Sister Mary Kenneth Scheessele collection, 1978

Resource Information

The work Sister Mary Kenneth Scheessele collection, 1978 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, http://bibfra.me/vocab/marc/Collection, Multimedia, Mixed Materials.

Label

Sister Mary Kenneth Scheessele collection, 1978

Inclusive dates

1978

Subject

• Catholic Church -- Indiana -- History
• Clergy -- Indiana
• Newsletters
• Obituaries
• St. Meinrad Archabbey

Genre

• Newsletters
• Obituaries

Language

• eng
• eng

Summary

This collection contains four photocopied items from Sister Mary Kenneth Scheessele in Ferdinand, Indiana, in 1978, regarding influential indviduals of the church community.These items include a tribute to Kathleen Jacobsen, of the First Missionary Church, Berne, Indiana; an obituary card for Father Linus Swartz of St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, Indiana; a newsletter dated March 28, 1978, by the donor of the collection, Sister Mary Kenneth Schessle, detailing her battle with brain cancer; and a letter from Sister Mary Kenneth Scheessele, summarizing her rationale for donating the items

Biographical or historical data

Sister Mary Kenneth Scheessele was born on December 5, 1922, to John George and Ida (Griesbaum) Scheessele. She entered the St. Benedict Convent Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana, in 1940, and made her monastic vows in 1942. Kathleen (Inniger) Jacobsen, born on November 17, 1924 in Adams County, Indiana. She was a missionary of the First Missionary Church in Berne, Indiana. Jacobsen died of a brain tumor on January 28, 1978.Father Linus Swartz was a monk of St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, Indiana. He was born on June 3, 1911 to Charles and Kathryn (Strobel) Swartz, in New Albany, Indiana. Swartz died on April 4, 1978. Source: Items in the collection.Dubois County Free Press. Accessed October 21, 2015. www.duboiscountyfreepress.com.

Cataloging source

ISL