Sr. Carla Cook 2012

Sister Carla Cook Born October 1, 1920, Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 8, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 Made First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died March 7, 2012           Sister Carla Cook, OSB was born to Carl and Lucille French Cook on October 1, 1920 and given the name Rosemary at her baptism. Read more »

Sr. Regis Egger 2012

Sister Regis Egger Born April 3, 1916, Fruitvale (Grand Junction), Colorado Entered St. Walburg Monastery January 10, 1940 Received habit, June 28, 1940 Made First Profession, June 30, 1941 Died April 16, 2012             Sister Regis Egger, OSB, was born to Joseph and Mary Magdalena Friedman Egger on April 3, 1916  at (Fruitvale) Grand Junction, CO  Read more »

Sr. Marilyn Thiel 2011

Sister Marilyn Thiel, 1932-2011 Born November 20, 1932, Cincinnati, Ohio Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 15, 1951 Received habit, March 21, 1952 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died December 21, 2011            Sister Marilyn Thiel, OSB was born to Elmer G. and Marie Cecilia Bender Thiel on November 20, 1932 and given the name Marilyn Ann Read more »

Sr. Ruth Yost 2011

Sister Ruth Yost, 1924-2011 Born November 15, 1924, Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1948 Received habit, June 30, 1949 First Profession, August 24, 19503 Died September 13, 2011     Sister Ruth Yost, OSB was born to Joseph E. and Ann Mary Schimian Yost on November 15, 1924 and was given the name Read more »

Sr. Juanita Anneken 2010

Born January 2, 1925, Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died February 22, 2010      Sister Juanita Anneken, OSB (Alvera) was born in Latonia, Kentucky on January 2, 1925, the seventh of nine children, five girls and three boys. Four of these Read more »

Sr. Geraldine Gajniak 2010

Sister Geraldine Gajniak, 1921-2010  Born October 24, 1919, Chicago, IllinoisEntered Sacred Heart Monastery, Lisle, Illinois, September 8. 1937 Received habit, June 6, 1938 First Profession, June 10, 1939 Transferred vows to Our Lady of Sorrows Priory, Oak Forest, Illinois, July 1. 1951 Transferred vows to St. Walburg Monastery, May 15, 1974 Died April 24, 2010 Read more »

Sr. Dolores Finke 2010

Sister Dolores Finke 1921-2010 Born February 17, 1921, Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died April 12, 2010          Sister Dolores Finke, OSB, was born in Covington, KY on February 17, 1921 to Henry and Clara Berling Finke and given the Read more »

Sr. Juanita Federico 2009

Sister Juanita Federico, 1919-2009 Born November 14, 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana Entered St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana, July 3, 1935 Received habit, January 20, 1936 First Profession April 8, 1937 Transferred her vow of stability to St. Walburg Monastery July 11, 1991 Died February 17, 2009 Sister Juanita Federico, OSB was born in New Orleans, Read more »

Sr. Joseph Ruschmann 2009

Sister Joseph Ruschmann, 1911-2009 Born April 29, John’s Hill, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery August 10, 1934 Received habit, August 13, 1935 First Profession August 14, 1936 Died December 28, 2009  Sister Joseph Ruschmann, OSB  was born in John’s Hill, Kentucky on April 29, 1911 to Joseph and Clara Motz Ruschmann and given the name Read more »

Sr. Effie Whitten 2008

Sister Effie Whitten, 1914-2008 Born March 15, 1914, Acworth, Georgia Entered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky, August 10 1934 Received habit, August 13, 1935 First Profession August 14, 1936 Died March 23, 2008 Sr. Effie was born in Acworth, GA on March 15, 1914 to John and Pauline Perkins Whitten. She was the fifth of Read more »