Louise Ann Sickman Daily Journal, Park Hills, MO/May 20, 2009 BONNE TERRE — Louise Anne Sickman passed away May 18, 2009, at the age of 83. She was born April 8, 1926, the eleventh child and youngest daughter of Robert Himmelberg and Mary Himmelberg nee Brucks. She was preceded in death by her husband of thirty-one years, Henry Leo Sickman, and all twelve of her siblings. She is survived by her children, David (Laurie) Lockman and Carol (Peter) Sickman-Garner; her grandchildren, John Henry Lockman and Lily and Robin Sickman-Garner; and many nieces and nephews. She was born and raised on a family farm in Glasgow, Missouri, close to the Missouri River. She entered the novitiate of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood in O'Fallon, Missouri, at the age of 13 and took her final vows seven years later. She served the church as both musician and teacher for 18 years, while earning a degree in music from Fontbonne College. After leaving the convent, she was introduced to Henry Sickman, a widower who owned a farm in Bonne Terre, Missouri. They married on October 31, 1964. Louise was a gifted composer and arranger, with a clear soprano voice, and she served as the choir director of St. Joseph's Parish in Bonne Terre for over 20 years. After Henry died in 1996, she continued to live on the farm they had worked together until 2003, when she moved first into Bonne Terre and then up to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to be closer to her children and their families. She loved to play pinochle, softball and ping pong. She was an avid traveler who visited France, Italy, Israel, Ireland, Canada, and many parts of the United States. Even as Alzheimer's disease robbed her of her memories, she continued to play the piano until a couple of weeks ago and was always friendly and quick with a smile and a laugh and a hug. She was a dear woman who will be missed. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m., at C.Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home, 313 Benham St., Bonne Terre, MO., 63628. Service will be Friday, 10 a.m., at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bonne Terre with Father Andrew Sigmund officiating. Interment will follow at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions to either the Alzheimer's Association, Ann Arbor Hospice, or the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood in O'Fallon, Missouri will be gratefully appreciated.