Sister M. Marquita Sealey, IHM

Sister M. Marquita Sealey, IHM, of the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Sunday, March 3, 1990, at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, NY.

She was born on May 8, 1914 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Marcella. She was daughter of the late William George and Marcella Cooney Sealey. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1934, received the religious habit on August 2, 1934, and made profession of her vows on August 3, 1936.

Sister Marquita served as a commercial subjects teacher at the following schools: St. Joseph High School in Renovo, PA; St. Cecilia School in Exeter, PA; Cathedral High School in Scranton, PA; St. Thomas Commercial High School in Archbald, PA; Epiphany School in Sayre, PA; St. Paul School in Cranston, RI; St. Ambrose School in Bridgeport, CT; and St. Mary High School in Manhasset, NY.

From 1981 until the time of her death, Sister Marquita was the librarian at St. Raymond School in East Rockaway, NY.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph.

She is survived by three sisters, Mary Hall and Elizabeth Sealey, both of Scranton, PA; and Agnes O’Neill of Kearney of NJ; a brother, John of Scranton, PA; nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Thursday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial in the Marian Convent chapel. Interment will be at Saint Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. There will also be a viewing at St. Raymond’s Convent on Tuesday afternoon and evening. A Mass of Requiem will be held on Wednesday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Raymond’s Church in East Rockaway, NY.