Collection: Sister Reinhardt Hecker Collection | Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

The Sister Reinhardt Hecker Collection contains correspondence with David Hecker concerning Hecker family history. There are five letters from 1988, a card with a letter from 1989 and another from 1990. Both of the cards are from Sister Reinhardt. Also included is an obituary for Sister Reinhardt and Elizabeth Frankenhauser.

Dates

1988 - 1990

Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

Copyright

Copyrights to items in this collection remain with original copyright holders or are in the public domain.

Biography

Reinhardt Hecker was born to Leonard and Marie Evan Hecker on March 14, 1901 in Munich, Russia. She was the oldest of nine children. When she was thirteen, her family immigrated to the United States and settled in the Belfield, North Dakota area. She entered the convent of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota on December 8, 1921 and made vows on July 11, 1923. She served at the Bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck’s house for 26 years as a cook and housekeeper. She was also a cook at MN and ND missions staffed by the Benedictine Sisters, including 14 years at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND. She died on January 27, 1994 at Annunciation Priory, Bismarck.

Extent

3 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

This collection contains correspondence between Sister Reinhardt Hecker and David Hecker from 1988-1990. It also contains Sister Reinhardt’s and Elizabeth Frankenhauser’s obituaries.