Obituaries

Franciscan Sister Louise McKigney, 83, died Nov. 21 at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial was held Nov. 23. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date. 

Franciscan Sister Maureen Kelly, 90, died Nov. 20 at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial service was held Nov. 21. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date with family and friends.

Sister Mary Maureen (Ursula Rose) Blenkush, 98, died on Nov. 17, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial service was held Nov. 19. A memorial Mass will be held at a later date with family and friends. 

Father Nicholas Zimmer, 89, died Nov. 6 at Elmhurst Commons in Braham. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Nov. 18, and will be livestreamed.

Franciscan Sister Mary Fabian (Pelagia) Schneider, 105, died Nov. 11 at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial service was held Nov. 13. A memorial Mass will be held at a later date with family and friends.

Benedictine Sister Jean (Norma) Gibson, 89, died Nov. 10, at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. A private Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Benedict’s Monastery on Nov. 16 followed by burial in the monastery cemetery.

Benedictine Sister Patrice (Patricia) Reed, 88, died Nov. 9 at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. A private Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Benedict’s Monastery on Nov. 13 followed by inurnment of her cremated remains in the monastery cemetery.

Father William “Bill” Keith Gamber, 91, died Oct. 24 at Woodland Lodge, Fergus Falls. A walk-through visitation will be held from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Our Lady of Victory Church in Fergus Falls. The rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. Both will be livestreamed.