Sister M. Rose Irma Spillane, IHM

Sister M. Rose Irma Spillane, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Friday, August 21, 1987, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on December 17, 1900, in Jermyn, PA, and given the name Veronica. She was daughter of the late Thomas and Ellen Corcoran Spillane. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 29, 1924, received the religious habit on December 29, 1924, and made profession of her vows on August 15, 1926.

Sister Rose Irma served as a music teacher at St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Pittston, PA; St. Joseph Elementary School in Williamsport, PA; St. Matthew Elementary School in Stroudsburg, PA; St. Monica Elementary School in Raleigh, NC; and St. Rita Elementary School in Dundalk, MD. She taught music at Holy Name of Mary Catechetical Center in Montrose, PA. Her most recent assignment was to St. Matthew School in Wilmington, DE, where she taught intermediate grades.

Sister served as principal of St. Patrick High School in Milford, PA; Holy Name School in Forty-Fort, PA; and St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Bellefonte, PA.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Jane de Chantal, SSJ; and three brothers, James, William and Thomas.

She is survived by two sisters, Cecilia and Margaret Mary Spillane, both of Archbald, PA; a brother, John of Baltimore, MD; nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Monday, August 24, 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 at the Marian Convent Sunday afternoon or evening.