Sister M. Helen Farrell, IHM
April 10, 1876 – September 12, 1946
Sister M. Helen Farrell, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on September 12, 1946, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.
She was born on April 10, 1876 in Jermyn, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late John J. and Anna Fleming Farrell. She entered the IHM Congregation on April 15, 1895, received the religious habit on April 9, 1896, and made profession of her vows on July 23, 1898.
Sister Helen served as a teacher at St. John the Evangelist School in Scranton, PA, and St. Mary of the Mount School in Pittsburgh, PA.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, James and John J., Jr.
She is survived by a brother, Patrick William of Jermyn, PA, and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Monday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church in Moscow, PA. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow. Friends may call on Sunday after 2:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Place in Elmhurst, PA.
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