Sister M. Adelaide Byrne, IHM

Sister M. Adelaide Byrne of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Monday, March 26, 1984, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA, after an extended illness.

Born on October 6, 1902 in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Lawler Byrne. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1932, received the religious habit on April 24, 1933, and made profession of her vows on April 30, 1935.

Sister Adelaide served as secretary to the president, and then secretary to the dean of Marywood College in Scranton, PA, for approximately thirty-five years.

From 1979 until the time of her death, Sister Adelaide served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She is survived by two brothers, Linus of Williamsport, PA, and William of Olean, NY; nieces and nephews, including Reverend James Byrne of Lewiston, PA.

The funeral will be Thursday, March 29 with Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in the Marian Convent Chapel. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Wednesday afternoon or evening.