Sister M. Marita Campbell, IHM

Sister M. Marita Campbell, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Thursday, January 14, 1937 at St. Peter of Alcantara Convent in Port Washington, NY.

She was born on November 14, 1866 in Sandy Valley, PA, and given the name Bridget. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Alice Feray Campbell. She entered the IHM Congregation on January 6, 1896, received the religious habit on July 2, 1896, and made profession of her vows on July 23, 1898.

Sister Marita served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Cecilia Academy, Scranton, PA; St. Paul School in Scranton, PA; Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA; St. Joseph School in Renovo, PA; and for the last nine years at St. Peter of Alcantara School in Port Washington, NY.

She is preceded in death by two brothers, David and Neil, and a sister, Alice Mulhearn.

She is survived by three brothers, Alexander of St. Louis, MO, Michael and John of Sandy Valley, PA, and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held Monday, January 17 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church, Moscow, PA. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow. Friends may call on Sunday at St. Agnes Place in Elmhurst, PA.