Sister M. Thomasita Nash, IHM

Sister M. Thomasita Nash, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Thursday, June 24, 1993, at Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on September 2, 1907 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Elizabeth. She was daughter of the late Patrick and Alice Prout Nash. She entered the IHM Congre­gation on March 24, 1925, received the religious habit on August 15, 1925, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1927.

Sister Thomasita served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Basil Elementary School in Dushore, PA; Sacred Heart of Mary Elementary School in Jermyn, PA; and St. Joseph Elementary School in Renovo, PA. She also taught at elementary schools located in Lock Haven and Pittsburgh, PA, and Brooklyn, NY.

Sister also served as a receptionist at the IHM Center in Scranton, PA.

From 1990 until the time of her death, Sister Thomasita was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas, Francis (infant), Theodore and Lewis (Luke); and three sisters, Helen (infant), Mrs. Patrick Ward and Mrs. Joseph Walsh.

She is survived by nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Monday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA.