First Superior General 1869-1875.
Following the Amalgamation with the German Sisters, she a served as the third Superior General 1883-1891.
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MOTHER M. ODELIA WAHL
From Der Nord Westen, 05 Oct. 1899
Death on Thurs. morning in the Cloister at Silver Lake after a long
difficult illness of Sister O'Delia of consumption. The deceased, who was 50 yrs. of age, was born in Dayton, Ohio. The funeral took place Sat.
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Sister Odella of Silver Lake Convent died on Monday after years of ill heath.
She was at one time Mother Superior of the Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot, October 5, 1899 p.7.
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FIRST MOTHER GENERAL OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF CHARITY
Passes Away in Alverno, Wisconsin; Was Born in Dayton (convent records note she was born in Germany) and has a Sister Here
Mother Mary Odelia, the foundress and first mother general of the
Franciscan Sisters of Charity, passed away at the mother house, Alverno,
Wis., Thursday, Sept. 25. Her death was due to consumption of the
throat, from which she had been suffering more or less acutely for a
number of years. Archbishop Katzer officiated at her requiem service
which took place Saturday morning.
Mother Odelia was born in Dayton, Ohio (convent records note she was born in German) nearly fifty-three years ago.
Early manifesting a desire to embrace the religious life, she was placed
by her mother at the age of fifteen in charge of the Sisters of the
Precious Blood, who then conducted a boarding school for young ladies at
Munster, Ohio. It was at this place and at the convent of Notre Dame,
Milwaukee, where she subsequently spent two years, that she received the
solid religious training which fitted her so well for her future work.
At the age of nineteen, she with two other young ladies similarly
disposed, accompanied a colony of settlers to St. Nazianz, Wis. Shortly
after her arrival she made the acquaintance of the late Rev. Joseph
Fessler and from his hands she and her companions received the habit of
the Third Order of St. Francis, Nov. 9, 1869. This little band of four,
who chose her as their mother, formed the nucleus of the present
flourishing community.
Mother Odelia was a woman of remarkable ability and directed the
community with great prudence from 1869 to 1876 and again after a brief
interval until 1891 when her failing health rendered it necessary to
release her from the cares of the office. A surviving sister of Mother
Mary Odelia (who is better known by the name of Miss Rosa Vahl) is Mrs.
Minnie Kruetzmann, living at 106 Washington Street, this city.
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio Oct. 30, 1899.
Following the Amalgamation with the German Sisters, she a served as the third Superior General 1883-1891.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MOTHER M. ODELIA WAHL
From Der Nord Westen, 05 Oct. 1899
Death on Thurs. morning in the Cloister at Silver Lake after a long
difficult illness of Sister O'Delia of consumption. The deceased, who was 50 yrs. of age, was born in Dayton, Ohio. The funeral took place Sat.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sister Odella of Silver Lake Convent died on Monday after years of ill heath.
She was at one time Mother Superior of the Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot, October 5, 1899 p.7.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FIRST MOTHER GENERAL OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF CHARITY
Passes Away in Alverno, Wisconsin; Was Born in Dayton (convent records note she was born in Germany) and has a Sister Here
Mother Mary Odelia, the foundress and first mother general of the
Franciscan Sisters of Charity, passed away at the mother house, Alverno,
Wis., Thursday, Sept. 25. Her death was due to consumption of the
throat, from which she had been suffering more or less acutely for a
number of years. Archbishop Katzer officiated at her requiem service
which took place Saturday morning.
Mother Odelia was born in Dayton, Ohio (convent records note she was born in German) nearly fifty-three years ago.
Early manifesting a desire to embrace the religious life, she was placed
by her mother at the age of fifteen in charge of the Sisters of the
Precious Blood, who then conducted a boarding school for young ladies at
Munster, Ohio. It was at this place and at the convent of Notre Dame,
Milwaukee, where she subsequently spent two years, that she received the
solid religious training which fitted her so well for her future work.
At the age of nineteen, she with two other young ladies similarly
disposed, accompanied a colony of settlers to St. Nazianz, Wis. Shortly
after her arrival she made the acquaintance of the late Rev. Joseph
Fessler and from his hands she and her companions received the habit of
the Third Order of St. Francis, Nov. 9, 1869. This little band of four,
who chose her as their mother, formed the nucleus of the present
flourishing community.
Mother Odelia was a woman of remarkable ability and directed the
community with great prudence from 1869 to 1876 and again after a brief
interval until 1891 when her failing health rendered it necessary to
release her from the cares of the office. A surviving sister of Mother
Mary Odelia (who is better known by the name of Miss Rosa Vahl) is Mrs.
Minnie Kruetzmann, living at 106 Washington Street, this city.
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio Oct. 30, 1899.
