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Category: Obituaries

Fr. Amidon, SJ, was Iowa City native

Posted on May 27, 2020 in Obituaries
Fr. Amidon, SJ, was Iowa City native

Father Philip Amidon, SJ, an Iowa City native, died May 13 at the Creighton University Jesuit community in Omaha. He …Read More

Sr. Spitz worked in DeWitt

Posted on May 27, 2020 in Obituaries
Sr. Spitz worked in DeWitt

Sister Theresa Ann Spitz, RSM, 89, died May 16 at Mercy Hallmar in Cedar Rapids, after a brief illness. Theresa …Read More

Sister Takes was an educator in Diocese of Davenport

Posted on May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 in Obituaries
Sister Takes was an educator in Diocese of Davenport

DAVENPORT — Sister Maribeth Takes, CHM, 92, died May 11 at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston, Iowa.  Elizabeth Jane …Read More

Sister Newcomer volunteered in Quad-City community

Posted on May 20, 2020 in Obituaries
Sister Newcomer volunteered in Quad-City community

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Sister Anne Newcomer, O.S.B., 92, of St. Mary Monastery died May 15 at St. Mary Monastery. …Read More

Sister Nehus was a nurse in New Jersey, Iowa

Posted on May 20, 2020 in Obituaries
Sister Nehus was a nurse in New Jersey, Iowa

DAVENPORT — Sister Marianne Nehus, CHM, 67, died May 10 at Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston, Iowa.  Mary Kathleen …Read More

Msgr. Schmidt served as superintendent

Posted on May 7, 2020 in Obituaries
Msgr. Schmidt served as superintendent

DAVENPORT — Msgr. W. Robert Schmidt, 88, a retired priest of the Diocese of Davenport and former longtime diocesan superintendent …Read More

Father Parlette was a former Baptist minister

Posted on Apr 30, 2020 in Obituaries
Father Parlette was a former Baptist minister

DAVENPORT — Father Thomas Parlette, 73, a retired priest of the Diocese of Davenport, died April 29 at Country Manor. …Read More

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