Sister M. Prudentia Warren, IHM

Sister M. Prudentia Warren, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Saturday, December 18, 1982, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on March 22, 1902, in Rochester, NY, and given the name Marguerite. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret Agnes Lynch Warren. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1925, received the religious habit on August 15, 1925, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1927.

In her long teaching career, Sister Prudentia taught commercial subjects, French and social studies the following schools: Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, NY; St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, NY; Holy Rosary High School in Scranton, PA; and St. Patrick High School in Olyphant, PA. She also taught at high schools located in New York City, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA.

Sister also served as a secretary at the IHM Generalate in Scranton, PA, from 1969 to 1977.

From 1977 until the time of her death, Sister Prudentia was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Francis, Harold Aloysius, Gerald, Arthur and Earl, and two sisters, Alice Veronica Williams and Anna Rose Powers.

She is survived by sister, Mary Elizabeth Kaimer, and a niece, Mrs. Demison Baxter, both of Rochester, NY.

The funeral will be Tuesday, December 21, at 9:30 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 Monday afternoon or evening at the Marian Convent.