First Superior General 1869-1875.
Following the Amalgamation with the German Sisters, she a served as the third Superior General 1883-1891.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MOTHER M. ODELIA WAHL
From Der Nord Westen, 05 Oct. 1899
Death on Thurs. morning in the Cloister at Silver Lake after a long
difficult illness of Sister O'Delia of consumption. The deceased, who was 50 yrs. of age, was born in Dayton, Ohio. The funeral took place Sat.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sister Odella of Silver Lake Convent died on Monday after years of ill heath.
She was at one time Mother Superior of the Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot, October 5, 1899 p.7.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FIRST MOTHER GENERAL OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF CHARITY
Passes Away in Alverno, Wisconsin; Was Born in Dayton (convent records note she was born in Germany) and has a Sister Here
Mother Mary Odelia, the foundress and first mother general of the
Franciscan Sisters of Charity, passed away at the mother house, Alverno,
Wis., Thursday, Sept. 25. Her death was due to consumption of the
throat, from which she had been suffering more or less acutely for a
number of years. Archbishop Katzer officiated at her requiem service
which took place Saturday morning.
Mother Odelia was born in Dayton, Ohio (convent records note she was born in German) nearly fifty-three years ago.
Early manifesting a desire to embrace the religious life, she was placed
by her mother at the age of fifteen in charge of the Sisters of the
Precious Blood, who then conducted a boarding school for young ladies at
Munster, Ohio. It was at this place and at the convent of Notre Dame,
Milwaukee, where she subsequently spent two years, that she received the
solid religious training which fitted her so well for her future work.
At the age of nineteen, she with two other young ladies similarly
disposed, accompanied a colony of settlers to St. Nazianz, Wis. Shortly
after her arrival she made the acquaintance of the late Rev. Joseph
Fessler and from his hands she and her companions received the habit of
the Third Order of St. Francis, Nov. 9, 1869. This little band of four,
who chose her as their mother, formed the nucleus of the present
flourishing community.
Mother Odelia was a woman of remarkable ability and directed the
community with great prudence from 1869 to 1876 and again after a brief
interval until 1891 when her failing health rendered it necessary to
release her from the cares of the office. A surviving sister of Mother
Mary Odelia (who is better known by the name of Miss Rosa Vahl) is Mrs.
Minnie Kruetzmann, living at 106 Washington Street, this city.
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio Oct. 30, 1899.
Following the Amalgamation with the German Sisters, she a served as the third Superior General 1883-1891.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MOTHER M. ODELIA WAHL
From Der Nord Westen, 05 Oct. 1899
Death on Thurs. morning in the Cloister at Silver Lake after a long
difficult illness of Sister O'Delia of consumption. The deceased, who was 50 yrs. of age, was born in Dayton, Ohio. The funeral took place Sat.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sister Odella of Silver Lake Convent died on Monday after years of ill heath.
She was at one time Mother Superior of the Convent.
Manitowoc Pilot, October 5, 1899 p.7.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FIRST MOTHER GENERAL OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF CHARITY
Passes Away in Alverno, Wisconsin; Was Born in Dayton (convent records note she was born in Germany) and has a Sister Here
Mother Mary Odelia, the foundress and first mother general of the
Franciscan Sisters of Charity, passed away at the mother house, Alverno,
Wis., Thursday, Sept. 25. Her death was due to consumption of the
throat, from which she had been suffering more or less acutely for a
number of years. Archbishop Katzer officiated at her requiem service
which took place Saturday morning.
Mother Odelia was born in Dayton, Ohio (convent records note she was born in German) nearly fifty-three years ago.
Early manifesting a desire to embrace the religious life, she was placed
by her mother at the age of fifteen in charge of the Sisters of the
Precious Blood, who then conducted a boarding school for young ladies at
Munster, Ohio. It was at this place and at the convent of Notre Dame,
Milwaukee, where she subsequently spent two years, that she received the
solid religious training which fitted her so well for her future work.
At the age of nineteen, she with two other young ladies similarly
disposed, accompanied a colony of settlers to St. Nazianz, Wis. Shortly
after her arrival she made the acquaintance of the late Rev. Joseph
Fessler and from his hands she and her companions received the habit of
the Third Order of St. Francis, Nov. 9, 1869. This little band of four,
who chose her as their mother, formed the nucleus of the present
flourishing community.
Mother Odelia was a woman of remarkable ability and directed the
community with great prudence from 1869 to 1876 and again after a brief
interval until 1891 when her failing health rendered it necessary to
release her from the cares of the office. A surviving sister of Mother
Mary Odelia (who is better known by the name of Miss Rosa Vahl) is Mrs.
Minnie Kruetzmann, living at 106 Washington Street, this city.
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio Oct. 30, 1899.
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