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Sr Mary Delores Depner

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Birth	:	7 Dec 1928 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 2011 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Holy Cross Cemetery, Billings, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.7400017, -108.5552979
Plot	:	Sect. B, Row/Lot 206, Grave 01
Description	:	Member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth for 64 Years, died will visiting Montana from Leavenworth. LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth mourn the loss of Sister Mary Depner, 82, who died on Aug. 15, 2011, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. Sister Mary had been visiting in Billings from Leavenworth, Kan. at the time of her death. She served the people of God as a Sister of Charity for 64 years. Her cheerfulness and her grateful attitude were a blessing for all those with whom she lived and worked. Mary Dolores Depner was born on Dec. 7,... Read More	Member of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth for 64 Years, died will visiting Montana from Leavenworth. LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth mourn the loss of Sister Mary Depner, 82, who died on Aug. 15, 2011, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. Sister Mary had been visiting in Billings from Leavenworth, Kan. at the time of her death. She served the people of God as a Sister of Charity for 64 years. Her cheerfulness and her grateful attitude were a blessing for all those with whom she lived and worked. Mary Dolores Depner was born on Dec. 7, 1928, in Billings, the seventh of nine children born to Martin A. and Katherine Gerber Depner. Mary attended Fratt Memorial Grade School and graduated from Billings Senior High in 1946. She entered the religious community of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on Aug. 27, 1947, and, as Sister Martin de Porres, made her profession of vows on Sept. 8, 1949. She later returned to the use of her baptismal name, and was known as Sister Mary. Sister Mary was an accomplished musician, an excellent teacher and a gifted organist. She received a bachelor of music education degree from the University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth. Sister Mary spent more than 30 years teaching music in elementary and secondary classrooms across the west and Midwest. In 1974, she returned to her hometown, where she taught in the parochial schools, was a school librarian, a liturgist, cared for her elderly mother for 21 years, and in May, 2004, retired as organist/pianist at Saint Patrick's Co-Cathedral after 18 years. She belonged to the Billings Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and had an innate love for the organ, calling it the "King of the Instruments." She delighted in her organ studies with Dr. Fred Binckes at Rocky Mountain College. Sister Mary retired to the Mother House in Leavenworth, in November, 2010. Survivors include her brothers Arnold, Medford, Ore.; Earl, Monument, Colo.; Art, Spokane, Wash.; Ed, Redmond, Wash.; and sisters Patricia Gomm, Portland, Ore,; and Rita Leader, Billings; niece Sister Carol Depner of Grand Junction, Colo., also a Sister of Charity; many nieces, nephews, friends, and her SCL Community.

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Sr Mary Delores Depner's memorial is located at: Holy Cross Cemetery, Billings, Yellowstone County, USA.
When did Sr Mary Delores Depner death?
Sr Mary Delores Depner death on 15 Aug 2011 in Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 45.7400017
Longitude: -108.5552979

Family Members:

Parent

Martin Arnold Depner

(1888 - 1976)

Katherine Victoria “Katie” Gerber Depner

(1894 - 1997)

Siblings

Helen Augusta Depner Nordlund

(1914 - 1992)

Gladys May Depner

(1920 - 1921)

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