Sister M. Georgina Wertz, IHM

Sister M. Georgina Wertz, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, December 18, 1968, at the Catholic Child Care Center in Hollidaysburg, PA.

She was born on March 30, 1889, in Bedford, PA, and given the name Magdalene. She was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Margaret Schenck Wertz. She entered the IHM Congregation on March 24, 1919, received the religious habit on August 2, 1919, and made profession of her vows on August 2, 1921.

Sister Georgina served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Mary Elementary School in Avoca, PA, from 1921 to 1922; St. Paul School in Edgewood, RI, from 1922 to 1942; Most Holy Rosary School in Syracuse, NY, from 1952 to 1954; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Asbury Park, NJ, from 1954 to 1960; Holy Trinity Elementary School in Poughkeepsie, NY, from 1960 to 1961; and St. Charles Elementary School in Sugar Notch, PA, from 1961 to 1964.

She served as superior at Father Costello Nursery School in Williamsport, PA, from 1942 to 1946; St. John’s Home in Cresson, PA, from 1946 to 1952; and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Convent in Asbury Park, NJ, from 1954 to 1960.

From 1964 until the time of her death, Sister Georgina served in child-care for resident children at the Catholic Child Care Center in Hollidaysburg, PA.

She was preceded in death by two brothers Gervaise and Roosevelt William.

She is survived by three brothers, Ambrose Charles, Robert R, and Loyola Vincent; and three sisters, Edna Wertz, Grace Shaffer and Mother M. Beata Wertz, IHM; nieces and nephews.

A Mass will be celebrated on Friday, December 20, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Altoona, PA. The funeral will be Saturday, December 21, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA. Interment will be at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.