Sister M. Aidan Jordan, IHM
May 16, 1886 – July 6, 1969
Sister M. Aidan Jordan, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, July 6, 1969, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.
She was born on May 16, 1886 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Rebecca. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Catherine Horan Jordan. She entered the IHM Congregation on August 15, 1916, received the religious habit on August 2, 1917, and made profession of her vows on August 2, 1919.
Sister Aidan served as a teacher in the following schools: St. Joseph Elementary School in Aliquippa, PA, from 1919 to 1921; St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale, PA, from 1921 to 1922; St. Paul Elementary School in Edgewood, RI, from 1922 to 1943; Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1943 to 1947; St. Matthew Elementary School in Wilmington, DE, from 1947 to 1948; St. Patrick Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1948 to 1956; and Holy Rosary Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1956 to 1962.
From 1962 until the time of her death, Sister Aidan served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, Dennis and Thomas W.; and four sisters, Ella Dolan, Catherine Jordan, Annie Jordan and Mary Jordan.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Wednesday, July 9 at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent, followed by interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Tuesday after 2:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.
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