Lutkenhaus, Sister Julia O. S. F.

1915 - 2005  (89 years)    Has 28 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lutkenhaus, Julia
  Prefix	Sister
  Suffix	O. S. F.
  Born	15 Jun 1915	Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Female
  Biography	25 Aug 1936 Entered O.S.F. Dubuque, IA (Sister Julia) 10 Aug 1942 Final profession of vows She was a homemaker in the following missions:Mary of the Angels (a home for working women), Dubuque 1939-44 Sacred Heart Hospital in LeMars, 1944-49 Xavier Hospital in Dubuque, 1949-50 St. Mary's Home (orphanage), Dubuque 1950-57 St. Anthony's Home (orphanage), Sioux City 1957-62 St. Mary Convent, New Hampton, IA 1962-63 St. Francis de Sales, Ossian 1963-66 St. John, Bancroft 1966-68 Colette Hall, Dubuque 1968-69 Mt. Saint Francis, 1969-70 Corpus Christi, Chicago 1970-88 Mt. Saint Francis, 1988-95 Holy Family Hall, 1995- If asked, I'm sure Sister would have said that her favorite mission was Co rpus Christi, where besides homemaking duties, she ran a clothing "stor e" in the basement of the convent. Here she sewed and quilted for the po or and distributed clothing to them. She also worked with Senior Citizens .When she came to Mt. Saint Francis, she continued to sew for the poor a nd did needlework in the Craft Shop for sale. A few years ago, Sister br oke her hip. Within the last six months she had some kind of an episode w hich affected her speaking skills but she understands when spoken to. H er condition is stable. She attends Mass regularly and is pleasant. O ne of her childhood memories is that between the ages of 10 and l5, she w as an "outdoors" girl. She worked for her uncles and cousins on the far m, plowing corn and driving horses for the hay wagon. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis on Aug. 25, 1936, and made her final profession of vows on Aug. 10, 1942. Sister Julia ministered in the Iowa cities of Dubuque, Le Mars, Sioux City, New Hampton, Ossian and Bancroft and in Chicago. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Anthony, Gregory and Rudolph; and four sisters, Sister Marie, Sister Myron, Agnes and Leona.
  Religious Vows	25 Aug 1936	Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
  Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, Iowa
  Sister Julia
  Died	12 Jan 2005	Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I46294	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Lutkenhaus, John,   b. 4 Apr 1873, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1933, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Elsbernd, Anna,   b. 23 Oct 1881, Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA ,   d. 6 Apr 1954, New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F14742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 15 Jun 1915 - Festina, Winneshiek, Iowa, USA Religious Vows - Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque, Iowa - 25 Aug 1936 - Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA Died - 12 Jan 2005 - Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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