Sister M. Carmella O'Malley, IHM
Sister M. Carmella O'Malley, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, April 28, 1961 at the Marian Convent in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
She was born on May 22, 1888 in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, and given the name Bea. She was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Duggan O'Malley. She entered the IHM Congregation on March 25, 1916, received the religious habit on August 2, 1916, and made profession of her vows on August 5, 1918.
Sister Carmella served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Patrick Elementary School in Olyphant, PA, from 1917 to 1920; St. Rosalia Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1920 to 1932; All Saints Elementary School in Masontown, PA, from 1932 to1933; St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Archbald, PA, from 1933 to 1947; and St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1947 to 1957.
From 1957 until the time of her death, Sister Carmella served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas A., and a sister, Catherine.
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:
Death came to our beloved Sister M. Carmella O'Malley as gently as she had lived her days in God's service. Always, she was a cultured religious lady, quiet and unassuming. Calmly she sat at the nurse's station at the Marian Convent, awaiting her turn to see the doctor. A slight inclination of her head was the only sign which told others that she had been called to her eternity. It is true to say that Sister Carmella lived with her rosary, for it was seldom out of her hands, as her lips moved in prayer. Through her long years of teaching, she endured a hearing impairment, a cross she generously accepted as God's will for her. Moreover, she fervently cared for several sanctuaries, preparing thousands of Holy Masses. May God grant her the eternal rest she frequently prayed for others.
