Sister M. Benignus Quinn, IHM

Sister M. Benignus Quinn, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, December 2, 1967, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on March 3, 1887 in Yatesville, PA, and given the name Marie Monica. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Ann Gillespie Quinn. 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 Benignus served as a teacher at the following schools: Most Holy Rosary School in Syracuse, NY, from 1916 to 1917; St. John Elementary School in Susquehanna, PA, from 1951 to 1955; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1932 to 1934; St. Patrick Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1941 to 1943; Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1943 to 1946; and St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Pittston, PA, from 1946 to 1951.

Sister served as a principal at the following schools: Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA, from 1921 to 1932; St. Joseph Elementary School in Williamsport, PA, from 1934 to 1941; and St. Patrick Elementary School in White Haven, PA, from 1955 to 1956.

From 1956 until the time of her death, she was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Peter, John and Edward J., and two sisters, Sister M. Andrew and Sister M. Monica, IHM.

She is survived by a niece, Mary Quinn of Wilkes-Barre, PA.

The funeral will be Tuesday, December 5, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent, followed by interment at Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton, PA. Friends may call Monday afternoon or evening at the Marian Convent.