Sister M. Pieta Rouse, IHM

Sister M. Pieta Rouse, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, December 19, 1956, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on October 27, 1884, in Dushore, PA, and given the name Susanna. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Ann Kane Rouse. She entered the IHM Congregation on July 2, 1907, received the religious habit on April 13, 1909, and made profession of her vows on August 2, 1911.

Sister Pieta served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Leo High School in Ashley, PA; Holy Rosary High School in Scranton, PA; and Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, NY.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Jane (Jennie) Rouse; and two brothers, Anthony Joseph and Xavier Francis.

She is survived by three brothers, Henry John and Aloysius Philip, both of Dushore, PA, and Raymond Michael of Towanda, PA; nieces, nephews, and several cousins, including Sister M. Innocenta Rouse, IHM, Reverend Edwin Rouse, C.M. of Baltimore, MD, and Reverend Silvan Rouse, C.P., of Jamaica, NY.

The funeral will be Saturday, December 22, at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Friday.

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Archival Remembrance:

The gentle, patient soul of Sister Pieta was never more evident than in the sad trying days of helplessness and disability. The humility which distinguished this fine religious made her scholarly teaching attractive and fruitful. To know her was to love her. Hundreds of students thank God for her splendid teaching; her Sisters in Religion attest to her holiness.