Sister M. Vincent Tighe, IHM
July 4, 1861 – June 18, 1921
Sister M. Vincent Tighe, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, June 18, 1921, at the St. Mary’s Keller Memorial Hospital in Scranton, PA.
She was born on July 4, 1861, in Carbondale, PA, and given the name Ann. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Catharine Coleman Tighe. She entered the IHM Congregation on April 15, 1884, received the religious habit on July 31, 1884, and made profession of her vows on August 10, 1886.
Sister Vincent served as teacher at the following schools: Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA; St. John the Evangelist School in Pittson, PA; and St. Joseph School in Danville, PA.
The funeral will be on Tuesday, June 21, at 9:30 a.m. with a solemn high Mass of Requiem at St. Paul’s Church in Scranton. Interment will follow at the Marywood College Cemetery, on the grounds of Marywood College in Scranton, PA.
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