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Sister
Kathleen M. Garvey, IHM
Sister Kathleen M. Garvey (formerly Sister M. Roderick)
of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
died on December 26, 2004, at the Marian Convent in Scranton,
PA.
Born on March 25, 1928 in Coeur d'Alene, ID, she was
the daughter of the late William and Laura Secaur Garvey.
She entered the IHM Congregation on August 23, 1946 and
made her temporary profession of vows on May 9, 1949 and
her final profession of vows on August 2, 1952.
She served as teacher at Nativity school in Scranton,
PA from 1949 to 1951; she also served in schools in La
Plata, MD; Portland, OR and Coeur d'Alene, ID, and ministered
at the Marian Convent and IHM Center in Scranton until
her death.
She received a bachelor of arts degree in elementary
education from Marywood College in Scranton, PA.
Surviving are a brother Rev. Roderick, CSsR, Jal, NM;
five sisters, Colleen Chase, Coeur d'Alene, ID; Frances
Hagen, Rigby, ID; Rita Fitzpatrick, Spokane, WA, Bernita
Garvey, Spokane, WA and Mary MacFarland, Coeur d'Alene,
ID; nephews, nieces and grandnephews and grandnieces.
She was preceded in death by a brother William and sister
Joan Steel.
The funeral was Monday, January 3 at 10:30 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
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Sister Mary Ruth Bailey,
IHM Sister Mary Ruth Bailey (formerly Sister Mary
Anthony) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary died on December 26, 2004, in Goldsboro, NC.
Born on April 21, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the
daughter of the late Frank and Mary Foley Bailey. She
entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1947 and
made her temporary profession of vows on May 8, 1950 and
her final profession of vows on August 2, 1953
She served as teacher in schools in Cresson, Lock Haven
and Pittsburgh, PA; Raleigh, New Bern, and Goldsboro,
NC; East Rockaway, Smithtown and Syracuse, NY; and St.
Petersburg, FL.
She received a bachelor of arts degree and a master of
science degree both in elementary education from Marywood
College in Scranton, PA.
Surviving are a brother Frank, Hingham, MA and a sister-in-law
Mary D. Bailey, Munhall, PA. She was preceded in death
by a brother Thomas and sisters Zelia and Helen M. Bailey.
The viewing and funeral was in St. Mary's Church in Goldsboro,
NC. Interment will take place at St. Catherine Cemetery,
Moscow, PA on January 3. |
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Sister
M. Lois Roche, IHM
Sister M. Lois Roche, IHM of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on December 28, 2004,
at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on September 10, 1915 in Scranton, PA, she was the
daughter of the late Patrick and Laura McCrea Roche. She
entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1935 and made
her temporary profession of vows on August 2, 1937 and
her final profession of vows on August 1, 1940.
Sr. Lois served as a teacher at St. Matthew Elementary
School, East Stroudsburg from 1937 to 1942; St. Rose Elementary
School, Carbondale from 1942-1948; St. Mary Mount Carmel
Elementary School, Dunmore from 1950 to 1951; St. Paul
High School, Scranton from 1951 to 1958; Bishop O'Reilly
High School, Kingston from 1970 to 1975; Bishop Hannan
High School, Scranton from 1975 to 1979 and 1982 to 1991;
and Bishop Klonowski High School, Scranton from 1979 to
1982. Sr. Lois was principal at St. Ann High School/ Elementary
School, Scranton from 1962 to 1964; Seton Catholic High
School/ Elementary School, Pittston from 1964 to 1966;
Bishop Hannan High School, Scranton from 1966 to 1968;
and St. Leo High School, Ashley from 1968 to 1970. She
also served in schools in Baltimore, MD and Washington,
NC. Sr. Lois served as an EEI instructor at the IHM Center
from 1991 to 2001 and as a prayer minister at the Marian
Convent from 2001 until her death.
She received a bachelor of arts degree and a master of
arts degree, both in education, from Marywood College
in Scranton, PA.
Surviving are nieces Lois Gallagher, Arlene Quinn, Sharon
Elliot, Eleanor Gaffney, Alice Hubert all of Scranton;
Judy Smar, Edison, NJ; Ann Bittner, Deer Park, NY; Mimi
Bradford, Phoenix, AZ and a nephew Tom Roche, Pocono Lake,
PA. She was preceded in death by six brothers: Hubert;
Joseph; John; Robert; Francis and Thomas; and five sisters:
Sister Clare, IHM; Margaret Coggins; Catherine Brennan;
Mary Conaboy and Loretta Hayes.
The funeral was Monday, January 3 at 10:30 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by internment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow, PA. |
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Sister
M. Rosalie Martin, IHM
Sister M. Rosalie Martin, of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on December 24, 2004,
at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on April 16,1915, in Danville, she was the daughter
of the late Thomas J. and Agnes V. Trainor Martin. She
entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1937 and
made her temporary profession of vows on May 7, 1940 and
her final profession of vows on August 1,1943.
She served as an elementary school teacher at St. Mary
Elementary School in Dunmore from 1967 to 1971 and at
Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in Scranton from
1972 to 1975. She also served in schools in Manhasset,
Poughkeepsie, and Syracuse, NY; Cranston, RI; Silver Spring,
Md; and Washington, NC. She served as a prayer minister
at the Marian Convent from 1975 until the time of her
death.
She received a bachelor of science degree from Marywood
College in Education.
Surviving are two sisters, Agnes Martin and Josephine
Martin Brady both of Danville, Pa; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Francis and
Edward; and three sisters, Sister Josephine Marie Martin,
IHM, Margaret Martin and Elizabeth Coleman.
The funeral was Tuesday, December 28, at 10:30 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
M. Marsia Gownley, IHM
Sister M. Marsia Gownley, of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on December 13, 2004,
at the Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale.
Born on October 26, 1917, in Scranton, she was the daughter
of the late Edward and Catherine Tighe Gownley. She entered
the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1937 and made her
temporary profession of vows on May 7, 1940 and her final
profession of vows on August 1, 1943.
She served as an elementary school teacher at St. Leo
Elementary School in Ashley from 1940 to 1946; at St.
Joseph Elementary School in Williamsport from 1965 to
1966; and at St. Patrick Elementary School in Spangler,
Pa. from 1966 to 1967. She also served in schools in Baltimore,
Md; Binghamton, Brooklyn, Nyack, and East Rockaway, NY;
and Bridgeport, Ct. She was stationed at the Marian Convent
from 1967 until the time of her death.
She received a bachelor of science degree from Marywood
College in Education.
Surviving is a brother, Atty. Robert of Scranton; and
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three
brothers, Rev. Leonard, C.P., William, and James; and
two sisters, Grace Gownley Gilroy and Mary Fear Wildeman.
The funeral was Thursday, December 16, at 9:00 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
Loretta Chouinard, IHM
Sister Loretta Chouinard, formerly known as Sister M.
Euthalia, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary died on October 20, 2004, at the Marian Community
Hospital in Carbondale.
Born on November 4, 1906, in Worcester, MA, she was the
daughter of the late John and Helena Martele Chouinard.
She entered the IHM Congregation on August 4, 1928 and
made her temporary profession of vows on April 14, 1931
and her final profession of vows on August 4, 1934.
She served as an elementary school teacher in the Scranton
Diocese at Sacred Heart of Mary Elementary School in Jermyn
from 1931 to 1937; Immaculate Conception Elementary School
in West Pittston from 1937 to 1939; St. Leo Elementary
School in Ashley from 1939 to 1948; St. Joseph Elementary
School in Williamsport from 1957 to 1960; St. Basil Elementary
School in Dushore from 1967 to 1968; and at St. Paul Elementary
School in Scranton from 1976 to 1977. She taught nursery
school and kindergarten at St. Joseph Center in Scranton
from 1948 to 1949. She was the postmistress at Marywood
College from 1978 to 1987. She also served in schools
in Altoona, Bellefonte, and Pittsburgh, Pa.; Asbury Park,
N.J.; La Plata and Baltimore, Md.; Bridgeport, Ct. From
1987 until the time of her death she served as a prayer
minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
She received a bachelor of science degree from Marywood
College in Education.
