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Obituary: Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 5, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood. Sister Anne Michel She entered the congregation in 1951 from Our...
View ArticleObituary: Retired Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska
Retired Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, died Jan. 10 at his home in Anchorage. He was two days shy of his 89th birthday. He served as archbishop for a quarter-century, from 1976 to...
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Obituary: Sister Rita Elizabeth Moon, S.C.
Sister Rita Elizabeth Moon, S.C., (Sister Elizabeth Regina), a member of the Sisters of Charity for 68 years, died Jan. 10 at Frances Schervier Nursing Care Center in the Bronx. She was 89. Her only...
View ArticleObituary: Patricia Jordan
Patricia Jordan, the sister of Msgr. John Casey, who resides at Our Lady of Lourdes rectory, Queens Village, died Jan. 12. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 16 at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs...
View ArticleObituary: Father Ralph L. Besendorfer
Father Ralph L. Besendorfer, a priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, died Jan. 8 on Long Island. He was 82. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized at Nativity Church, Bedford-Stuyvesant, attended...
View ArticleObituary: Russell J. Governale
Russell J. Governale, the father of Father Russell Governale, O.F.M. Conv., who resides at Most Holy Trinity rectory, Williamsburg, died Jan. 10. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 14 at...
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Obituary: Sister Dolores Wisniewski, C.I.J.
Sister Dolores Wisniewski, C.I.J., president of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus also known as the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor of Brooklyn, died on Jan. 14, following a battle against cancer...
View ArticleObituary: Father Donald F. Diederich
Father Donald F. Diederich, a retired priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, L.I., died Jan. 15. For many years, he was a member of the faculty of Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington. A Mass of...
View ArticleObituary: Retired Archbishop Francis B. Schulte
Retired Archbishop Francis B. Schulte, who served as the 12th archbishop of New Orleans, La., from 1988 to 2002, died Jan. 17 after several weeks in hospice care at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby,...
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Obituary: Joe Wood
Wood Joe Wood, a former staff member of the Diocesan Support Appeal Office, died Jan. 24. He was 75. A native of St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, he attended the parish school, St. Francis Prep, and...
View ArticleObituary: Nemesia Gonzalez
Nemesia Gonzalez, the mother of Deacon Louis Gonzalez of St. Thomas Aquinas, Brooklyn, died Jan. 21. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 27 at Holy Spirit Church, Borough Park. Burial was in...
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Obituary: Father DeLaura Served as A Priest for 53 Years
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Felice J. DeLaura, a retired parochial vicar at St. Thomas Apostle Church, Woodhaven, was celebrated there on Friday, Feb. 5. He died Feb. 1. He was 78. Father...
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Obituary: Daughter of Charity Taught and Worked in Immigration Law
A Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Georgia Brezler, D.C., was celebrated Jan. 23 at the DePaul House Chapel, Albany. Sister Georgia She died Jan. 19, at St. Louise Residence, Albany. She was 79...
View ArticleObituary: Ana Ciorciari
Ana Ciorciari, the mother of Deacon David Ciorciari, of St. Stanislaus Kostka parish, Maspeth, died Feb. 2. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 5 at St. Stanislaus Church. Burial was in St....
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Obituary: Bay Ridge Community Activist Larry Morrish
Morrish Larry Morrish, a community activist in Bay Ridge, died Feb. 8 at NYU Lutheran Medical Center. Well known for his public relations efforts in the community, he was one of the founders of the Bay...
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Obituary: Sister Agnes Cecilia Kenna, C.S.J.
Sister Agnes Cecilia Sister Agnes Cecilia Kenna, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 77 years, died in Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, on Nov. 14, 2015. She entered the...
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Obituary: Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J.
Sister Muriel Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Jan. 14. She entered the congregation in 1944 from Our...
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Obituary: Sister Agnes Muriel Freligh, C.S.J.
Sister Agnes Muriel Sister Agnes Muriel Freligh, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 70 years, died in Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, on Jan. 30. She entered the congregation in...
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Obituary: Sister Anne Behre, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Sister Anne Behre, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, on Jan. 13. A graduate of Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, she...
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Obituary: Rosemary Oliva
Rosemary Oliva, a member of St. Bernadette’s parish, Dyker Heights, who worked almost four decades at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, died on Feb. 9. Rosemary Oliva She began her tenure with...
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