Sister M. Annabelle McMahon, IHM

Sister M. Annabelle McMahon, IHM, of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Tuesday, April 2, 1991, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

Born August 17, 1913 in Susquehanna Depot, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Esther Mary Griffin McMahon. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1932, received the religious habit on April 24, 1933, and made profession of her vows on April 30, 1935.

Sister Annabelle served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Peter of Alcantara Elementary School in Port Washington, NY; Immaculate Conception Elementary School in West Pittston, PA; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Scranton, PA; Marywood Seminary in Scranton, PA. She also taught at elementary schools located on Long Island, NY.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Rosemary Knoll; a brother, James G.; and an aunt in community, Sister Mary Generosa Griffin, IHM.

She is survived by a sister, Ann Persons of Bethlehem, PA, and a nephew.

The funeral will be Friday, April 5, at 10:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Thursday afternoon or evening at the Marian Convent.