Sister M. Inez Farrell, IHM
Sister M. Inez Farrell, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, September 14, 1956.
She was born on April 28, 1872 in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Alice Doyle Farrell. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1898, received the religious habit on July 15, 1899, and made profession of her vows on July 27, 1901.
Sister Inez enjoyed her years of teaching children in our IHM mission schools.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas.
She is survived by three sisters, Sister Catherine, OP, Sister Michael, OP, and Sister M. Francesca, IHM.
Interment is at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, Pennsylvania.
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.
Archival Reflection:
Our Sister Inez Farrell came from a fine Catholic family which nurtured four splendid vocations to the Church. Two of her sisters entered the Second Order of Dominicans at Corpus Christi Monastery in New York, and the other entered our IHM Congregation. One of these cloistered nuns was a member of the group which founded Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, California. After her long and fruitful years as teacher, Sister Inez spent the last years in the shadowing twilight of the weakness of old age.
