Sister Carole A. Griffin, IHM

Sister Carole A. Griffin, IHM, (formerly known as Sister Mary Daniel) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, December 5, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA.

Born on August 21, 1938, in Susquehanna, PA, and given the name Carole Ann, Sister Carole was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Helen Lea Griffin. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1956, made temporary profession of her vows on March 12, 1959, and final profession of her vows on March 12, 1964. Sister Carole received a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education from Marywood College, and a Master of Education degree in elementary education from East Stroudsburg State College.

Sister Carole served as a teacher in the following schools: St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Unity, PA, from 1959 to 1963; St. Matthew Elementary School in East Stroudsburg, PA, from 1963 to 1969; St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Archbald, PA, from 1969 to 1972; St. Paul Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1972 to 1974; Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School in Rocky Mount, NC, in 1985; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School in Dunmore, PA, from 1985 to 1986; and St. Nicholas/St. Mary School in Wilkes-Barre, PA, from 2003 to 2010.

Sister served as principal at the following schools: St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale, PA, from 1974 to 1978; St. Joseph School in Williamsport, PA, from 1978 to 1980; St. Paul Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1980 to 1984; Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter, PA, from 1986 to 1995; Holy Trinity Elementary School in Hazleton, PA, from 1996 to 1997; Holy Child School in Plymouth, PA, from 1997 to 2002; and Marian Catholic School in Scranton, PA, from 2002 to 2003.

Sister Carole also served as a clerk in the medical records department at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA, from 1984 to 1985; as parish minister at St. Cecilia Parish in Exeter, PA, from 2001 to 2002; and on the support staff at St. Nicholas/St. Mary School in Wilkes-Barre, PA, from 2010 to 2020.

From 2020 until the time of her death, Sister Carole was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Daniel. Sister Carole is survived by a sister, Linda Soop of Homer, NY, and nieces living in New Jersey and New York. She is also survived by the members of the IHM Congregation.

The funeral will be Thursday, December 11, at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Residence, 1510 University Avenue in Dunmore, PA. Friends may call at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Thursday, December 11, between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow Mass on Thursday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.

Prayer and Funeral Mass