Sister Margaret Cotter, IHM

Sister Margaret Cotter, IHM, (formerly known as Sister M. Terrentius) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on Monday, May 31, 1993, at the Marian Community Hos­pital in Carbondale, PA.

Born on October 25, 1928, in Susquehanna, PA, she was the daughter of the late Terrence J. and Mary Ahearn Cotter. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1946, received the religious habit on May 8, 1947, and made profession of her vows on May 9, 1949.

Sister Margaret served as a math teacher at the intermediate and junior high levels at the following schools: St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Scranton, PA; Marywood Seminary in Scranton, PA; Our Lady of Peace Elementary School in Clark’s Green, PA; and St. Cecilia Elementary School in Exeter, PA. She also served as a math teacher at elementary schools located in New York, North Carolina, and Maryland.

Sister served as principal at St. Joseph Elementary School in Danville, PA.

More recently, Sister Margaret served as a support staff member in the development office at Marywood College in Scranton, PA; ministered as a case manager for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY; and, prior to her last illness, she was an assistant in the business office at the IHM Center in Scranton, PA.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and music, a Master of Science degree in mathematics education, and a Master of Arts degree in counseling, all from Marywood College. She also did further study at Saint John’s University in Brooklyn, New York.

She is survived by three sisters, Maureen Morgan of Pottstown, PA, Kathleen Adornato of Susquehanna, PA, and Michelle “Mickey” Yoder of Uniontown, OH, a brother, Anthony of Corning, NY, nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Wednesday, June 2 with Mass of Christian Burial at 7:30 p.m. at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA. Interment will be Thursday morning at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Wednesday from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.