Surviving is a great nephew, Kenneth Gengo of Pawtucket,
R.I. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Romeo,
Leo and John, and three sisters, Alice Mack, Antoinette
Martin, and Corrinne Brown.
The funeral was Saturday, October 23, at 9:00 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
Ann Ryan, IHM
Sister Ann Ryan, formerly known as Sister M. Sebastian,
a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary died at the Marian Convent in Scranton on October
14, 2004.
She was born in Dunmore, Pa., daughter of Patrick J.
and Nellie E. McHale Ryan. Educated in the Dunmore public
elementary and high schools she later received a bachelor
of arts degree from Bloomsburg University and a master
of arts degree from Marywood University.
Sister Ann entered the IHM Congregation in 1940. She served
as a teacher in various Catholic Schools including; Most
Holy Rosary Elementary School, Syracuse, N.Y.; St. Mary
of the Mount Elementary and High Schools, Pittsburgh,
Pa.; Saint Alphonsus High School, New York, N.Y.; Saint
Patrick Elementary School, Nativity of Our Lord Elementary
School, Cathedral Elementary School and St. Paul Elementary
School all in Scranton, Pa.
Surviving are a brother, Rev. John Ryan, Marquette, Michigan;
three sisters, Sister Mary Ryan, IHM, residing at Cathedral
Convent in Scranton, Sister Venard Ryan, residing at the
IHM Center in Scranton, and Florence Ryan, of Clarks Summit,
Pa. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Rev. Joseph
and William.
The mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, October
18 at 4:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.
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Sister
M. Pius LaRocque, IHM
Sister M. Pius LaRocque of the Sisters, Servants of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary died on September 24, 2004, at
the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on September 9, 1906, in Tupper Lake, NY, she was
the daughter of the late Ovilla and Rose Martin LaRocque.
She entered the IHM Congregation on September 15, 1931
and made her temporary profession of vows on May 1, 1934
and her final profession of vows on August 2, 1937.
She served as an elementary school teacher in the Scranton
Diocese at Marywood Seminary from 1933 to 1934; Nativity
of Our Lord Elementary School from 1934 to 1945 and 1968
to 1971; Cathedral Chapel Elementary School from 1945
to 1952; St. Bernard Elementary School from 1956 to 1960;
St. Peter’s Parish in Wellsboro from 1963 to 1965;
St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Archbald from
1972 to 1975; and at Our Lady of Peace Elementary School
in Clarks Green from 1982 to 1986. She also served in
schools in Poughkeepsie and Syracuse, NY; Washington,
NC; Baltimore, MD; and Providence, RI. From 1986 until
the time of her death she served as a prayer minister
at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
She received a bachelor of arts degree from Marywood
College in English and French.
Surviving are two sisters, Regina McGill and Mary Hayden,
both of Tupper Lake, NY; a brother, Martin, Tupper Lake,
NY, nieces and nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Leonard,
Paul and Dr. Charles, and two sisters, Beatrice Baker
and Lucille.
The funeral was Wednesday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m.
with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
Mary Roche, IHM
Sister Mary Roche, formerly known as Sister Agatha, of
the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
died on August 26, 2004, at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on June 21, 1927, in Pittston, she was the daughter
of the late Thomas and Catherine Dougher Roche. She entered
the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1947 and made her
temporary profession of vows on August 2, 1949 and her
final profession of vows on August 2, 1952.
She served as an elementary and music teacher at St.
