SINSINAWA — Sister Florence Gavin, OP, died Dec. 8, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Petra. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Dec. 18, 2020, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Category: Obituaries
Sr. Dorothy Gabel, OP, dies
Sister Dorothy Gabel, OP, died October 30, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Marie Carl. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, November 11, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Flannan McGuane, OP, dies
Sister Flannan McGuane, OP, died Oct. 28, 2020, at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Natural burial took place Nov. 2 in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Estelle Wiltz, OP, dies
Sister Estelle Wiltz, OP, died Oct. 21, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Mary Cabrini. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Oct. 29, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Michelle Germanson, OP, has died
Sister Michelle Germanson, OP, died Oct. 21, 2020, at MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Ill. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Nov. 6, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Helen Martin, OP, has died
Sister Helen Martin, OP, died October 9, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Marie Clara. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse Sinsinawa, October 15, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Carla Sonnenberg, OP, dies
Sister Carla Sonnenberg, OP, died Sept. 21, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Sept. 25, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Msgr. Michael Burke dies
The Reverend Monsignor Michael Laurence Burke entered eternal life on September 19, 2020 at the age of 72, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. He was born on March 11, 1948 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the oldest of eight siblings, and is predeceased by his parents, Laurence and Claribel (Gough) Burke, and by his sister, Maggie.
Sr. Mary Ann Heyd, OP, dies
Sister Mary Ann Heyd, OP, died Sept. 6, 2020, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Wilberta. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Sept. 11, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Patricia “Patt” Smith, OP, dies
Sister Patricia “Patt” Smith, OP, died Sept. 2, 2020, at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa. Her religious name was Sister Charissa. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Sept. 15, followed by burial of the cremains in the Motherhouse Cemetery.