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Garden City- Sister Gertrude “Trudy” Tanner, 78, died on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at St Catherine Hospital in Garden City. She was born on April 22, 1940 at Newark, Ohio the daughter of Ivan & Esther (Schlingerman) Tanner.

Sister Trudy entered religious life in 1958, made profession in 1960 and professed her final vows in 1965. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Dominican College in 1965 and taught at several different Catholic schools in Ohio, New Mexico & Pennsylvania. In 1973 she earned her Masters in Education from the University of Dayton, in 1977 received her C.P.E. Certificate from Riverside Methodist Hospital and in 1982 her Masters in Pastoral Ministry from Catholic University. In 1984 she was named the Associate Director of Rural Religion Education for the Archdiocese of Louisville. In 1988 she moved to Port Richey, Florida where she was Pastoral Associate and Director of Adult Catholic Formation for St James the Apostle Parish. In 2007 she was named to the same position at St Magdalen Parish in Bloomfield, Iowa. In 2013 she moved to Garden City where she envisioned a place where trafficked women and their children could be safe. After tireless effort her dream was realized and the Oasis of Peace Center opened in the Spring of 2018. The Center is a testament to Sister Trudy’s gospel passion and dedication. Sister Trudy enjoyed bird watching, playing cards, classical music, theater and watching horse races. In her earlier years she enjoyed playing tennis. She was preceded in death by her Parents & Brother- William Eugene Tanner.

She is survived by her Sisters- Marianne Lee of Newark, Ohio and Kathleen Marie Brooker of Pataskala, Ohio and her Dominican Sisters of Peace Sisters.

Vigil Service will be at 7:00 PM Tuesday and Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM Wednesday at St Dominic Catholic Church with Rev Mark Brantley Presiding. Additional Mass and burial will be at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Chapel and Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Memorials are suggested to Dominican Sisters of Peace or Oasis of Peace in care of Garnand Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.


Garnand Funeral Home 412 North 7th Garden City, Ks 67846 620-276-3219