Bernice Olivia WalchAge: 84 years1929–2014
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- Bernice Olivia Walch
 Birth | 18 Jun 1929 40 39 |
| Alias | Sister Renata Walch |
 Christening | 23 Jun 1929 (Age 5 days) |
| Birth of a brother | Gerald Joseph Walch 17 Jul 1932 (Age 3 years) |
 Occupation | Franciscan sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, who served For 42 years as an elementary teacher: St. Priscilla School, Chicago, Ill.; Cathedral School, Winona; St. Peter and Paul School, Glencoe; Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Easton; St. Mary School, Caledonia; Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Currie; St. Mary School, Portsmouth, Ohio; Notre Dame Elementary School, Portsmouth, Ohio; Immaculate Conception School, Watertown, S.D.; and St. Joseph School, Missoula, Mont. |
| Christening of a brother | Gerald Joseph Walch 24 Jul 1932 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Theresa Leola Walch 16 Aug 1946 (Age 17 years) Address: St. Mary's hospital Cause: After an illness of six weeks with a heart ailment |
| Burial of a sister | Theresa Leola Walch 19 Aug 1946 (Age 17 years) |
 Education | Received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the College of St. Teresa. 1961 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Delores Elizabeth Walch 27 Jul 1962 (Age 33 years) Cause: Plane Crash |
| Burial of a sister | Delores Elizabeth Walch 31 Jul 1962 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Nicholas Walch 14 Sep 1970 – 1:00 PM CST (Age 41 years) Address: St. Elizabeth Hospital Cause: Heart condition |
| Burial of a father | Edward Nicholas Walch 17 Sep 1970 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Olivia Cecilia Schurb 28 Oct 1973 (Age 44 years) Address: Wabasha Nursing Home |
| Burial of a mother | Olivia Cecilia Schurb 31 Oct 1973 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Gerald Joseph Walch 03 Feb 1987 (Age 57 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Gerald Joseph Walch 06 Feb 1987 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annabelle Theresa Walch 03 Sep 2000 (Age 71 years) Address: Assisi Heights |
| Burial of a sister | Annabelle Theresa Walch 07 Sep 2000 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Michael Edward Walch 16 Mar 2002 (Age 72 years) Address: Bryn Mawr Heathcare Center |
| Burial of a brother | Michael Edward Walch 20 Mar 2002 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | 06 Mar 2014 (Age 84 years) Address: Assisi Heights |
 Burial | 13 Mar 2014 (7 days after death) |
| Title | Sister Mary Renata Walch OSF |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Nicholas Walch Birth: 23 Apr 1889 42 41 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 14 Sep 1970 — Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA |
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Birth: 02 May 1890 — Minnieska, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Death: 28 Oct 1973 — Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA |
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Marriage: 14 Feb 1917 — Minneiska, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA |
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13 months elder sister |
Annabelle Theresa Walch Birth: 27 Mar 1918 28 27 — Minneiska, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Sep 2000 — Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years elder sister |
Delores Elizabeth Walch Birth: 06 Jul 1921 32 31 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 27 Jul 1962 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA |
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2 years elder sister |
Birth: 29 Nov 1923 34 33 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 16 Aug 1946 — Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years elder brother |
Michael Edward Walch Birth: 02 Feb 1926 36 35 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 16 Mar 2002 — Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years herself |
Bernice Olivia Walch Birth: 18 Jun 1929 40 39 — Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Death: 06 Mar 2014 — Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years younger brother |
Gerald Joseph Walch Birth: 17 Jul 1932 43 42 — Minneiska, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA Death: 03 Feb 1987 — Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
| Note | Sister Renata Walch _ Rochester Sister Renata Walch, 84, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, died at Assisi Heights on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Bernice Olivia Walch was born June 18, 1929, in Oak Ridge, to Edward and Olivia (Schurb) Walch. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1949 from Immaculate Conception Parish, Oak Ridge. Sister Renata made first vows in 1952 and perpetual vows in 1955. In 1961, she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the College of St. Teresa, Winona. For 42 years, Sister Renata served as an elementary teacher: St. Priscilla School, Chicago, Ill.; Cathedral School, Winona; St. Peter and Paul School, Glencoe; Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Easton; St. Mary School, Caledonia; Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Currie; St. Mary School, Portsmouth, Ohio; Notre Dame Elementary School, Portsmouth, Ohio; Immaculate Conception School, Watertown, S.D.; and St. Joseph School, Missoula, Mont. In 1994, following an accident, Sister Renata returned to Assisi Heights where she help in Assisi Heights ministries, especially plant care and card recycling. Sister Renata is survived by a sister-in-law, Bernie Walch of Altura; and three nieces; as well as her Franciscan Community with whom she shared life for 64 years. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Gerald Walch, Michael Walch, Sister Michael Walch, OSF, Dolores Walch and Theresa Walch Reisdorf. A funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 13, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, Assisi Heights, Rochester. A prayer service, followed by visitation, will be at 9 a.m. Thursday. Memorials are suggested to the Sisters of St. Francis, Office of Development, Assisi Heights, 1001 14th St. N.W., Rochester, MN 55901. Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minnesota) · Mon, Mar 10, 2014 · Page 10 |
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