Funeral services for Sister M. Monica Byrne, served in Mount Holly, Delran schools
September 17, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Sept. 19 and Sept. 20 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa., for Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Monica Byrne who died Sept. 14. She was 93.
On Sept. 19, a viewing will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., with a prayer service taking place at 4 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sept. 20 at 11 a.m.
Born in 1926 in Spangler, Pa., and given the name Rita Marie, Sister Monica entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary congregation Sept. 8, 1945. She made her temporary profession of vows Aug. 2, 1948, and her final profession of vows Aug. 2, 1951.
Sister Monica earned bachelor of arts and a master of science degree in education from Marywood College, Scranton, Pa. As a teacher and principal, she served in schools in Pennsylvania, New York, Oregon, Maryland, and New Jersey. In the Trenton Diocese, she taught in Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly, from 1958 to 1961, and as an assistant in the media center in Holy Cross Academy, Delran, from 1997 to 2017. From 2017, until the time of her death, she was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence.
Sister Monica was predeceased by her parents and five brothers. She is survived by a sister-in-law, nieces and nephews and by the members of her community.
Burial will be in St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, Pa. Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18509.
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Funeral services will be held Sept. 19 and Sept. 20 in Our Lady of Peace Residence, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa., for Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister M. Monica Byrne who died Sept. 14. She was 93.
On Sept. 19, a viewing will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., with a prayer service taking place at 4 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sept. 20 at 11 a.m.
Born in 1926 in Spangler, Pa., and given the name Rita Marie, Sister Monica entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary congregation Sept. 8, 1945. She made her temporary profession of vows Aug. 2, 1948, and her final profession of vows Aug. 2, 1951.
Sister Monica earned bachelor of arts and a master of science degree in education from Marywood College, Scranton, Pa. As a teacher and principal, she served in schools in Pennsylvania, New York, Oregon, Maryland, and New Jersey. In the Trenton Diocese, she taught in Sacred Heart School, Mount Holly, from 1958 to 1961, and as an assistant in the media center in Holy Cross Academy, Delran, from 1997 to 2017. From 2017, until the time of her death, she was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence.
Sister Monica was predeceased by her parents and five brothers. She is survived by a sister-in-law, nieces and nephews and by the members of her community.
Burial will be in St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Moscow, Pa. Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18509.