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We mourn the death of Sr Marianne Schmitz OP
With love and gratitude, we bid farewell to our Sr Marianne Schmitz OP, who was called home on January 4th, 2026, in Mission San Jose (California/USA).
Our Saviour Christ Jesus has abolished death and has brought to light immortality and life through the Gospel, (2 Tim 1:10b)
With faith-filled confidence in God's love and mercy, our Sr Marianne Schmitz OP completed her earthly life.
Born: 15.07.1927 in Brakel/Hembsen (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany)
Professed: 12.09.1956
Died: 04.01.2026 in Mission San Jose (California/USA)
With great gratitude for her life and her witness as a Dominican missionary, we commend our deceased Sister to the prayers of our Sisters and all who feel connected to her in life and beyond death.
Read the obituary here.
Dominican Sisters of Oakford
January 2026