Sister Stella Maria Untersee, IHM

Sister Stella Maria Untersee, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on Wednesday, October 22, 1980, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Carbondale, PA.

She was born on January 15, 1891, in Brookline, MA, and given the name Marie. She was the daughter of the late Franz Joseph and Stella Hammond Untersee. She entered the IHM Congregation on July 16, 1920, received the religious habit on December 28, 1920, and made profession of her vows on December 28, 1922.

Sister Stella Maria served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Ephrem High School in Brooklyn, NY; St. Mary of the Mount High School in Pittsburg, PA; St. John the Evangelist High School in Pittston, PA; St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, NY; Most Holy Rosary High School in Syracuse, NY; St. Rosalia High School in Pittsburgh, PA; Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary High School in New York City, NY; St. Joseph High School in Williamsport, PA; St. Paul High School in Scranton, PA; St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset, NY; and St. Patrick High School in Scranton, PA.

From 1971 until the time of her death, Sister Stella Maria was a prayer minister at the Marian Convent.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Franz Joseph Jr., Karl Roland, Emil August and Maximilian, and a sister, Elizabeth Untersee.

She is survived by a sister, Pauline Rigor da Eva of Brookline, MA; a brother, Philip of Newark, NJ; and nephews.

The funeral will be Friday, October 24, at 9:30 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at the Marian Convent. Interment will follow at St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, PA. Friends may call at the Marian Convent on Thursday afternoon or evening.