Sister Ethel Marie Gavin, IHM

Sister Ethel Marie Gavin, IHM, of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on Tuesday, May 22, 1990, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on May 5, 1907 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Irene. She was the daughter of the late Stephen F. and Mary Ellen Harrison Gavin. She entered the IHM Congregation on July 2, 1923, received the religious habit on December 28, 1923, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1925.

Sister Ethel Marie served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale, PA; St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Archbald, PA; Our Lady of Peace Elementary School in Clark’s Green, PA; and St. Clare Elementary School in Scranton, PA.

Sister served as principal at Sacred Heart of Mary Elementary School in Jermyn, PA, and St. Cecilia Elementary School in Exeter, PA. She also served as superior at Sacred Heart of Mary Convent in Jermyn, PA, and St. Patrick’s Catechetical Center in Milford, PA.

From 1985 until the time of her death, Sister Ethel Marie served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Andrew, James and Stephen Jr., and three sisters, Anna May Gavin, Rose Crane and Kathleen O’Hara.

She is survived by a sister, Margaret Mullarkey of Scranton, PA; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

The funeral will be on Friday, May 25 with Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Thursday after 2:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.