Sister Mary Grace Flanagan, IHM
April 29, 1861 – November 25, 1934
Sister Mary Grace Flanagan, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, November 25, 1934, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.
She was born on April 29, 1861 in Clinton Township, PA, and given the name Alice Anne. She was the daughter of the late James and Susan Boland Flanagan. She entered the IHM Congregation on January 6, 1892, received the religious habit on November 22, 1892, and made profession of her vows on January 1, 1895.
Sister Mary Grace served in child care for resident children at Catholic Child Care Center in Hollidaysburg, PA; St. Cecilia Academy in Scranton, PA; and St. Joseph’s Infant Home in Scranton, PA.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Julia, and four brothers, James, Michael, John, and Patrick.
She is survived by a sister, Mary J. McDermott, nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday, November 27 at 9:30 am at St. Rose’s Church in Carbondale, PA. Interment will follow at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery in Carbondale. Friends may call on Monday afternoon or evening at St. Rose’s Convent in Carbondale.
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