Sister Paul Marie Viedeffer, IHM

Sister Paul Marie Viedeffer, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Tuesday, April 15, 1980, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on October 27, 1905, in Williamsport, PA, and given the name Elva A. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth Schnell Veideffer. She entered the IHM Congregation on July 1, 1925, received the religious habit on December 28, 1925, and made profession of vows on December 28, 1927.

Sister Paul Marie served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Rosalia Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1928 to 1944; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Altoona, PA, from 1944 to 1946; St. Joseph Elementary School in Renovo, PA, from 1946 to 1949; St. Mary of the Mount School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1948 to 1953; All Saints High School in Masontown, PA, from 1953 to 1955; and St. John the Evangelist High School in Pittston, PA, from 1955 to 1957. At Immaculate Conception School in Lock Haven, PA, she served as a small group instructor, from 1975 to 1978.

Sister served as school librarian at the following schools: All Saints School in Masontown, PA, from 1953 to 1955; St. John the Evangelist High School in Pittston, PA, from 1955 to 1957; St. Leo School in Ashley, PA, from 1971 to 1975; Immaculate Conception School in Lock Haven, PA, from 1975 to 1978; and St. Joseph School in Williamsport, PA, from 1978 to 1979.

From 1979 until the time of her death, Sister Paul Marie was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Edward, and a sister, Marie Viedeffer.

She is survived by a sister, Helen Smith of Williamsport, PA; a niece, Anne Marie Spotts; and a nephew, John Veideffer.

The funeral will be Friday, April 18, at 10:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent Thursday afternoon or evening.