Sister Bertille Goblirsch, OSB, 83, St. Scholastica Monastery, died at the Monastery on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. She entered the Duluth Benedictine community January 3, 1951, and professed monastic vows July 11, 1952. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee of monastic profession August 15, 1977, and her Golden Jubilee July 7, 2002.
Sister Bertille was born November 30, 1926, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She received her High School Equivalency Diploma from Phoenix College. Primarily, her ministries in the community were housekeeping and food service. Sister Bertille’s Housekeeping duties included service at Our Lady of Victory and St. Bridget’s Convents in Minneapolis, St. Timothy’s in Chicago, and St. Thomas the Apostle in Phoenix. Her food service work was chiefly in baking at the Villa St. Scholastica, the College of St. Scholastica, St. Scholastica Priory, and the Benedictine Health Center, all located in Duluth. In 1998 she retired from Food Service and in 2002 did volunteer work for the community.
Sister Bertille was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Clara (Sellner) Goblirsch, her brothers Edwin, Eugene, Gerald and Denis. Besides the Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery.
She is survived by her brother, Father Robert Goblirsch, her sister, Alice Dorn, her Aunt Mary Turbes, and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
A wake service will be at 7 p.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, with visitation from 5:30 until 9 p.m. and again one hour prior to the service on Wednesday. The Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, with Reverend Robert Goblirsch as presider. Interment will be in Gethsemane Cemetery. Memorials to St. Scholastica Monastery will be appreciated. Arrangements are by Bell Brothers Jarvi Dowd Funeral Home, Duluth.
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