Sister Mary Thomas McAndrew, IHM

Sister Mary Thomas McAndrew, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Thursday, February 19, 1953, at St Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on April 5, 1875 in Hawley, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine O’Boyle McAndrew. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1892, received the religious habit on April 3, 1893, and made profession of her vows on July 1, 1895.

Sister Mary Thomas served as a music teacher and superior at the following schools: St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale, PA; St. Joseph Elementary School in Aliquippa, PA; Epiphany Elementary School in Sayre, PA; St. Lawrence Elementary School in Portland, OR; St. Paul Elementary School in Edgewood, RI; and St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Dunmore, PA. She also served at elementary schools located in Lock Haven and Pittsburgh, PA.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Thomas.

She is survived by sister, Catherine Finnegan of Scranton, PA; a brother, James J. of San Antonio, TX; nephews and nieces, including our Sr. M. Bernardina, IHM, who is the dean of students at Marywood College in Scranton, PA, and Reverend Gerard Finnegan, of Stanley, ND.

The funeral will be Saturday, February 21, at 10:00 a.m., at St. Catherine’s Church in Moscow, PA. Interment to follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow. Friends may call Friday afternoon or evening at St. Agnes’ Place.