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Johanna Kerkhoff

Female 1895 - 1970  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name Johanna Kerkhoff 
    Born Sep 1895 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Manitowoc Franciscan Sister 
    Died 04 Mar 1970 
    Buried Holy Family Convent Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I73111  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2018 

    Father Henry Kerkhoff,   b. 19 Sep 1862, Town of Woodville, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1950  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Johanna Kempen,   b. 29 Dec 1863, Town of Woodville, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Feb 1944, Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1889  Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SR. M. IGNATIUS KERKHOF

      Sister M. Ignatius, 75, of Holy Family Convent, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died
      Wednesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
      Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Convent Chapel.
      The Rev. Ronald Kirk, O. Praem, will officiate and burial will be in the
      convent cemetery.
      Sister Ignatius was born Johanna Kerkhof Aug. 10, 1894, in Hollandtown,
      daughter of the late Henry and Johanna Kempen Kerkhof. She entered the
      order of Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity April 20, 1917, and
      professed her vows July 15, 1919. She had received her B.S. degree in
      nursing and had taught at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, Ohio.
      She was a nurse at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc; St. Joseph Home, West
      Point, Neb.; and St. Paul Home, Kaukauna.
      Survivors include a brother, William, of Kaukauna; and three sisters,
      Sister M. Eileen of Oconto Falls, Sister M. Everildis of Holy Family
      Convent and Sister M. Merilda of Oshkosh.
      Friends may call at the convent after 1 p.m. Thursday. Pfeffer Funeral
      Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
      Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 4, 1970