Individual Details
Marie P. M. Fabian Dierkhising Sr.
(December 31, 1912 - December 7, 2002)
Sister Fabian Dierkhising, OSB
89
St. Cloud
Dec. 7, 2002
Sister Fabian Dierkhising, 89, died at St. Scholastica Convent on Dec. 7, 2002. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery. Burial will be in the Monastery cemetery. There will be visitation on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud, MN, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friends may call at St. Scholastica Convent on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and at St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, MN, for the Vigil Prayer Service at 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral.
Sister Fabian was born to Frank and Catherine (Mohr) Dierkhising on December 31,1912 in Meire Grove, Minn. She entered St. Benedict's Monastery in 1935, made her first vows on July 11, 1936, and her final vows on July 11, 1939. Sister Fabian earned her B.A. degree in Elementary Education from the College of Saint Benedict and taught primary grades in Cold Spring, Minneapolis, Bluffton, New Munich, Long Prairie, and St. Cloud. She was also a classroom aide in Albany and Freeport. She retired to St. Scholastica Convent in 1988.
Sister Fabian is survived by her Benedictine community; one brother, Martin, of Cold Spring, and many nieces and nephews. Four brothers and five sisters preceded her in death.
89
St. Cloud
Dec. 7, 2002
Sister Fabian Dierkhising, 89, died at St. Scholastica Convent on Dec. 7, 2002. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict's Monastery. Burial will be in the Monastery cemetery. There will be visitation on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at St. Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud, MN, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friends may call at St. Scholastica Convent on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and at St. Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, MN, for the Vigil Prayer Service at 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral.
Sister Fabian was born to Frank and Catherine (Mohr) Dierkhising on December 31,1912 in Meire Grove, Minn. She entered St. Benedict's Monastery in 1935, made her first vows on July 11, 1936, and her final vows on July 11, 1939. Sister Fabian earned her B.A. degree in Elementary Education from the College of Saint Benedict and taught primary grades in Cold Spring, Minneapolis, Bluffton, New Munich, Long Prairie, and St. Cloud. She was also a classroom aide in Albany and Freeport. She retired to St. Scholastica Convent in 1988.
Sister Fabian is survived by her Benedictine community; one brother, Martin, of Cold Spring, and many nieces and nephews. Four brothers and five sisters preceded her in death.
Events
| Birth | December 31, 1912 | Meire Grove, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Death | December 7, 2002 | St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Father | Frank Bennette Dierkhising (1878 - 1945) |
| Mother | Catherine Mohr (1882 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Rosalia M. M. Dierkhising Sr. (1908 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Emilia E. Dierkhising (1910 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Dorothy M. M. Niceta Dierkhising Sr. (1911 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Joseph C. Dierkhising (1914 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Anthony J. Dierkhising (1916 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Martin M. Dierkhising (1917 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Herbert Bernard Dierkhising (1919 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Aloysius Edward Dierkhising (1921 - 2000) |