Kieffer, Sister Claire, Loretta

1888 - 1979  (90 years)

• Name	Kieffer, Loretta
  Prefix	Sister Claire,
  Birth	28 Jun 1888	Minot, Ward, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Find A Grave	Name: Sr M. Clare (Loretta Gertrude) Kieffer Birth Date: 28 Jun 1888 Birth Place: Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Death Date: 11 Jun 1979 Death Place: Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA Cemetery: Our Lady of Peace Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA Has Bio?: Y
  Religious Vows	Abt 1926
  Catholic Nun
  Occupation	Aft 1926
  Catholic Nun
  Death	11 Jun 1979
  Obituary	12 Jun 1979
  South Bend Tribune
  Sister M. Loretta Clare Kieffer CSC, 90, died early Monday afternoon in St. Mary's Convent, following a lengthy illness. As Loretta Gertrude Kieffer, she was born on June 28, 1888 in Minpy. N.D. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross on July 15, 1923, coming from Marshall, Tex. Received as a novice on Jan. 6, 1924 and made her profession of vows on Jan. 6, 1926. Most of her community career was spent as a music teacher in schools in Indiana, Idaho, Texas and Californis. She retired to St. Mary's Convent in 1963. A funeral mass will be celebrated by her cousin, Rev. Lawrence J. Kieffer of Madison, Wis. at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto with burial in Our Lady of Peace Cemetery at St. Mary's. Friends may call today at the convent parlors where a wake service will be at 7 p.m. today. South Bend Tribune 6/12/1979
  Burial	Queen Of Peace Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
  Person ID	I58698	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Kieffer, John,   b. 12 Oct 1864, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Bef 1964 (Age 99 years)
  Mother	Unknown, Barbara,   b. 2 Apr 1865   d. 13 Feb 1959 (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F19111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart