Her birth name was Clara Agnes Ellen Beach.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY – 09/08/2010 – FERDINAND
BEACH - Sister Catherine, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, IN on August 28, 1918 to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis Ph.D. of Alexandria, VA, Herman of Greenville, Robert of New Albany, IN and William of Floyds Knobs, IN; a sister, Kathleen Kruer of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, IN, Christ the King in Evansville, IN and Troy, IN. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Huntingburg and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 2-4:30 p.m. EDT. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EDT Thursday in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
NEW ALBANY TRIBUNE OBITUARY – 09/07/2010
A funeral Mass for Sister Catherine Beach, 92, of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, September 9, in the Monastery Church at Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. She died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville August 28, 1918, to George & Clara Kiesler Beach. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945, and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Survivors include: her brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, of Greenville, Robert, of New Albany and William, of Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her sister, Julia Bierman. Visitation will be at the monastery from 2-7 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, and from 2-4:30 p.m. EST Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, 802 E. Tenth St., Ferdinand 47530. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS OBITUARY – 09/08/2010
Sister Catherine Beach, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, August 28, 1918, to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, Greenville, Robert, New Albany and William, Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EST Wednesday, September 8, at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, from 2-4:30 p.m. EST. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY – 09/08/2010 – FERDINAND
BEACH - Sister Catherine, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, IN on August 28, 1918 to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis Ph.D. of Alexandria, VA, Herman of Greenville, Robert of New Albany, IN and William of Floyds Knobs, IN; a sister, Kathleen Kruer of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, IN, Christ the King in Evansville, IN and Troy, IN. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Huntingburg and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 2-4:30 p.m. EDT. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EDT Thursday in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
NEW ALBANY TRIBUNE OBITUARY – 09/07/2010
A funeral Mass for Sister Catherine Beach, 92, of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, September 9, in the Monastery Church at Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. She died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville August 28, 1918, to George & Clara Kiesler Beach. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945, and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Survivors include: her brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, of Greenville, Robert, of New Albany and William, of Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her sister, Julia Bierman. Visitation will be at the monastery from 2-7 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, and from 2-4:30 p.m. EST Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, 802 E. Tenth St., Ferdinand 47530. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS OBITUARY – 09/08/2010
Sister Catherine Beach, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, August 28, 1918, to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, Greenville, Robert, New Albany and William, Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EST Wednesday, September 8, at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, from 2-4:30 p.m. EST. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand.
Her birth name was Clara Agnes Ellen Beach.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY – 09/08/2010 – FERDINAND
BEACH - Sister Catherine, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, IN on August 28, 1918 to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis Ph.D. of Alexandria, VA, Herman of Greenville, Robert of New Albany, IN and William of Floyds Knobs, IN; a sister, Kathleen Kruer of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, IN, Christ the King in Evansville, IN and Troy, IN. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Huntingburg and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 2-4:30 p.m. EDT. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EDT Thursday in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
NEW ALBANY TRIBUNE OBITUARY – 09/07/2010
A funeral Mass for Sister Catherine Beach, 92, of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, September 9, in the Monastery Church at Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. She died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville August 28, 1918, to George & Clara Kiesler Beach. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945, and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Survivors include: her brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, of Greenville, Robert, of New Albany and William, of Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her sister, Julia Bierman. Visitation will be at the monastery from 2-7 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, and from 2-4:30 p.m. EST Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, 802 E. Tenth St., Ferdinand 47530. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS OBITUARY – 09/08/2010
Sister Catherine Beach, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, August 28, 1918, to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, Greenville, Robert, New Albany and William, Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EST Wednesday, September 8, at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, from 2-4:30 p.m. EST. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand.
COURIER JOURNAL OBITUARY – 09/08/2010 – FERDINAND
BEACH - Sister Catherine, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, 2010 at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, IN on August 28, 1918 to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis Ph.D. of Alexandria, VA, Herman of Greenville, Robert of New Albany, IN and William of Floyds Knobs, IN; a sister, Kathleen Kruer of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, IN, Christ the King in Evansville, IN and Troy, IN. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital in Huntingburg and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 2-4:30 p.m. EDT. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EDT Thursday in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
NEW ALBANY TRIBUNE OBITUARY – 09/07/2010
A funeral Mass for Sister Catherine Beach, 92, of Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, September 9, in the Monastery Church at Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. She died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville August 28, 1918, to George & Clara Kiesler Beach. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945, and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Survivors include: her brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, of Greenville, Robert, of New Albany and William, of Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, of Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her sister, Julia Bierman. Visitation will be at the monastery from 2-7 p.m., with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, and from 2-4:30 p.m. EST Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, 802 E. Tenth St., Ferdinand 47530. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements.
EVANSVILLE COURIER & PRESS OBITUARY – 09/08/2010
Sister Catherine Beach, 92, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, died at 6:20 p.m. EST Sunday, September 5, at the monastery's Hildegard Health Center. She was born in Greenville, August 28, 1918, to George & Clara (Kiesler) Beach. Surviving are four brothers, Louis, Ph.D, Alexandria, VA, Herman, Greenville, Robert, New Albany and William, Floyds Knobs; a sister, Kathleen Kruer, Greenville; nieces and nephews; and members of her religious community. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Julia Bierman. She entered the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand from Bradford, IN in 1943. She made her temporary vows in 1945 and her perpetual vows in 1948. She taught in Indianapolis, Christ the King in Evansville and Troy. She worked in food services and as a dietitian at Stork Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Huntingburg, and at the Ferdinand monastery. She also worked in the guest department and other support ministries at the monastery, and recently in the ministry of prayer. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. EST Wednesday, September 8, at the monastery, with a wake service at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday. Visitation continues on Thursday, September 9, from 2-4:30 p.m. EST. The funeral Mass will be at 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday, in the monastery church, followed by burial in the monastery cemetery. Becher Funeral Home in Ferdinand is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand.
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