Sister served as a teacher at the Holy Family Institute which was in operation from 1880-1892.
SR. M. BENEDICTA STICH
SISTER DIES AT HOSPITAL
Former Sister Superior Was 83 Years of Age at Death
Sister M. Benedicta, 83, former sister superior of the Holy Family hospital,
died at the hospital yesterday shortly after noon. She had made her home
there.
Funeral services will be held Friday at the Holy Family Convent at Silver
Lake. Rites will be held in the chapel at 8 a.m.
Sister Benedicta, nee Miss Stich, was born near Manitowoc Rapids Feb. 8,
1851?. She attended school in Manitowoc and entered the Convent of the Order
of St. Francis at Silver Lake Nov. 9, 1869. She taught school in the county
and went to the hospital here as superior in 1907. She was in active service
at the hospital until April 1, 1936, when she retired. Sister Benedicta
continued to live at the hospital, however.
Two sisters and a brother preceded her in death.
Three nephews and two nieces survive. They are Joseph DeGuire, city; A. J.
Pfeffer, Chilton; Edward Pfeffer, Waukesha; and Mrs. H. W. Schwake, Two
Rivers and Alma DeGuire of Algoma.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 16, 1936.
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82 years, 9 months and 24 days at the time of her death.
Parents: Joseph and Flora Link Stich who were both born in Baden,Germany.
Manitowoc County Court House Book of Death 30-678.
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Note the MCCH notes Flora but the name was Klara.
Also, the birth name for Sister was Rosalia Stich.
Her siblings were: John, Henry, Ludwig, Sophia and Anna.
U.S. census records were the source.
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Birth year is a question. Convent notes 1854. Obit suggests 1853.
SR. M. BENEDICTA STICH
SISTER DIES AT HOSPITAL
Former Sister Superior Was 83 Years of Age at Death
Sister M. Benedicta, 83, former sister superior of the Holy Family hospital,
died at the hospital yesterday shortly after noon. She had made her home
there.
Funeral services will be held Friday at the Holy Family Convent at Silver
Lake. Rites will be held in the chapel at 8 a.m.
Sister Benedicta, nee Miss Stich, was born near Manitowoc Rapids Feb. 8,
1851?. She attended school in Manitowoc and entered the Convent of the Order
of St. Francis at Silver Lake Nov. 9, 1869. She taught school in the county
and went to the hospital here as superior in 1907. She was in active service
at the hospital until April 1, 1936, when she retired. Sister Benedicta
continued to live at the hospital, however.
Two sisters and a brother preceded her in death.
Three nephews and two nieces survive. They are Joseph DeGuire, city; A. J.
Pfeffer, Chilton; Edward Pfeffer, Waukesha; and Mrs. H. W. Schwake, Two
Rivers and Alma DeGuire of Algoma.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 16, 1936.
==========================
82 years, 9 months and 24 days at the time of her death.
Parents: Joseph and Flora Link Stich who were both born in Baden,Germany.
Manitowoc County Court House Book of Death 30-678.
--------------------------
Note the MCCH notes Flora but the name was Klara.
Also, the birth name for Sister was Rosalia Stich.
Her siblings were: John, Henry, Ludwig, Sophia and Anna.
U.S. census records were the source.
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Birth year is a question. Convent notes 1854. Obit suggests 1853.
Sister served as a teacher at the Holy Family Institute which was in operation from 1880-1892.
SR. M. BENEDICTA STICH
SISTER DIES AT HOSPITAL
Former Sister Superior Was 83 Years of Age at Death
Sister M. Benedicta, 83, former sister superior of the Holy Family hospital,
died at the hospital yesterday shortly after noon. She had made her home
there.
Funeral services will be held Friday at the Holy Family Convent at Silver
Lake. Rites will be held in the chapel at 8 a.m.
Sister Benedicta, nee Miss Stich, was born near Manitowoc Rapids Feb. 8,
1851?. She attended school in Manitowoc and entered the Convent of the Order
of St. Francis at Silver Lake Nov. 9, 1869. She taught school in the county
and went to the hospital here as superior in 1907. She was in active service
at the hospital until April 1, 1936, when she retired. Sister Benedicta
continued to live at the hospital, however.
Two sisters and a brother preceded her in death.
Three nephews and two nieces survive. They are Joseph DeGuire, city; A. J.
Pfeffer, Chilton; Edward Pfeffer, Waukesha; and Mrs. H. W. Schwake, Two
Rivers and Alma DeGuire of Algoma.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 16, 1936.
==========================
82 years, 9 months and 24 days at the time of her death.
Parents: Joseph and Flora Link Stich who were both born in Baden,Germany.
Manitowoc County Court House Book of Death 30-678.
--------------------------
Note the MCCH notes Flora but the name was Klara.
Also, the birth name for Sister was Rosalia Stich.
Her siblings were: John, Henry, Ludwig, Sophia and Anna.
U.S. census records were the source.
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Birth year is a question. Convent notes 1854. Obit suggests 1853.
SR. M. BENEDICTA STICH
SISTER DIES AT HOSPITAL
Former Sister Superior Was 83 Years of Age at Death
Sister M. Benedicta, 83, former sister superior of the Holy Family hospital,
died at the hospital yesterday shortly after noon. She had made her home
there.
Funeral services will be held Friday at the Holy Family Convent at Silver
Lake. Rites will be held in the chapel at 8 a.m.
Sister Benedicta, nee Miss Stich, was born near Manitowoc Rapids Feb. 8,
1851?. She attended school in Manitowoc and entered the Convent of the Order
of St. Francis at Silver Lake Nov. 9, 1869. She taught school in the county
and went to the hospital here as superior in 1907. She was in active service
at the hospital until April 1, 1936, when she retired. Sister Benedicta
continued to live at the hospital, however.
Two sisters and a brother preceded her in death.
Three nephews and two nieces survive. They are Joseph DeGuire, city; A. J.
Pfeffer, Chilton; Edward Pfeffer, Waukesha; and Mrs. H. W. Schwake, Two
Rivers and Alma DeGuire of Algoma.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 16, 1936.
==========================
82 years, 9 months and 24 days at the time of her death.
Parents: Joseph and Flora Link Stich who were both born in Baden,Germany.
Manitowoc County Court House Book of Death 30-678.
--------------------------
Note the MCCH notes Flora but the name was Klara.
Also, the birth name for Sister was Rosalia Stich.
Her siblings were: John, Henry, Ludwig, Sophia and Anna.
U.S. census records were the source.
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Birth year is a question. Convent notes 1854. Obit suggests 1853.
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