Hugh in Hughesville from 1949 to 1954 and at Holy Name
of Jesus Elementary School in Forty Fort from 1954 to
1955. She was a junior high school teacher at St. Clare
Elementary School in Scranton from 1959 to 1960. Sr. Mary
was the principal at St. Joseph High School in Williamsport
from 1967 to 1969; and served as vice-principal and later
as principal at Bishop O’Reilly High School in Kingston
from 1969 to 1978; Pocono Central Catholic High School
in Cresco from 1978 to 1979; and at Bishop Hannan High
School in Scranton from 1979 to 1986. She also served
as a teacher in schools in Forest Hills, NY; and LaPlata
and Dundalk, MD. She was the Archivist for Marywood University
from 1986 to 2000. From 2000 until the time of her death
she served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent
in Scranton.
She received a bachelor of arts degree from Marywood
College and a masters of education degree from Duquesne
University.
Surviving are two brothers, Thomas, of Endwell, NY, and
John of Fenton, MI, and nieces and nephews.
The funeral was Tuesday, August 31, at 9:00 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
M. Hildegarde Monahan, IHM
Sister M. Hildegarde Monahan, of the Sisters, Servants
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on August 2, 2004,
at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on July 19, 1919, in Scranton, she was the daughter
of the late Michael and Susan Collins Monahan. She entered
the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1939 and made her
temporary profession of vows on May 8, 1942 and her final
profession of vows on August 2, 1945.
She served as a teacher of primary grades and music at
Sacred Heart of Mary Elementary School in Jermyn from
1942 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1947; St. Basil Elementary
School in Dushore from 1954 to 1957; St. Patrick Elementary
School in Whitehaven from 1962 to 1963; St. Thomas Aquinas
Elementary School in Archbald from 1963 to 1969 and taught
private music lessons there from 1978 to 1983; Our Lady
of Peace Elementary School in Clarks Green from 1969 to
1972; St. Paul Elementary School in Scranton from 1972
to 1978. She taught private music lessons at St. Patrick
Convent in Scranton from 1983 to 1991. She also taught
in schools in Patton, and Masontown, PA; La Plata, MD;
Oneida, NY; Providence, RI; and Washington, NC. She served
as a receptionist at the IHM Center in Scranton from 1991
to 1993. From 1993 until the time of her death she served
as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
She received a bachelor of music degree from Marywood
College.
Surviving are cousins, including Eleanor Deviney of Clarks
Summit.
The funeral was Friday, August 6, at 10:30 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
Kathleen Kelley, IHM Sister Kathleen Kelley,
formerly known as Sister M. Elizabetta, of the Sisters,
Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on August
2, 2004, at the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on January 7, 1916, in Syracuse, NY, she was the
daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth O’Brien
Kelley. She entered the IHM Congregation on September
7, 1934 and made her temporary profession of vows on May
3, 1937 and her final profession of vows on August 1,
1940.
She served as a teacher at St. Mary Elementary School
in Avoca from 1937 to 1948 and at St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary
School in Archbald from 1957 to 1960. She also served
in schools in Rockaway, NY; Wilmington, DE; Bethesda,
MD; Providence, RI; and Twin Falls, ID. She served as
the coordinator of volunteers at St. Joseph Hospital in
Carbondale from 1980 to 1984. She served on the staff
at the Marian Convent from 1974 to 1980 and later as the
director of transportation services from 1984 to 2000.
She was a receptionist at the IHM Center in Scranton from
2000 to 2002. From 2002 until the time of her death she
served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.
She received a bachelor of science degree in elementary
education from Marywood College.
Surviving are a sister, Mary Beeler, Manlius, NY; and
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers,
Frank W. and Robert V.; and two sisters, Margaret Lundquest
and Dorothy Madden.
The funeral was Thursday, August 5, at 10:30 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
Mary Andrew Earley, IHM
Sister Mary Andrew Earley, of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on July 19, 2004, at
the Mercy Hospital, Scranton, PA.
