Sister M. Janice Barry, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Born on March 14, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA, and given the name Rit, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Kennedy Barry. She entered the IHM Congregation on September 8, 1945, made temporary profession of hervows on May 8, 1948, and final profession of her vows on August 2, 1951.

Sister Janice served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Ephrem Elementary School in Brooklyn, NY, from 1948 to 1956; Holy Rosary High School in Scranton, PA, from 1956 to 1959; St. Mary High School in Manhasset, NY, from 1959 to 1964; Central Islip High School in Islip, NY, from 1970 to 1971; St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, NY, from 1971 to 1973 and 1987 to 1991; St. Rose High School in Carbondale, PA, from 1973 to 1975; Notre Dame High School in East Stroudsburg, PA, from 1981 to 1984; Cathedral High School in New York, NY, from 1985 to 1986 and 1991 to 1996; and St. Rosalia Academy in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1996 to 1997.

Sister served as a principal at the following schools: St. Paul High School in Scranton, PA, from 1964 to 1967; St. Patrick High School in Scranton, PA, from 1967 to 1969; Immaculata High School in New York, NY, from 1969 to 1970; St. Mary High School in Manhasset, NY, from 1975 to 1976; and Bishop Hannon High School in Scranton, PA, from 1986 to 1987.

Sister Janice also served as a research assistant at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, from 1976 to 1977; lab technician at St. Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale, PA, from 1977 to 1981; rehabilitation counselor at Emmaus House in Elberon, NJ, from 1984 to 1985; volunteer at the soup kitchen at Intersection in McKeesport, PA, from 1997 to 2007; and as a Telespond volunteer at the IHM Center from 2007 to 2011, and at Our Lady of Peace Residence, both in Scranton, PA, from 2011 to 2014.

From 2014 until the time of her death, Sister Janice was a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Marywood College, and a Master of Science degree in biology from the University of Notre Dame.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Francis; and two sisters, Sister M. Johanne, IHM, and Mary B. Dixon.

She is survived by a brother, Thomas of Carnegie, PA; nieces and nephews; grandnieces and grandnephews. She is also survived by the members of the IHM Congregation.

Interment will be at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Due to restrictions related to the coronavirus, the funeral mass and graveside service are private.

Memorial contributions may be made to support the retired IHM Sisters c/o the IHM Sisters Retirement Fund, IHM Center, 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton, PA 18509.