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Sr Mildred Susanna “Sister Norma” Honz

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Birth	:	18 Nov 1920 Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Sep 2015 Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Mount Saint Scholastica Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5524788, -95.1274185
Description	:	Sister Norma Honz, OSB, 94, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kan., died Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the monastery. The vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 24, in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 25. Sister Norma was born to Eleanor and Andrew Honz on November 18, 1920. She was one of four children, growing up on a farm in Panama, Iowa. After teaching in rural schools in Iowa for four years, she entered Mount St. Scholastica in 1944. She taught in grade... Read More	Sister Norma Honz, OSB, 94, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kan., died Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the monastery. The vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 24, in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 25. Sister Norma was born to Eleanor and Andrew Honz on November 18, 1920. She was one of four children, growing up on a farm in Panama, Iowa. After teaching in rural schools in Iowa for four years, she entered Mount St. Scholastica in 1944. She taught in grade schools in Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado for 20 years and was also a principal for two years. After earning a home economics degree from Kansas State University in 1967, she taught home economics at LeBlond (St. Joseph, Mo.) and Lillis (Kansas City, Mo.) high schools and at the Mount Academy. From 1976-1985 she was chair of the home economics department at Benedictine College. She also gave lectures on nutrition for such senior groups as Elderhostel and The Shepherd's Center. After she retired from teaching in 1989, she worked in the monastery kitchen and assisted in other community services. She served on the community senate and conciliation board and was a member of the American Home Economics Association and Kansas Church Women United. She celebrated her 60th anniversary as a Benedictine sister in 2006. Sister Norma was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Andrew Honz and her sister Lucille Mickels. She is survived by her sister Margaret Feldman of Harlan, Iowa, and by nieces, nephews and her monastic family. Two cousins, Sister Agnes Honz and Sister Sylvia Kenkel, are also members of Mount St. Scholastica. Arensberg Pruett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ State of birth provided by The Seeker, 12 Nov 2015 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ If you add links or photographs to this memorial, will you please use "Edit" (upper right corner) to let me know? Thank you. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Sr Mildred Susanna “Sister Norma” Honz death on 17 Sep 2015 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.5524788
Longitude: -95.1274185

Family Members:

Parent

Andrew Thomas Honz

(1893 - 1926)

Eleanor Margaret Hoffmann Honz

(1897 - 1978)

Siblings

Margaret Mary Honz Feldman

(1922 - 2017)

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