Sister M. Myra Gilbart, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on March 6 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Born on June 6, 1934, in Baltimore and given the name Gloria Gladys, Sister Myra was the daughter of the late Thomas Edgar and Marguerite Neville Gilbart. She entered the IHM Congregation on Sept. 7, 1958, made temporary profession of her vows on March 11, 1961, and final profession of her vows on March 11, 1966.
Sister Myra served as a teacher at the following schools: Immaculate Conception Elementary School in Scranton, from 1961 to 1966; Our Lady of Peace Elementary School in Clarks Green, Pennsylvania, from 1966 to 1971; St. Ephrem Elementary School in Brooklyn, from 1971 to 1974; Archbishop Neale Elementary School in La Plata, Maryland, from 1974 to 1976 and 1990 to 1992; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Clinton, Maryland, from 1976 to 1979; St. Patrick Elementary School in Scranton, from 1979 to 1981; Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, from 1981 to 1988; St. Paul Elementary School in New Bern, North Carolina, from 1988 to 1990; and St. Mary of the Assumption Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from 1992 to 1994.
Since 2022, Sister Myra was a prayer minister at the IHM Center and Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Frederick William Gilbart and Dr. Thomas Edgar Gilbart, Jr. Sister Myra is survived by a brother, Dr. James William Gilbart of Baltimore; three sisters, Sister Mary Mercy Gilbart, IHM, of Scranton, Sister Mary Gilbart, D.C., of Emmitsburg, Maryland, and Catherine Kaye of Millsboro, Delaware; and nieces and nephews. She is also survived by the members of the IHM Congregation.
A funeral and Mass of Christian Buria was held on March 12 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. Interment followed at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, Pennsylvania. Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired Sisters of IHM c/o the Sisters of IHM Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509.