Birth name Barbara Van Dyke.
Parents: Matthew 1874-1963 and Adelia Ida "Delia" Vandenberg 1877-1931 Van Dyke.
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Sister Mauricia Van Dyke, age 94, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of
Christian Charity, died Thursday, April 11, 2002 at Holy Family Convent,
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at Holy Family Convent Chapel at 10:30
a.m. Monday, April 15, 2002. The Rev. Samuel D. Jadin, O Praem will
officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family
Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Barbara Van Dyke was born on Feb. 2, 1908, in Freedom,
daughter of the late Matthew and Delia Vanden Berg Van Dyke. She entered
the convent in 1932 and professed her vows in 1935. Sister Mauricia
served as a homemaker at St. Boniface, Manitowoc; St. Rose,
Clintonville; St. Paul Home, Kaukauna; St. John, Antigo; Holy Innocents,
Manitowoc; St. Agnes & St. Joseph, Green Bay; Holy Rosary, Kewaunee; St.
John the Baptist, Seymour; Guardian Angels, West Point; Holy Family,
Lindsay, Neb.; St. Mary, Delaware; St. Benedict, Cambridge, Ohio; St.
Ann, Menominee; and St. Francis Xavier, Petoskey, Mich. She also served
as a helper in the infirmary and kitchen at the Motherhouse. Since 1986,
she has been a resident of St. Rita Health Center. She is a member of
the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; two
sisters-in-law: Martha Van Dyke, Kimberly; and Laura Van Dyke, Appleton.
Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent,
Manitowoc, from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday where a prayer service will be held
at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is
assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 12, 2002 P. A3
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