In Memoriam: Sister Mary Kay Henry, OSB

July 24, 1941 – December 22, 2010 Sister Mary Kay Henry, OSB was born into eternal life at 1:40 a.m. on December 22, 2010, following a four-and-a-half-year journey with cancer. She took her last breath among her Sisters at her beloved home, the Monastery of St....

In Memoriam: Sister Winifred Lorentz, OSB

July 3, 1915 – March 19, 2010 Sr. Winifred (Rosanna) Lorentz, OSB, 94, died peacefully on Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho. Born in Cottonwood, Idaho to Jacob and Susan (Lies) Lorentz on July 3, 1915, Sr. Winifred entered the...

In Memoriam: Sister Wilma Schlangen, OSB

December 6, 1915 – Feb 1, 2010 Sister Wilma (Hildegard) Schlangen, OSB, 94, died peacefully on February 1, 2010, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho. Born fourth of thirteen children in Richmond, MN, to Jacob and Catherine (Braegelmann) Schlangen...

In Memoriam: Sister Sylveria Weiand

April 22, 1924 – September 23, 2009 Sister Sylveria (Alice Mary) Weiand, 85, died peacefully on September 23, 2009, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. She was born in Blue Grass, ND, to Mike and Frances Skalsky Weiand on April 22, 1924, the...

In Memoriam: Sister Constance Sonnen, OSB

May 17, 1929 – February 12, 2009 Sr. Constance (Betty Jane) Sonnen, OSB, died peacefully on February 12, 2009, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID. Born in Greencreek, ID, to Albine and Olivia (Sarbacher) Sonnen on May 17, 1929, Sr. Connie entered...

In Memoriam: Sister Judith Brower, OSB

August 11, 1946 – November 11, 2008 Sr. Judith (Elizabeth Louise) Brower, died November 11, 2008, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, ID. The first of seven children, she was born to James and Edith Fox Brower on August 11, 1946, in Chicago, IL. She...