In Memoriam
Grave of Mother Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, St. James church, Munich
Foto: Sr. Karolina Müller
In death, we say our ultimate human yes to our Creator. Trusting in God’s power to bring us to fullness of life, we see death as an act of worship: in dying, we proclaim God, God, and ourselves, creatures. Although in grief, the community gratefully affirms this, our final earthly proclamation of the good news.
You Are Sent, Constitution, 47
In memoriam February 2023
Bavarian Province
Sister M. Osmunda Fuhrmann, 99, professed in 1949, from Dorfen, Germany, died on February 3, 2023.
Sister M. Gerhildis Bäumer, 90, professed in 1960, from Bad Tölz, Germany, died on February 16, 2023.
Sister M. Bonita Hanna, 87, professed in 1959, from Neubiberg, Germany, died on February 21, 2023.
Sister M. Gundelinde Brandl, 90, professed in 1960, from Würzburg-Heidingsfeld, Germany, died on February 28, 2023.
Central Pacific Province
Sister Laura Jean Spaeth, 79, professed in 1963, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, died on February 5, 2023.
Sister Joyce Ann Berkel, 89, professed in 1957, from Bridgeton, Missouri, USA, died on February 16, 2023.
Sister Agnes Claire Krogman, 90, professed in 1953, from Shakopee, Minnesota, USA, died on February 20, 2023.
Sister Lawrence Marie Brauer, 94, professed in 1947, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, died on February 24, 2023.
Hungarian Province
Sister Szilvána Bönde, 97, professed in 1958, from Budapest, Hungary, died on February 1, 2023.
Sister M. Terézita Kulcsár, 85, professed in 1963, from Budapest, Hungary, died on February 17, 2023.
In memoriam January 2023
Atlantic-Midwest Province
Sister Mary Charia Ripple, 96, professed in 1948, from Baltimore, Maryland, died on January 20, 2023.
Central Pacific Province
Sister Nadine Touhey, 87, professed in 1955, from Shakopee, Minnesota, died on January 5, 2023.
Sister Mary Eugene Braun, 96, professed in 1945, from Shakopee, Minnesota, died on January 21, 2023.
Sister Janet Senderak, 75, professed in 1967, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on January 31, 2023.
Province of Africa
Sister Mary Ann Matachinskas, 78, professed in 1964, from Dallas, Texas, died on January 23, 2023.