SINSINAWA, Wisconsin.—Sister Rosalinda “Rosie” Soria, OP, died Aug. 29, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Manor, Footville, Wisconsin. The funeral Mass was held there on Sept. 5, followed by burial in the Motherhouse Cemetery, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Sister Rosie made her first profession as a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa on August 4, 1968, and her perpetual profession on August 5, 1973. She served as a licensed practical nurse for 28 years, and often served simultaneously as a counselor for 22 years and an administrator for seven years. Sister Rosie was a kind person and especially empathetic with those who suffered from long-term pain and chronic illness. She served in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and New Mexico.

In the Archdiocese of New York, Sister Rosalinda served as counselor and administrator at Good Counsel-Paraclete, Staten Island, 1991-1993.

Sister Rosie was born on February 6, 1945, in Myers, Montana, the daughter of Gilberto and Guadalupe (Alvarado) Soria. Her parents and eight sisters, Consuello Soria, Amparro Soria, Minerva “Margaret” Ortez, Ruth Soria, Esperanza Rangel, Helen Mason, Sister Guadalupe Soria, OP, and Mariana “Annie” Florez preceded her in death. She is survived by a sister, Gloria Soto; nieces; nephews; and her Dominican Sisters, with whom she shared 55 years of religious life.

Memorials may be made to the Sinsinawa Dominicans, 585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI, 53824-9701 or at www.sinsinawa.org/donate online.

Repeat broadcasts of the wake and funeral for Sister Rosalinda are available online at the “on demand” tab at www.sinsinawa.org/live.