Sister M. St. Gabriel Cox, IHM
April 19, 1906 – August 15, 1995
Sister M. St. Gabriel Cox, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, August 15, 1995, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.
She was born on April 19, 1906, in Amsbury, PA, and given the name Hazel Mary. She was the daughter of the late Henry Ellsworth and Bernadette Hertzog Cox. She entered the IHM Congregation on August 14, 1922, made temporary profession of her vows on December 29, 1924, and final profession of her vows on December 8, 1930.
Sister St. Gabriel served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Ephrem School in Brooklyn, NY; St. Mary-John School in Cresson, PA; Immaculate Conception School in Lock Haven, PA; St. Matthew School in Wilmington, DE; St. Patrick School in Olyphant, PA; Sacred Heart School in La Plata, MD; St. Rosalia School in Pittsburgh, PA; All Saints School in Masontown, PA; and South Scranton Catholic High School in Scranton, PA.
Sister also served as an instructor at St. Patrick’s Catechetical Center in Milford, PA.
From 1980 until the time of her death, Sister Gabriel served as a prayer minister at both St. Peter of Alcantara Convent in Port Washington, NY, and the Marian Convent.
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French/English from Marywood College.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell and Leroy, and three sisters, Helen Prague, Geraldine Trexler, and Sister M. Englebert, IHM.
She is survived by a sister, Sister Maria Bernadette, IHM of Scranton, PA; a brother, Joseph “Ralph” of Brooklyn, NY; nieces and nephews.
The funeral is Friday, August 18 at 10 a.m. in the Marian Convent Chapel, followed by interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Thursday beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.
Archival Remembrance:
With deep faith and unwavering trust, Sister St. Gabriel Cox bore a long illness that finally called her to God. During her more than 70 years of ministry, she served as a teacher. She is remembered for her gentle, pleasant disposition. Her patience through long years of ill health reflected the spirituality which took first priority in her life. Most of all, she is remembered as a loving sister by the Cox family and by her IHM family.
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