SINSINAWA — Sr. Mary Kathryn Guenther, OP, died March 4, 2017, at St. Dominic Villa. Her religious name was Sr. John Gualbert. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, March 10, 2017, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Mary Kathryn made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1949, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1952.
In the Diocese of Madison, Sister Mary Kathryn taught at St. Cecilia, Wisconsin Dells, 1965-1967, and served as pastoral associate at Sacred Heart Parish, Reedsburg, 1986-2008, where she continued to volunteer until 2010.
Sister Mary Kathryn was born Feb. 10, 1930, in Armour, S.D., the daughter of John C. and Gladys (Smith) Guenther. She is survived by nieces, nephews, and her Dominican Sisters with whom she shared life for 67 years.
Memorials may be made to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, 585 CR Z, Sinsinawa, WI, 53824-9701 or online at www.sinsinawa.org by clicking on “Donate Now.”
Repeat broadcasts of the wake and funeral for Sister Mary Kathryn are available online at www.Sinsinawa.org/live. Click on the “on demand” tab.