SINSINAWA — Sister Catriona M. K. MacLeod, OP, died Dec. 19, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Teresa Avila. Natural burial took place Dec. 22 in the Motherhouse Cemetery. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Jan. 6, 2021.
Category: Obituaries
Fr. Francis Steffen dies
Reverend Father Francis Jerome Steffen entered eternal life on December 28, 2020 at the age of 89, at Edenbrook Nursing Home in Platteville, Wisconsin. He was born on November 18, 1931 in Platteville, Wisconsin, and is predeceased by his parents, Frank and Florence (Klar) Steffen, by his sister, Rosemary (Elmer) Digman, and his step-mother, Clara Steffen (Bussan, Tesmer).
After attending Sunnydale Rural Grade School in Belmont Township, and then St. Mary Parish Grade School, Platteville, Fr. Steffen attended Loras High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He completed his collegiate studies at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy in 1953. He attended St. Francis Major Seminary, Saint Francis, Wisconsin, for theological studies. After ordination, he subsequently earned a Master of Arts in Library Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fr. Steffen was ordained to the sacred priesthood by The Most Reverend William P. O’Connor, Bishop of Madison, on May 25, 1957 at St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison.
Sr. Christiane Althaus, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Christiane Althaus, OP, died Dec. 14, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Dec. 23, 2020, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Joan O’Shea, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Joan O’Shea, OP, died Dec. 7, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Deirdre. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Dec. 15, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Florence Gavin, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Florence Gavin, OP, died Dec. 8, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Petra. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Dec. 18, 2020, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Dorothy Gabel, OP, dies
Sister Dorothy Gabel, OP, died October 30, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Marie Carl. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, November 11, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Flannan McGuane, OP, dies
Sister Flannan McGuane, OP, died Oct. 28, 2020, at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Natural burial took place Nov. 2 in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Estelle Wiltz, OP, dies
Sister Estelle Wiltz, OP, died Oct. 21, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Mary Cabrini. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Oct. 29, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Michelle Germanson, OP, has died
Sister Michelle Germanson, OP, died Oct. 21, 2020, at MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Ill. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Nov. 6, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Helen Martin, OP, has died
Sister Helen Martin, OP, died October 9, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Marie Clara. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse Sinsinawa, October 15, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.