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Obituaries, Week of September 19, 2026
Sister Mary Brigid O’Meara, CSJ, died on Aug. 29, one week shy of celebrating her 75th Jubilee as a Sister of Saint Joseph of Brentwood. She grew up with her brother James Morgan and her sisters,...
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Obituaries, Week of September 5, 2026
Sister Rita Smith, OP (Sister Jude Martin), died on Aug. 23, at age 93, after serving as a Sister of St. Dominic of Amityville for almost 74 years. On July 20, 1933, Robert and Mary (Walsh) Smith, both...
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Obituaries, Week of August 29, 2026
Sister Augusta Conter (Sister Marie Francesca) was called home on Aug. 7, the eve of the feast of St. Dominic, by our loving God, whom she served for almost 76 years as a Sister of St. Dominic,...
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Obituaries, Week of August 22, 2026
Deacon Was Queens’ Mainstay Deacon Francois Innocent, a retired deacon of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Aug. 3 at age 96. Deacon Innocent was born on April 13, 1930, and was ordained a deacon in...
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Father Benedict Chao, World’s Oldest Trappist Monk, Dead at 108
Trappist Father Benedict Chao is pictured in an undated photo. Father Chao, who at age 108 was the oldest Trappist monk in the world, died on July 31, 2026, at the Abbey of Our Lady of Joy on Hong...
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Obituaries, Week of August 15, 2026
Sister Anne Christine Janke, OP, was called home by the God she loved and served for 63 years as a Sister of St. Dominic on July 25. She was 81 years old. On Jan. 4, 1945, Frederick and Veronica...
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Woman Whose Confirmed Miracle as Child Led to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s...
Ann Teresa O’Neill is see in her flower garden in Easton, Md., in this undated photo. O’Neill, whose confirmed miraculous cure from acute lymphatic leukemia as a child led to the canonization of St....
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Obituaries, Week of July 11, 2026
Sister Claudia Bradshaw, CSJ, passed away on May 24 at St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood. She was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Richard Bradshaw and Helen Baker, 100 years ago. Growing up in St....
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Obituaries, Week of June 20, 2026
‘Was a Compassionate Man’ Msgr. John Keppler, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on June 5 at age 91. Msgr. Keppler, who was born Aug. 5, 1934, and ordained to the priesthood on May 28,...
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Obituaries, Week of June 13, 2026
Sister Maureen Morgan, RSM, (formerly Sister Mary Arthur), died on April 3 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, New York. She was 93. Daughter of Arthur and Annabelle, she attended the parish...
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Obituaries, Week of May 30, 2026
Brother Francis Leary, 89, a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, died on May 15 at St. Joseph Center, Valatie, New York. He was born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts. He attended Msgr....
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Obituaries, Week of June 6, 2026
Sister Mary Rassley, IHM (formerly known as Sister M. Maron), died on April 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Born on Dec. 30, 1931, in Fort Benton, Montana, she was given...
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Obituaries, Week of May 23, 2026
Sister Miriam Honora Corr, CSJ, passed away on April 28 in Stella Maris Convent, Rockaway, having been a Sister of St. Joseph for 74 years. The daughter of Irish immigrants, Luke and Sara Corr, she...
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Obituaries, Week of May 16, 2026
Sister Stella A Slonski, CSJ, died on April 8. She was born in Baltimore on Nov. 28, 1946, the daughter of Casimir and Stella Slonski. Sister Stella’s home parish was St. Elizabeth’s in Wyckoff...
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Obituaries, Week of April 25, 2026
Sister Loretto de Sales Scholtz, CSJ, died on April 6 at the age of 96. One of five girls, Ellen grew up in Holy Cross Parish and attended the parish elementary school. After graduating from Bishop...
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Obituaries, Week of April 18, 2026
Sister Mary Neil Ventricelli passed away on March 11 at the age of 98. She served as a Sister of Saint Dominic for nearly 80 years. Daniel and Jean (Schiraldi) Ventricelli, both immigrants from...
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Obituaries, Week of April 11, 2026
Priest Was a ‘Servant of God’ Father Godofredo “Gody” Felicitas, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on March 24 at age 67. Father Felicitas, who was born Nov. 8, 1953, and ordained to the...
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Obituaries, Week of April 4, 2026
A Priest Who ‘Cared for People’ Msgr. Raymond Kutner, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on March 13 at age 87. Msgr. Kutner, who was born Oct. 8, 1938, and ordained to the priesthood...
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Obituaries, Week of March 28, 2026
Sister Elizabeth Irene Gill, OP, formerly Sister John Capistran, passed away on March 12. She served as a Sister of St. Dominic for 74 years. She was 93 years old. She was born on Aug. 28, 1932, to...
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Obituaries, Week of March 21, 2026
Brother Patrick I. Pennell, CFX, a member of the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier for 75 years, died on Feb. 26. He was 95. Born in Cambridge on Dec. 21, 1930, he was the son of...
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