Sister Mary McMahon, GNSH

Written on: August 8, 2024

Sister Mary McMahon, GNSH (formerly Sister Mary Margaret), aged 87, died on August 6, 2024 in the 67^th year of her religious life.

Sister Mary served in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia. Her ministries included teaching and catechist, homemaker services, and clerical staff. For more than 25 years, she was engaged in various intracommunity service for the Congregation. Sister taught or served as secretarial/clerical staff at: Immaculate Conception 1960-61, Lowell, MA; St. Canicus 1961-62, Mahanoy City; St. Elizabeth Parish 1982-85; Christ the King 1985-87, Philadelphia, PA; St. James 1962-64, Depew; St. Joan of Arc 1964-68, Jackson Heights; Holy Angels 1968-69, Buffalo; Bishop Conroy 1972-78, Ogdensburg; St. Andrew Avellino 1988-89, NY; St. Jude the Apostle 1969-72, Atlanta, GA.

Sister was a case worker at the Mt. Carmel Guild 1987-88, Trenton, NJ and provided homemaker services at various locations (1978-80) in Buffalo, NY. During her years of intracommunity service she also volunteered at Interfaith Housing Development Corporation (IHDC); Lower Bucks Center for Church and Community, especially for the “Welcoming the Stranger” ministry; and was a Eucharistic Minister and telephone visitor for the home-bound of St. Andrew Church in Newtown, PA. In 2010 she was named Volunteer of the Year by IHDC. From 2023 until shortly before her death, Sister prepared new immigrants for U.S. citizenship through the Sisters of St. Joseph Welcome Center.

Born May 29, 1937 in Astoria, NY, she attended St Joan of Arc School and graduated from Dominican Commercial High (1955). She received a BS in Elementary Education from D’Youville College (1970) Buffalo, NY.

Sister was one of four children born to Patrick and Mary (McNamara) McMahon in Astoria, Long Island, NY. She is predeceased by her parents and brother, Patrick McMahon. In addition to her religious community, she is survived by siblings Josephine Randel and John McMahon, and Cousin Mary Ann Isaac.

Sharing of memories at 9:30 am on Monday, August 19 in the Redeemer Sisters’ Chapel, 521 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA; funeral Mass to follow at 10:00 am. Burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Bensalem, PA. Donations in her memory may be made online or to the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, 928 Jaymor Rd., Suite C-120, Southampton, PA 18966. Funeral arrangements by Beck/Givnish Funeral Home, Levittown, PA.

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