Sister M. Aimee Pencovich, IHM
Sister M. Aimee Pencovich, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, November 20, 1998 at the Marian Convent in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
She was born on November 16, 1901 in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, and given the name Anna. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes Kuzan Pencovich. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1920, made temporary profession of her vows on December 28, 1922, and final profession of her vows on December 8, 1930.
Sister Aimee served as a cook and domestic in the following convents: St. John's Convent in Susquehanna, PA, from 1923 to 1927; St. Justin's Convent in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1927 to 1931; St. Alphonsus' Convent in New York City, NY, from 1931 to 1936; Nativity Convent in Scranton, PA, from 1936 to 1947; Cathedral Convent in Scranton, PA, from 1947 to 1960; and St. Joseph's Convent in Carbondale, PA, from 1960 to 1987.
Sister Aimee served as a prayer minister at St. Joseph's Convent in Carbondale, PA, from 1987 to 1994, and at the Marian Convent from 1994 until the time of her death.
She is preceded in death by two sisters, Victoria Psioda and Mary Walters, and two brothers, John and Stanley.
She is survived by four nephews, William Walters, Robert Walters and Richard Walters, all of Pittsburgh, PA, and John Walters of Arlington, VA, two nieces, Elizabeth McCarthy of West Mifflin, PA, and Margaret Conway of Pittsburgh, PA, and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
The funeral will be Wednesday, November 25 at 10:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent, followed by interment at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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 Remembrance:
Sister M. Aimee Pencovich made meeting the needs of others a sensitive, quiet and gracious art. For more than 76 years she nourished the hungers of body and soul through her gifts of baking and unceasing prayer. Her special care for her sisters and the clergy endeared her to the hearts of many.
