Obituary: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: Anna Maria BEYER

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Fond du Lac Daily Reporter, Friday September 30, 1904, p. 4

Calvary

Sister Maria Angela Boyer died Saturday.  She is survived by her mother and
three brothers, Peter who resides here, Anton of Milwaukee and Joseph, who
is studying for priesthood at Collegeville, Minn.


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Sister M. Angelia

God had ordained that Mount Calvary was the birth and also the death place
of our dear Sister Angelia.  Sister first saw the light of day on October
13, 1875.  She received a very good Christian training from her early
childhood days in the parental home.  When she was  of school age she
attended the parish school which was under the direction of our Sisters.
At the age of fifteen she entered the Candidature at Mount Calvary.  She
was received on March 8, 1894 in Milwaukee and pronounced her Holy Vows on
August 17, 1897.  Her teaching career was spent at Detroit's mission, our
second establishment.  The seventh year she spent in the sickroom.  As a
teacher she had special love for her little charges, to whom she was a
loving and devoted teacher.  As a religious, Sister strove earnestly to
fulfill her obligations and give good example to her companions.  In the
hope that the young Sister would regain her strength in her home climate,
she was given the advice from the Motherhouse to go to Calvary to try to
regain her health.  That was in June, 1904.  Here Sister gained the esteem
of the community through her sisterly love, her reserve, and her love of
prayer.  Her gratitude and consideration for her nurse were outstanding
characteristics.  As a humble and poverty-loving sister she sought to ask
for everything she needed, or after any service rendered her to say with
deep and grateful smile, “May God reward you.”  As long as she was able to
handle a needle she busied herself with making and completing scapulars.
Completely resigned to the holy will of God, the dear Sister had one wish,
that to pronounce her Final Vows.  The seven years from her first vows had
expired in August, 1904 and Mother General had given the patient permission
for Profession when a sudden weakness set in, and the blessed hour had to
be postponed.  On Friday afternoon, September 23, 1904 this total
consecration took place in the presence of the Father Confessor and her
companions.  The next morning at three a.m. she quietly and peacefully
slept in the Lord, as the new perpetual bride of Christ.  Often during the
night she asked the nurse, “Isn’t Jesus coming for me?”  May the faithful
soul of our dear Sister hear the sweet and gentle words of her Bridegroom,
“Come, my Spouse, you shall be crowned.”  May she rest in peace.




additional comments: Anna Maria Beyer, daughter of Gertrude Petri