Sister M. Dolores Mulloy, IHM

Sister M. Dolores Mulloy, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Monday, January 28, 1929, at St. Patrick’s Orphanage in Scranton, PA.

She was born on May 1, 1853 in Donegal, Ireland, and given the name Catharine. She was the daughter of the late Manasseus (Denis) and Mary Mulligan Mulloy. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 25, 1874, received the religious habit on February 9, 1875, and made profession of her vows on February 13, 1877.

At Marywood College in Scranton, Sister Dolores served as procurator, for six years.

Sister Dolores served as a teacher at schools within the Diocese of Scranton, PA, including at St. Patrick School in Scranton, PA, from 1928 until the time of her death. 

The funeral will be Monday, January 21, at 9:00 a.m. with a high mass of requiem at St. Patrick’s Church in Scranton. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA.

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“Sister M. Dolores Malloy (sic), died yesterday afternoon at St. Patrick’s orphanage after a short illness. Sister Dolores was one of the most esteemed members of the congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Her death closes a long record of service in the interest of the order. She spent fifty-four years as a nun and gave most of her energies to the development of the children of Scranton. She served many years in the schools and institutions of the Scranton diocese. She was for six years at Marywood as procurator and devoted herself exceptionally to the interest of the college. During the last year she had been active at St. Patrick’s where her death occurred. She will be very musch missed by a legion of friends who deeply mourn her loss. She is the last member of her immediate family but leaves devoted relatives and many children, who knew her motherly care in the schools where she taught. Her funeral will be held on Monday morning with a solemn high mass of requiem in St. Patrick’s church, West Scranton. Interment will be made in St. Catherine’s cemetery, Moscow.”

The Scranton Times · Scranton, Pennsylvania · Sat, Jan 19, 1929 · Page 20

The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary benefited from the efforts to bring young women from Ireland to Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Over the years a total of sixty-five young women became professed IHM religious. Their services were received as far west at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho at the IHM Academy and at St. Edward School, Twin Falls, Idaho. The southern missions witnessed their dedication in Washington, Raleigh, and Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It was remarked that black children in some southern schools were speaking with an Irish brogue! The Sisters from Ireland also served in many locations in Pennsylvania, such as Dushore, Lock Haven, Exeter, Altoona, Pittsburgh, St. Michael’s School in Hoban Heights, Cresson, Pittston, Scranton, and Williamsport. New York and Rhode Island missions also received their services.

Excerpted from The Story of the Native Irish Sisters Who Entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Scranton Pennsylvania by Sister M. Michel Keenan, IHM, 2006, p.18