Johnita Meyer

Sister Johnita Meyer OSB, died June 1, 2016 at Scholastica’s Convent, St. Cloud, MN. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 4:00 p. m. on June 7, 2016 at St. Benedict’s Convent in St. Joseph, MN. Burial will be in the monastery cemetery. Sister Johnita (Ann Mary Meyer) was born October 28, 1918 to John and Margaret (Emineth) Meyer in Dickinson, ND. She attended school in Dickinson and before joining the convent, she helped her parents on their dairy farm. After her profession of vows in 1948, she experienced thirty years with three careers spent in healthcare at St. Cloud Hospital and St. Benedict Hospital in Ogden, UT as a switchboard operator, in housekeeping and medical records. She also served in the business office at St. Benedict’s Monastery and in food service at St. Cloud Hospital as well as St. Joseph’s Home in St. Cloud and St. Benedict Monastery. In 1992, Sister Johnita started catering special monastery events, giving 15 years to serving the community in that role. Sister Johnita is survived by her Benedictine Community; two sisters, Doloris Schmidt, Dickinson, and Rose (Dominic) St. Peter, Bismarck; one brother, Richard, Dickinson; two brothers-in-law, Richard Frederick and Norbert Amann; two sisters-in-law, Betty Meyer and Joan Meyer; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents and nine siblings.


Burial Date: June 7, 2016

Funeral Mass: Tuesday: St. Benedict’s Convent, St. Joseph, MN