Sr. Betty Smith, OP, died Feb. 11, 2023, at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa. Her religious name was Sister Erneste. The funeral Mass was held at the motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Feb. 20, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Category: Obituaries
Sr. Janette Wicker, OP, dies
Sister Janette Wicker, OP, died Jan. 29 2023, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Juditha. Natural burial took place Feb. 1 in the Motherhouse Cemetery. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Feb. 10.
Sister Mary Alice (Leonina) Simanek dies
Sister Mary Alice Simanek (Sister M. Leonina), who lived her religious vocation as a teacher for 81 years, died at Sacred Heart in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 23, 2022. Sister was 98 years old.
Bishop Paul J. Swain dies at age 79
The Diocese of Madison, with sorrow, shares the news of the death of Most Reverend Paul J. Swain, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, ordained a priest of the Diocese of Madison in 1988. Bishop Swain died on Saturday, November 26, at the age of 79, in hospice care after suffering significant medical complications in recent weeks. In recent days, Catholics in the Dioceses of Sioux Falls and Madison were asked to pray for Bishop Swain, as his condition worsened. Funeral arrangements in Sioux Falls are pending.
Sr. Lorene (Laverne) Haas, O.P., has died
Sr. Lorene Haas, O.P., 84, passed away at Siena Center, Racine, on Thursday November 10, 2022.
Fr. Cy Weisensel dies
Fr. Cyril “Cy” Otto Weisensel entered eternal life on October 26, 2022, at the age of 81 years, at Sunset Ridge Memory Care in Jefferson.
Sr. Angeline Kieler dies
Sister Angeline Kieler, 91, who lived her religious vocation as an educator for seven decades, died at Sacred Heart in Milwaukee on October 8, 2022.
Sr. Jacqueline A. Tierney, OBT, dies
Sr. Jacqueline A. Tierney, OBT, age 85, died on October 16, 2022, in her family home in the care and the company of her sister Fran and religious sister, Sr. Hedwig Rojas, OBT.
Sr. Constance Lennartz, OP, dies
Sister Constance “Connie” Lennartz, OP, died Oct. 3, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Natural burial took place in the Motherhouse Cemetery. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Oct. 14.
Sr. Marya Dugard, OP, dies
Sister Marya Dugard, OP, died Oct. 2, 2022, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Oct. 12, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.