Funeral services were held for Sister Anthony Marie Davis, age 95, of Marty, SD at 11am, Monday, January 24, 2011 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Marty, SD with Father David Tickerhoof celebrating the mass.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Visitation began on Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 2pm until 5pm at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner, SD with a wake service at 7:30pm at the church.
Casketbearers were Sean Marcellais, Raymond Cournoyer, Brother Martin Zatsick, TOR, George Langdeaux, Chad Zephier, Ronald Champagne. Homorary bearers were Richard Marcellais, Dr. Duane Champagne, Don Logue, Pierre Davis, Lynn & Carol Ann Davis, Oblate Sisters, Associates & Kateri Circle Members.
Sister Anthony Marie Elizabeth Davis, an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament was born to David and Louise Ann (Champagne) Davis on June 18, 1915 in Belcourt, ND.
She died on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Wagner, SD. She obtained the age of 95 years, seven months, and three days.
Sister Anthony was baptized at St. Anthony Church near Belcourt, ND. After the death of her parents, she lived with her grandparents until she was a teenager. Her early education took place at a mission boarding school at Seven Dolors, Fort Totten, ND. After that school burned down she attended a government school nearby, later transferring to another mission boarding school, the Little Flower School, in St. Michael, ND, where she graduated from the eighth grade. She attended St. Paul Indian Mission in Marty, SD for high school. While in her 60's, Sister Anthony obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Black Hills State University.
While at Marty, she and other Native American girls approached Father Sylvester Eisenman, OSB, the superintendent of Marty, about becoming nuns. It was through Father Sylvester and his consultant, Mother Katharine Drexel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and with the necessary approval of the Bishop of Sioux Falls, Most Rev Bernard J. Mahoney, that a Pious Association was formed with the hope of establishing a Catholic Indian Sisterhood of Religious. She made Perpetual Vows on June 8, 1954 and took the name Sister Anthony Marie, She celebrated her 75th anniversary as an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament on October 10, 2010.
During her years at Marty she had been a sacristan, catechist, pastoral visitor, cook, house mother, office worker, teacher's aid and teacher. While most of her years were spent at Marty, she did spend six years working in Eagle Butte and four years in Rapid City.
Sister Anthony is survived by all of her Oblate Sisters, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a younger brother in 1918, due to an influenza outbreak.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for masses or contributions to the Lake Andes Health Care Center.
Arrangement were with Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home, Wagner, SD.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Visitation began on Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 2pm until 5pm at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner, SD with a wake service at 7:30pm at the church.
Casketbearers were Sean Marcellais, Raymond Cournoyer, Brother Martin Zatsick, TOR, George Langdeaux, Chad Zephier, Ronald Champagne. Homorary bearers were Richard Marcellais, Dr. Duane Champagne, Don Logue, Pierre Davis, Lynn & Carol Ann Davis, Oblate Sisters, Associates & Kateri Circle Members.
Sister Anthony Marie Elizabeth Davis, an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament was born to David and Louise Ann (Champagne) Davis on June 18, 1915 in Belcourt, ND.
She died on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Wagner, SD. She obtained the age of 95 years, seven months, and three days.
Sister Anthony was baptized at St. Anthony Church near Belcourt, ND. After the death of her parents, she lived with her grandparents until she was a teenager. Her early education took place at a mission boarding school at Seven Dolors, Fort Totten, ND. After that school burned down she attended a government school nearby, later transferring to another mission boarding school, the Little Flower School, in St. Michael, ND, where she graduated from the eighth grade. She attended St. Paul Indian Mission in Marty, SD for high school. While in her 60's, Sister Anthony obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Black Hills State University.
While at Marty, she and other Native American girls approached Father Sylvester Eisenman, OSB, the superintendent of Marty, about becoming nuns. It was through Father Sylvester and his consultant, Mother Katharine Drexel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and with the necessary approval of the Bishop of Sioux Falls, Most Rev Bernard J. Mahoney, that a Pious Association was formed with the hope of establishing a Catholic Indian Sisterhood of Religious. She made Perpetual Vows on June 8, 1954 and took the name Sister Anthony Marie, She celebrated her 75th anniversary as an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament on October 10, 2010.
During her years at Marty she had been a sacristan, catechist, pastoral visitor, cook, house mother, office worker, teacher's aid and teacher. While most of her years were spent at Marty, she did spend six years working in Eagle Butte and four years in Rapid City.
Sister Anthony is survived by all of her Oblate Sisters, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a younger brother in 1918, due to an influenza outbreak.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for masses or contributions to the Lake Andes Health Care Center.
Arrangement were with Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home, Wagner, SD.
