Sister M. Jose Lynch, IHM

Sister M. Jose Lynch, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, December 11, 1966 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.

She was born on March 1, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and given the name Mary.  She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Comer Lynch.  She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1932, received the religious habit on April 24, 1933, and made profession of her vows on April 30, 1935.

Sister Jose served as a teacher at Marywood Seminary in Scranton, PA, from 1934 to 1955; and Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in Forest Hills, NY, from 1955 to 1957.

From 1957 until the time of her death, Sister Jose served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

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.