Sister M. Myra Gilbart, IHM

Sister M. Myra Gilbart, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA.

Born on June 6, 1934, in Baltimore, MD, 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 September 7, 1958, made temporary profession of her vows on March 11, 1961, and final profession of her vows on March 11, 1966. Sister Myra received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education/business education, a Master of Science degree in counselor education, and a Master of Science degree in religious studies, all from Marywood College.

Sister Myra served as a teacher at the following schools: Immaculate Conception Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1961 to 1966; Our Lady of Peace Elementary School in Clarks Green, PA, from 1966 to 1971; St. Ephrem Elementary School in Brooklyn, NY, from 1971 to 1974; Archbishop Neale Elementary School in La Plata, MD, from 1974 to 1976 and 1990 to 1992; St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Clinton, MD, from 1976 to 1979; St. Patrick Elementary School in Scranton, PA, from 1979 to 1981; Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School in Rocky Mount, NC, from 1981 to 1988; St. Paul Elementary School in New Bern, NC, from 1988 to 1990; and St. Mary of the Assumption Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD, from 1992 to 1994.

Sister also served as director of religious education at St. Mary’s Parish in Rockville, MD, from 1994 to 1996.

At St. Mary of the Assumption Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD, Sister Myra served from 1996 to 2009 in the follow capacities, assistant principal, guidance counselor, instructor, and special services coordinator.  She also served as a pastoral minister to the sick and homebound at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, from 2009 to 2016.

Sister also served as an instructor in the Educational Enrichment Institute at the IHM Center in Scranton, PA, from 2016 to 2022.

From 2022 until the time of her death, 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, MD; three sisters, Sister Mary Mercy Gilbart, IHM, of Scranton, PA, Sister Mary Gilbart, D.C., of Emmitsburg, MD, and Catherine Kaye of Millsboro, DE; and nieces and nephews. She is also survived by the members of the IHM Congregation.

 The funeral will be Wednesday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m. with Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Peace Residence, 1510 University Avenue in Dunmore, PA. Friends may call at Our Lady of Peace Residence on Wednesday, March 12, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow Mass on Wednesday at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA.