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Obituary: Sister Mary Joseph Lorigan, R.S.M.
Sister Mary Joseph Lorigan, R.S.M., a member of the Sisters of Mercy, for 73 years, died Jan. 20 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. She was 92. She entered the Sisters of Mercy from Our Lady...
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Longtime Vatican Diplomat, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, Dead at 94
Italian Cardinal Giovanni Cheli, a longtime Vatican diplomat and retired head of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, died in Rome Feb. 8 at the age of 94. He had celebrated the 70th...
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Flushing Writer, Politician and Financial Consultant, James Francis O’Donnell...
James Francis O’Donnell, 85, of Flushing, writer, politician, and financial consultant, died Feb. 3 at Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, Conn., surrounded by family and friends. A Mass of Christian...
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Obituary – Sister Julie Marie Romaine, C.S.J.
Sister Julie Marie Romaine, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 29. She entered the congregation in 1948 from St. Lawrence parish, Sayville, L.I.,...
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Obituary: Anne J. Pitaro Was Longtime Diocesan Educator
Longtime Catholic school educator Anne J. Pitaro, 85, of Greenwich, Conn., died Feb. 8 from complications of lymphoma. She worked in the Catholic schools of the Diocese of Brooklyn for 29 years as...
View ArticleObituary: Dr. Billings Was a Pioneer in Family Planning
MELBOURNE, Australia (CNS) – Dr. Evelyn Billings, who with her husband, John, pioneered research that led them to develop a form of natural family planning supported by the Catholic Church, died Feb....
View ArticleObituary: Sister Mary Berard D’Amato, O.S.F.
Sister Mary Berard D’Amato, O.S.F., 89, died in Assisi House, Aston, Pa., on Feb. 23. She had been a religious sister for 73 years. Born as Mary D’Amato, she grew up in Jersey City, N.J. She entered...
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Obituary: Sister Catherine Peter Gallagher, M.S.B.T.
Sister Catherine Peter Gallagher M.S.B.T., a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (Trinitarian Sisters), for 62 years, died on Jan. 28. Baptized as Eileen, she entered the...
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Obituary: Sister Margaret Gay, O.S.U.
Sister Margaret (Maggie) Gay, O.S.U., died Feb. 1, at Brookhaven Hospital. She was 80. Born in Hartford, Conn., she entered the congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in 1952 and professed...
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Obituary: Sister Ann E. Fitzpatrick, C.S.J.
Sister Ann E. Fitzpatrick, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 70 years, died Feb. 10 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the congregation from Holy...
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Obituary: Sister Irene Poirier, S.C.
Sister Irene Poirier, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 66 years died on March 4 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 88. Formerly known as Sister Anne Regina, she taught fifth...
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Obituary: Father Walter O’Brien, O.F.M. Cap.
Father Walter O’Brien, O.F.M. Cap., died in Yonkers, N.Y., on Sunday, March 3, at the age of 100. For over 82 years, he served as a Capuchin friar and at the time of his death was the oldest living...
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Obituary — Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J.
Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 67 years, died on March 3. She entered the congregation in 1942 from St. Rose of Lima...
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Obituary — Former Renault Automobiles Spokeswoman, Sister Joan Anna Marese,...
Sister Joan Anna Marese, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died March 1. She entered the congregation in 1957 from St. Michael’s, Sunset Park....
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Obituary — Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J.
Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died Feb. 27. She entered the congregation in 1938 from St. Rose of Lima...
View ArticleObituary — Sister Brigid Marie Crowe, C.S.J.
Sister Brigid Marie Crowe, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 61 years, died March 10. She entered the congregation in 1953 from St. Ephrem parish, Dyker...
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Obituary — Sister Nancy Powell, S.C.
Sister Nancy Powell, S.C., 81, a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, for 62 years, died March 14 at Parkstone Enhanced Care, Halifax. Formerly known as Sister Anna Charles, she taught...
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Obituary — Sister Mary Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 65 years, died March 3. She entered the congregation in 1948 from Ascension parish, Elmhurst. She received...
View ArticleFormer Xaverian Teacher Was A Brother for 64 Years
Brother Ronald A. Bonti, C.F.X., 80, a member of the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier for nearly 64 years, died March 14 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born in Brooklyn, he was...
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Father Vivona, 87, Served 60 Years in the Priesthood
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Anthony F. Vivona was celebrated April 3 in the chapel at St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village. He died March 31 at Beth Israel Hospital. He was 87 years old and...
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