Sister M. Teresina Thompson, IHM

Sister M. Teresina Thompson, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, August 24, 1977, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on February 9, 1893 in Williamsport, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late William and Johanna White Thompson. She entered the IHM Congregation on December 8, 1912, received the religious habit on August 2, 1913, and made profession of her vows on July 7, 1915.

Sister Teresina served as a teacher in the following schools: St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Scranton, PA; Cathedral Elementary School in Scranton, PA; St. Paul Elementary School in Cranston, RI; St. Ann Elementary School in Scranton, PA; Most Holy Rosary in Syracuse, NY; Sacred Heart of Mary Elementary School in Jermyn, PA; St. Rosalia Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA; St. Agnes Elementary School in Baltimore, MD; and Epiphany Elementary School in Sayre, PA.

From 1971 until the time of her death, Sister Teresina was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, James and William; a sister, Alphonsine Thompson; and an aunt in community, Sister M. Ignatius White, IHM.

She is survived by a niece, Mary Dunston, of Scranton, PA; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Friday, August 26, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call all day on Thursday at the Marian Convent.