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Sister Noraleen Murphy, C.S.J.
Sister Noraleen Murphy, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 69 years, died May 3 in Maria Regina Residence. In 1946 she entered the congregation from the parish of St....
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Father Aufiero Recalled as a Very Spiritual Man
Father Aufiero A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Louis Aufiero, 78, who lived at Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village, was celebrated there June 1. He died May 24 at Queen of Peace, five days...
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Former Rockaway Point Pastor Welcomed People
Father Cullinane A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John Cullinane, the retired pastor of St. Genevieve, Rockaway Point, was celebrated June 4 at St. Thomas More Church, Breezy Point. He died June...
View ArticleJoan Sexton, Known for Her Activism
Joan Sexton, known for her activism in the Catholic peace and justice movement, died May 27 at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan. She was 89. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 30 at St....
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Sister Mary Theresa McGarrity, C.S.J.
Sister M. Theresa Sister Mary Theresa McGarrity, C.S.J., a member of the Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for nearly 75 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, May 18. She entered the...
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Fr. Gural Remembered for Promoting Polish Culture
A Mass of Christian burial for Father Marion A. Gural, a retired priest of the diocese, was celebrated June 9 at Our Lady of Poland Church, Southampton, L.I. He died June 5 at his home in Southampton....
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Sister Mary John O’Rourke, O.S.U.
Sister Mary John O’Rourke, O.S.U., died May 22 at St. Ursula Center, Blue Point, L.I. She was 78. A native of Ozone Park, she entered the Congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in 1954 and...
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Father John James Purvey
Father Purvey Father John James Purvey, 81, a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Md., and former Brooklyn Franciscan Brother for 29 years, died Feb. 28. A funeral Mass was celebrated by Baltimore...
View ArticleEugene Kennedy: sociologist, author and former Maryknoll priest
A funeral Mass was celebrated June 10 at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago for Eugene Kennedy, a sociologist, author and a former Maryknoll priest. Kennedy, 86, died June 3 of kidney and heart...
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Fr. Brennan, M.M., served in Hong Kong
Father Anthony V. Brennan, M.M., a native of Brooklyn, died in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 19. He was 80 years old and a Maryknoll priest for 53 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was...
View ArticleTariq Aziz
Tariq Aziz, a Chaldean Catholic who represented Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein’s government on the world stage as foreign minister and deputy prime minister, died June 5 after suffering a heart attack....
View ArticleSister Marie deChantal Mannino
Sister Marie deChantal Mannino, a member of the Visitation Sisters, died June 13 at Georgetown Visitation Monastery, Washington, D.C. She was a former resident of Visitation Monastery, Bay Ridge....
View ArticleMargaret Flanagan, Past President of Catholic Teachers Association
Margaret (Margot) Flanagan, retired principal of P.S. 105, Brooklyn, died Jan. 16 in Maryland where she resided. A graduate of Bishop McDonnell H.S., Brooklyn, she went on to study at Hunter College...
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Msgr. James Ryan Was a Priest for 67 Years
Msgr. Ryan A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. James W. Ryan, pastor emeritus of St. Fortunata’s Church, East New York/New Lots, was celebrated June 26 at Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village,...
View ArticleDr. George Hoffman, Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
A Mass of Christian Burial for Dr. George Hoffman, 101, was celebrated June 25 at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park. He died June 21. He was a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, a member of the Bishop’s...
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Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni
Armenian Catholic Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, the head of the Armenian Catholic Church since 1999, died of a heart attack June 25 in Lebanon. He was 75. The son of displaced parents who fled...
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Sister Nirmala, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity
Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Blessed Teresa of Kolkata as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity and led the order for 12 years until retiring in 2009, died early June 23 in Kolkota at...
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Sister Maureen Gleason, C.S.J.
Sister Maureen Sister Maureen Gleason, C.S.J., formerly Sister Miriam Assumpta, died June 9, in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1956. In 1961, she...
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Sister Kathryn Slevin, C.S.J.
Sister Kathryn Sister Kathryn Slevin, C.S.J., formerly Sister Agnes Patricia, died June 26, in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. A member of the congregation for 56 years, she entered in 1960...
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Sister Mary Lucilla Bernier, S.C.
Sister Mary Lucilla Sister Mary Lucilla Bernier, S.C., (Frances Helen Bernier), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 83 years, died June 22 at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., at the age of...
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