Sister Mary Neumann Murray, IHM

Sister Mary Neumann Murray, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Monday, December 4, 1972, at Mercy Hospital in Scranton, PA.

She was born on August 26, 1894 in Pittsburgh, PA, and given the name Hilda Ann. She was the daughter of the late William J. and Anna Kenna Murray. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1913, received the religious habit on December 28, 1913, and made profession of her vows on December 30, 1915.

Sister Mary Neumann served as a teacher in the following schools: Most Holy Rosary Elementary School in Syracuse, NY; St. Ann Elementary School in Scranton, PA; St. Paul Elementary School in Providence, RI; St. John Elementary School in Susquehanna, PA; St. Justin Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA; St. Mary of the Mount Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA; Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School in Rocky Mount, NC; St. Ann Elementary School in Nyack, NY; St. Mary’s Elementary School in Manhasset, NY; and St. Alphonsus Elementary School in New York, NY.

Sister served as the principal in the following schools: St. Joseph Elementary School in New Bern, NC, from 1932 to 1933; St. Monica Elementary School in Raleigh, NC, from 1933 to 1934; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Asbury Park, NJ, from 1934 to 1936; Sacred Heart Elementary School in La Plata, MD, from 1936 to 1942; and St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Dunmore, PA.

From 1971 until the time of her death, Sister Mary Neumann served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, an infant boy, John Paul (infant), William Joseph Jr., Newman Vincent and John Joseph; a sister, Annie (infant); and uncle, Reverend William Bernard Kenna.

She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Emma Murray and Kay Murray, both of Brooklyn, NY, and several cousins.

The funeral will be Wednesday, December 6, at 9:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA. Interment will be at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Tuesday afternoon or evening.