DAUWE, Sr. Loretta Jean
- age 61, of Flint, MI passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008 at her residence.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30AM Thursday, June 19, 2008 at Salem
Heights Convent, 4960 Salem Ave, Dayton, Ohio. Interment in Salem Heights
Convent Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 5-7PM at the Convent.
Loretta
was born November 9, 1946 in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of Clarence and
Jane (Jutzie) Dauwe.
She received a Bachelor of Science from the University
of Dayton, a Masters of Science from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and
her Ph.D. from Purdue University. She entered the Congregation of Sisters of
Precious Blood on January 6, 1964.
Loretta was a Professor of Physics at the
University of Michigan - Flint since 1985, where she also served as the
Chair of the Computer Science, Engineering Science and Physics Department.
She has also performed research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Surviving are: brother, Daniel Dauwe of Monument, CO; sister, Joyce Anderson
and husband, David, of Strongsville, OH; nieces and nephews, Daniel, Jr. and
Claire Dauwe, Katie and Thomas Anderson. She was preceded in death by: her
parents and sister, Karen Dauwe.
Friends may share an online tribute on the
obituary page of
www.sharpfuneralhomes.com. A memorial service and tree-planting will be
held in the Fall at the University of Michigan - Flint