Sister M. Leon Wall, IHM
June 11, 1875 – October 25, 1936
Sister M. Leon Wall, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, October 25, 1936, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.
She was born on June 11, 1875 in Dushore, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary A. Donohue Wall. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1899, received the religious habit on April 16, 1900, and made profession of her religious vows on April 1, 1902.
Sister Leon served as a domestic at the following: St. Cecilia Academy in Scranton, PA; St. Leo’s Convent in Ashley, PA; St. John’s Convent in Bellefonte, PA; St. Patrick’s Convent in White Haven, PA; and St. Mary’s Convent in Patton, PA.
She was preceded in death by five sisters, Anna, Hannah, Margaret, Lizzie and Agnes Wall, and five brothers, Patrick, Thomas, Owen, Domonick and John.
She is survived by a brother, Michael of Sayre, PA; her twin sister, Ellen Farley of Elmira, NY; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday, October 28, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Rose Church in Carbondale, with interment to follow at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greenfield Township, PA.
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