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Columba Lis

1927 - 2019

BORN

1927

DIED

2019

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Ridge Funeral Home

6620 West Archer Ave

Chicago, Illinois

Columba Lis Obituary

Lis, Sr. Columba Krystyna, 0.P. Sister Columba was born on November 6, 1927, in Poland. In 1949, she traveled to the U.S. to join the American Province of Polish Dominican Sisters in Justice, IL. She was a graduate of Rosary College, later Dominican University, in River Forest, IL. She worked in Justice, IL, and Knox, IN, serving the elderly and children. In 1960, she was sent to Milwaukee where she worked as a nurse, a food service supervisor, and, from 1966 to 2006, a nursing home administrator of St. Ann Rest Home. She also served her religious community as a Superior of the Milwaukee house and a Provincial Superior of the American Province. Visitation for Sister Columba will be held at St. Ann Rest Home in Milwaukee, WI, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann's on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 7:00 a.m. An Illinois visitation will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Rosary Hill Nursing Home, 9000 W. 81st St., in Justice, IL, from 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements by Ridge Funeral Home Directors. Funeral Information: 773-586-7900 or www.ridgefh.com.



Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Mar. 10, 2019.
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My sincere condolences to your family for the loss of your love one. May the God of comfort be with you during this sad occasion and may his loving words at John 6:40 console your heart.

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March 16, 2019

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Mar

13

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

St. Ann Rest Home

Milwaukee, IL

Mar

14

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Rosary Hill Nursing Home

9000 W. 81st St., Justice, IL

Mar

14

Mass of Christian Burial

7:00 a.m.

St. Ann's

IL

Mar

14

Service

11:00 a.m.

Rosary Hill Nursing Home

9000 W. 81st St., Justice, IL

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Ridge Funeral Home

6620 West Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

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