Sister M. Honora Nagle, IHM

Sister M. Honora Nagle, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, September 21, 1960, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on October 16, 1908 in Altoona, PA, and given the name Marion. She was the daughter of the late Herman C. and Elizabeth Kinch Nagle. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1933, received the religious habit on August 2, 1933, and made profession of her vows on August 2, 1935.

Sister Honora served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Thomas Regional School in Providence, RI; Holy Rosary School in Scranton, PA; St. Joseph School in Renovo, PA; St. Rosalia School in Pittsburgh, PA; Epiphany School in Sayre, PA; and Sacred Hearts Hearts of Jesus and Mary School in New York, NY.

Sister also served as Dean of Residence at Marywood College in Scranton, PA, from 1954 to 1956.

She is survived by four brothers, Cyril K., Francis C., Louis A., all of Altoona, PA, and Herman E., of Harrisburg, PA; a sister, Elizabeth Rouzer of Altoona, PA; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

The funeral will be Friday, September 23, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent in Scranton, followed by interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Thursday afternoon or evening.

Archival Remembrance:

To briefly characterize our beloved Sister M. Honora Nagle, it would be proper to say that she was beautiful. Her lovely smile exemplified the inner beauty which is the glory of the daughters of the King. Her community life edified and rejoiced all. In doing little things for others in her kindly way, she manifested the magnanimity of her beautiful soul. Her contacts with others were her God-given opportunities to be kind and to do good. She was universally loved, for she loved all in God, to who she attracted all. A cruel and painful illness made her ready to meet her divine Spouse. All of us who knew Sister Honora have been drawn closer to God by the example of her holy life and the loving memory of her many kindnesses. May God smile on her whose devout and beautiful life radiated so much happiness to others.