McCabe, Sister M. Norberta

An oral history of Sister M. Norberta McCabe, a Sister of Charity of Seton Hill from 1935 until 1989. The interview was conducted by Sister Virginia Pascaretta on April 20, 1983 and January 28, 1984.

Sister Norberta McCabe was born on February 5, 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Daughter of Philip B. McCabe, Sr. and Nellie B. Farnan, Julia A. McCabe entered the community on September 8, 1935 as Sister M. Norberta McCabe.

Sister Norberta worked for a year and a half as a private duty nurse before entering the community and continued to work as a nurse during her ministry. She was first assigned to the Roselia Foundling and Maternity Hospital in Pittsburgh. She then worked at Providence Hospital in Beaver Falls, Pa. for over twenty years in a variety of positions, including Instructor, Clinical Instructor, Night Supervisor, and Director of Nursing Service. She then worked at Jeannette Hospital as Director of Volunteers and Social Services, and later as a medical librarian, before she retired to Assumption Hall in 1982.

Sister Norberta earned her B.S. in Nursing from Duquesne University in 1938.

Sister Norberta McCabe passed away on December 15, 1989 at the age of 77.