Remembering Sr. Mariette Kalbac
May 16, 1938 – June 25, 2025 Memory Service Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CTLocation: Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Our Lady of the Angels Chapel26W171… Read More »Remembering Sr. Mariette Kalbac
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May 16, 1938 – June 25, 2025 Memory Service Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CTLocation: Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Our Lady of the Angels Chapel26W171… Read More »Remembering Sr. Mariette Kalbac
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