Sister Emily Nabholz

Sister Emily Nabholz, who was 91, died on October 8, 2019, in Nazareth, Kentucky. She was born in Conway, Ark., on June 5, 1928, to Mary Strack and Emil Nabholz. She is survived by her two brothers, Tom and Charles Nabholz, their wives, and 42 nieces and nephews, and her Religious Community. She is preceded in death by her parents and nine brothers and sisters: Margaret McNeil, Sister Elizabeth Nabholz, Alfred Nabholz, Helen Wewer, Robert Nabholz, Bernard Nabholz, Edmund Nabholz, Elinor Rohlman, and Sister Teresa Nabholz. She was a Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 69 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Nazareth College (now Spalding University) in 1954, a Master's in Psychiatric Nursing from Catholic University of America in 1958, and a Doctorate in Public Health from UCLA in 1972. In Louisville, Ky., she served at St. Joseph Infirmary from 1950 to 1956, and as Director of Nursing at Our Lady of Peace from 1958-1968. After earning a Doctorate, Sister was appointed Director of the SCN Health Apostolate. Seven years later, she began ministry at the Weber Retreat Center, Adrian, Michigan. In 1975, she participated in a three-month program in India, and taught psychiatric nursing at the Nazareth School of Nursing, Mokama, India. In 1985, Sister Emily became Southern Provincial for the Congregation. In 1987, she was elected SCN President, serving in that capacity for five years. She also served on many Boards, and following her term as President, she sought certification in spiritual direction and healing arts. From 1994 to the present, she has ministered as a Spiritual Director. Visitation and Prayer Service was held Sunday, October 13, at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Nazareth, and then the Funeral Mass was held Monday Morning, October 14, with burial in the Nazareth Cemetery.