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Funeral of Mother Coletta in Cascade Draws Crowd
The funeral for Mother Mary Coletta of the Sisters of St. Francis was held at Mount St. Francis chapel in Dubuque with Bishop Henry P. Rohlman presiding and a large group of priests and sisters from Iowa and other states in attendance. The cascade community noted her 54 years of devotion as mother general and vicar general, praising her gentle leadership and steadfast faith. Relatives from Iowa City Omaha and Cos Grove attended alongside many local parishioners.
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Mary Coletta
Sisters of St. Francis
Dubuque
Cascade
Mount St. Francis
Coletta
Bruce E. Mahon
Louis A. Rohret
Iowa City
John J. Hennessey
Remsen
Iowa
Mary Elizabeth
Mother Coletta
Legion
Sisterhood
Louis
Henry
Matthew C. Rohret
Kathryn
F. Eckrich
Omaha
Neb
Mary de Lourdes
Briar Cliff College
Sioux City
Msgr. T. Coney
N. A. Steffen
J. J. Haviey
A. L. Nees
Cascade Co-operative Creamery
Leo Skahill
George Ganfield
Cascade Creamery
Dubuque County
Claude Miller
Frank Kerrigan
D. T. Broers
Dyersville
Agricultural Department
Leo Francis
F. H. Kurt
F. X. Lauser
John Green
C. J. Leytem
Joe Tallman
James Dolphin
Michael Geary
Sadie Conlin
Des Moines
J. E. Conlin
Olde Lane