Sister Miriam Joseph Reinhardt, IHM

Sister Miriam Joseph Reinhardt, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA.

Born on August 8, 1929, in Honesdale, PA, and given the name Josephine, Sister Miriam Joseph was the daughter of the late Herman and Katharina Thier Reinhardt. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1960, made temporary profession of her vows on June 26, 1963, and final profession of her vows on June 26, 1968.  Sister Miriam Joseph received a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Marywood College, a Master of Arts degree in music education from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in music education from New York University.

Before entering the congregation, she was a music teacher in the Baltimore County Public Schools in Towson, MD, from 1951 to 1960. Sister Miriam Joseph served as a music teacher at the following schools: St. Clare Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1965 to 1966; and St. John the Evangelist High School in Pittston, PA, from 1966 to 1967.

At Marywood College/University in Scranton, PA, Sister Miriam Joseph served on the faculty of the Music Department, from 1969 to 2009.

Sister Miriam Joseph also served on the support staff at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA, from 2009 to 2019; and instructor in the Everyday English for Adults Program in Scranton, PA, from 2009 to 2022.

From 2022 until the time of her death, Sister Miriam Joseph was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Jr. and William. Sister Miriam Joseph is survived by a brother, Henry of Westminster, MD; a sister, Rosanna LoPresti of Honesdale, PA; nieces and nephews across PA, MD, VA, NC and beyond: Frances Rickard, Nancy Reinhardt, Henry G. Reinhardt, Jr., James LoPresti, Katharina Lenz, Barbara Schaefer, Melvin Reinhardt, Jerome Reinhardt, Thomas Reinhardt;  godchildren: Lois Daniels-Beyer, John Shade Kuhn, Mallory Delaney; grandnieces and grandnephews; great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews; and extended family living in Germany and the Netherlands. She is also survived by the members of the IHM Congregation

The funeral will be Friday, October 17, at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Residence, 1510 University Avenue in Dunmore, PA. Friends may call at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Friday, October 17, between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow Mass on Friday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.

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