Sister M. Rosemary Cavanaugh, IHM

Sister M. Rosemary Cavanaugh, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, January 30, 1957 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on January 23, 1893 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and given the name Marguerite. She was the daughter of the late John T. and Mary Reitz Cavanaugh. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1910, received the religious habit on August 2, 1912, and made profession of her vows on August 3, 1914.

Sister Rosemary served as a teacher at the following schools: Most Holy Rosary School in Syracuse, NY; St. Rosalia School in Pittsburgh, PA; St. John the Evangelist High School in Pittston, PA; St. Ephrem School in Brooklyn, NY; St. Patrick High School in Scranton, PA; St. Mary of the Mount High School in Pittsburgh, PA; and Marywood Seminary in Scranton, PA. She also served as an instructor for Marywood College’s summer sessions for many years.

From 1954 until the time of her death, Sister Rosemary has been a teacher at St. Clare School in Scranton, PA.

She was preceded in death a sister, Sister M. Edith, IHM.

She is survived by three brothers, George of Scranton, PA, Cyril and John, both of Washington, DC, and a sister, Gertrude of Wilkes-Barre, PA.

The funeral will be Friday, February 1 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Clare’s Church in Scranton, followed by interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Thursday at the Marian Convent in Scranton.

Archival Remembrance:

A serious heart condition failed to deter the activities of Sister M. Rosemary. She conducted two mid-year tests in her class at St. Clare’s School, on Friday. When stricken in the early hours of Monday morning with the fatal heart attack, the test papers had been scored, and the marks posted to her register. Her days of residence at the Marian Convent were filled with little deeds of kindness to those who appeared less able to do the many acts of service necessary for the ill. May God reward her abundantly for her thoughtful kindness to others, and many the prayerful gratitude of those she so graciously served speak her name often to Him whose reward is exceeding great.