SINSINAWA, Wis.—Sister Margaret Muellenmeister, OP, died Nov. 14, 2017, at St. Dominic Villa. Her religious name was Sister Terza. The funeral Mass was held at the Dominican motherhouse, Sinsinawa, Nov. 17, 2017, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery.
Sister Margaret made her first religious profession as a Sinsinawa Dominican Sept. 12, 1946, and her final profession Sept. 12, 1949. She taught for 20 years and tutored for five years, served as culinary artist for eight years, and ministered as a parish visitor for 21 years and support staff for six years. Sister Margaret served in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Wyoming, Wisconsin, New York, South Dakota, Oregon and Montana.
In the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Sister Margaret ministered as a parish visitor at St. Ann Cathedral Parish, Great Falls, 1986-1987.
Sister Margaret was born May 24, 1924, in Faribault, Minn., the daughter of Michael and Barbara (Gores) Muellenmeister. Her parents; three sisters, Helen Osypowski, Florence Kressin, and Mary Giefer; and two brothers, Paul Muellenmeister and Donald Muellenmeister, preceded her in death. She is survived by nieces, nephews and her Dominican Sisters with whom she shared 71 years of religious life.
Memorials may be made to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI, 53824-9701 or online at sinsinawa.org/donate.
Repeat broadcasts of the wake and funeral for Sister Margaret are available online at sinsinawa.org/live. Click on the “on demand” tab.
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