New Ulm review., 1913-05-21

and vigorous character, highly honor
able citizen and neighber. His pass
ing away removes another of the ole
land marks of Brown county Sleepy
Eye Herald. Dispatch.
Mother Superior Margsretha Flavis
is no more. Her death came suddenly
and Unexpectedly. Although she had
not been in the best of health FOR the
past year, the Sisters associated with
her in the hospital work and her many
friends never dreamed that her end
WAS so near. She was stricken with
heart failure Friday evening shortly
after her return from Q walk. The
seriousness of her condition was a,
once apparent and everything was
done to save her, but sl! proved IN.
svailing. Sunday afternoon she had
. sinking spell from which she never
rallied and breathed her last Sunday
evening, May 18th at $40 p. M, aged
81 years.
A useful and active career has come
to an end with Mother Flsvis's 8 demise.
She spent the best part Of her life right
here in New Ulm in building up the
hospital and she is entitled to more
credit than any other individual per-
son for the erection OF the magnificent
new Loretto Hospital. She had the
satisfaction of seeing her lite's work
completed but her friends feel that
she should have been spared long
enough to enjoy the fruits of her work
in the pleasure that the new hospital
would have given her. .- I
The deceased whose name was
Margaretha Woersdorfer was born
May 30, 1852 in Heimburg near Linn
burg, in Hessen-Nassau, Germany.
She received her schooling and train.
ing in the convent OF the Holy Vim
cent of Paul in Limburg. She
Joined the Poor Hand Maids of Jesus
Christ in the year 1870 at the General
Mother House in Dernbach near Lin
burg, two Of her sisters becoming
affiliated with the same order. In the
year 1874 she took holy VOWS and
came to America in the year 1915. She
was nurse at various hospitals and
was, on account of her executive abb
lity, advanced to the position OF
Mother Superior in the year 1884 when
only 80 years old.
While at Ashland, Wis. in that
year, the St.iJ oseph's Hospital was
erected under her supervision. From
there she went to Superior, Wis. where
she remained for seven years and was
instrumental in building the St. Fran
els Hospital in 1885 and St. Msry's
Hospital in the year 1887. In 1892
she came 10 New Ulm and took charge
Of the then St. Alexander Hospital.
To make both ends meet and at the
same time forge ahead was no easy
m after, but the good sister never
tired. She had only one object in
mind, to increase the size and efficiency
of the hospital and several additions
were built under her supervision,
which after some time proved made
quate.
The necessity of a new hospital,
modern and up-to.date, became more
from day to day and she
finally secured the necessary permis-
sion from the executive committee to
90 ahead with the work and the
present hospital is the result Of her
persistent efforts and may we'll stand
as a monument for her life's work. 1t
is the equal if not the superior of any
hospital in the state.
+ Mother Flavia was uniformly kind.
She always had cheerful word for
each and every patient on whom she
called almost regularly every morn
ing. She liked the great outdoors
aud spent considerable of her time
working in the garden.
The funeral will be held this WED
nesday) morning at ten O'Clock with
services in the Hospital chapel which
will be in charge of Chaplain Adolph
Schott. Her remains will then be
brought to Holy Trinity Church, where
Rev. Schlinkert will officiate at the
burial ceremonies. She is survived
by one brother in Germany and by
Two sisters who are also members of