Obituary: Brother Armand Duerr, O.S.F.
Brother Armand Duerr, O.S.F., (Anthony Francis), who joined the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn 53 years ago, died peacefully in Glen Cove, L.I., on March 20. He was 73. Growing up in Woodhaven and...
View ArticleObituary: Sister Marion Jagiello, S.C.
Sister Marion Jagiello, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 66 years, died at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Mass., April 9. She was 85. Formerly known as Sister James Marie, she taught fourth...
View ArticleFather Francis M. Lynch, Former Pastor and H.S. Teacher, Dies in Florida
Father Francis M. Lynch, former pastor, parish priest and high school seminary teacher, died April 11 at the Hospice of West Palm Beach, Fla. He was living in Florida in retirement. He was 83. A Mass...
View ArticleObituary: Passionist Brother Anselm Catalucci, C.P.
Brother Anselm Catalucci, C.P., a Passionist brother, died April 28 at Margaret Tietz Nursing Home, Jamaica. He was 80. A native of Springfield, Mass., he served in the U.S. Naval Reserves, 1950-52. In...
View ArticleObituary: Cynthia Marjorie McMaster
Cynthia Marjorie McMaster, mother of Deacon Laurence McMaster of St. Gerard Majella Church, Hollis, died April 23 in Trinidad. The funeral was conducted in Trinidad. The post Obituary: Cynthia...
View ArticleObituary: Retired Bishop Arthur J. O’Neill of Rockford, Ill.
Retired Bishop Arthur J. O’Neill of Rockford, Ill., died April 27 at his residence. He was 95 and recently celebrated 70 years in the priesthood. He was appointed bishop of Rockford Aug. 19, 1968,...
View ArticleObituary: Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian
Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai, a prominent and controversial figure in the Chinese Catholic Church, died April 27 of pancreatic cancer. He was 96. In a 2007 article in The Atlantic monthly, he...
View ArticleObituary: Msgr. Cooney Remembered For His Spirituality and Wit
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. James J. Cooney, was celebrated May 8 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. He died May 6 at the age of 81. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St....
View ArticleObituary: Brooklynite Was Sister of Charity for 72 Years
Sister Thomas Marie Callahan (Anna), S.C., a native of Brooklyn and a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York for 72 years, died May 2. She was 92. She attended St. Mary Star of the Sea School,...
View ArticleObituary: Father Catania Taught on the College and Seminary Levels
Father Thomas Catania, The Tablet’s award-winning Scriptures columnist, a member of the faculty at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, L.I., and a parish priest in Richmond Hill, died April 29 at North...
View ArticleObituary: Vincentian Father Peter D. Goldbach Served Over 50 Years at St....
Father Peter D. Goldbach Father Peter D. Goldbach, C.M., a Vincentian priest for 69 years, died April 30. He was 101. Born in Brooklyn, he attended Mary Immaculate Seminary in Northampton, Pa., and was...
View ArticleObituary: School Sister of Notre Dame Sister Ruth Stahl
Sister Ruth Sister Ruth Stahl, S.S.N.D., who was a school teacher and principal in three states for nearly 50 years, died at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn, May 5. She was 82 and had been a...
View ArticleObituary: Sister Margaret Mary Kane, I.H.M.
Sister Margaret Mary Sister Margaret Mary Kane, I.H.M., (formerly known as Sister St. Margaret Mary) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died April 23 at Jefferson Hospital in...
View ArticleFather O’Donoghue Served In Diocese for 55 Years
Father Kevin O’Donoghue A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Kevin J. O’Donoghue, pastor emeritus of St. Cecilia parish, Greenpoint, was celebrated May 24 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception...
View ArticleObituary — Dominican Sister Ann Elizabeth Lockwood
Sister Ann Elizabeth Lockwood, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 56 years, died May 30. She was 74. She entered the congregation on Sept. 8, 1956, from St. Luke’s parish, Whitestone....
View ArticleObituary — Dominican Sister Clarice Beattie
Sister Clarice Beattie, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 77 years, died May 17. She was 97. Born Violet Ellen in Quebec, Canada, she was young when her family moved to St. Fidelis parish,...
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Brother Robert Smith, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 66 years, died June 10, after a brief hospitalization. He was 84. Born in Brooklyn as John D. Smith, he attended St....
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Father James R. Carney, a Jesuit for 69 years and a priest for 56 years, died May 28 at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Bronx. He was 87. Born in Manhattan, he attended Regis H.S. and his life as a Jesuit...
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Sister Margaret Mary Quinn, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I.. for 75 years, died June 9. She was 95. She entered the congregation in 1938 from Our Lady of Angels parish, Bay Ridge. Her...
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Sister Catherine Byrne, C.S.J., formerly Sister Mary Raphaella, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 78 years, died June 9. She was 96. She entered the congregation in 1935 from Visitation of the...
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