Sister M. Roselle Sullivan, IHM

Sister M. Roselle Sullivan, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Sunday, July 31, 1983, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on October 7, 1891, in Albany Township, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Louise Thall Sullivan. She entered the IHM Congregation on August 15, 1910, received the religious habit on August 2, 1912, and made profession of her vows on August 3, 1914.

Sister Roselle served as a teacher and principal at the following schools: St. Ann High School in Scranton, PA; Holy Rosary High School in Scranton, PA; St. Leo High School in Ashley, PA; St. Mary of Mount Carmel Elementary School in Dunmore, PA; IHM Academy in Coeur d’Alene, ID; St. Ephrem High School in Brooklyn, NY; Immaculate Conception High School in Lock Haven, PA; St. Patrick High School in Olyphant, PA; St. Joseph High School in Renovo, PA; and Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA. She also taught at high schools located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Sister also served as the Director of Madonna Hall at Marywood College in Scranton, PA, from 1967 to 1971.

From 1971 until the time of her death, Sister Roselle was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, James F., Joseph, Edward P., John M., and Michael X.; and two sisters, Anna Mary Rouse and Marian V. Sullivan.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Reverend John Brennan, O.S.F.S., of Philadelphia, PA.

The funeral will be Tuesday, August 2, at 10:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent, with interment to follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent Monday afternoon or evening.

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“Sister M. Roselle Sullivan of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Sunday morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Carbondale, after an illness.

Daughter of the late Michael and Louise Thall Sullivan, Sister Rosselle (sic) was a member of St. Francis Parish in Overton, Pennsylvania. She entered the IHM Congregation on Aug. 15, 1910, received the religious habit on Aug. 2, 1912, and made profession of her vows on Aug. 3, 1914.

Her long career as a high school teacher and principal included assignments in IHM schools in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Susquehanna, Pittstburgh, Lock Haven, Olyphant, and Renoa (sic), Pa. She was also a member of the faculty of St. Ann’s and Holy Rosary, this city, St. Leo’s Ashley, and St. Mary’s dunmore. Sister Roselle served as director of Madonna Hall, Marywood, for four years before retiring to the Marian Convent in 1971.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews, among them Rev. John Brennan, OSFS, of Philadelphia.

The funeal will be Tuesday with Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the Marian Convent Chapel. Interment, St. Catherine’s Cemtery, Moscow.

Friends may call at the Marian Convent this afternoon or evening.”

from The Tribune, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Aug 1, 1983