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Retired Prison Chaplain Dies at 82 in Florida
Father Wilkinson A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John H. Wilkinson, 82, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Nov. 30 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. He died...
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‘Joshua’ Novelist Dies in Upstate NY
Father Girzone (Photo courtesy Catholic News Service/Orbis Books) Father Joseph Girzone, who became far more prominent in retirement than during active ministry because of his “Joshua” series of...
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Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J.
Sister Ann Maureen Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 76 years, died Nov. 11. She entered the congregation in 1940 from St. Agnes, Cobble Hill. She earned...
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Sister Frances McCool, C.S.J.
Sister Frances Sister Frances McCool, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 59 years, died Nov. 7 in Syosset Hospital, Syosset, L.I. She entered the congregation from St. Joseph parish,...
View ArticleJean Joseph Pierre
Jean Joseph Pierre, the father of Father Jean Yvon Pierre, pastor at St. Jerome’s parish, East Flatbush, died Dec. 1 in Haiti, where the funeral was held. A memorial Mass has been scheduled for St....
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Sister Margaret Jogues Ednie, C.S.J.
Sister Margaret Sister Margaret Jogues Ednie, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 69 years, died at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood on Nov. 2. She entered the congregation in 1947...
View ArticleJohn Hoare
John Hoare, the brother of Father Richard Hoare, parochial vicar at Blessed Sacrament, Jackson Heights, died Nov. 28. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 2 at Our Lady of Victory Church,...
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Sister Adeline Orlandini, M.P.F.
Sister Adeline Sister Adeline Orlandini, M.P.F., 85, a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini for 67 years, died at Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne, N.J., Dec. 1. Born in Bayonne, she entered the...
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Sister Catherine Rorke, S.C.
Sister Catherine Sister Catherine Rorke, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 64 years, died at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., Dec. 9. She was 91. She...
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Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval
Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval of Santa Cruz, the only member of the College of Cardinals who belonged to the Redemptorist order, and the only Cardinal from Bolivia, died Dec. 9 at the age of 79....
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Cardinal Carlo Furno
Cardinal Carlo Furno, an Italian cardinal who was a longtime diplomat died Dec. 9 at the age of 94. Cardinal Furno He specialized for 40 years in Vatican diplomacy, primarily in troubled areas of the...
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Obituary: Sister Kathleen Birmingham, S.C.
Sister Kathleen Birmingham, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 59 years, died Nov. 18 at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 81. She graduated from...
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Retired Bishop Joseph L. Imesch
Bishop Imesch Retired Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, Ill., died Dec. 22 at Our Lady of the Angels retirement home in Joliet. He was 84. The diocese said the cause of death was heart-related. A...
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Retired Bishop Raymond W. Lessard
Bishop Lessard A funeral Mass will be celebrated Jan. 12 at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Savannah, Ga., for retired Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, who died Jan. 3 at his residence at St. Vincent de...
View ArticleFlorence Angotti, sister of Msgr. Thomas Caserta,
Florence Angotti, the sister of Msgr. Thomas Caserta, pastor of St. Bernadette’s parish, Dyker Heights, died Dec. 26. The funeral and burial took place in Florida. The post Florence Angotti, sister of...
View ArticleThomas M. Ahern, father of Father Thomas Ahern
Thomas M. Ahern, 77, the father of Father Thomas Ahern, pastor of St. Augustine’s parish, Park Slope, died Dec. 29. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 5 at St. Thomas More Church, Breezy...
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Msgr. Bynon, Educator And Pastor, Dead at 85
Msgr. Bynon A Mass of Christian burial for Msgr. Joseph P. Bynon, former superintendent of schools and former pastor of Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park, was celebrated Jan. 8 in the chapel at...
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Former General Superior Expanded Role of Sisters
Sister John Raymond, C.S.J. A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister John Raymond, C.S.J., the twin sister of the late Bishop John R. McGann of Rockville Centre, was celebrated Jan. 12 in Sacred Heart...
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Obituary: Sister Kathleen Bernadette Kane, C.S.J.
Sister Kathleen Bernadette Kane, C.S.J. Sister Kathleen Bernadette Kane, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 68 years, died at Sacred Heart Convent, Hempstead, L.I., Jan. 2. She...
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Obituary: Sister Rosemary Anne Wood, C.S.J.
Sister Rosemary Anne Wood, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died in St. Joseph Convent on Dec. 10. Sister Rosemary She entered the congregation from St....
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