Sister M. Gonzaga Walton, IHM
Sister M. Gonzaga Walton, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, July 12, 1887 in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, after a sudden illness.
She was born on September 13, 1857, in Hawley, Pennsylvania, and given the name Catherine. She was the daughter of Catherine Caveney Walton and the late Michael Walton. She was one of four sisters to enter the IHM Congregation, entering on February 2, 1885. She received the religious habit on August 25, 1885, and made final profession of her vows on July 12, 1887.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Catherine Walton, she is also survived by four sisters, Sister M. Gonzaga, IHM; Sister M. Jerome, IHM; Sister M. Bertrand, IHM; and Agnes McAloon; and four brothers, Michael W.; Thomas A.; John J.; and James S.; nieces and nephews.
Interment will follow the Mass of Christian Burial at Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton, 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.
"Sister Gonzaga, who was Miss Catherine Walton, died July 12, 1887. She belonged to a family that has given five of its members to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart. She was still in the novitiate when her fatal illness struck her and she had the happiness of making her holy vows before death came. Monsignor Cofley received her vows and a few hours later her pure soul was in the presence of her heavenly Spouse." (Excerpted from The Sisters of the I.H.M.: The Story of The Founding of The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Their Work In The Scranton Diocese by Sister M. Immaculata Gillespie, IHM, P.J. Kenedy & Sons, NY, 1921, p. 203)
