Kerkhoff, Sister Merilda Josephine

1902 - 1996  (94 years)

• Name	Kerkhoff, Josephine
  Prefix	Sister Merilda
  Birth	26 Aug 1902	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Religious Vows	Abt 1922
  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
  Death	19 Nov 1996	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	20 Nov 1996
  Herald Times
  Sister Merilda Kerkhof, age 94, a member of the Franciscan sisters of Christian Charity, died Tuesday, November 19, 1996, at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 22, 1996, at Holy Family Convent Chapel. Rev. Samuel D. Jadin O.Praem. will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial with burial at Holy Family Cemetery, Manitowoc. The former Josephine Kerkhof was born August 26, 1902, in Hollandtown, Wis., daughter of the late Henry and Johanna Kempen Kerkhof. Sister Merilda earned a Bachelor of Music Degree and a Master of Music Degree from Chicago Conservatory, Chicago, Ill. She entered the Convent in 1922 and professed her vows in 1925. Sister Merilda served as a teacher of music at St. Ambrose, Ironwood, Mich., St. Nicholas, Zanesville, St. Benedict, Cambridge, SS. Peter and Paul, Wellston, Ohio, Guardian Angels, West Point, Neb., Sacred Heart, Oshkosh, St. Mary, Algoma, Guardian Angels, Oneida, and St. Mary, Kaukauna. After retiring from the teaching profession, she resided at Ozanam Home, New Berlin, and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc. Since 1992, she had been a resident of St. Rita Health Center at the Motherhouse. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Convent Chapel. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, November 20, 1996 P. A2
  Burial	Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  		Kerkhof, Sister M. Merilda Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I141856	1FamilyTree | PatrickKempen16182
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Kerkhoff, Henry,   b. 19 Sep 1862, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 29 Sep 1950 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Kempen, Johanna,   b. 29 Dec 1863, Woodville, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Feb 1944 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F39736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart