SISTER MARY SHEILA MALLOY, SC, 94, died Friday, July 5, 2013 at Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg. She was born in Pittsburgh, and later was a student at Saint Joseph’s Academy, Greensburg. Sister Mary Sheila entered the congregation of the Sisters of Charity Sept. 8, 1937, from St. Andrew Parish, Pittsburgh. She was preceded in death by her parents, James C. and Margaret (Glitsch) Malloy. She is survived by a brother, J. Regis Malloy; nieces, Diane Barr and Bonnie Bass; and 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 Gerontology, 1985 to 1989. She served for five years on the Advisory Council of the Senior Companion Program of Allegheny County. At St. Kieran Parish, Lawrenceville and St. 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.’”
