SISTER HAROLD ANN JONES, SC, age 95, died at Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in Greensburg, on April 10. A native of Altoona, Sister Harold Ann entered the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill on September 8, 1940, from Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, Altoona. Preceded in death by her parents, Harold J. and Anne (White) Jones, a brother, H. James Jones, and sisters, Mrs. Nancy (Charles) Rowan and Mrs. Patricia (Otto) Breite. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English, history, music from Seton Hill University and a master’s degree in administration from Duquesne University. Sister Harold Ann was a teacher and administrator in schools of the Greensburg, Pittsburgh, Lafayette, and Tucson dioceses. She also ministered as a catechist and social service worker at Immaculate Conception Parish in Ajo, Arizona, 1950-1954. She taught at St. Paul School, Carbon, 1954-1956, and served as principal at St. Bruno School in South Greensburg 1956-1962. Her longest tenure, 1983-1995, was as principal of St. John the Evangelist School in Tucson. In 1994, Sister Harold Ann received the Seton Award from Salpointe High School in Tucson, in recognition of the “deep faith, courage, initiative and zeal” exhibited in her advancement of Catholic education. Between 1978 and 1983, Sister Harold Ann was administrator of Assumption Hall, the former retirement home of the sisters and from 1999 until 2004 she was the supervisor of Elizabeth Ann Hall at Caritas Christi. During her retirement, she continued to volunteer her services where needed. Energetic and outgoing, Sister Harold Ann took to heart the words of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, “When so rich a harvest is before us, why do we not gather it? All is in our hands, if we will but use it.”
