Sister M. Lucy Hickey, IHM

Sister M. Lucy Hickey, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Thursday, September 8, 1863 at St. Joseph's Convent in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

She was born on October 15, 1837, and given the name Anna. She entered the IHM Congregation at St. Joseph's Novitiate in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1860, received the religious habit on February 2, 1861, and made profession of her vows on August 25, 1862.

Sister Lucy served as a teacher at St. Alphonsus Academy in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

Interment is at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Susquehanna, 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.

Sister Mary Lucy Hickey is one of two sisters from the Immaculata (Malvern) based IHM Congregation that are buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in St. Joseph, Pennsylvania.

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Below is an excerpt, taken from a letter from Sister Joseph Marion Gallagher, IHM (Immaculata IHM) dated on July 14, 2004:

"September 8, 1863

Sister Mary Lucy Hickey 

Motherhouse Records, Vol. I, p.79

The feast of St. Teresa, 1837 marked the birthday of Annie Hickey, who entered our novitiate at St. Joseph, Susquehanna County before her twenty-third year, September 8, 1860.  She received the habit as Sister Mary Lucy on the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, 1861 and made her holy vows August 25, 1862.

Sister was first missioned to St. Alphonsus Academy, Susquehanna, but her health failing she returned to St. Joseph's, where she died peacefully on the third anniversary of her entrance, September 8, 1862, leaving to her Sisters in religion a remarkable example of humility, through the resignation with which she bore her sufferings in youth as God's Holy Will, when her most earnest desire was to give, rather than receive the service of her Sisters.  Aged 25 years.

Interred: St. Joseph Cemetery
              Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania"