Volk, Ernestine Philomena

1922 - 2010  (87 years)

• Name	Volk, Ernestine Philomena
  Birth	31 Dec 1922	Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Her given birth name is Ernestine Philomena Volk. When she joined the nunhood, she took the name of Sister Mary Loretta Volk.
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	VOLK.M003
  _FGRAVE	62708503
  Death	4 Dec 2010	Donaldson, Marshall County, Indiana
  Person ID	I42280	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Volk, Anton Constand,   b. 19 May 1897, Jasper County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1982, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Kuenstler, Catherine Frances 'Kate',   b. 13 Apr 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Nov 1980, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1922 - Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois Death - 4 Dec 2010 - Donaldson, Marshall County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Her given birth name is Ernestine Philomena Volk. When she joined the nunhood, she took the name of Sister Mary Loretta Volk. Sister Loretta Volk, 87, died of natural causes in the Catherine Kasper Life Center at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. Sister Loretta was born in Wendelin, Ill., Dec. 31, 1922. She was the daughter of Anton C. and Catherine (Kuenstler) Volk. Sept. 8, 1944, she entered the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Convent and professed her vows June 25, 1947. Prior to entering the convent, she stayed home to help her mother with the six children in her family. Sister Loretta received her B.S. in Education and her master's in Education and then went on to teach in Chicago, Ill., Edwardsville, Ill., Beckemeyer, Ill., Mishawaka, Ind., and East Chicago, Ind. She later became principal in Hecker, Ill. When she retired from teaching and administration, Sister Loretta became a wonderful Sister Hostess at St. Mary Medical Center in Gary, and St. Catherine Hospital, East Chicago. Sister Loretta is survived by two sisters, Sister Antonette Volk of Donaldson, IN and Ethel (Herman) Zwilling of Claremont, IL, a brother, Don (Arlene) Volk of Ingraham, IL and two sister-in-laws; Dorothy (Anton) Volk, Washington, IL, Lelia (Louis) Volk, Claremont, IL, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers, Anton, Louis and Virgil (Korea). Friends may call at the Catherine Kasper Home Chapel Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 4:30 to 9 p.m. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated by the Reverend Fathers Robert Zwilling, James Buerster and Ed Konerman, S.J. Thursday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. EST. The funeral for Sr. Loretta Volk is at Donaldson, Indiana at the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Motherhouse with burial at the cemetary there. The funeral Mass is on December 9th.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4700] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 19, page 10a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).