Sister M. deNeri Gibbons, IHM

Sister M. deNeri Gibbons, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, October 5, 1919, at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Scranton, PA.

She was born on October 16, 1884 in Pittston, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of Edward Francis Gibbons and the late Ellen Nallin Gibbons. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 1, 1904, received the religious habit on August 15, 1905, and made profession of her vows on July 16, 1907.

Sister deNeri served as a teacher at St. Joseph High School in Danville, PA; St. Cecilia High School in Exeter, PA; and at high schools located in Pittsburgh, PA.

In March of 1919, Sister returned to Mount St. Mary’s Seminary to serve as a prayer minister.

In additon to her father, Edward of Venago, PA, she is also survived by a sister, Ellen (Nellie) of Colorado; a brother, Miles F. of New York; three nieces, a nephew, and cousins, including Reverend J. V. Hussie, rector of St. Leo’s Church in Ashley, PA,

The funeral will be Tuesday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m. at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, followed by interment in the Marywood College Cemetery, on the grounds of Marywood College in Scranton, PA.

Archival Remembrance:

Sister M. deNeri was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nallen Gibbons, formerly of Pittston, PA, now of Venango, PA. She was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, where she made a brilliant record. Shortly after her graduation, she entered as a novice at Mount St. Mary’s Novitiate, and was professed July 16, 1907. Most of her religious life was spent in Wyoming, where she was in charge of the high school and proved herself a capable and devoted teacher. The many pupils who profited by her instructions and guidance bear testimony to her self-sacrificing zeal. She was greatly beloved by her sisters in religion, her unfailing kindness and quiet unassuming manner endearing her to all who came in contact with her quiet and gentle influence.