Sr. Genevieve Freund

Sister Genevieve M. Freund, BVM, (Leonine), 88, of Mount Carmel Bluffs – Gables, 1160 Carmel Dr., Dubuque, Iowa, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

Visitation will be from 9-9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. Sharing of Memories will be at 9:30 a.m., followed immediately by the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial is in the Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Sister Genevieve was an elementary and music teacher at St. Patrick in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She also taught in Clinton. Iowa; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Chicago; and Davenport, Iowa, where she served as vice-principal, liturgical coordinator, parish minister and pastoral associate.

She was born on March 18, 1934, in Davenport, Iowa, to Leo and Marie (Meyer) Freund. She entered the BVM congregation on Sept. 8, 1952, from St. Mary Parish, Davenport, Iowa. She professed first vows on March 19, 1955, and final vows on July 16, 1960.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Mary (Lawrence) Cronkleton. She is survived by nephews and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 70 years.

Memorials may be given to Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, IA 52003 or online at https://www.bvmsisters.org/support_donate.cfm.