Schmitz, Bernice (1925 - 2019)

SCHMITZ, GUBBELS, HODAPP, SCHNUETTGEN, HENKLEMAN, CONKEL, BISSEN, HULL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/16/2019 at 13:38:22

Name of deceased: Bernice Schmitz

Aged: 95 yrs, 1 mo, 26 days

Residence: Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, WI (formerly of Harlan, Shelby County, IA)

Born: July 12, 1925; Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 7, 2019; Our Lady of the Angels Convent, Greenfield, Milwaukee County, WI

Funeral services: Thursday, Sep. 12, 2019; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Westphalia, IA

Survived by: Brother, Lester Schmitz; sisters, Arlene Hodapp and Sister Lorraine Schmitz; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Bernard and Eleanor (nee Gubbels) Schmitz; siblings, Eugene (and spouse, Donna Schnuettgen), Eldred, LaVern (and spouse, Mary Henkleman), Bernadette (and spouse, Paul Conkel), Marceline (and spouse, Francis Bissen), Luana (and spouse, Verner Schmitz), and Luella Hull

Education: no information provided

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; entered St. Joseph’s Convent on Dec. 1, 1944. Her Profession was in June 1947 in Milwaukee, WI.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: n/a

Employment: Places of ministry: 1946-1947, Holy Angels Catholic Church, Chicago, IL; 1947-1949, St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Aurora, IL; 1949-1951, St. Mary Catholic Church, McHenry, IL; 1951-1957, Holy Ghost, Rockford, IL; 1957-1959, St. Peter Catholic Church, Slinger, WI; 1959-1960, St. Boniface Catholic Church, Waumandee, WI; 1960-1961, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Summit, IL; 1961-1962, Sts. Peter and Paul, Bow Valley, NE; 1962-1963, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Omaha, NE; 1963-1964, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA; 1964-1967, St. Ludger’s Church, Creighton, NE; 1969-1970, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Omaha, NE; 1970-1976, Christ the King, Crafton, NE; 1976-1992, St. Francis, Blair, NE; 1992, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, North Bend, NE

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com