Sister M. Mercia Kennedy, IHM

Sister M. Mercia Kennedy, IHM, of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, November 29, 1991, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on March 7, 1901 in Vandling, PA, and given the name Julia L. She was the daughter of the late John and Catherine O’Neill Kennedy. A member of St. Agnes Parish in Forest City, she entered the IHM Congregation on October 2, 1919, received the religious habit on December 27, 1919, and made profession of her vows on December 29, 1921.

Sister Mercia served as a music teacher at the following schools: St. Charles Borromeo Elementary School in Sugar Notch, PA; Immaculate Conception Elementary School in West Pittston, PA; St. Cecilia Elementary School in Exeter, PA; St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Dunmore, PA; St. Peter of Alcantara Elementary School in Port Washington, NY; and St. Patrick Elementary School in Oneida, NY.

From 1980 until the time of her death, Sister Mercia served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Raymond (toddler), Leo, Charles, and John, and three sisters, Pauline Muchitz, Mary Garvey and Catherine Standish.

She is survived by a brother, Dr. Patrick J., of Wynnewood, PA; nieces and nephews, including Sister Charles de Lourdes Kennedy, SSJ, of Steelton, PA, and Reverend Charles Kennedy, of Philadelphia, PA.

The funeral will be Wednesday, December 4 at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Tuesday afternoon or evening at the Marian Convent.