Born on November 5, 1922, in New York, NY, she was the
daughter of the late Michael J. and Mary Agnes Westman
Earley. She entered the IHM Congregation on September
8, 1943, and made her temporary profession of vows on
May 8, 1946, and her final profession of vows on August
2, 1949.
She served as a high school business teacher at Bishop
Hannan High School in Scranton from 1981 to 1982; Sacred
Heart High School in Carbondale from 1978 to 1981; Pocono
Central Catholic High School in Cresco from 1964 to 1968
and from 1982 to 1988; as well as in schools in Pittsburgh,
PA, and Brooklyn, New York City and Oyster Bay, NY. She
served as secretary in the development office of the Archdiocese
of New York and also as secretary at Cathedral High School
in New York City. She was a receptionist at the IHM Center
in Scranton from 1996 to 2000 and a prayer minister at
the Marian Convent from 2000 until the time of her death.
She received a bachelor of arts degree in business from
Marywood College and a master of arts degree from New
York University in education.
Surviving is a brother, Thomas M., Whitehall, PA; many
nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. She
was preceded in death by a brother, John, and sister,
Alice Lamontagne.
The funeral was Monday, July 26 at 10:30 a.m. with Mass
of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed by
interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow, PA. |
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Sister M. Carmelina Fabbri, IHM Sister M. Carmelina
Fabbri, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary, died on July 6, 2004, at the Marian Convent,
Scranton, PA.
Born on November 15, 1917, in Masontown, PA, she was
the daughter of the late Teopisto and Dusola Bandini Fabbri.
She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1936,
and made her temporary profession of vows on August 2,
1938, and her final profession of vows on August 2, 1941.
She served as a teacher at Costello Nursery School in
Williamsport from 1945 to 1947; and St. Thomas Aquinas
Elementary School in Archbald from 1967 to 1969. She also
served in schools in Altoona, Bellefonte, Cresson, and
Pittsburgh, PA; Asbury Park, NJ; Brooklyn and Syracuse,
NY; and Baltimore, MD. She also served as a catechetical
instructor at St. Ignatius Parish in Kingston from 1952
to 1954 as well as at parishes in Hastings, PA, Devon,
CT, and Binghamton and Inwood, NY. She was a receptionist
at the IHM Center in Scranton from 1985 to 1986 and a
prayer minister at the Marian Convent from 1986 until
the time of her death.
She received a bachelor of science degree in education
from Marywood College.
Surviving is a sister, Mary Ann Mojock, Masontown, PA;
many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Louis J. and
Monsignor Joseph Fabbri.
The funeral was Friday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. with Mass
of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed by
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Sister Clare Roche, IHM Sister Clare Roche, formerly
known as Sister Isidora, of the Sisters, Servants of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary died on May 25, 2004, at the
Marian Convent, Scranton, PA.
Born on July 3, 1912, in Scranton, she was the daughter
of the late Patrick. and Laura McCrea Roche. She entered
the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1933, and made her
temporary profession of vows on April 30, 1936, and her
final profession of vows on August 1, 1939.
She served as a teacher at St. John Elementary School
in Pittston from 1942 to 1945; St. Patrick Elementary
School in Scranton from 1947 to 1948; St. Mary Elementary
School in Avoca from 1948 to 1949; St. Rose Elementary
School in Carbondale from 1975 to 1977; St. Paul Elementary
School in Scranton from 1977 to 1978; Bishop O’Hara
High School in Dunmore from 1978 to 1983; and as a tutor
at the Educational Enrichment Institute at the IHM Center
in Scranton from 1989 to 1991. She was principal at St.
Mary of the Mount Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA,
and at Archbishop Neale Elementary School in LaPlata,
MD. She also served in schools in East Stroudsburg and
Hollidaysburg, PA; Binghamton, Manhasset, and Oneida,
NY; Devon, CT; and Baltimore, MD. She served as a receptionist
at Marywood College from 1983 to 1989 and at the IHM Center
from 1991 to 1993. She also served as a prayer minister
at the IHM Center from 1993 to 1999 and then at the Marian
Convent from 1999 until the time of her death.
