Sr. Donna Marie Koenigsknecht, OP, 85, passed away at Siena Center, Racine, WI on Monday January 30, 2023.
Donna Marie was born August 1, 1937 to Leonard J. and Bernita (nee: Cook) Koenigsknecht in Pewamo, MI. She joined the Racine Dominicans and professed her first vows in 1957 and her final vows in 1963.
Sister Donna Marie spent many years in service to others in Domestic Service including baking, cooking, maintenance and working in the laundry. She was an excellent knitter. Each year she made Siena Center a festive place with her Christmas decorating. The grounds around Siena Center benefited from her green thumb.
Sister Donna Marie is survived by the Racine Dominican Sisters and Associates; her brothers Dennis (Pat), Alan (Sharon) and Daniel Koenigsknecht; her sisters Phyllis (Jerry) Terrell and Joan (William) Thelen; sister-in-law Joann Koenigsknecht; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents; her brother Gerald and sister-in-law Meg Koenigsknecht.
A Remembering Service and a Mass of Christian Burial will be in the Siena Center Chapel, Racine, WI on Friday February 3, 2023. Memorials to the Racine Dominican Mission Outreach have been suggested.
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