Sister Anita Montavon, BVM, (Felicity), 82, of 1050 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center.

Sharing of Memories via Zoom will be from 9:30 A/M - 10:15 A/M, on Thursday, December 10, 2020.  A virtual visitation will be held from 10:30 A/M - 10:45 A/M, followed immediately by the funeral service.  Burial is in the Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Sister Anita was an elementary and/or junior high teacher in Chicago, East Moline and Rock Island, IL; Boulder, CO; Butte & Missoula, MT; and Seattle, WA.  She served as director of religious education in Gillette, WY; pastoral minister, librarian, library associate and office manager in Chicago, IL; and library staff member in River Forest, IL.

She was born on January 16, 1938, in DeKalb, IL, to Paul Augustine and Marie (Pitzen) Montavon.  She entered the BVM congregation September 8, 1956, from St. Mary Parish, DeKalb, IL.  She professed first vows on February 3, 1959, and final vows on July 16, 1964.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Jerry, Paul Thomas, and Leonard Montavon; and brothers-in-law, Lars Blevik and Jim Byrne.

She is survived by her twin sister, Miriam (Mimi) Montavon; sisters, Jane Blevik, of Staten Island, NY, Ruth (Jake) Graves, of Ames, IA, and Terese Byrne, of Hanson, MA; sister-in-law, Carolyn Montavon, of Malta, IL; nieces; nephews; and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 64 years.

Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003, or online at https://www.bvmsisters.org/support_donate.cfm .

The Miller Funeral Home, 1185 Hwy 35 N, East Dubuque, IL 61025, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.millerfhed.com