She received a bachelor of arts degree in education and
a master of arts degree in religious education both from
Marywood College.
Surviving is a sister, Sister Lois Roche, IHM, Marian
Convent, Scranton; nieces and nephews. She was preceded
in death by six brothers, Hubert, Joseph, John, Robert,
Francis, and Thomas; and four sisters, Margaret Coggins,
Catherine Brennan, Mary Conaboy, and Loretta Hayes.
The funeral was Friday, May 28 at 10:30 a.m. with Mass
of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed by
interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow, PA. |
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Sister
M. Edith Halligan, IHM Sister M. Edith Halligan
of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
died on May 19, 2004, at the Marian Convent, Scranton,
PA.
Born on July 4, 1919, in West New York, NJ, she was the
daughter of the late Michael A. and Mary E. Carlson Halligan.
She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1937,
and made her temporary profession of vows on May 7, 1940,
and her final profession of vows on August 1, 1943.
She served as a faculty member in the music department
at Marywood College from 1940 to 1942 and from 1951 to
1959. She served as a music teacher at St. John’s
High School in Susquehanna from 1948 to 1950; at St. John’s
High School in Pittston from 1950 to 1951; at the IHM
Novitiate from 1962 to 1966. She provided private music
lessons at the IHM Center from 1990 to 2000 and at the
Marian Convent from 2000 to 2002. She also served in schools
in Pittsburgh, PA; Asbury Park and Delran, NJ; and Manhasset
and Uniondale, NY. She served as a prayer minister at
the Marian Convent from 2002 until the time of her death.
She received a bachelor of music degree from Marywood
College and a master of arts degree in music from New
York University.
Surviving is a brother, Dr. William A. Halligan, Pinehurst,
NC; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a
brother, Michael John; and a sister, Sr. Rita Halligan,
IHM.
The funeral was Wednesday, May 26 at 9:00 a.m. with Mass
of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed by interment
at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow, PA. |
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Sister
M. Thomas Aquinas Kielceski, IHM Sister M. Thomas
Aquinas Kielceski of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary died on April 15, 2004, at the Marian Convent,
Scranton, PA.
Born on February 22, 1931, in Scranton, PA, she was the
daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Eva Knopka Kielceski.
She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1950,
and made her temporary profession of vows on August 2,
1953, and her final profession of vows on August 2, 1956.
She served as a teacher at Cathedral High School in Scranton,
PA, from 1965 to 1969, at Nativity School in Scranton,
PA, from 1969 to 1979, at Msgr. McHugh School in Cresco,
PA, from 1990 to 2003 and as principal at St. Paul School
in Scranton PA, from 1984 to 1988. She also served as
a teacher at schools in Greensboro, NC, Pittsburgh, PA,
and Verona, NJ, and as assistant principal in Oyster Bay,
NY. She served as an instructor at the IHM Educational
Institute, Scranton, PA, and as an ancillary staff member
at the Marian Convent, Scranton, PA, from 2003 until the
time of her death.
She received a bachelor of science degree in home economics
and a master of science degree in English from Marywood
College, Scranton, PA.
Surviving are a sister, Genevieve Kurosky, Montrose,
PA; and several nieces and nephews including Sister Eva
Marie Zlotucha, IHM, Scranton, PA. She was preceded in
death by two brothers, Joseph and Stanley; and two sisters,
Helen Zlotucha and Leocadia Clarke.
The funeral was Monday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m. with Mass
of Christian Burial at the IHM Center Chapel followed
by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow, PA. |
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Sister
Mary Rose Freiman, IHM Sister Mary Rose Freiman,
formerly Sister Mary Assumpta, of the Sisters, Servants
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on March 28, 2004,
at the Marian Convent, Scranton, PA.
Born on September 8, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was
the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes Kelly Freiman.
