Sister M. Bernadette O’Boyle, IHM

Sister M. Bernadette O’Boyle, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, May 10, 1898, at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA.

She was born on March 27, 1851 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Mary Ann. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Ann (Maria) O’Donnell O’Boyle. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 1, 1873, received the religious habit on November 21, 1873, and made profession of her vows on April 25, 1876.

Sister Bernadette served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Joseph School in Williamsport, PA; St. John School in Susquehanna, PA; and St. Rose Academy in Carbondale, PA. She also taught in schools located in Reading and Scranton, PA.

She is survived by a two brothers, John J. of Scranton, PA, and Michael W. of West Pittston, PA, and a sister, Catherine Brown of Scranton, PA.

The funeral will be Friday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Cathedral Church in Scranton, with interment to follow at Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, PA.

“Sister Bernadette, whose death was chronicled in the Times yesterday, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Boyle, who were among the pioneer residents of Scranton. She was one of the first sisters of St. Cecilia’s Convent to take vows and she illustrated by her life devoted to the service of God her fitness for her holy avocation. She had taught in all the more important academies of the diocese and was always most popular with pupils and the sisters of the order. Those who knew her in the world as Mary A. O’Boyle have kindly memories of her tenderness, amiability and kind and loving disposition and there is sincere regret at her death which happened in the height of her usefulness.

The funeral will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. from St. Cecilia’s Academy. Solemn high requiem mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral. Interment in Hyde Park cemetery.”

The Scranton Times
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Thu, May 12, 1898 · Page 5