Obituaries

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Barbara Hutfless, whose 59 years of religious life involved nourishing both bodies and minds, died Aug. 6 at St. Dominic Villa in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. Her religious… Read More

School Sister of St. Francis Leta Heese (formerly Sister Alexandra) served for more than 70 years in Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska, including seven years at the helm of Omaha archdiocese… Read More

Sister Marionita Gergen, who spent 79 of her 100 years of life as a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, including 37 years in the Archdiocese of Omaha,… Read More

Missionary Benedictine Sister Paula Leick’s 96 years of life included growing up in a large family during the Great Depression, nearly 75 years of religious life and decades of medical service.… Read More

Jesuit Father Steven Ryan, who grew up in Omaha and served locally, across the country and abroad, including as chaplain at Omaha’s Creighton University School of Dentistry, died July 2.… Read More

Deacon Edwin “Ed” Osterhaus was dedicated to serving his parish, St. Bernard in Omaha, always available for whatever was needed, said a longtime friend, fellow parishioner and deacon. Deacon Osterhaus… Read More

As a first-grader, Sister Mary Angelo Lobato knew she wanted to be a Sister of Mercy, influenced by her teacher, a member of the religious order. From age 18, her 78 years of… Read More

Longtime executive director of Boys Town, Father Val Peter, brought a personal touch to working with residents at the home for troubled youth. The Omaha priest died June 30 at… Read More

Sister Bernadine (Emmet) Nash, who served with the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville for 73 years, including 14 years in Omaha, died June 3 in Louisville, Kentucky. She was 95. Funeral… Read More

Deacon John Kronschnabel saw his sister-in-law die of cancer, and it changed him. “I never saw anybody get as ready for death,” he shared in a Catholic Voice article shortly… Read More

The Sisters of Mercy left an early and lasting impression on a young Merdith Wilkinson when they cared for her for nine years at the former St. James Orphanage in Omaha.… Read More

Sister Isabel Lehmenkuler spent much of her 75 years of religious life as an Ursuline Sister of Louisville in education and health care. In the Archdiocese of Omaha, she taught at… Read More