Sr. Mary Denise Schwarz, ASC, 87, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
She was born the daughter of Frank and Mary (Grellner) Schwarz on April 6, 1935, in Okarche, Oklahoma. Sr. Schwarz professed her vows on July 1, 1956. She worked as an elementary school teacher.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Agnes Ann and Rose James; and brothers, Arnold, Robert and Richard.
Survivors include her sisters, Helen (Frank) Bice, Yukon, Oklahoma; and Joan (Jerry) Anderson, Slater, Iowa; brothers, Deacon Max (Patricia), Okarche, Oklahoma, and Steve (Becky), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; sisters-in-law, Emalene and JoAnn Schwarz, Okarche, Oklahoma; brother-in-law, Jon James; nieces and nephews, as well as great nieces and nephews; and Sisters of the ASC Community.
Welcoming and Wake will be Monday March 27, 2023, at 10 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 11 a.m. All services will be held at the Chapel of the Woman of the New Covenant, Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Wichita Center, 1165 Southwest Blvd., Wichita, Kansas. Interment at the Community Cemetery of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, Wichita.
A memorial fund has been established for the retirement of Sisters, ASC, 1165 Southwest Blvd., Wichita, Kansas, 67213.
