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Little Falls
June 29, 2003
Sister Mary Francetta (Appolonia) Boeckmann, 92, died on June 29, 2003, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Minn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Francis Convent on Wednesday, July 2, at 11 a.m. Arrangements are by Brenny Funeral Home. Friends may call on Tuesday, July 1, at St. Francis Convent from 4-8:30 p.m. and from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral on July 2. A wake service will be held at St. Francis Convent at 7 p.m. on July 1.
Sister Mary Francetta was born on December 6, 1910, near St. Nicholas, Minn. She was the oldest of 12 children born to the late Joseph and Barbara (Nies) Boeckmann. She was accepted as a Franciscan Sister of Little Falls, Minnesota, on August 12, 1931. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1933 and final vows on August 12, 1936. She was a Franciscan Sister for 72 years.
Sister Francetta ministered as a cook, baker, housekeeper and gardener. She served in Little Falls, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Parker's Prairie and Waite Park. She semi-retired in 1981 at St. Francis Convent continuing to do household tasks for her Sisters and creating greeting cards until her eyesight became a problem for her and she fully retired.
Sister Francetta was preceded in death by siblings: Gregory, Marcella Gieslinger, Coletta Juehnl, Ludwina Wagner, Alfred, Hildegard Bates, Othmar and Benedict. Survivors include siblings: Wendelin, St. Cloud; Sylvester, Cold Spring; and Elmer, Richmond; nieces and nephews, and her sisters in religious life.
92
Little Falls
June 29, 2003
Sister Mary Francetta (Appolonia) Boeckmann, 92, died on June 29, 2003, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls, Minn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Francis Convent on Wednesday, July 2, at 11 a.m. Arrangements are by Brenny Funeral Home. Friends may call on Tuesday, July 1, at St. Francis Convent from 4-8:30 p.m. and from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral on July 2. A wake service will be held at St. Francis Convent at 7 p.m. on July 1.
Sister Mary Francetta was born on December 6, 1910, near St. Nicholas, Minn. She was the oldest of 12 children born to the late Joseph and Barbara (Nies) Boeckmann. She was accepted as a Franciscan Sister of Little Falls, Minnesota, on August 12, 1931. She made her first profession of vows on August 12, 1933 and final vows on August 12, 1936. She was a Franciscan Sister for 72 years.
Sister Francetta ministered as a cook, baker, housekeeper and gardener. She served in Little Falls, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Parker's Prairie and Waite Park. She semi-retired in 1981 at St. Francis Convent continuing to do household tasks for her Sisters and creating greeting cards until her eyesight became a problem for her and she fully retired.
Sister Francetta was preceded in death by siblings: Gregory, Marcella Gieslinger, Coletta Juehnl, Ludwina Wagner, Alfred, Hildegard Bates, Othmar and Benedict. Survivors include siblings: Wendelin, St. Cloud; Sylvester, Cold Spring; and Elmer, Richmond; nieces and nephews, and her sisters in religious life.
Gravesite Details
Obituary published in St. Cloud Times June 2003.
Family Members
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Gregor Boeckman
1909–1978
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Marcella Margaret Boeckmann Geislinger
1912–2001
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Colette M Boeckman Kuehnl
1914–1945
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Alfred Henry Boeckmann
1915–1994
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Ludvina Mary Boeckmann Wagner
1917–1993
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Hildegard Elizabeth Boeckmann Bates
1918–1999
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Wendelin Nicholas Boeckmann
1920–2013
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Sylvester J Boeckmann
1922–2009
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Othmar Dominic "Frosty" Boeckmann
1923–2002
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Benedict Alphonse Boeckmann
1927–2002
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Elmer Mathew Boeckmann
1930–2017
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