Sister M. Augustine Walton, IHM

Sister M. Augustine Walton, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Monday, November 8, 1976, at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA.

She was born on November 28, 1896, in Scranton, PA, and given the name Alice. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Lahey Walton. Before entering the community, Alice was a teacher in the Scranton Public Schools, from 1917 to 1929. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1929, received the religious habit on April 21, 1930, and made profession of her vows on April 21, 1932.

Sister Augustine served as a teacher in the following schools: St. Ephrem Elementary School in Brooklyn, NY, from 1932 to 1935; St. Paul Elementary School in Providence, RI, from 1935 to 1939; St. Mary Elementary School in Avoca, PA, from 1939 to 1941; St. Patrick Elementary School in Olyphant, PA, from 1941 to 1942 and 1968 to 1969; Sacred Hearts Elementary School in New York City, from 1942 to 1943 and 1946 to 1951; St. Rosalia Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1943 to 1946; St. Dominic Elementary School in Oyster Bay, NY, from 1951 to 1962; St. Mary Elementary School in Manhasset, NY, from 1962 to 1968; Pocono Central Catholic School in Cresco, PA, from 1969 to 1970; and St. Matthew Elementary School in East Stroudsburg, PA, from 1970 to 1971.

From 1971 until the time of her death, Sister Augustine was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Michael, Thomas, James, Leo and John, and two sisters Jane Hayes and Mary Walton.

She is survived by two sisters, Sister M. Gonzaga Walton, IHM, and Elizabeth Whitten, both of Scranton, PA; nieces, nephews, and several cousins.

The funeral will be Thursday, November 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent in Scranton. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call Tuesday night, and all day Wednesday at the Marian Convent.