Birth date: Feb 12, 1924 Death date: Feb 12, 2017
Sr. Mary Catherine Eschenbach, age 93 of the Srs. of St. Francis in Oldenburg, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the convent. Born February 15, 1923 in Indianapolis, she is the daughter of Cecilia (Nee: Johantgen) and Carl Eschenb Read Obituary
MC was among the 'giants' in my opinion. Loved her ready laughter, common sense/no nonsense tackling of everyday issues, love of sport, and gentle, generous living of community life. A favorite memory is of climbing fences with her in PNG 20 years ago.
Sr. Mary Catherine was the principal at St. Michael's in Indianapolis during my time there as a student. I will always remember Friday afternoons after recess going into church to learn new songs for Mass. Sr. Mary Catherine had a record player setup on the ambo with the various songs we were supposed to learn for that day. Although never a great singer, that never stopped Sister from enthusiastically leading the effort to learn the songs. I did see her just a couple of years ago at an event at Cardinal Ritter High School and she looked great. Rest In God's eternal peace now.
Dear Aunt Angie, Aunt Leanore, Brett and all the Kriese clan: I am sorry for your loss of Sister. I had no idea she was such a rounder, so travelled and so giving and so faithful. Surely God has been perfectly pleased by all Sister has done for so many. She now sees the face of God and so many of her family, after all these years. God blest all of you, in your relationship with Sister. My father, Bob Schafer, many times said Mary Catherine could play baseball better than any guy her age. Rest in Peace Sisster. Prayers and hugs, Marianne
