Columban Father Charles Duster, 82, died March 7 in Bellevue, Nebraska.

Born in Iowa, he attended Regis University in Denver and Marquette University in Milwaukee before entering the seminary. He completed his studies and was ordained a priest of the Missionary Society of St. Columban in 1961.

He served in Japan from 1962 to 1968. He was based in Omaha, Nebraska, while he served as Midwest vocation director for his congregation from 1969-1972, a position he continued while residing at the Columban House in Chicago.

After lengthy assignments in Fiji and in Rome, he returned to Chicago. He was assigned to the Columban Magnolia house, where he worked on mission promotion and vocations (2005-2011) and served as house superior (2008-2011).

He returned to Omaha in 2011 and worked in planned giving and development and served as superior of the Omaha community (2012-2016).

He is survived by his brother, William Duster, and his sister, Katie Enns.

Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Mary Kathryn Guenther, 87, died March 4 in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin.

Born in South Dakota, Sister Mary Kathryn made her first religious in 1949 and her final profession in 1952. She taught, was an activity director and did pastoral ministry in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, Sister Mary Kathryn taught at Immaculate Conception, Waukegan (1949-1956); and St. Richard (1958-1962).

Benedictine Sister Joanna (Jean Ann) Trapp, 90, died on March 3 at St. Scholastica Monastery.

Born in Detroit, she moved to Chicago with her family and attended St. Ignatius Parish and St. Scholastica High School. She entered the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in 1946, a year after graduation, and professed final vows in 1951.

She taught at St. Hilary and St. Lambert, Skokie, and at elementary and high schools in Colorado. She returned to Chicago and taught for the next 42 years at St. Scholastica Academy.

She is survived by her sister, Norene Mahoney.

BVM Sister Margaret (St. Leonard) Haas, 84, died March 1 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she entered the BVM congregation in 1953, from St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Park Ridge, and professed final vows in 1961.

In Chicago, Sister Margaret taught at Immaculata High School and Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein. She ministered as curriculum consultant for the Archdiocese of Chicago; was director of connections for the adult education center at Malcolm X College; served in donor relations for the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls; and worked in parish ministry at St. Gertrude Parish. She also was a teacher in Iowa, California and Nebraska.

She is survived by her sisters Marilyn Haas (her twin), Monica Michelau, Mary Kathryn Amaya, Carolyn Thompson, Mary Beth Fitt and Patricia Bougher; and her brothers John, Thomas and Robert Haas.

Felician Sister Mary Joanne (Agnes) Maslowski, 91, died Feb. 25 at Our Lady of the Angels Convent.

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, she entered the Felician Sisters in 1943 and professed her final vows in 1951. For most of her religious life, she ministered in elementary and high schools as a teacher and principal in Illinois and Wisconsin.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she ministered at Good Shepherd (1945-1947, 1960-1962), Holy Innocents (1947-1952), St. Cyril and Methodius, Lemont (1952-1957), Holy Rosary, North Chicago (1957-1960), St. Wenceslaus (1968-1969), St. Turibius (1969-1970), St. Joseph High School (1970-1978), St. Bruno (1984-1985) and Good Counsel High School (1992-2002).