Funeral services were held for Sister Anthony Marie Davis, age 95, of Marty, SD at 11am, Monday, January 24, 2011 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Marty, SD with Father David Tickerhoof celebrating the mass.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Visitation began on Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 2pm until 5pm at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner, SD with a wake service at 7:30pm at the church.
Casketbearers were Sean Marcellais, Raymond Cournoyer, Brother Martin Zatsick, TOR, George Langdeaux, Chad Zephier, Ronald Champagne. Homorary bearers were Richard Marcellais, Dr. Duane Champagne, Don Logue, Pierre Davis, Lynn & Carol Ann Davis, Oblate Sisters, Associates & Kateri Circle Members.
Sister Anthony Marie Elizabeth Davis, an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament was born to David and Louise Ann (Champagne) Davis on June 18, 1915 in Belcourt, ND.
She died on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Wagner, SD. She obtained the age of 95 years, seven months, and three days.
Sister Anthony was baptized at St. Anthony Church near Belcourt, ND. After the death of her parents, she lived with her grandparents until she was a teenager. Her early education took place at a mission boarding school at Seven Dolors, Fort Totten, ND. After that school burned down she attended a government school nearby, later transferring to another mission boarding school, the Little Flower School, in St. Michael, ND, where she graduated from the eighth grade. She attended St. Paul Indian Mission in Marty, SD for high school. While in her 60's, Sister Anthony obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Black Hills State University.
While at Marty, she and other Native American girls approached Father Sylvester Eisenman, OSB, the superintendent of Marty, about becoming nuns. It was through Father Sylvester and his consultant, Mother Katharine Drexel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and with the necessary approval of the Bishop of Sioux Falls, Most Rev Bernard J. Mahoney, that a Pious Association was formed with the hope of establishing a Catholic Indian Sisterhood of Religious. She made Perpetual Vows on June 8, 1954 and took the name Sister Anthony Marie, She celebrated her 75th anniversary as an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament on October 10, 2010.
During her years at Marty she had been a sacristan, catechist, pastoral visitor, cook, house mother, office worker, teacher's aid and teacher. While most of her years were spent at Marty, she did spend six years working in Eagle Butte and four years in Rapid City.
Sister Anthony is survived by all of her Oblate Sisters, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a younger brother in 1918, due to an influenza outbreak.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for masses or contributions to the Lake Andes Health Care Center.
Arrangement were with Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home, Wagner, SD.
Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Visitation began on Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 2pm until 5pm at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner, SD with a wake service at 7:30pm at the church.
Casketbearers were Sean Marcellais, Raymond Cournoyer, Brother Martin Zatsick, TOR, George Langdeaux, Chad Zephier, Ronald Champagne. Homorary bearers were Richard Marcellais, Dr. Duane Champagne, Don Logue, Pierre Davis, Lynn & Carol Ann Davis, Oblate Sisters, Associates & Kateri Circle Members.
Sister Anthony Marie Elizabeth Davis, an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament was born to David and Louise Ann (Champagne) Davis on June 18, 1915 in Belcourt, ND.
She died on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Wagner, SD. She obtained the age of 95 years, seven months, and three days.
Sister Anthony was baptized at St. Anthony Church near Belcourt, ND. After the death of her parents, she lived with her grandparents until she was a teenager. Her early education took place at a mission boarding school at Seven Dolors, Fort Totten, ND. After that school burned down she attended a government school nearby, later transferring to another mission boarding school, the Little Flower School, in St. Michael, ND, where she graduated from the eighth grade. She attended St. Paul Indian Mission in Marty, SD for high school. While in her 60's, Sister Anthony obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Black Hills State University.
While at Marty, she and other Native American girls approached Father Sylvester Eisenman, OSB, the superintendent of Marty, about becoming nuns. It was through Father Sylvester and his consultant, Mother Katharine Drexel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and with the necessary approval of the Bishop of Sioux Falls, Most Rev Bernard J. Mahoney, that a Pious Association was formed with the hope of establishing a Catholic Indian Sisterhood of Religious. She made Perpetual Vows on June 8, 1954 and took the name Sister Anthony Marie, She celebrated her 75th anniversary as an Oblate Sister of the Blessed Sacrament on October 10, 2010.
During her years at Marty she had been a sacristan, catechist, pastoral visitor, cook, house mother, office worker, teacher's aid and teacher. While most of her years were spent at Marty, she did spend six years working in Eagle Butte and four years in Rapid City.
Sister Anthony is survived by all of her Oblate Sisters, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a younger brother in 1918, due to an influenza outbreak.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for masses or contributions to the Lake Andes Health Care Center.
Arrangement were with Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home, Wagner, SD.
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