Sister M. Serenus Yahner, IHM

Sister M. Serenus Yahner, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, May 13, 1970, at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA.

She was born on December 28, 1902, in Hastings, PA, and given the name Genevieve M. She was the daughter of the late Isadore P. and Mary Lavinia Wilt Yahner. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 21, 1920, received the religious habit on August 2, 1920, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1922.

Sister Serenus served as a teacher in the following schools: St. Cecilia Academy in Scranton, PA; Immaculate Conception Elementary School in Lock Haven, PA; St. Joseph Elementary School in Renovo, PA; St. Patrick Elementary School in White Haven, PA; Cathedral Elementary School in Scranton, PA; and St. Agnes Elementary School in Lock Haven, PA.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Paul, Germain, Edwin A., Rev. Cyprian and James B., and three sisters, Gertrude R. (infant), Sister M. Immaculate Yahner, IHM and Sister Casilda Yahner, OSB.

She is survived by a sister, Sister Geraldine Yahner, OSB of Pittsburgh, PA; two brothers, Thomas B. of Shillington, PA, and Charles E. of Hastings, PA; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be on Saturday, May 16, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent, with interment to follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Friday after 2:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.