Sister M. Martin de Porres McHale, IHM

Sister M. Martin de Porres McHale, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA.

Born on October 23, 1931, in Scranton, PA, and given the name Mary Anne, Sister Martin de Porres was the daughter of the late Thomas P. and Elizabeth Loftus McHale. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1955, made temporary profession of her vows on March 13, 1958, and final profession of her vows on June 22, 1963.  Sister Martin de Porres received a Bachelor of Science degree in education and a Master of Business Administration degree, both from Marywood College.

Sister Martin de Porres served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Monica Elementary School in Raleigh, NC, from 1958 to 1961; Bishop Klonowski High School in Scranton, PA, from 1961 to 1963; and Bishop Hannan High School in Scranton, PA, from 1963 to 1968.

Sister served as acting principal for several months at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Elementary School in Dunmore, PA, in 1999.

Sister Martin de Porres also served as treasurer general for the IHM Congregation in Scranton, PA, from 1968 to 1978; business manager for the IHM Congregation in Scranton, PA, from 1978 to 1981; vice-president of business affairs at Marywood College in Scranton, PA, from 1981 to 1996; and consultant at Blue Cross of NEPA/First Priority Health Care in Wilkes-Barre, PA, from 1996 to 2012.

From 2012 until the time of her death, Sister Martin de Porres was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas and Joseph T. Sister Martin de Porres is survived by a brother, John E. and his wife, Pat, of Bowie, MD; nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews; and by the members of the IHM Congregation.

The funeral will be Monday, September 30, at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Residence, 1510 University Avenue in Dunmore, PA. Friends may call at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Sunday, September 29, between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and on Monday, September 30 between 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. A prayer service will be held on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Interment will follow Mass on Monday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.

Prayer of Rememberance

Funeral Mass