Sister M. Sylvester Burns, IHM

Sister M. Sylvester Burns, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Wednesday, January 9, 1946 at St. Agnes Place in Elmhurst, PA.

She was born on October 7, 1857 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Catharine. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Julia Doyle Burns. She entered the IHM Congregation on February 2, 1876, received the religious habit on April 25, 1876, and made profession of her vows on May 8, 1878.

Sister Sylvester served as teacher at the following schools: Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA; St. John School in Susquehanna, PA; St. John the Evangelist School in Pittston, PA; St. Cecilia Academy in Scranton, PA; and St. Paul School in Scranton, PA.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Edward, John, Michael and Thomas; and four sisters, Mary T., Elizabeth, Agnes, and Julia A. Regan.

She is survived by two sisters, Dorothy Cannon and Theresa Clark, both of Scranton, PA; and several nieces and nephews, including Sister Mary Assumpta, SSJ, of Canada, and Brother Gabriel Cecilian Cannon, FSC, of Pittston, PA.

The funeral will be on Friday, January 11 at St. Catherine’s Church in Moscow, PA, at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow. Friends may call on Thursday afternoon or evening at St. Agnes Place.