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- 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.
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1915 - 2005 (89 years)
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