Sister Valeria entered the Congregation of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters on Oct. 28, 1941, and made first vows on Aug. 5, 1944. She served in the missions in California, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, Ohio and Nebraska. Sister returned to Victory Noll in 2000 and shared her love for crafts and activities with the Sisters.

Sister Valeria was born in Humphrey, Neb., on Nov. 12, 1919, to Stephen Foltz and Mary Wemhoff Foltz. She was preceded in death by eight brothers, Wildred, Henry, Paul, Joseph, Alfred, William, Clement and Stanley Foltz, and four sisters, Dorothy Wessel, Philomae Zabawa, Eleanor Eisenmenger, and Ludwina Foltz. Surviving sister are her nieces and nephews, along with her Victory Noll Sisters with whom she shared life and community for 83 years.

The Vigil Service for Sister Valeria was at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Applegate Chapel at the Heritage Pointe of Warren.

Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Applegate Chapel at Heritage Pointe in Warren.

Sr. Valeria’s nephew, Monsignor Michael Foltz will preside.

Burial was at Victory Noll Cemetery in Huntington at 3 p.m., on that afternoon.

McElhaney Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, IN, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.mcel haneyhartfuneralhome.com