Sister M. Jolende "Josephine" Meyer, 90, died Jan. 7, 1992, at the Villa Gesu in St. Louis, a retirement home for the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
She was born Nov. 18, 1901, at Longtown, daughter of Barney and Mary Tuschoff Meyer.
Meyer entered the convent of SSND Jan. 30, 1936. She was a cook and housekeeper in numerous convents before retiring to Villa Gesu in 1987.
Survivors include two sisters, Sister M. Leocadia Meyer of St. Louis and Clara Halter of Cape Girardeau.
She was preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers.
Funeral mass was held Jan. 10 at Villa Gesu, with burial in the convent cemetery.
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