VILLA MARIA, PA -Sister Jeanne Koma, H.M., (Sr. Thomas More), 84, died Monday, February 29, 2016 at Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, Pa.  Born in Cleveland, she graduated from Notre Dame Academy and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1950.  Sr. Jeanne completed her BSE at St. John College, Cleveland.  She was certified in pastoral ministry through St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo and in pastoral counseling through the Gestalt Institute.  In 1999 she was recognized as a Fellow by the Midwest Region of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  For 15 years she served as a teacher and principal in elementary schools in the Cleveland and Youngstown Dioceses including St. Paul, Salem.  She dedicated nearly 20 years as a director of religious education and pastoral minister at several Cleveland-area parishes.  Sr. Jeanne ministered as a spiritual director and pastoral counselor until her retirement in 2003 offering a listening ear, an open heart and encouragement to many.   She generously shared her talents for music, photography and writing.  In 2008 she returned to Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, Pa where she joined in the ministries of prayer and faith-filled presence until her death.  A daughter of the late Michael and Mary (nee Zebe) Koma,  and sister of  the late Bettie Smith and Robert W. Koma, she is survived by her twin Janet Glowik, Sagamore Hills,  13 nieces and nephews and their families, and by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary with whom she shared 66 years of her life.  Funeral Thursday, March 3 at 3PM at Villa Maria Chapel, Villa Maria PA.  Friends may call at Villa Maria Chapel Wednesday, March 2, 3:30 – 4 and 6 – 8 pm and Thursday, March 3, 1-2:30 pm.  Prayer service at 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 2. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, Development Office, PO Box 534, Villa Maria PA 16155.  See www.humilityofmary.org   Arrangements by McCauley Funeral Home

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