Sister Jeanne Marie Holtz OSU

Sister Jeanne Marie Holtz (Sister Edward Marie) 79, died at the Ursuline Center on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Sister Jeanne Marie, the daughter of the late Edward and Marie (Clancy) Holtz entered the Ursuline Community from Lima St. Gerard parish in 1949. She graduated from St. Ursula Academy then went on to the former Mary Manse College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965. She completed a Master of Arts degree at Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, WI in 1974 and did further graduate studies at Bowling Green State University, the University of Dayton and the University of Toledo. Sister Jeanne Marie began her teaching career at Good Shepherd School in 1952 and also taught at St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Patrick of Heatherdowns, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Angela Hall in Toledo and at St. Gerard in Lima, St Joseph and St. Mary, Tiffin and St. Joseph, Crestline. Sister was the Principal at Good Shepherd from 1982 to 1988 and served as Religious Education Coordinator at St. Rose, Perrysburg for ten years. She retired in 2006 and tutored at St. Ursula Academy until her retirement in 2011. Sister Jeanne Marie was a member of the Sisters' Council for 14 years and was the president in 1982. She was a member of the Diocesan Pastoral Council for six years and served two terms on the Board of the Council. She was elected to the General Council of the Ursuline Community for four years. She was happy to serve on the Diocesan Ecumenical Committee from 1990 to 1997 and was a member of Associates in Ministry until her death. Sister Jeanne Marie was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers, Edward, Richard, James, and John. She is survived by her brother, William (Sue) Holtz of Landeck, OH; her sisters, Roseann Jackson of Lima and Sister Claudia Holtz OSU of Toledo; her sister-in-law, Jean Ann Holtz of Lima; many nieces and nephews, her Sisters in Community and many friends. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, after 3:00 p.m. followed by a Vigil Service at 6:30 p.m. at the Ursuline Center. The funeral Liturgy will be held at the Ursuline Center on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will take place at Resurrection Cemetery following the Liturgy. Memorials may be made to the Ursuline Convent 4045 Indian Road, Toledo, OH 43606. Please register and sign the guest list at CoyleFuneralHome.com

Sister Jeanne Marie Holtz OSU

June 18, 1933 - June 1, 2013