 31, at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Burial was in the Mount Carmel cemetery.
Sister Eileen was principal of St. Thomas Aquinas school from 1965 to 1970. She also taught elementary school in Des Moines, Iowa; Chicago, Ill.; San Francisco and Petaluma, Calif.; Kauai, Hawaii; and Tucson, Ariz. For many years, she was principal and superior, registrar and part-time library assistant in Phoenix, Ariz.
She was born in San Francisco on Sept. 3, 1917, to James and Mary Brerton Gallen. She entered the Sisters of Charity, BVM congregation on Sept. 8, 1935, from St. Paul Parish, San Francisco. She professed first vows on March 19, 1938, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1943.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers: James, John, Philip, Thomas and William. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Eileen Gallen, Novato, Calif.; nieces and a nephew; and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 76 years.
Memorials may be given to the Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52003, or online at www.bvmcong.org/whatsnew_obits.cfm.
Thursday, 05 April 2012 09:51
BAXTER
Leslie K., Jr., 86, St. Francis of Assisi, Wichita, March 7.
KORTE
Herman G., 93, St. Vincent de Paul, Andover, March 7.
GIBFRIED
Joseph, 40, St. Mary, Derby, March 8.
Thursday, 15 March 2012 09:13
Sister Marietta Urban, 83, died Thursday, March 1, in the Dominican Sisters’ Convent Infirmary in Great Bend.
She was the director of the diocesan Harvest House ministry, a parish-based enrichment program for Catholics in their retirement years.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, March 5, at the Dominican Chapel of the Plains in Great Bend. Burial was in the sisters’ Resurrection Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Sister Marietta may be sent to Dominican Sisters of Peace, 2320 Airport Dr, Columbus OH 43219-2098.
Born on Oct. 22, 1928, in Loretto, Kan., as Viola Margaret Urban, Sister Marietta was the daughter of the late Jacob and Catherine Suppes Urban. She entered the Dominican Sisters’ Community in Great Bend, Kansas, Aug. 31, 1942, and pronounced her first vows Aug. 13, 1946. She celebrated 65 years of religious profession in 2011.
Between her years as a teacher or principal in Catholic grade schools of Kansas, Sister Marietta spent four years as a missionary in Nigeria, West Africa, and eight years as a secondary teacher in Malawi, Africa. She also served in hospital pastoral care and as coordinator of the motherhouse in Great Bend.
Sister Marietta, who “loves working with people,” more recently served the elders of Kansas as director of Harvest House in the Diocese of Wichita and as a Senior Companion with the Mental Health Foundation of Wichita. Sister Marietta was residing at the convent infirmary in Great Bend.
Sister Marietta is survived by her Dominican Sisters of Peace religious community; two sisters: Florine Meister of Great Bend and Esther Wanzel of Davenport, Iowa; and her beloved nieces and nephews.
Thursday, 15 March 2012 09:12
DIVER
Tyson Wade, 24, Holy Name, Coffeyville, Feb. 5.
GOODWIN
Glen Ray, 86, St. Francis of Assisi, Wichita, Feb. 7.
BARNES
Connie F., 80, St. Thomas Aquinas, Wichita, Feb. 8.
Thursday, 01 March 2012 14:59
Sister Mary Loretta Jacobs, 90, of Oshkosh, Wisc., died Feb. 20.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 23 at the Franciscan Courts Chapel in Oshkosh. Her burial was at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery in Waterloo, Kan.
She was born on Oct. 7, 1921, to Henry and Margaret (Hilgers) Jacobs in Mt. Vernon, Kansas. She entered the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother as a Postulant in Milwaukee on May 21, 1942, pronounced final vows Aug. 12, 1950, and celebrated her 60th jubilee July 21, 2002 after retiring at Franciscan Courts in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Oct. 1, 2001.
Sr. Mary Loretta earned a bachelor’s degree in theology from Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisc., and Mt. Mary College in Milwaukee. She served in various capacities: office work, medical records, and teaching. She had been stationed in Wisconsin, Iowa, New Jersey and Oklahoma.
Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:14
LEWIS
Martha W. (Lallement), 84, Blessed Sacrament, Wichita, Oct. 25.
FARNIK
James A. “Jim,” 69, St. Joseph, Wichita, Jan. 20.
GUARDIOLA
Jean Karla, 41, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Newton, Jan. 21.
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