Sister M. Genevieve Therese Welsh, IHM

Sister Genevieve Therese Welsh, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, August 11, 1996, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on June 28, 1909, in South Fork, PA, and given the name Catherine. She was the daughter of the late Peter William and Honora Walsh Welsh. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1926, made temporary profession of her vows on January 2, 1929, and final profession of her vows on August 2, 1932.

Sister Genevieve Therese served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Mary Elementary School in Avoca, PA, from 1929 to 1930; St. Charles Borroemo Elementary School in Sugar Notch, PA, from 1930 to 1931; St. Patrick Elementary School in Oneida, NY, from 1931 to 1934; Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Elementary School in New York City, NY, from 1934 to 1936; Epiphany School in Sayre, PA, from 1936 to 1943; St. Mary Elementary School in Hollidaysburg, PA, from 1943 to 1944 and 1946 to 1947; St. Rosalia Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1944 to 1946; St. Bernard Elementary School in Hastings, PA, from 1953 to 1957; Holy Angels Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1957 to 1959; and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Altoona, PA, from 1959 to 1977.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Marywood College.

She was preceded in death by seven brothers, two infants, Francis, Clarence, William, John, and Edward, and three sisters, Margaret Fesko, Bertha Halleran, and Sister M. Rose Monica Welsh, IHM.

She is survived by nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be on Saturday, August 17, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marian Convent, with interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call Friday after 2:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.

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Archival Remembrance:

With a positive approach to life and an ability to see goodness in everyone she encountered, Sister Genevieve Therese enriched the IHM Congregation for 67 years. An outstanding educator, she touched hundreds of children with a spirit of true joy and happiness. She influenced the lives of many families in her service as a teacher in elementary schools in Pennsylvania and New York. Even as she awaited that moment when she would be united in greater fullness with God, she maintained her loving spirit. As a prayer minister at the Marian Convent since 1977, she generously and graciously gave of herself in service until her death on August 11.