Sister Rosalinda “Rosie” Soria, OP, died Aug. 29, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wisconsin. The funeral Mass was held there Sept. 5, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.
Sister Rosie made her first profession as a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa Aug. 4, 1968, and her perpetual profession Aug. 5, 1973. She served as a licensed practical nurse for 28 years, and often served simultaneously as a counselor for 22 years and an administrator for seven years. Sister Rosie was a kind person and especially empathetic with those who suffered from long-term pain and chronic illness. She served in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Texas and New Mexico. In the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Sister Rosalinda served as a nurse in Billings at Valley Nursing Home, another nursing home, and with a home nursing company, all 1985-1986.
Sister Rosie was born Feb. 6, 1945, in Myers, Mont., the daughter of Gilberto and Guadalupe (Alvarado) Soria. Her parents and eight sisters, Consuello Soria, Amparro Soria, Minerva “Margaret” Ortez, Ruth Soria, Esperanza Rangel, Helen Mason, Sister Guadalupe Soria, OP, and Mariana “Annie” Florez preceded her in death. She is survived by a sister, Gloria Soto; nieces; nephews; and her Dominican Sisters with whom she shared 55 years of religious life.
Please help us continue
