Sister M. Rosalind Doyle, IHM

Sister M. Rosalind Doyle, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, November 2, 1994, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on December 21, 1911, in Pittsburgh, PA, and given the name Alice Bernadette. She was the daughter of the late Leo M. and Elizabeth V. Shafford Doyle. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1933, made first profession of her vows on August 8, 1935, and final profession of her vows on August 2, 1938.

Sister Rosalind served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Matthew Elementary School in East Stroudsburg, PA; St. Michael’s School for Boys in Hoban Heights, PA; St. Joseph Elementary School in Williamsport, PA; St. Bernard Elementary School in Hastings, PA; Holy Angels Elementary School in Hayes, PA; St. Mary Elementary School in Goldsboro, MD; St. Ann Elementary School in Devon, CT; and St. Mary-John School in Cresson, PA. She also taught at elementary schools located in Washington, NC.

Sister also served as a parish minister and prayer minister in Pittsburgh, PA.

From 1981 until the time of her death, Sister Rosalind was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Robert, Leo M. (infant), Leo M., Jr., John and James; three sisters, Dorothy Dougherty, Loretta Doyle, and Mary Catherine Lewis; and her step-mother, Marie E. Wall Doyle.

She is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Craig and Clare Bayer, both of Pittsburgh, PA; as well as several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Monday, November 7, at 10:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent, followed by interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.