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Sr. Jean Charles Birney, OP, formerly Elizabeth Ann Birney, died Aug. 3 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 94 and in her 76th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sr. Birney was born in Jackson to Charles and Jean (Crawford) Birney. She earned degrees from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and…
Sr. Mary Frederick Bieszke, CSSF, of Detroit completed her life’s journey of 85 years on Aug. 5 in St. Joseph Convent, Livonia. She was 69 years in religious life. The former Theresa Bieszke was born Dec. 20, 1932, to John and Agnes (Zmich). In 1947, she entered the Seminary of the Felician Sisters, and was…
Sr. Mary Diane McMeekin, OP, formerly Sr. Robert Lorraine McMeekin, died Aug. 10 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 77 and in her 58th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sr. McMeekin was born in Detroit to Robert and Lorraine (Leduc) McMeekin. She earned her degree from Siena Heights College (University) in…
Sr. Nila Neill, IHM, 97, died Aug. 13 at the IHM Senior Living Community. Anne Mary Theresa Saunders Neill was born in Toronto May 17, 1921, to John and Mary (Courtney) Saunders, shortly after her father died. Her mother married James Neill, and a brother and sister joined the family. Anne Mary entered the Sisters,…
Deacon Gary Krueger passed on from this life on July 24 at the age of 76. Deacon Krueger was born Sept. 1, 1941, to Harold and Dorothy (Krupp) Krueger. He attended Denby High School in Detroit and enlisted in the U.S. Army immediately after graduation, serving in Korea during the Cold War. He married Margaret…
Sr. Irma Gerber, OP, formerly Elizabeth Martha Gerber, died July 29 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 97 and in her 79th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sr. Gerber was born in Flint to William and Signe (Wallin) Gerber. She earned degrees from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian, the University…
