Sister Mary Stephen Sheridan, IHM
Sister Mary Stephen Sheridan, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on October 7, 1965 at the Marian Convent in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Daughter of the late Patrick and Catherine Cawley Sheridan, she was born on June 26, 1880 in Pittston, Pennsylvania; and given the name Nellie. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1904, received the religious habit on December 8, 1904, and made profession of her vows on December 28, 1906.
Sister Mary Stephen served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Patrick in Scranton, from 1906 to 1910; St. Mary of the Mount in Pittsburgh, from 1910 to 1931; St. John in Scranton, from 1931 to 1947; Cathedral in Scranton, from 1947 to 1953; and Nativity in Scranton, from 1953 to 1960.
From 1960 until the time of her death, she served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.
Interment will follow the Mass of Christian Burial 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.
Below is an archival reflection about our Sister Mary Stephen Sheridan:
Sister Mary Stephen will be remembered as a good religious and devoted teacher. Her pupils remember her as a kind, happy, interested teacher; she enriched many souls by her selfless devotion. She was one of the pioneers who opened Saint Mary of the Mount School in Pittsburgh, where she spent twenty-one years in the elementary department. Her cultured manner, her refined ways, her prayerful life - these qualities endeared her to her pupils and Sisters. At the Marian Convent where she passed her final five years, she left the memory of a truly consecrated nun whose life was spent with God in thanksgiving for His having chosen her to be His spouse. May she find peace and joy He has reserved for His chosen ones.
