Sister Anita Maleski, IHM, taught at St. Agnes School, dies at age 75 March 12, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Anita Maleski, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died March 3 at her home in Dupont, Pa. Sister Anita, who taught at St. Agnes School in Catonsville in the 1970s, was 75. A native of Avoca, Pa., Sister Anita entered the IHM congregation in September 1963, and made her final profession of vows in August 1971. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education/general science from what was then Marywood College in Scranton, Pa.; a master’s degree in science/biology from East Carolina University; a master’s degree in nursing from Pace University in New York City, and a master’s degree for family nurse practitioner from Pace. Sister Anita taught science in New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and, from 1973 to 1980, at St. Agnes School in Catonsville. She was an assistant professor of nursing at Marywood College, 1988-93; a registered nurse practitioner at the Marian Convent in Scranton, 1988-2005, and at Marywood University and for the IHM Congregation in Scranton, 1993-2012. Sister Anita served as an English as a Second Language instructor at St. John Neumann Parish in Scranton from 2013 until the time of her death. Due to restrictions related to the coronavirus, a funeral Mass and graveside service are private. Interment will be at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, Pa. Also see Retired Archbishop Keleher of Kansas City, Kan., dies at age 93 Mary Pat Clarke, former City Council member, remembered as fighter for social justice Deacon Petrosino, known for gifts as educator, dies at 84 Sister Elizabeth Mary Novak dies at 88 Jesuit Father Donahue, New Testament scholar and Loyola Blakefield graduate, dies at 91 Cardinal Martino, former Vatican envoy to U.N. dies at 91 Copyright © 2021 Catholic Review Media Print
