Sister M. Cyrillus O’Malley, IHM

Sister M. Cyrillus O’Malley, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Tuesday, January 16, 1979, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on December 13, 1900 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Mildred. She was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary Agnes O’Hora O’Malley. She entered the IHM Congregation on March 25, 1923, received the religious habit on August 15, 1923, and made first profession of her vows on August 15, 1925.

Sister Cyrillus served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Joseph Elementary School in Williamsport, PA; St. Mary Elementary School in Hollidaysburg, PA; St. Joseph Elementary School in Danville, PA; Holy Rosary Elementary School in Scranton, PA; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Scranton, PA; St. Clare Elementary School in Scranton, PA; St. Ann Elementary School in Devon, CT; Most Holy Rosary Elementary School in Syracuse, NY; St. Cecilia Elementary School in Exeter, PA; and St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Pittston, PA.

From 1973 until the time of her death, Sister Cyrillus was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Claire A. O’Malley, Sister Marie Rose O’Malley, IHM, and Mary Devine; four brothers, Joseph, Cyril Joseph, John, and Francis P.; nieces and nephews.

She is survived by two sisters, Dorothy Brust of Clark’s Green, PA, and Kathryn O’Malley of Scranton, PA, and a brother, Daniel of Scranton, PA.

The funeral will be Thursday, January 18, at 10:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Tuesday evening and all day Wednesday.