Obituaries

Franciscan Sister Olga Neft, 96, passed away May 19, 2026, at St. Francis Convent in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at St. Francis Convent on May 23, at 11 a.m.

Jane Marrin, a trailblazing lay leader in the Diocese of St. Cloud and lifelong advocate for justice and service, died May 1, 2026; funeral services will be held May 9 in St. Cloud.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. April 8, 2026, at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, for Sister Christine (Macrina) Manderfeld, who died March 26 at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 17, 2026, at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota, for Sister Mary Zenzen, who died on Monday, Feb. 2, at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. Burial will be in the monastery cemetery.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, for Sister Loraine (Elizabeth) Bischof, who died on Jan. 23 at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, for Sister Baulu (Elizabeth) Kuan, who died on Jan. 23 at Saint Scholastica Convent, in St. Cloud.  

Sister Mary Lillian (Eleanor) Kroll, 103, died Dec. 3, 2025, at St. Francis Convent in Little Falls, Minnesota. A memorial Mass will be held at the convent at 2 p.m. Dec. 13.

The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota, for Sister Margaret Michaud, who died Nov. 8, 2025, at Saint Scholastica Convent in St. Cloud.