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Sr M. Ignatius Kerkhof

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Sr M. Ignatius Kerkhof

Birth
Hollandtown, Brown County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
4 Mar 1970 (aged 75)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Sister M. Ignatius, 75, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died
Wednesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the
convent cemetery.
Sister Ignatius was born Johanna Kerkhof Aug. 10, 1894, in Hollandtown,
daughter of the late Henry and Johanna Kempen Kerkhof. She entered the
order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity April 20, 1917, and
professed her vows July 15, 1919. She had received her B.S. degree in
nursing and had taught at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio.
She was a nurse at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; St. Joseph Home, West
Point, Neb.; and St. Paul Home, Kaukauna.
Survivors include a brother, William, of Kaukauna; and three sisters,
Sister M. Eileen of Oconto Falls, Sister M. Everildis of Holy Family
Convent and Sister M. Merilda of Oshkosh.
Friends may call at the convent after 1 p.m. Thursday. Pfeffer Funeral
Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 4, 1970
Sister M. Ignatius, 75, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died
Wednesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the
convent cemetery.
Sister Ignatius was born Johanna Kerkhof Aug. 10, 1894, in Hollandtown,
daughter of the late Henry and Johanna Kempen Kerkhof. She entered the
order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity April 20, 1917, and
professed her vows July 15, 1919. She had received her B.S. degree in
nursing and had taught at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio.
She was a nurse at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; St. Joseph Home, West
Point, Neb.; and St. Paul Home, Kaukauna.
Survivors include a brother, William, of Kaukauna; and three sisters,
Sister M. Eileen of Oconto Falls, Sister M. Everildis of Holy Family
Convent and Sister M. Merilda of Oshkosh.
Friends may call at the convent after 1 p.m. Thursday. Pfeffer Funeral
Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 4, 1970


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98709615/m_ignatius-kerkhof: accessed ), memorial page for Sr M. Ignatius Kerkhof (10 Aug 1894–4 Mar 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98709615, citing Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Aavedt (contributor 47229161).