Sister M. Ephrem McDonald, IHM
May 9, 1864 – December 19, 1936
Sister M. Ephrem McDonald, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, December 19, 1936, at St. Michael’s Industrial School in Hoban Heights, PA.
She was born on May 9, 1864 in Rushville, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Flynn McDonald. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 12, 1887, received the religious habit on March 6, 1888, and made profession of her vows on April 8, 1890.
Sister Ephrem served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Joseph Elementary School in Aliquippa, PA; St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale, PA; and most recently at St. Michael’s Industrial School in Hoban Heights, PA.
Sister served in child care for resident children at St. Patrick’s Orphanage in Scranton, PA, and St. Joseph’s Children’s and Maternity Hospital in Scranton, PA.
She is survived by a brother, Michael; two sisters, Katherine McDonald and Sarah McDonald, all of White Haven, PA; nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Tuesday, December 22, at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel at St. Michael’s Industrial School in Hoban Heights. Interment will be at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA.
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