Sister Elizabeth Rose (Mabel Therese) Muscha of Valley City, ND died at Maryvale Convent on July 20, 2023, at 98 years of age. Visitation will be Friday, July 28, 2023, from 6-8:00pm with a prayer service at 7:00pm. The Funeral Mass will be Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 1:00pm. Both the visitation and funeral will be held at Maryvale Convent Chapel, 11550 River Road, Valley City, North Dakota. The service will be live streamed, then archived, on a link provided along with her obituary on her tribute page at www.lerudmathias.com. An online guestbook is available there as well.
Sister Elizabeth Rose was born on May 9, 1925, in Harvey, ND to Ferdinand and Mabel (Specht) Muscha. She attended school at Wells County District #2, graduating from Harvey High School in June 1943. On August 22, 1946, she professed her vows as a Sister of Mary of the Presentation in Spring Valley, Illinois. Sister Elizabeth Rose was highly educated. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from College of Great Falls, Montana in 1957. In 1968 she received her Master’s Degree from Creighton University, Omaha, NE. In 1987 she received a Master’s in Art at Mundelein College in Chicago, IL. She held numerous credentials within the Educational System and in 2004 received her Counselor Designate Degree from North Dakota State University.
Sister Elizabeth Rose served in the education field for 55 of her 73 years of ministry: St. Aloysius School in Oakwood, ND from 1946-47, 1949-54, 1957-1960. Catherine’s School in Valley City, ND 1947-49, 1956-57, 1969-1975, and was also the Assistant Principal in 1968-69. St. Boniface, Walhalla, ND 1954-56. Principal at Little Flower and St. Leos Schools, Minot, ND 1988-91. Superintendent at Esmond Public School in Esmond, ND 1991-92. She was a Religious Education teacher at St. Mary’s Parish in Munich, ND 1992-95. Superintendent in Upham Public School in Upham, ND 1995-1997. She was a Principal at St. Wenceslaus School in Dickinson, ND 1997-2000. Her last 13 years of ministry she served as a counselor at Christ the King School in Mandan, ND 2001-13 and St. Bernard Mission School in Fort Yates, ND 2013-19. Sister Elizabeth Rose also served on the St. Aloysius Medical Center in Harvey, ND, as a Board Member for many years. After 73 years of service, she retired to Maryvale in July of 2019.
Sister Elizabeth Rose Muscha was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Robert and Myron and sister Jean Allmaras.
She is survived by her Religious Community – the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, brothers Kenneth, and Jerry; sisters Lois Martins, Patty Sauter, and Betty Kiser, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
The Lerud Mathias Funeral Home in Valley City is assisting with funeral arrangements.