Mary Toeppe Obituary

Sister Mary Laurene Toeppe

Sister Mary Laurene Toeppe, 96, of Sisters of St. Francis, died at 2:41 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at St. Francis Home.

She was born May 6, 1928, in Toledo, to Lawrence and Mary (Dudley) Toeppe.

Sister Laurene's survivors include four sisters, Dorothy Ameling, Juliana Wright, Angela Klisz, and Ursula (Larry) Wolfe; and brother, Raymond (Shirley) Toeppe.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and four brothers, Lawrence, Kenneth, Donald, and Victor Toeppe.

Sister Laurene earned a Masters of Arts in Business Administration from Notre Dame and served as an elementary teacher, and sometimes principal, at several public and parochial schools in Ohio for 19 years, after which she became the Directress of Novices. Following that ministry, she worked in housing ministry in Toledo. Later, she served on the General Council, worked in housing ministry, and was assistant treasurer for the community. In her retirement years, Sister Laurene was involved in several volunteer ministries, including teaching CCD classes at St. Joseph, tutoring, monitoring visitation at Patchwork House, and ushering at the Ritz Theatre, all in Tiffin. Among other things, Sister Laurene enjoyed hobbies such as decorating Unity candles for weddings and a variety of needlework projects.

Visitation will be 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at St. Francis Convent Chapel. A Christian Wake Service will be 7 p.m. Monday via Zoom.

Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at the chapel. Burial will be at St. Francis Convent Cemetery.

TRAUNERO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 214 S. Monroe Street, Tiffin, Ohio, 44883, (419) 447-3113, has been entrusted with arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Convent, 200 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, Ohio, 44883, or St. Francis Home, 182 St. Francis Ave., Tiffin, Ohio, 44883.

To send online condolences to the family or order out-of-town flowers, go to www.traunerofuneralhome.com.