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.
Obituary: Franciscan Sister Lillian Kroll
Obituary: Benedictine Sister Margaret (Gregory) Michaud
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.
Obituary: Franciscan Sister Adeline Kroll
A wake and burial were held for Sister Ade on October 3. A memorial Mass will take place at St. Francis Convent on Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. Friends and family may gather at St. Francis Convent one hour before the memorial Mass. The Mass will be livestreamed on YouTube: youtube.com/@FSLFvideos.
Obituary: Benedictine Sister Benet Frandrup
Sister Benet (Cleo Patricia) Frandrup died on September 21, 2025, at Saint Scholastica Convent in St. Cloud.
The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph.
Obituary: Benedictine Sister Suzanne Slominski
Benedictine Sister Suzanne Slominski, 97, died on Aug. 24, 2025, at her residence in Sauk Centre. The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29 at the Sacred Heart Chapel, Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph.
Obituary: Father Gregory Lieser
Father Gregory Lieser died on August 4 at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in Saint Augusta. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in St. Cloud on Sunday, August 10, with the vigil prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday, August 11, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral upper church in St. Cloud, until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m.
Obituary: Benedictine Father Michael Patella
Benedictine Father Michael Francis Patella died on July 15, 2025, in the Saint John’s Abbey Health Center, Collegeville. The monastic community, family and friends will receive the body at 7 p.m. July 17 and celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial July 18 at 10 a.m. in the Saint John’s Abbey and University Church, with interment in the Abbey Cemetery.
Obituary: Franciscan Sister Kay Watts
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Francis Convent Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m. Friends may call at St. Francis Convent on Friday, June 6, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., with a Franciscan prayer service at 6:30 p.m. and from noon until the time of the funeral on Saturday at 2 p.m.