Mary McShain was an Irish-American landowner and benefactor.
11 Facts About Mary McShain
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Mary McShain was born Mary Horstmann in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1907.
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Mary McShain's parents were Ignatius J Horstmann and his wife Pauline.
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Mary McShain attended St Leonard's Academy, Philadelphia, and Rosemont College, Rosemont.
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Mary McShain was a Dame of Malta and a Lady of the Grand Cross of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Mary McShain received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross in 1976.
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Mary McShain was awarded two honorary doctorates in 1977, one from LaSalle University, Philadelphia and one from her alma mater, Rosemont College.
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Mary McShain died at Killarney House on 2 December 1998.
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Mary McShain was buried beside her husband in Holy Cross Cemetery, Philadelphia.
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Mary McShain's daughter, Pauline McShain, was a sister of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.
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Pauline Mary McShain died on March 8,2019, due to complications of pneumonia.