SINSINAWA — Sister Elizabeth “Liz” Barribeau, OP, died Feb. 3, 2021, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Valerian. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Feb. 9, followed by burial of the cremains in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Category: Obituaries
Sr. Francesca Koller, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sr. Francesca “Fran” Koller, OP, died Jan. 19, 2021, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Jan. 28, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Bernadette (Melissa) Prochaska, FSPA, dies
Sr. Bernadette Prochaska, FSPA, 88, died Wednesday morning, January 6, 2021 of pancreatic cancer at St. Rose Convent, La Crosse, Wis. She was in the 68th year of her religious profession.
Sr. Elizabeth Toohey, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Elizabeth Toohey, OP, died Jan. 3, 2021, at her home in Richfield, Minn. Her religious name was Sister Julianne. Natural burial took place Jan. 6 in the Motherhouse Cemetery, Sinsinawa.
Sr. Zita Simon, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Zita Simon, OP, died Jan. 5, 2021, at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa. The funeral Mass was held at the motherhouse Jan. 15, followed by burial of the cremains in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Peggy Glynn, OP, dies
SINSINAWA, Wis. — Sister Margaret “Peggy” Glynn, OP, died Dec. 31, 2020, at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa. Her religious name was Sister Mary Leon. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Jan. 8, 2021, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Catriona MacLeod, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Catriona M. K. MacLeod, OP, died Dec. 19, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Teresa Avila. Natural burial took place Dec. 22 in the Motherhouse Cemetery. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Jan. 6, 2021.
Fr. Francis Steffen dies
Reverend Father Francis Jerome Steffen entered eternal life on December 28, 2020 at the age of 89, at Edenbrook Nursing Home in Platteville, Wisconsin. He was born on November 18, 1931 in Platteville, Wisconsin, and is predeceased by his parents, Frank and Florence (Klar) Steffen, by his sister, Rosemary (Elmer) Digman, and his step-mother, Clara Steffen (Bussan, Tesmer).
After attending Sunnydale Rural Grade School in Belmont Township, and then St. Mary Parish Grade School, Platteville, Fr. Steffen attended Loras High School in Dubuque, Iowa. He completed his collegiate studies at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy in 1953. He attended St. Francis Major Seminary, Saint Francis, Wisconsin, for theological studies. After ordination, he subsequently earned a Master of Arts in Library Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fr. Steffen was ordained to the sacred priesthood by The Most Reverend William P. O’Connor, Bishop of Madison, on May 25, 1957 at St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison.
Sr. Christiane Althaus, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Christiane Althaus, OP, died Dec. 14, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Dec. 23, 2020, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Joan O’Shea, OP, dies
SINSINAWA — Sister Joan O’Shea, OP, died Dec. 7, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Deirdre. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Dec. 15, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.