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Services to be held for Fr. Roger Taylor
WAUNAKEE — Fr. Roger Taylor died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the age of 78 at Waunakee Manor.
Sr. Mary Jo Schofield, OP, dies
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Sr. Mary Kenneth Kreuser, OP, dies
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Fr. Tom Schroeder dies
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MADISON — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Fr. Thomas Schroeder, pastor emeritus of the Diocese of Madison, at St. Martin of Tours Church, 5959 St. Martin Cir., Cross Plains (Martinsville), on Friday, Nov. 14, at 11:30 a.m.
Bishop Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, will be the celebrant with Very Reverend Fr. Tait Schroeder, Judicial Vicar and nephew of Father Schroeder, as homilist. Interment will take place immediately following the Mass at the St. Martin of Tours Parish cemetery, with the Rite of Committal presided by Father Schroeder.
Dorothy Lepeska dies October 31
MONTFORT/VERONA — Dorothy Dorszynski Lepeska died on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Montfort, with burial to follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Soman-Larson Funeral Home in Montfort, where a parish prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. on Sunday evening.
Born March 30, 1920, to Marie (Chmielewski) and Joseph Dorszynski, Dorothy spent her young years living above her parents’ drug store on Mitchell Street in Milwaukee. She attended St. Anthony Catholic School, South Division High School, and graduated from Marquette University with majors in Latin, English, and journalism in 1942. She worked for the Burlington Press the summer of 1942 and started teaching at Montfort High School that fall. Dorothy met Joseph Lepeska, a farmer, at St. Thomas Church, and by Christmas they were engaged. They married October 16, 1943, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Milwaukee.
Fr. George Horath dies November 2
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Fr. George Horath at Queen of All Saints Parish (St. Mary Church), 960 Jefferson St., Fennimore, on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at 11:30 a.m.
Sister Rosula Holzmann, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Rosula Holzmann, OP, died March 29, 2014. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa April 4, 2014, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Rosula made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 6, 1940, and her final profession Aug. 6, 1943. She taught for 55 years and served as a tutor for four years. Sister Rosula ministered at Camp WeHaKee, Winter, Wis., for over 25 years during summer camp. She served in Minnesota, Illinois, California, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.
Sister Christopher Krell, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Christopher Krell, OP, died March 27, 2014, at St. Dominic Villa. The funeral Mass was held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa March 31, 2014, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Christopher made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Jan. 26, 1937, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1940. She served as a culinary artist for 60 years in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa.
Sister Kathleen “Kaye” Ashe, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Kathleen “Kaye” Ashe, OP, died Feb. 15, 2014, at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, La Grange, Ill. Her religious name was Sister Keverne. The funeral Mass will be held in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m., followed by burial of the cremains in the Motherhouse Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Wis., where a wake and remembering service will be held at 6:30 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 5 p.m. in Rosary Chapel, Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.
Sister Kaye made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1950, and her final profession Aug. 5, 1953. She taught elementary school for seven years, ministered in various higher education positions for 28 years, served the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation as prioress for eight years and in development for four years, worked in copy editing for three years, and ministered as a spiritual director for four years.
She has lectured widely and is the author of Today’s Woman, Tomorrow’s Church plus many individual chapters in other books, articles, and book reviews. Sister Kaye served in Maryland, Wisconsin, Illinois, and California as well as Fribourg, Switzerland; London, England; and Florence, Italy.