Sister M. Therese Maas, age 97, of the Sisters of St. Francis in Tiffin, died Monday, August 23, 2004, at St. Francis Convent, Tiffin, Ohio.
She was born July 16, 1907, to Veronica (Kleman) and Peter Maas in Custar, Ohio.
She is survived by her brother-in-law Emil Goris of Weston, Ohio, cousins Rev. James Brown and Tiffin Franciscan Sister Maurice Kleman, and nieces and nephews.
Her parents, her brother, Charles, and four sisters, Dolores Gores, Philomena Casey, Marcella Jackson, and Margaret Stoll, preceded her in death.
Sister Therese’s ministries included domestic work at St. Francis Convent; housekeeping at Fort Jennings, Carey, North Auburn, and Reed; and working at St. Francis Home in the kitchen, as supervisor of the floors, and in the laundry and sewing room. When she died, Sister Therese was a minister of prayer for the congregation.
Burial will be in St. Francis Convent cemetery.
Memorials can be made to St. Francis Home or St. Francis Convent.