Martha Hund Obituary

Sister Martha Hund OSF, 86, died on October 11, 2009 in the Sisters' Care Unit at Mount Saint Francis. She was born on February 23, 1923 to Frank and Anna (Meinhardt) Hund in Paxico, KS. Upon completing her BS in Nursing Education in 1947 from St. Mary College in Leavenworth, KS, she launched a 32 year career in Nursing Education. Prior to entering the convent, she held a faculty position in the Nursing School at Saint Francis Hospital, Grand Island, NE, for 3 years. She then joined the Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration in 1950 and later earned a MS in Nursing Education from Saint Louis University. Her nursing expertise, leadership and administrative skills led her to the position of Directress of the Schools of Nursing at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Lincoln (1951-1957), Saint Joseph Hospital, Omaha (1958-1964) and Saint Francis Hospital, Grand Island, NE (1965-1972) after which she established and then directed the Home Health Agency for 7 years at Saint Francis Hospital, Grand Island. In 1979 she established the Pastoral Care Department at Saint Elizabeth Community Health Center in Lincoln where she continued to minister for 19 years. Suffering from progressive Alzheimer's disease, Sister Martha moved to Mount Saint Francis in 1998 and has been in nursing home care since 2001. Sister Martha is survived by a sister, Betty Kerstiens, of Westcliff, CO and a brother, David Hund of Paxico, KS. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Mark and Wilfred, and a sister, Mary Carver. A wake service will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 5:15 P.M. in the Sisters' Canticle Chapel on the Mount Saint Francis campus. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at 10:30 A.M. in Canticle Chapel followed by burial in the Mount Saint Francis Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of Saint Francis, 7665 Assisi Heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80919.