Omaha family travels to the Vatican see their relative canonized as a saint in 1999

An Omaha man learned he was going to be related to a saint in 1999.His grandmother’s great aunt Sister Agostina was set to be canonized as a saint by Pope John Paul II.To become a saint, a person must perform at least three miracles.It was said, Sister Agostina returned sight to a girl whose eyes were burned, healed a boy who was run over by a tractor, and cured a boy with a brain tumor.Her family as well as a group of nuns were going to make the trip to the Vatican for the canonization ceremony.See the full story in the video above.More from the KETV Archives:’We’re flying’: Eppley Airfield unveils new motto, advertising in 1986″I fly to a lot of different cities at various times throughout the year, and this compares with a lot of other major cities,” said one passenger.Rumors spread through Red Oak in 1999, prompting KETV reporter to try to find Chubby CheckerThe hunt was on in Red Oak, Iowa, in 1999.