Sr. Carol Nishke, SSND

Sister Carol Jean Nishke, age 85, passed peacefully away at Trinity Trace Care Center, Covington, LA on April 14, 2026.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Esther (Koening) and Charles Nishke. She is survived by her sister Dorothy (Nishke) Gates, Amherst, NH, her family and relatives.

Sister Carol Jean, found her greatest love of ministry among African American communities, for whom she served as educator or pastoral minister for 40 years in Missouri as well as Arkansas.

May she now rejoice with her God as she enters eternal life.

Services for Sister Carol Jean will be held at St. Anthony’s Gardens, 601 Holy Trinity Drive, Covington, LA on May 1, 2026, starting with a Sharing of Memories Service at 10:30 followed by a Memorial Mass at 11:00.  Msgr. William Bilinsky will officiate.

Arrangements are entrusted to Serenity Funeral Home of Covington, La.

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