Sister M. Alacoque Kearney, IHM
May 5, 1874 – January 25, 1958
Sister M. Alacoque Kearney, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, January 25, 1958, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.
She was born on May 5, 1874 in Parsons, Pennsylvania, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Ann E. Mahon Kearney. She entered the IHM Congregation on October 15, 1892, received the religious habit on April 3, 1893, and made profession of her vows on July 1, 1895.
Sister Alacoque served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Paul High School in Scranton, PA; St. Rose High School in Carbondale, PA; St. Andrew Parish School in Portland, OR; Altoona Catholic High School in Altoona, PA; Sacred Heart High School in New York City; and Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, NY.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Jennie McNamara and Sister Margaret de Chantal, VHM, and four brothers, Michael, William, Daniel, and Reverend Richard A., TOR.
She is survived by three sisters, Sister M. Margaret, IHM, Sister M. Victoria, IHM, and Katie Mundy of Wilkes-Barre, PA; and a brother, Frank of New York City, NY.
The funeral will be Tuesday, January 28 at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent, with interment to follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.
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