Tomlonovic, Sister Kathleen (Marie Celeste) – 1939-2019

BROWN, CRONIN, DAFT, HEGGEN, HEROLD, MARKEY, OSTER, PADGETT, THORNTON, TOMLONOVIC

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:28

Sister Kathleen Tomlonovic (Marie Celeste), 80, died March 2, 2019, at Manor Care Utica Ridge in Davenport. Visitation will be Friday, March 8 at Humility of Mary Center Magnificent Chapel in Davenport, with Rosary at 4 p.m. and Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial at will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9 at Christ the King Chapel, St. Ambrose University, preceded by visitation from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. and followed by burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A meal at Cosgrove Hall will be served after the Mass and after the burial.
Kathleen Marie was born Jan. 23, 1939, to Vincent and Margaret Markey Tomlonovic in Des Moines. She graduated from Ottumwa Heights College in Ottumwa, and entered the Congregation of the Humility of Mary in Ottumwa Sept. 8, 1958, professing vows in July 1961.
S. Kathleen earned degrees in English, BA, Marycrest College, Davenport; Religion, MA, Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.; Asian Language/Literature, MA, University of Iowa, Iowa City and Asian Language/Literature, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Her ministries included elementary education, religious education at the Diocese of Davenport and the House of Studies, college instructor, professor of Chinese language and director of Asian Studies Center in schools and colleges in Iowa, Taiwan and Washington. She was active in the life, service and leadership of her CHM community, excelling in the gift of hospitality. In retirement, she was a scholar-in-residence at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.
S. Kathleen is survived by brothers, Vincent (Pam Oster) and James (Mardell); sisters, Sharon (Bill) Padgett, Grace (Duane) Brown, Susan (John) Heggen, Nancy (Steve) Thornton, Jodi Tomlonovic and Judy Herold; numerous nieces and nephews; and her CHM religious community. Sr. Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Patricia Daft and Elizabeth Cronin.
Memorials may be made to the Congregation of the Humility of Mary, 820 W. Central Park Ave., Davenport.
Online remembrances and condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Sr. Kathleen’s obituary at hmdfuneralhome.com.
Source: Newton Daily News; March 6, 2019