8 nuns die of coronavirus at Wisconsin retirement home Four passed away on the same day. Â Â A do not trespass sign is displayed outside the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province, Thursday in Elm Grove, Wis. Eight nuns living in the suburban Milwaukee covent have died in the last week from COVID-19, according to the congregation. [ MORRY GASH | AP ] Published Dec. 21, 2020 ELM GROVE, Wis. â Eight nuns living at a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee died of COVID-19 complications in the last week â including four who passed away on the same day â a grim reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in congregate living situations, even when precautions are taken.