Sister M. Huberta Cullen, IHM

Sister M. Huberta Cullen, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on Monday, September 24, 1917, at Mount St. Mary’s Motherhouse, in Scranton, PA.

She was born on January 12, 1879, in Williamsport, PA, and given the name Mary Cullian. She was the daughter of Hugh Cullian and the late Mary McGonnell Cullian. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1903, received the religious habit on July 2, 1903, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1905.

Sister Huberta served in child care for resident children at St. John’s Home in Cresson, PA.

In addition to her father, she is survived by a brother John, and two sisters, Annie and Katherine Margaret.

The funeral will be Wednesday, September 26 at the Marywood College Chapel in Scranton, followed by interment at the Marywood College Cemetery, on the grounds of Marywood College in Scranton.

“To the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, with whom Bishop Garvey had been associated for nearly forty years in the work of the schools, was entrusted the care of the orphans. The Sisters gladly accepted the trust and on January 4, 1909, the Sisters appointed left Mount Saint Mary’s to take up the work. They were Sister M. Irene, Superior; Sister M. Ann, Sister M. Antoinette, Sister M. Huberta, and Sister M. Teresina.

When the Sisters arrived at Cresson, they were met by the Right Reverend Bishop, the Reverend Fathers Garvin, Farren, and Munley, and welcomed to their new home. They found a perfectly appointed house which the good ladies of the Summit had put in readiness for them.”

Excerpted from The Sisters of the I.H.M.: The Story of The Founding of The Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Their Work In The Scranton Diocese by Sister M. Immaculata Gillespie, IHM, P.J. Kenedy & Sons, NY, 1921, p. 317

Note: All last names on Sister’s baptismal certificate were spelled as Cullian, however our records show it spelled as Cullen.