Sister Mary Alonzo Ryan, IHM

Sister Mary Alonzo Ryan, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Saturday, September 27, 1952, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on June 26, 1888, in Susquehanna, PA, and given the name Theresa. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Ellen Reddon Ryan. She entered the IHM Congregation on March 25, 1909, received the religious habit on December 29, 1909, and made profession of her vows on December 27, 1911.

Sister Mary Alonzo served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Alphonsus School in New York, NY; Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in Forest Hills, NY; St. Rose School in Carbondale, PA; and St. Peter of Alcantara School in Port Washington, NY.

For the past several years, Sister Mary Alonzo was a prayer minister at St. Agnes Place in Elmhurst.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Edward and Frank; and three sisters, Agnes and Minnie Ryan, and Josephine Bauer.

She is survived by a sister, Nora Ryan of Susquehanna Depot, PA.

The funeral will be held on Tuesday, September 30, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Catherine’s Church in Moscow. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Monday afternoon or evening at St. Agnes Place in Elmhurst, PA.