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Catherine Harriet Wildenberg

Female 1913 - 2004  (91 years)


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  • Name Catherine Harriet Wildenberg 
    Born 15 Feb 1913  Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1932  St John High School, Little Chute Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Racine Dominican Sister 
    Died 14 Oct 2004  Racine, Racine Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I47812  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2020 

    Father Henry VandenWildenberg,   b. 24 Oct 1880, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1951, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Frances VerVoort,   b. 02 Nov 1878, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Apr 1947, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 08 May 1912  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    St John High School Yearbook 1954    		St John High School Yearbook 1954
    St John High School Yearbook 1932    		St John High School Yearbook 1932

  • Notes 
    • Sr. Catherine (formerly Sr. Kostka) Wildenberg O.P., age 91, passed away at St. Mary Medical Center in Racine, WI on Thursday, October 14, 2004.

      Catherine Harriet Wildenberg was born February 15, 1913, to Henry and Frances (nee: VerVoort) Wildenberg in Little Chute, WI.

      On August 3, 1932, she joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1933, she was given the religious name, Sr. Kostka. She professed her first vows in 1935 and her final vows in 1941. In 1968, she returned to using her baptismal name, Catherine.

      Sr. Catherine spent many years in service to others in teaching. She began her ministry in 1934 at St. Edward in Racine. Other places in Racine where she served were Holy Trinity, St. Mary, and the former Dominican College. She also taught in other schools in Wisconsin and Michigan. She became a resident at Siena Center in 1966, where she worked in the print shop.

      After retiring from the print shop, she tutored at Olympia Brown School in Caledonia and helped in the after school program at Winslow School in Racine. For 15 years, Sr. Catherine volunteered in the Intergenerational Fair Program.

      Sr. Catherine is survived by the Racine Dominican Sisters and Associates; and her sisters, Helen Eckes and Josephine Beyer. She was predeceased by her parents; and her brothers, Christian and Joseph Wildenberg; and sisters, Sr. Barbara (nee Marie) Wildenberg O.P. and Barbara Wildenberg.

      The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Siena Center Chapel Monday, October 18, 2004, at 6:15 PM. Interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery, Highway 32. Visitation will be at the chapel on Monday from 2 PM until time for the Liturgy with a Remembering service at 4:30 PM.

      Memorials to the Racine Dominican Mission Fund have been suggested.

      Obituary published in the Racine Journal Times on Oct. 17, 2004.