Rose Zita Showalter


Father Norbert and Sister Mary Madonna (Rose Zita) Showalter, 1938

Rose Zita Showalter, circa 1910

Rose Zita Showalter and Angela Adams in back row on left; Cyril Showalter in uniform; Others not were identified only as Hanrahans, not individually.

Rose Zita Showalter (Sister Madonna)
born: 18 Jan 1906, Charlotte,Clinton Co.,Iowa
died: 22 Jan 1981, Cedar Rapids,Linn Co.,Iowa, at Queen of Angels Infirmary at Sacred Heart Convent
bur.: 24 Jan 1981, Cedar Rapids,Linn Co.,Iowa, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery
occu: Sister of Mercy

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------
                      |
           |---------Elihu Thomas SHOWALTER (1822, PA - 1903, Iowa)
           |          |
           |          |--------
           |
  |------John Gordon SHOWALTER (1865, Pennsylvania - 1944, Iowa)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Alice Elizabeth GORDON (1827 - 1902)
  |                   |
  |                   |--------
  |
Rose Zita SHOWALTER (1906, Iowa - 1981, Iowa)
  |
  |                   |--------John FARRELL (Ireland - )
  |                   |
  |        |---------George FARRELL (1829, Ireland - 1882, Iowa)
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------
  |        |
  |------Elizabeth FARRELL (1867, Iowa - 1951, Iowa)
           |
           |          |--------Patrick LAWLOR (1808, Ireland - 1889, Iowa)
           |          |
           |---------Catherine LAWLER (1845, Ireland - 1913, Iowa)
                      |
                      |--------Elizabeth REED (1822, Ireland - 1862, Iowa)
According to her obituary, Rose Zita Showalter entered the Congregation of the Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy on Sept. 4, 1932. She made her final profession of vows on June 24, 1938 and was known as Sister Mary Madonna. She taught for 39 years in schools staffed by the Sisters of Mercy at Immaculate Conception and St. Wenceslaus high schools, Cedar Rapids, and at St. Joseph's in Marion. She also taught at Garryowen, Decorah, Ames, DeWitt, Waterloo, Oelwein, Fairfax, Elma and Evansdale. She retired to the convent in 1973. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Loras College and completed additional studies at Mount Mercy College, Catholic University and the University if Northern Iowa, Her nephew Paul was one of the priests officiating at her funeral.

The 1966 Farrell family history had 1935 as the year in which she made her final profession of vows.

More information: OBITUARY

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