M.
Martha Vrba, CDP
1914-2004
Sister
M. Martha Vrba, 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday,
August 5, 2004 in McCullough Hall.
Her hospice nurse and Sister Ann Bernadette Laubert were with her at the
time of her death.
Sister Martha was born in Tours, Texas on October 17,
1914 to Francis Joseph and Agnes Willenborg Vrba, and received the baptismal
name Mary. She entered the
Congregation of Divine Providence on May 31, 1930 and became a novice on June
21, 1934 at which time she received the name Sister M. Martha.
She made her first profession of vows as a Sister of Divine Providence on
June 22, 1935. Sister Martha began
her ministerial life education in New Braunfels, TX.
Her
years of service took her to the following places:
1935-1938
Teacher at Saints
Peter and Paul School, New Braunfels, TX
1938-1957 Teacher
and Principal at Moye Military School, Castroville, TX
1957-1961 Principal
at St. Mary’s Elementary School, San Antonio, TX
1961-1964 Teacher
and Academic Counselor at Providence High School, San Antonio, TX
1964-1967 Regional
Coordinator for Generalate, Helotes, TX
1967-1973
Teacher, Coordinator and Principal at St. Anthony School, San Antonio, TX
1973-1984 Teacher
and Academic Counselor at Providence High School, San Antonio, TX
1984-1989 Admissions
Office at Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX
1990-2004
Retired
Sister Martha was a delightful companion of ours since our novitiate days. She was a very good teacher who loved her students, especially the boys in Moye Military School. They’ve been devoted to her all these years - they were called “her Moye boys.” She will be remembered for her graciousness and the twinkle in her eyes that let us know she loved us all.
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Sister Ann Linda Bell and Sister Marietta Fischer
Services
are:
Rosary - Sunday, August 8, 2004 at 4 p.m.
Wake - Sunday, August 8, 2004 at 6:30 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial - Monday, August 9, 2004 at 10:30 a.m.
All services will take place in Annunciation Chapel.