Sr. M. Adelaide Popp

Sister Adelaide completed her grade school education in Nada Public School. She attended Nada Public High School and Victoria’s Nazareth Academy from which she graduated. She received a BS degree with a major in education and a minor in social sciences from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio. She was also awarded a Master of Religious Education Degree from St. Thomas University in Houston. She held a Texas Teacher’s Permanent Elementary Certificate of the First Class.

Sister Adelaide was received into the Novitiate of the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament on July 27, 1942. She made first profession of vows on July 28, 1943 and pronounced her final vows on September 1, 1946.

During her years of active ministry, Sister Adelaide taught at St. Michael School in Weimar, Holy Cross School in Bay City, Sacred Heart School in La Grange, Sts. Peter and Paul School in Frelsburg, St. Ludmila Academy in Shiner, Nazareth Academy and Our Lady of Victory School in Victoria, and St. Leo School in San Antonio. Sister Adelaide loved small children and was an excellent elementary teacher. She also taught CCD classes in many of the parishes where she ministered.

Some of her hobbies were making rosaries, crocheting, crafting book marks, embroidery, writing letters and being a pen pal. She enjoyed reading, playing cards and dominoes, and visiting the elderly, as well as spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by her brother, Bishop Bernard Popp; sister, Sister Anna Marie Popp; sisters-in-law Bernice Popp and Clara Breummer; numerous nephews and nieces, great – great-grand n.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Joseph Lawrence Popp (Bernice) and Lawrence John Popp (Clara); sisters Margaret Popp Swoboda (Gustav) and Augusta Popp Gerberman (George).

A rosary for Sister Adelaide will be recited at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 3, at Incarnate Word Convent. A Wake Service with Evening Praise and Sharing of Memories will be held at the convent at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 3.

The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at the convent with Rev. Phi Nguyen presiding. The homily will be given by Bishop Bernard Popp.

Burial will follow at Catholic Cemetery No. 3.

Pall bearers will be family members: Andrew Swoboda, Wayne Popp, George Gerberman, Jr., William Gerberman, James Gerberman, Ben Gerberman, Koby Gerberman, and Greg Swoboda.

Memorials may be made to Incarnate Word Convent, Hospice of South Texas, or Donor’s Choice.

Words of comfort may be shared with the Family at www.colonialfuneralhomevictoria.com