William, Sister Mary died in 1961

WILLIAM, RIELLY

Posted By: Mary L Verburg Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:33

Sister Mary William, the former Rose Rielly, died at Clinton, Iowa Monday, May 22.

Funeral services will be held at Dubuque today. She has been a nun for 38 years, having been an Administrator of Hospitals.
She worked at Pontiac, Mich. for many years but has been at
Clinton recently because they are building a wing onto a hospital there.

Miss Rielly was born in this area and grew up here and will be remembered by many.

She is survived by three sisters, Margaret, Sister Kathleen in Dubuque; Mary, Sister Maura of Independence and Hannah, Mrs Peter Tuynman of Rock Valley; four brothers: Patrick, William and John of Rock Valley and Ed of San Jose, Calif.

She was preceded in death by a brother Thomas and two sisters, Bridget and Katherine.

Source: Rock Valley Bee 5/25/1961