Sr. M. Clarise Pennel received her First Holy Communion and Confirmed at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Harrisburg where she then graduated from Catholic High School in 1942 [the name was later changed to Bishop McDevitt High School].
She entered the Novitiate at Dallas, Pennsylvania, and was professed in 1945. In 1975 she was teaching at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School.
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This portrait and text were featured in the commemorative book published for the centennial of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, 1875-1975 For availability of copies of this book, contact the Williamstown Historical Society.
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