Sister Davida Loosbrock was born in St. Kilian, Minnesota, to Arthur and Emma (Klontz) Loosbrock. She received a bachelor’s degree from Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa, and a master’s degree from Creighton University, Omaha. Sister taught at schools in Dubuque, Kingsley,...
Sister Lene Rubly was born to Ray and Amanda (Bruggeman) Rubly in Petersburg, Iowa. She entered into the congregation in 1953 with her sister, Ann, and was received in 1954. Sister was an elementary school teacher at Holy Ghost, Dubuque; St. William, Alta Vista, Iowa; Immaculate Conception, North...
Sister Maureen (Barbara Ann) Smith, OSF, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at the age of 85. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Francis House Chapel, Mount St. Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Masks will be required. Maureen Alice, daughter of the late John and...
Sister Mary Robertine Smith, OSF, 92, of Clare House, Iowa, passed away at 2:05 a.m. Monday, September 4, 2017, at Clare House. Veronica Smith, the ninth child and first daughter of the eighteen children of John and Mabel Scott Smith, was born on a farm near Sumner, IA, on July 1, l925. One could...
