Obituaries
Featured here are our Presentation Sisters and associates who have gone before us.
February 8, 1930 – June 1, 2022
We remember our beloved Sister Annette Skyles who died June 1, 2022. Funeral services will be Monday, June 6, in the Sacred Heart Chapel at the Sisters of the Presentation in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. with a wake service at 9:30 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. Visitors will be required to show proof of vaccination or wear a mask.
March 18, 1940 – April 17, 2022
Claudette Hill has been a Presentation associate for over 10 years. She is remembered with much love and gratitude and will be greatly missed.
November 11, 1943 – September 23, 2021
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sister Ellen Mary Garrett. She will be deeply missed. There will be a welcome and vigil service on Wednesday, September 29, at 9:30 a.m., in Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, and a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. COVID safety measures will be in effect.
August 22, 1931 – August 30, 2021
Rita Swinton has been a Presentation associate for over 10 years. She is remembered with much love and gratitude and will be greatly missed. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Nashua, Iowa. Friends may greet the family 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2021, at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory – Olson Chapel in Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the Mass at the church on Saturday.
August 31, 1932 – August 24, 2021
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sister Agnes Marie Lynch. She will be deeply missed. May she rest in peace. There will be a welcome and vigil service on Friday, August 27, at 9:30 a.m., in Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation, and a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. COVID safety measures will be in effect.
January 2, 1929 – August 18, 2021
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sister Joan Lickteig. She will be deeply missed. On Saturday, August 28, friends may call from 12:30 – 1 p.m. at the Church of the Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Road, where there will be a sharing of memories at 1 p.m. and funeral service at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. Masks are required. Hoffman-Schneider & Kitchen Funeral and Cremation Service will be livestreaming the funeral Mass on their Facebook page.
February 1, 1924 – June 1, 2021
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sister Mary Jo Leifker. Private visitation and funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation. Sister Mary Jo will be deeply missed. May she rest in peace.
August 6, 1930 – February 9, 2021
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sister Michelle Gallagher. She will be deeply missed. May she rest in peace. Private visitation and funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2021, in Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation.
February 19, 1933 – January 15, 2021
With great sadness, we say goodbye to Sister Rosanne Rottinghaus. May she rest in peace. She will be deeply missed. Private visitation and funeral services will be held on January 19, 2021, in Sacred Heart Chapel, Sisters of the Presentation.
February 19, 1930 – December 5, 2020
Mary Jane Besch has been a Presentation associate for over 20 years. She is remembered with much love and gratitude and will be greatly missed.