She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1945
and made her temporary profession of vows on May 8, 1948
and her final profession of vows on August 2, 1951.
She served as a teacher at Epiphany School in Sayre,
PA, from 1948 to 1951 and Marywood Seminary, Scranton,
PA, from 1957 to 1959 and as an occupational therapist
at the Marian Convent, Scranton, PA, from 1972 to 1983.
She also served as a teacher at schools in Bellefonte,
PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Raleigh, NC, and Manhasset, NY, as
well as a school librarian in Manhasset, NY. She served
as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent from 2000 until
the time of her death.
She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art from
Marywood College and a Master of Arts Degree in Religious
Studies from Manhattan College.
Surviving are three sisters, Agnes and Clare Freiman,
Rochester Hills, MI and Sister Patricia Freiman, RSM,
Pittsburgh, PA; and a brother Martin, Sterling Heights,
MI.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and
Rev. Thomas, O. Carm. and a sister, Jean Baker.
The funeral was Thursday, April 1 at 9:30 a.m. with Mass
of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed by
interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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Sister
Rita Halligan, IHM Sister Rita Halligan, formerly
known as Sister M. Josetta, of the Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on March 11, 2004, at
the Marian Convent in Scranton.
Born on June 19, 1924 in Teaneck, NJ, she was the daughter
of the late Michael and Mary Ellen Carlson Halligan. She
entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1943 and
made her temporary profession of vows on May 8, 1946 and
her final profession of vows on August 2, 1949.
She served as a teacher at St. Patrick Elementary School,
Scranton, from 1946 to 1948; Nativity of Our Lord Elementary
School, Scranton, from 1963 to 1965; and St. Matthew Elementary
School in East Stroudsburg from 1953 to 1954. She also
served in schools in Wilmington, DE; Baltimore, MD; Goldsboro
and Washington, NC; and Mount Holly, NJ. She was principal
at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Asbury
Park, NJ, from 1969 to 1975. She was the assistant superintendent
of schools for the Diocese of Trenton, NJ, from 1975 to
1982 and an educational consultant for the IHM Congregation
from 1982 to 1986. She was a pastoral minister at St.
Augustine Parish in Larchmont, NY, from 1986 to 2001.
Sister Rita served as a receptionist and prayer minister
at the IHM Center from 2001 to 2003. From 2003 until the
time of her death she served as a prayer minister at the
Marian Convent.
She received a bachelor of music degree from Marywood
College and a master of science degree in elementary principalship
from Monmouth College.
Surviving are a sister, Sister Edith Halligan, IHM, Scranton;
and a brother, William A. Halligan, MD, Pinehurst, NC;
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother,
Michael John.
The funeral was Tuesday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. with
Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent followed
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Sister M. Marella Moran, IHM
Sister M. Marella Moran of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on February 11, 2004, at the Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale, PA.
Born on December 3, 1921 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Scheiber Moran. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1938 and made her temporary profession of vows on August 3, 1942 and her final profession of vows on August 2, 1945.
She served as a teacher at St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale from 1951 to 1957; St. Leo Elementary School in Ashley from 1957 to 1965; St. Paul Elementary School in Scranton from 1965 to 1969; and later she served as principal at St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD; Our Lady of Peace Elementary School in Clarks Green; and at St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale. She also served in schools in Binghamton, and Oyster Bay, NY; and Upper Marlboro, MD. She was the director of religious education at St. Catherine and St. Ignatius parishes in La Plata, MD, from 1986 to 1993. From 1993 until the time of her death she served as an assistant in the business office at the IHM Center in Scranton.
She received a bachelor of arts degree from Marywood College and a master of arts degree from the University of Detroit both in education.
Surviving are a brother, Frank, Scranton; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Francis, Harold, Ambrose, and Robert; and two sisters, Mary Moran and Claire Vesey.
The funeral was Saturday, February 14 at 9:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the IHM Center followed by interment at St. Catherine Cemetery, Moscow. |
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