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Obituaries

March 19, 2010

Sister Mary Isabel Kathrein, SSND

Sister Mary Isabel Kathrein, SSND, 88, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in Mankato.

The Funeral Mass will be Monday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Good Counsel Provincial House Chapel. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Sunday at Good Counsel, with 7 p.m. Vespers, and one hour before services Monday. Mankato Mortuary is handling arrangements.

Sister Mary Isabel (Helen Kathrein) was born near New England, ND, April 14, 1921. She entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1938 and took First Vows in 1941. She taught and served as administrator and school librarian in several Minnesota and North Dakota elementary and secondary schools for over 50 years. In her retirement years at Good Counsel, she served as convent librarian.

She is survived by five sisters: Ann Schaeffer, Dickinson, ND, Betty (Pete) Krauter, Ada, MN, Rosemary (Jim) Ochsenfeld, Hot Springs, AR, Marge (Joe) Krauter, Fridley, and Barbara (Les) Parker, Arvada, CO.; two brothers: Jack (Ann) Kathrein, Amidon, ND, and Nick (Rosella), Dickinson, ND; nieces and nephews and their families; and her sisters in community, the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

She was preceded in death by her parents John and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Kathrein; two sisters: Eleanor Tarmann and Kathryn Kathrein; and two brothers, John and Tony.

For a full obituary, please visit www.ssndmankato.org/obits or www.mankatomortuary.com

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