Sister M. Ramona Scanlon, IHM
Sister M. Ramona Scanlon, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, January 2, 1973 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
She was born on September 16, 1907 in New York City, NY, and given the name Anna Marie. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Gertrude Agnes Moy Scanlon. She entered the IHM Congregation on March 18, 1928, received the religious habit on August 15, 1928, and made profession of her vows on August 2, 1930.
Sister Ramona served as a teacher in the following schools: St. Leo School in Ashley, PA, in 1931; St. Patrick School in Oneida, NY, from 1931 to 1933; St. Dominic School in Oyster Bay, NY, from 1933 to 1936; St. Joseph School in Williamsport, PA, from 1936 to 1940; St. Cecilia School in Exeter, PA, from 1940 to 1943; and Marywood Seminary in Scranton, PA, from 1943 to 1965. She served as assistant principal at Marywood Seminary from 1943 to 1954.
Sister served as the first principal and superior of a new mission in Lima, Peru, called the Colegio Parroquial Santisimo Nombre de Jesus School, from 1965 to 1967.
Sister Ramona also served as an assistant professor Spanish at Marywood College in Scranton, PA, from 1930 to 1931, and 1967 to 1972; and also as the Assistant Chairman of the Modern Language Department.
She served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent, from 1972 until the time of her death.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marywood College, and a Master of Arts degree from Catholic University of America.
Interment will follow the Mass of Christian Burial 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.
Below is an additional obituary written about our Sister M. Ramona Scanlon:
"Sister Ramona Scanlon, I.H.M., Dies
Sister Ramona Scnalon, I.H.M., Assistant Professor of Spanish at Marywood College since 1967, died on January 2, 1973, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Until the time of her illness, Sister served as Assistant Chairman of the Modern Language Department at Marywood College.
Before becoming a full-time member of the College faculty, Sister was Principal at Colegio Parroquial Santisimo Nombre de Jesus in Lima, Peru. Prior to that assignment she had been Assistant Principal and Instructor in French, Spanish and Latin at Marywood Seminary 1943-1965; and had taught in several schools in New York and Pennsylvania.
Sister received her AB degree from Marywood in 1929 and was a frequent member of the Summer Session faculty since that time. She took her MA from Catholic University of American in 1950 and did further graduate work at Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
Sister was a past Vice-President of the Middle States' Association of Modern Language Teachers. She also held membership in AATSP, the AATF, and the Pennsylvania Modern Language Association. She served on Evaluation Committees for Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania; Saint Mary High School, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; and Williamsport High School, Williamsport, Pennsylvania."
