Sister Ann Willits, OP, died Jan. 26, 2024, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, Wis.
Category: Obituaries
Sr. Martha Mary Rohde, OP dies
Sister Martha Mary Rohde, OP, died Jan. 23, 2024, at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, Stuart, Fla.
Fr. Roger Nilles dies
Fr. Roger Gabriel Nilles died on August 4, 2023, at the age of 90 at St. John’s on the Lake in Milwaukee.
Sr. Mary Schlehuber, OP, has died
Sister Mary Schlehuber, OP, died June 22, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Mary Ania. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, July 7, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Fr. William Robert Connell has died
Reverend Father William Robert Connell entered peacefully to eternal life on April 28, 2023 at the age of 73 at the SSM Health St. Mary’s Care Center, Madison, succumbing to a long battle with a neurological disorder. He was born on September 7, 1949 in Janesville, Wisconsin. Father Connell is survived by his siblings Barb Curtis; Jim (Janice); John (Phyllis); Mary Joan Rebout; Peg (Marc) Gaida; Marilyn Runaas; Carolyn (Jan) Peterson, and Mike (Terri). He is predeceased by his parents, Robert and Catherine (Howard) Connell and two brothers: Joseph and Daniel.
Fr. Thomas Doheny dies
Fr. Thomas Richard Doheny entered eternal life on March 1, 2023, at the age of 91 years at All Saints Neighborhood in Madison. He was born on February 5, 1932 in Janesville, Wisconsin. Father Doheny is survived by his nieces and nephews and many other friends. He is predeceased by his parents, Charles and Genevieve (McGinnity) Doheny, three brothers, Charles, Msgr. James, and John “Jack”, and two sisters, Anne Marie Kressin and Kathleen Burg.
Sr. Betty Smith, OP, dies
Sr. Betty Smith, OP, died Feb. 11, 2023, at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa. Her religious name was Sister Erneste. The funeral Mass was held at the motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Feb. 20, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sr. Janette Wicker, OP, dies
Sister Janette Wicker, OP, died Jan. 29 2023, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wis. Her religious name was Sister Juditha. Natural burial took place Feb. 1 in the Motherhouse Cemetery. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Feb. 10.
Sister Mary Alice (Leonina) Simanek dies
Sister Mary Alice Simanek (Sister M. Leonina), who lived her religious vocation as a teacher for 81 years, died at Sacred Heart in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 23, 2022. Sister was 98 years old.
Bishop Paul J. Swain dies at age 79
The Diocese of Madison, with sorrow, shares the news of the death of Most Reverend Paul J. Swain, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, ordained a priest of the Diocese of Madison in 1988. Bishop Swain died on Saturday, November 26, at the age of 79, in hospice care after suffering significant medical complications in recent weeks. In recent days, Catholics in the Dioceses of Sioux Falls and Madison were asked to pray for Bishop Swain, as his condition worsened. Funeral arrangements in Sioux Falls are pending.