Sister Frances Dolan, BVM, 100, of Caritas Center, 1130 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Caritas Center.
Visitation will be from 9 A/M to 10:15 A/M, on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the Marian Hall Chapel, followed by a Sharing of Memories at 10:15 A/M. Funeral Liturgy will be at 11 A/M. Burial will be in the Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Sister Frances taught music in elementary and secondary schools in Pasadena, Glendale, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara, CA; St. Louis, MO; Milwaukee, WI; and Mundelein, IL. In Chicago, she taught music at Mundelein College, was associate professor of music at Loyola University, and served as music/liturgy coordinator at Wright Hall, a BVM residences.
She was born in Chicago, IL, on November 10, 1916, to Fred and Frances M. (Temske) Dolan. She entered the BVM congregation September 8, 1935, from St. Alphonsus Parish, Chicago. She professed first vows on March 19, 1938, and final vows on August 15, 1943.
She was preceded in death by her parents and Sister Cecelia Finnegan. She is survived by a cousin and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for (81) years.
Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003 or online at www.bvmcong.org/whatsnew_obits.cfm
The Miller Funeral Home, 1185 Hwy 35 N, East Dubuque, IL, is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.com