Sister Lois Buckley, IHM

Sister Lois Buckley, IHM, (formerly known as Sister M. Inviolata) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Monday, May 20, 2024, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA.

Born on June 8, 1936, in Pittston, PA, and given the name Lois Catherine, Sister Lois was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Mary C. Conway Buckley. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1954, made temporary profession of her vows on August 3, 1957, and final profession of her vows on August 3, 1960.  Sister Lois received a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Marywood College.

Sister Lois served as a teacher in the following schools: St. Michael Elementary School in Hoban Heights, PA, from 1964 to 1966; St. Rose Elementary School in Carbondale, PA, from 1971 to 1976; Our Lady of Grace Montessori School in Manhasset, NY, from 1976 to 1977; St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1977 to 1983; Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1983 to 1984; Archbishop Neale Elementary School in La Plata, MD, from 1984 to 1985; and at St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD, from 1985 to 1996.

Sister also served as a catechetical instructor at St. Patrick Parish in Milford, PA, from 1957 to 1964; and St. Peter Parish in Wellsboro, PA, from 1966 to 1971.

At St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD, Sister Lois served as the director of the extended school program from 1996 to 2000; the director of the day care program from 2000 to 2015; and as the director of the enrichment program from 2007 to 2015.

From 2015 until the time of her death, Sister Lois was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton

She was preceded in death by six brothers, John, Michael, Walter, Paul, Daniel, and Tom; and a sister, Anne Jennings. Sister Lois is survived by two sisters, Mary Grogan of Elizabethtown, PA, and Joan Flor of Mechanicsburg, PA; nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews. She is also survived by the members of the IHM Congregation.

The funeral will be Friday, May 24, 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 Friday, May 24, 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 Friday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.

Prayer of Rememberance and Funeral Mass