Obituaries

Sister Jean Margaret Black, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, died July 27 at Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, Iowa. She was 98. A… Read More

Deacon Richard Mueting – who served Sacred Heart and St. Mary parishes in Norfolk for more than 20 years – valued faith, family and Catholic education. His life reflected those… Read More

Sister Anna Wolfe combined her musical talent with her compassion to help others during difficult times. Sister Anna, a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, died in Omaha… Read More

Father James McCluskey was someone people could turn to for advice and counsel – and certainly for a good laugh, those who knew him said. “He had a great sense… Read More

Years as a social worker, then as a hospital chaplain, sharpened Deacon Kenneth Kalkowski’s listening skills and deepened his compassion, his daughter said. Years of eucharistic adoration and daily Mass… Read More

Sister of Mercy Mary Sean Crimmins, whose career in nursing and administration included three years in the Archdiocese of Omaha, died May 25 at Mercy Villa in Omaha. She was… Read More

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Catherine Cox, who taught in the Omaha archdiocese, died May 15 at St. Dominic Villa, in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. She was 80. A funeral Mass was held… Read More

Sister of Mercy Marilyn Ross had a passion for helping low income individuals and families acquire quality, affordable housing. During 32 of her 63 years of religious life, she made… Read More

Sister Margaret Sibbel was a religious sister for nearly 80 years, serving as an educator in Illinois, Montana, Wisconsin and Nebraska. She dedicated about 45 of those years to students… Read More

A young Carolyn Coffey had something to prove: Despite years of education by the Sisters of Mercy, she did not feel called to be a religious sister or to attend… Read More

Sister Clarella Werth, who served 36 of her 83 years of religious life in the Omaha archdiocese, died March 9 at Sacred Heart retirement and health care center in Milwaukee,… Read More

Dominican Sister Rosemary Empen, who served in Hispanic ministry at St. Michael Parish in South Sioux City, died March 2 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Footville, Wisconsin. She was 88.… Read More