Obituries - 9/12/04

Tended farm

Resurrection Sister Cornelia Gottfried, 104, died Aug. 26 at the Queen of the Resurrection House of Prayer after 78 years of service to her community.

Born in Poland, her family came to the United States to farm in North Dakota. She joined the Sisters of the Resurrection in 1927. For 31 years she tended the farm and later served in the dining room and kitchen of the provincial home. She retired to the Queen of the Resurrection House of Prayer in 1981.

Sr. Mary Kay Myszka

Teacher

Felician Sister Mary Kay Myszka, 85, died Aug. 19.

Born in Athens, Wis., she entered the Felician Sisters in 1938 and professed her final vows in 1946.

She taught primary grade students in several states, and for 10 years served the elderly.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Bruno from 1938-39; Holy Innocents, from 1940-42; St. Wenceslaus, from 1942-57; and St. Linus from 1963-65 and 1996-98.

Sr. Marie Claire Gorak

teacher

Sister of the Resurrection Sister Marie Claire Gorak, 88, died July 29 at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago.

A Chicago native, she joined the Sisters of the Resurrection in 1930. She taught at schools in New York and Illinois.

In Chicago, she taught at Resurrection High School and St. Casimir High School.

Sr. Rolanda Borman

Teacher/librarian

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Rolanda Borman, 70, died July 18.

Born in Two Rivers, Wis., she was one of three children. She made her first profession of religious vows in 1955.

She was an elementary teacher for 23 years. She was also a school librarian and remedial teacher. She served in several states.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Sabina School from 1957-58; she was librarian and remedial teacher at Epiphany School in Chicago from 1985-2004.

Sr. Mary Teresita Pionke

Ministered to disabled

Glenmary Sister Mary Teresita Pionke, 87, died July 10.

A Chicago native, she was a member of the Glenmary Home Mission Sisters of America for 51 years. She lived and ministered in small towns and rural communities. She enjoyed working with children and adults with mental and physical challenges, and she helped establish a training center and group home for women in Georgia.

She is survived by her sister, Frances Pionke of Niles.