Sister Mary Brigida Strome, IHM

Sister Mary Brigida Strome, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died Friday, September 5, 1986, at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA.

Sheorn on March 22, 1894, in Ashley, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Lydon Strome. She entered the IHM Congregation on July 2, 1916, received the religious habit on August 2, 1917, and made profession of her vows on August 2, 1919.

Sister Mary Brigida served as a teacher and principal at the following schools: Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in Scranton, PA; St. Joseph Elementary School in Williamsport, PA; St. Matthew Elementary School in Wilmington, DE; Holy Trinity Elementary School in Poughkeepsie, NY; and Sacred Heart Elementary School in Mt. Holly, NJ. She also served as a teacher at schools located in Washington, DC.

Sister served as principal at Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in Scranton, PA, in the early 1940s, and also superior of Nativity Convent.

From 1978 until the time of her death, Sister Mary Brigida was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Dr. Frank Paul and Edward Byron, and two sisters, Ruth Walsh and Elizabeth Farrell.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be Monday, September 8, at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at Saint Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Sunday afternoon or evening.

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Archival Remembrance:

Our Sister Mary Brigida, died on Friday morning, at Moses Taylor Hospital, after an illness. She was in the 68th year of her religious profession. Sister Brigida’s long and illustrious career in education included a nine-year span at Nativity School, this city, where she served as principal, intermediate teacher, and music teacher. She was also principal and teacher at St. Joseph’s, Williamsport, and at IHM schools in Wilmington, Delaware; Mount Holly, New Jersey; Poughkeepsie, New York; and Washington, DC. In 1978, she retired to the Marian Convent.