Sister M. Ethna Hughes, IHM
Sister M. Ethna Hughes, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, July 31, 1960 at St. Thomas Convent in Archbald, Pennsylvania.
She was born on January 18, 1889 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and given the name Dora. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary O'Neill Hughes. She entered the IHM Congregation on August 15, 1915, received the religious habit on December 30, 1915, and made profession of her vows on January 3, 1918.
Sister Ethna served as a teacher at the following schools: Most Holy Rosary School in Syracuse, NY, from 1918 to 1919; St. Michael's School for Boys in Hoban Heights, PA, from 1919 to 1922; St. Mary Elementary School in Hollidaysburg, PA, from 1922 to 1932; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Bellefonte, PA, from 1932 to 1935; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Pittston, PA, from 1935 to 1939; Immaculate Conception Elementary School in West Pittston, PA, from 1939 to 1942; St. Rosalia Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1942 to 1944; St. Leo Elementary School in Ashley, PA, from 1944 to 1950; and St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School, PA, in Archbald, from 1950 to 1960.
She is survived by a nephew, and several nieces.
Interment is at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, Pennsylvania.
Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509.
Archival Remembrance:
The religious companions of our death Sister M. Ethna are her best eulogists. They recognized in her a very spiritual Sister dedicated to her community and to her teaching apostolate. God gave her a fine mind and a most retentive memory. Ordinarily, she was a reticent and always unassuming. She as a real person, devoid of ostentation. She had read well, and in conversation she evidenced a depth of knowledge that held her hearers. To her pupils, she was a kind understanding teacher. They were very fond of her, and readily manifested their love by their frequent remembrance. Her quiet religious life and her deep devotion to duty were her preparation for the eternal life to which God called her.
