From: Rupp Funeral Home, Inc.
Sister Elizabeth (Lorraine) Bowling, IHM, 97, died Thursday, Feb. 20, in the IHM Health Care Center, Monroe, Mich.
Sister Elizabeth was one of 10 children, two boys and eight girls, of Joseph and Agnes (Ballard) Bowling. She was born on Oct. 3, 1916 in Bardstown, Ky., and given the name Elizabeth. Sister Elizabeth attended St. Bernard and St. Mary Elementary Schools and graduated from St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. She became a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe in 1936 and received the religious name of Sister Lorraine.
Sister Elizabeth earned a bachelor's degree from Marygrove College and master's degree from the University of Detroit. She taught in formal education for 33 years at Gesu, Holy Redeemer, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent, St. Agnes, and Christ the King, Detroit; St. Frederick, Pontiac; and St. Mary, Lorain, Ohio.
Sister Elizabeth ministered at Marygrove College for an additional 18 years in various areas: College Book Store manager, receptionist at Madame Cadillac Hall; in the Business Office; tutoring and testing in mathematics and as a resource person for the Mathematics Department. Sister Elizabeth retired in 1990 and for the next 13 years was bursar at Marygrove Convent. She retired to the Motherhouse in Monroe in 2003.
Sister Elizabeth is survived by her sisters, Jeanette Hollinden and Pauline Schulte, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph and Richard, and sisters, Mary (Mrs. Francis Williams), Gertrude (former Sister Elizabeth Ann, IHM), Catherine, Kathleen and Agnes Bowling.
Visitation will be held at the IHM Motherhouse, 610 W. Elm Avenue, Monroe, on Monday, Feb. 24, from 2 until 7:30 p.m., with a Remembering at 3 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in the Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery on the Motherhouse Campus. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. Memorials may be made to the IHM Retirement Fund, 610 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, MI 48162-7909.
Sister Elizabeth (Lorraine) Bowling, IHM, 97, died Thursday, Feb. 20, in the IHM Health Care Center, Monroe, Mich.
Sister Elizabeth was one of 10 children, two boys and eight girls, of Joseph and Agnes (Ballard) Bowling. She was born on Oct. 3, 1916 in Bardstown, Ky., and given the name Elizabeth. Sister Elizabeth attended St. Bernard and St. Mary Elementary Schools and graduated from St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. She became a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe in 1936 and received the religious name of Sister Lorraine.
Sister Elizabeth earned a bachelor's degree from Marygrove College and master's degree from the University of Detroit. She taught in formal education for 33 years at Gesu, Holy Redeemer, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent, St. Agnes, and Christ the King, Detroit; St. Frederick, Pontiac; and St. Mary, Lorain, Ohio.
Sister Elizabeth ministered at Marygrove College for an additional 18 years in various areas: College Book Store manager, receptionist at Madame Cadillac Hall; in the Business Office; tutoring and testing in mathematics and as a resource person for the Mathematics Department. Sister Elizabeth retired in 1990 and for the next 13 years was bursar at Marygrove Convent. She retired to the Motherhouse in Monroe in 2003.
Sister Elizabeth is survived by her sisters, Jeanette Hollinden and Pauline Schulte, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph and Richard, and sisters, Mary (Mrs. Francis Williams), Gertrude (former Sister Elizabeth Ann, IHM), Catherine, Kathleen and Agnes Bowling.
Visitation will be held at the IHM Motherhouse, 610 W. Elm Avenue, Monroe, on Monday, Feb. 24, from 2 until 7:30 p.m., with a Remembering at 3 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in the Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery on the Motherhouse Campus. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. Memorials may be made to the IHM Retirement Fund, 610 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, MI 48162-7909.
From: Rupp Funeral Home, Inc.
Sister Elizabeth (Lorraine) Bowling, IHM, 97, died Thursday, Feb. 20, in the IHM Health Care Center, Monroe, Mich.
Sister Elizabeth was one of 10 children, two boys and eight girls, of Joseph and Agnes (Ballard) Bowling. She was born on Oct. 3, 1916 in Bardstown, Ky., and given the name Elizabeth. Sister Elizabeth attended St. Bernard and St. Mary Elementary Schools and graduated from St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. She became a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe in 1936 and received the religious name of Sister Lorraine.
Sister Elizabeth earned a bachelor's degree from Marygrove College and master's degree from the University of Detroit. She taught in formal education for 33 years at Gesu, Holy Redeemer, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent, St. Agnes, and Christ the King, Detroit; St. Frederick, Pontiac; and St. Mary, Lorain, Ohio.
Sister Elizabeth ministered at Marygrove College for an additional 18 years in various areas: College Book Store manager, receptionist at Madame Cadillac Hall; in the Business Office; tutoring and testing in mathematics and as a resource person for the Mathematics Department. Sister Elizabeth retired in 1990 and for the next 13 years was bursar at Marygrove Convent. She retired to the Motherhouse in Monroe in 2003.
Sister Elizabeth is survived by her sisters, Jeanette Hollinden and Pauline Schulte, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph and Richard, and sisters, Mary (Mrs. Francis Williams), Gertrude (former Sister Elizabeth Ann, IHM), Catherine, Kathleen and Agnes Bowling.
Visitation will be held at the IHM Motherhouse, 610 W. Elm Avenue, Monroe, on Monday, Feb. 24, from 2 until 7:30 p.m., with a Remembering at 3 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in the Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery on the Motherhouse Campus. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. Memorials may be made to the IHM Retirement Fund, 610 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, MI 48162-7909.
Sister Elizabeth (Lorraine) Bowling, IHM, 97, died Thursday, Feb. 20, in the IHM Health Care Center, Monroe, Mich.
Sister Elizabeth was one of 10 children, two boys and eight girls, of Joseph and Agnes (Ballard) Bowling. She was born on Oct. 3, 1916 in Bardstown, Ky., and given the name Elizabeth. Sister Elizabeth attended St. Bernard and St. Mary Elementary Schools and graduated from St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. She became a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe in 1936 and received the religious name of Sister Lorraine.
Sister Elizabeth earned a bachelor's degree from Marygrove College and master's degree from the University of Detroit. She taught in formal education for 33 years at Gesu, Holy Redeemer, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent, St. Agnes, and Christ the King, Detroit; St. Frederick, Pontiac; and St. Mary, Lorain, Ohio.
Sister Elizabeth ministered at Marygrove College for an additional 18 years in various areas: College Book Store manager, receptionist at Madame Cadillac Hall; in the Business Office; tutoring and testing in mathematics and as a resource person for the Mathematics Department. Sister Elizabeth retired in 1990 and for the next 13 years was bursar at Marygrove Convent. She retired to the Motherhouse in Monroe in 2003.
Sister Elizabeth is survived by her sisters, Jeanette Hollinden and Pauline Schulte, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Joseph and Richard, and sisters, Mary (Mrs. Francis Williams), Gertrude (former Sister Elizabeth Ann, IHM), Catherine, Kathleen and Agnes Bowling.
Visitation will be held at the IHM Motherhouse, 610 W. Elm Avenue, Monroe, on Monday, Feb. 24, from 2 until 7:30 p.m., with a Remembering at 3 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in the Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery on the Motherhouse Campus. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe. Memorials may be made to the IHM Retirement Fund, 610 W. Elm Ave., Monroe, MI 48162-7909.
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