- Sister Mary Grace Micke, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died Tuesday afternoon, October 20, 2015 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
The former Grace Kathryn Micke was born on March 29, 1922 in Forest Junction, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Henry H. and Mary (Jaeckels) Micke. She entered the Convent in 1937 and professed her vows in 1940. Sister Mary Grace earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Master of Arts degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sister Mary Grace served as a teacher at St. Philip, St. Joseph and St. Agnes, Green Bay; Sacred Heart, Oshkosh; St. John, Antigo; St. Joseph, Waukesha; Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, all of Wisconsin; Bishop Amat High School, La Puente, California; St. Nicholas, Zanesville, Ohio and principal at St. Pius X, Appleton, Wisconsin. After retiring from teaching, she performed various tasks at Roncalli High School and St. Francis Convent, Manitowoc, and as a Sponsor Presence Representative for Holy Family Medical Center at St. Clare Convent, all of Manitowoc. Since 2008, she had been residing at St. Rita Health Center. She is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity.
Survivors include the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity; one brother-in-law: Raymond Sanders; and one sister-in-law: Jeanette Micke. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by six sisters and five brothers-in-law: Agnes (John Reichel & Louis Mischler), Catherine "Kitty" Micke, Marion (Gib) Broeren, Gertrude (Clayton) Van Dyke, Mildred (Orrin) Romenesko, Elizabeth Sanders; and five brothers and three sisters-in-law: Joseph (Irmine), Leo, Sylvester, Alphonse, and John "Jack" (Audrey Kruse & Genevieve Verbeten).
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Placid Stroik, OFM with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, 2015 and Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Sister Mary Grace Micke, age 93, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died Tuesday afternoon, October 20, 2015 at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Holy Family Convent Chapel, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Placid Stroik, OFM with burial at Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, (TODAY) October 23, 2015 and Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening at the Holy Family Convent Chapel.
he Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements
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1922 - 2015 (93 years)
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