Sister M. St. Anne Quinn, IHM

Sister M. St. Anne Quinn, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Tuesday, October 27, 1981 at the Marian Convent in Scranton, Pennsylvania, after an extended illness.

She was born on July 29, 1898 in Durham, England, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Hart Quinn. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 11, 1925, received the religious habit on August 15, 1925, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1927.

Sister St. Anne served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Mary Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD; St. Paul Elementary School in Edgewood, RI; St. Mary Elementary School in Altoona, PA; St. Mary Elementary School in Patton, PA; All Saints Elementary School in Masontown, PA; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Pittston, PA; as well as at elementary schools located in Washington, NC, Baltimore, MD, and Pittsburgh, PA.

Sister also served on the support staff of the IHM Motherhouse and the IHM Generalate in Scranton.

From 1975 until the time of her death, Sister St. Anne served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She is preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers.

She is survived by several cousins in New Salem, PA, and Reverend Austin Hart, a cousin, of Middlesex, England. 

The funeral will be Friday, October 30 at the Marian Convent with Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m, with interment to follow at St. Catherine's Cemetery Moscow, Pennsylvania. Friends may call at the Marian Convent Thursday afternoon or evening.

Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509.