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Sr Harriet Jackson

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Sr Harriet Jackson

Birth
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Apr 2013 (aged 87)
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Moscow, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
IHM Sisters Section; Block 3; Lot 11; Grave 1R
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Sister Harriet Jackson, IHM, (formerly known as Sister M. Evangelist) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, April 19, 2013, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

She was born on February 16, 1926, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of the late Frederick Joseph and Harriet Elva Landon Jackson. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1950, made temporary profession of her vows on August 2, 1953, and final profession of her vows on August 2, 1956.

Sister Harriet served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Alphonsus High School in New York, NY, from 1953 to 1954; Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA, from 1954 to 1956; St. Mary of the Mount High School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1956 to 1966; Immaculata High School in New York, NY, from 1966 to 1968; South Scranton Catholic High School in Scranton, PA, from 1968 to 1971; and Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, NY, from 1971 to 1972.

Sister also served as Communications Office secretary at the IHM Center in Scranton, PA, from 1972 to 1992; administrative assistant at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA, from 1992 to 2006; and on the support staff at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA, from 2006 to 2008.

From 2008 until the time of her death, Sister Harriet served as a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Marywood College, and a Master of Science degree in business education from Duquesne University.

She is survived by two brothers, James B. of Deerfield, FL, and Frederick of Allentown, PA, two sisters, Carolyn LaJeunesse of Macungie, PA, and Elizabeth Bradt DiMarco of Clearwater, FL, a foster sister, Betty Bichle of Deerfield Beach, FL, and nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Tuesday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Residence, 2300 Adams Avenue in Scranton. Friends may call at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Monday, April 22, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Interment will follow Mass on Tuesday at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow, PA.

Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509.
Sister Harriet Jackson, IHM, (formerly known as Sister M. Evangelist) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, April 19, 2013, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

She was born on February 16, 1926, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of the late Frederick Joseph and Harriet Elva Landon Jackson. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1950, made temporary profession of her vows on August 2, 1953, and final profession of her vows on August 2, 1956.

Sister Harriet served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Alphonsus High School in New York, NY, from 1953 to 1954; Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA, from 1954 to 1956; St. Mary of the Mount High School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1956 to 1966; Immaculata High School in New York, NY, from 1966 to 1968; South Scranton Catholic High School in Scranton, PA, from 1968 to 1971; and Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, NY, from 1971 to 1972.

Sister also served as Communications Office secretary at the IHM Center in Scranton, PA, from 1972 to 1992; administrative assistant at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA, from 1992 to 2006; and on the support staff at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA, from 2006 to 2008.

From 2008 until the time of her death, Sister Harriet served as a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Marywood College, and a Master of Science degree in business education from Duquesne University.

She is survived by two brothers, James B. of Deerfield, FL, and Frederick of Allentown, PA, two sisters, Carolyn LaJeunesse of Macungie, PA, and Elizabeth Bradt DiMarco of Clearwater, FL, a foster sister, Betty Bichle of Deerfield Beach, FL, and nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Tuesday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Residence, 2300 Adams Avenue in Scranton. Friends may call at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Monday, April 22, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Interment will follow Mass on Tuesday at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow, PA.

Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509.


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