MALLOY SISTER MARY SHEILA, SC Age 94, who died at Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill in Greensburg, on July 5, 2013. Born in Pittsburgh, and later a student at Saint Joseph's Academy, Greensburg, Sister Mary Sheila entered the congregation of the Sisters of Charity on September 8, 1937, from Saint Andrew Parish, Pittsburgh. Preceded in death by her parents, James C. and Margaret (Glitsch) Malloy, she is survived by a brother, J. Regis Malloy; nieces, Diane Barr, Bonnie Bassand nephew, Ronald Malloy. She earned a bachelor's degree in home economics from Seton Hill University and a master's degree in home economics from Columbia University. Sister Mary Sheila taught in the home economics department at Seton Hill University from 1949 until 1960 and during the summer sessions in the 1950s. For more than two decades, she taught students at Sacred Heart, Elizabeth Seton, Monongahela Valley, St. John the Baptist, Lawrenceville Catholic and Saint Anselm high schools. From 1976 until 1984, Sister Mary Sheila taught at Mount Alvernia Academy. Sister then transitioned to a new form of ministry as part of the Senior Companion Program at Forbes Center for Gerontolgy, 1985-1989. She served for five years on the Advisory Council of the Senior Companion Program of Allegheny County. At Saint Kieran Parish, Lawrenceville and Saint Matthew Parish, Sharpsburg, she was a Eucharistic Minister and Home Visitor. In 1999, Sister Mary Sheila received the Diocese of Pittsburgh's "Manifesting the Kingdom Award" for her "exceptional service to the people of God uniquely reflected in her life, ministry and work."In reflecting on her life as a Sister of Charity, Sister Mary Sheila stated, "I can smile as I reflect on the past years; they were all avenues of tremendous growth. I want to shout out loud, 'Thank you, God, for never giving up on me.'" Viewing on Sunday, July 7, 2013, 1:30 - 7:00 p.m., Caritas Christi, 129 DePaul Center Road, Greensburg, PA, Mass of Christian Burial Monday, July 8, 2013, 10:30 a.m., Chapel of the Assumption, Caritas Christi. Burial in Sisters' Cemetery, Seton Hill, Greensburg, PA. Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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