JOHNSTON, Iowa — The first female and first lay diocesan superintendent of schools, Sister Ann Therese Collins, CHM, 96, died …Read More
Category: Obituaries
Sr. McCann served schools, hospitals
Sister Mary Janice McCann, CHM, died Feb. 24 at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, Iowa. She was 91 years …Read More
Former news editor’s wife produced diocese’s annual directory
DAVENPORT — Mary Ann Wessling, 86, died Jan. 16 at Ridgecrest Village, Davenport. She was the wife of Frank Wessling, …Read More
Sr. Daly was principal, superior
DUBUQUE —Sister Gracita Daly, BVM, 92, died Jan. 15 at Marian Hall. A native of Burlington, she was born Sept. …Read More
Sister Freeman was a gift gatherer
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Sister Mary Ellen Freeman, CHM, 73, died at Alexian Brothers Hospice Residence in Elk Grove …Read More
Sister Shaeffer was a teacher, volunteer
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Sister Frances Ann Schaeffer, BVM (Louis), 84, died Dec. 26 at the Mount Carmel Motherhouse in Dubuque. …Read More
Sister Thoman was a media leader
JOHNSTON, Iowa — Sister Elizabeth Thoman, CHM, 73, died Dec. 22 at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center. Elizabeth Jeanne Thoman was …Read More











