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Sr Mary Zita Krepps

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Sr Mary Zita Krepps

Birth
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1 Aug 1935 (aged 74)
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 4, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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  Mary was a daughter of Casper Krepps and Sarah Ann 'Sadie' Haar (Hare). Siblings include:
  Sister Mary Bernadette Krepps,
  Francis Charles Krepps, in Alabama
  Joseph A Krepps,
  Ignatius Maria Krepps,
  John B Krepps, McSherrystown
  Ignatius William Krepps, McSherrystown
  Lydia Ann Krepps,
  Joseph Peter Krepps, McSherrystown
  Jerome Krepps, Philadelphia
  Louisa Krepps,
  Lucy Catherine Krepps
  George Krepps,
  and step sibling John I Newheffer (Neuhafer).
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  The death record for Sr. Mary Zita was found in the archives of Mt. Saint Joseph Convent, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia and reads as follows:

  "Sister M. Zita Krepps, Aug 1st 1935 died at McSherrystown Aug 1st 1935. She was 48 years in religion most of which time was spent in Chambersburg, PA.

  When her health failed, she was brought to McSherrystown where she edified all by her exact observance of rule, her many acts of kindness and thoughtfulness for others.

  Her hands were never idle. When her sickness increased she was most patient and resigned, and received the Last Sacraments with great fervor.

  She was buried in the convent cemetery."

Sources: Krepps Family Tree and
Haar/Hare Family Tree.
  Mary was a daughter of Casper Krepps and Sarah Ann 'Sadie' Haar (Hare). Siblings include:
  Sister Mary Bernadette Krepps,
  Francis Charles Krepps, in Alabama
  Joseph A Krepps,
  Ignatius Maria Krepps,
  John B Krepps, McSherrystown
  Ignatius William Krepps, McSherrystown
  Lydia Ann Krepps,
  Joseph Peter Krepps, McSherrystown
  Jerome Krepps, Philadelphia
  Louisa Krepps,
  Lucy Catherine Krepps
  George Krepps,
  and step sibling John I Newheffer (Neuhafer).
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  The death record for Sr. Mary Zita was found in the archives of Mt. Saint Joseph Convent, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia and reads as follows:

  "Sister M. Zita Krepps, Aug 1st 1935 died at McSherrystown Aug 1st 1935. She was 48 years in religion most of which time was spent in Chambersburg, PA.

  When her health failed, she was brought to McSherrystown where she edified all by her exact observance of rule, her many acts of kindness and thoughtfulness for others.

  Her hands were never idle. When her sickness increased she was most patient and resigned, and received the Last Sacraments with great fervor.

  She was buried in the convent cemetery."

Sources: Krepps Family Tree and
Haar/Hare Family Tree.


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  • Created by: Jeff Schneider
  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76858907/mary_zita-krepps: accessed ), memorial page for Sr Mary Zita Krepps (25 Mar 1861–1 Aug 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76858907, citing Saint Joseph Academy Cemetery, McSherrystown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Jeff Schneider (contributor 47477175).