Sister Jean Margaret Black, BVM

Sister Jean Margaret Black, BVM

Dubuque

Sister Jean Margaret Black, BVM, 98, died July 27, 2022, at Mount Carmel Bluffs, 1160 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa.

Funeral services will be Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in the Mary Frances Clarke Chapel at Mount Carmel Bluffs. Virtual visitation begins at 9 a.m. followed by funeral Mass. All services may be viewed through live videostream beginning at 9:15 a.m. at https://portal.stretchinternet.com

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Sister Jean Margaret was born on Aug. 30, 1923, in Holbrook, Iowa, to John and Mary (McCarty) Black. She entered the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Feb. 2, 1945, from St. Michel Parish, Holbrook, Iowa.

Sister Jean Margaret was an elementary teacher at Visitation in Des Moines and Hayes Catholic in Muscatine, Iowa. She also taught in Nebraska, Montana and California.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Sister Joanita Black, BVM, Kathleen Black, Margaret Black, Florence Black and Helen Black; and a brother, Joseph Black. She is survived by a brother, Harold “Jerry” (Jane) Black, Coralville, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Madonna Black, Williamsburg, Iowa; nieces and nephews; and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 77 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

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