OBIT: Sister Agnes Marie, 1917, Cresson, Cambria County, PA

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Altoona Tribune
Altoona, Pa.
Thursday Morning, February 15, 1917


Funeral of Sister Agnes Marie.

  On Monday morning, in the convent chapel of the Sisters of Mercy of 
Cresson was celebrated a solemn mass of requiem for the repose of the 
soul of Sister Agnes Marie, for eight years a member of the Mercy 
order.  Her short life was marked by zeal and fidelity to duty that is 
characteristic of the truly noble and her loss will be keenly felt by 
the members of the Cresson community, by the children she so 
conscientiously instructed and the poor she loved.
  The Rev. Joseph Craven was celebrant of the mass, Rev. J. Deasy, 
deacon, and Rev. E. McDermott, sub-deacon.  A number of the diocesan 
clergy were present, among whom were Revs. Carr, Ph. Bohan, J. Byrne, 
J. O'Connor, J. Eagan, McGee and Bernard Conley.
  The sermon was preached by Rev. Bernard Conley, on the text: "Blessed 
are the dead who die in the Lord."  Those who followed the young 
priest's discourse to its exquisite finish, recognized in its beauty 
and pathos and appreciate a tribute to the charm and consistency of a 
holy life.