Sister M. Margrete Kelley, IHM

Sister M. Margrete Kelley, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Sunday, October 28, 1984, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on April 2, 1911, in Exeter, PA, and given the name Agnes. She was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Anna L. O’Brien Kelley. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1935, religious habit on April 30, 1936, and made profession of her vows on May 2, 1938.

Sister Margrete served as a teacher of junior high school students at St. Ephrem School in Brooklyn, NY; and St. Patrick Elementary School in Scranton, PA.

At Marywood College in Scranton, PA, Sister Margrete served as registrar, from 1943 to 1973, and guidance counselor, from 1973 to 1977.

From 1977 until the time of her death, Sister Margrete served as a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Marywood College, and a Master of Science degree in guidance from the University of Pennsylvania.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Reverend Thomas F., Reverend John P., Eugene Michael, and Bernard J., and four sisters, Marguerite Connor, Mary Clare Hastings, Grace (infant), and Regina Boyle.

She is survived by a sister, Anna Grace Kirby of Swoyersville, PA; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Wednesday, October 31; at 10:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Tuesday afternoon or evening at the Marian Convent.