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Obituaries – Sister Rita T. Finnen, D.W.
Sister Rita Sister Rita T. Finnen, D.W., 85, (formerly Sister Joseph of the Trinity), a member of the Daughters of Wisdom for 64 years, died Aug. 26. Born in Brooklyn, she met the Daughters of Wisdom...
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Obituaries – Phyllis Schlafly
Mrs. Schlafly Phyllis Schlafly, 92, died Sept. 5 at her home in Ladue, Missouri, outside St. Louis. No cause of death was given, but she had been ill for some time. A Catholic who gave birth to six...
View ArticleObituaries – Sister Eileen McCann, C.I.J.
Sister Eileen McCann, C.I.J., a member of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus (Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor), died in late August. Born in Brooklyn, she entered the congregation from St. Rose of...
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Father Kiernan Served Two Parishes as Pastor
Father Kiernan A Masss of Christian Burial for Father Edward J. Kiernan, a senior priest of the diocese who last served as the pastor of St. Columba parish, Marine Park, was celebrated Sept. 28 at the...
View ArticleObituary: Robert ‘Pudgie’ Walsh
Robert “Pudgie” Walsh, 82, whose career with the New York Fire Department spanned 40 years, died Sept. 21. He also coached the Brooklyn Mariners football team. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated...
View ArticleObituary: Mary Cremins
Mary Cremins, the mother of the late Father John Cremins, who had served as a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, died Sept. 21. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 23 at Blessed Sacrament...
View ArticleObituary: Robert Wood
Robert Wood, the brother of Father Paul Wood, pastor of St. Stanislaus and Transfiguration parish, Maspeth, died Sept. 19. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 23 at St. Margaret of Scotland...
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Obituary: Archbishop Peter L. Gerety
Gerety Retired Archbishop Peter L. Gerety of Newark, N.J, died Sept. 20 while in the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the order’s elder-care facility in Totowa, N.J. He was 104. Archbishop...
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Obituary: Sister Maria Przyborowska, C.S.F.N.
Sister Maria Sister Maria (Mary E.) Przyborowska, C.S.F.N., a member of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth for 76 years, died Sept. 19. She was 92. Born in Brooklyn, she entered the...
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Former Army Chaplain Was Pastor at Two Parishes
Father McShane A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John A. McShane, a retired senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Oct. 1 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston....
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Father Frueh Served HS, Parishes and Charities Schools
Father Frueh A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 8 for Father Robert J. Frueh, a senior priest of the diocese, at St. Saviour’s Church, Park Slope. He died Sunday, Oct. 2, at the age of 84....
View ArticleObituary: George Rau
George Rau, 90, the brother of the late Msgr. Raymond Rau, died Sept. 30. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 6 at St. Elizabeth’s Church, Melville, L.I. He is survived by his sons, John and...
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Maire O’Connell
O’Connell Maire O’Connell, former secretary/administrator aide of St. Francis Xavier School, Park Slope, died Oct. 13. She was 79. O’Connell served St. Francis Xavier School from 1982 until she retired...
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Obituary: Sister Mary Francesca Morelli, O.P.
Sister M. Francesca Sister Mary Francesca Morelli, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 74 years, died Oct. 8. She was 93 years old. Born in Brooklyn, the family lived in...
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Obituaries: Msgr. Vincent Topper
Msgr. Vincent Topper Msgr. Vincent Topper, the oldest and longest-ordained diocesan priest in the country, died Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. He was 104. Remembered for his hard work and...
View ArticleObituary: Patricia Hili
Patricia Hili, the wife of Deacon Saviour Hili of St. Francis of Assisi parish, Astoria, died Oct. 10. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 13 at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Burial was in...
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Obituary: Sister Eleanor Peters, R.S.M.
Sister Eleanor Sister Eleanor Peters, R.S.M., 98, a Sister of Mercy for 77 years died Oct. 18, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. Born in Hoboken, N.J., she attended St. Aidan’s School,...
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Obituary: Sister Eileen Gertrude Matthews, S.C.
Sister Eileen Gertrude Sister Eileen Gertrude Matthews, S.C. (formerly Sister Mary Fabian), died Oct. 13, at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley, Mass. She was 99. She taught at St. Sebastian School,...
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Obituary: Helen Coyne
Helen Coyne, who started the girls’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) swimming program at St. Sebastian parish in Woodside, in 1965, died Oct. 14. She was 91. The longtime Woodside resident oversaw the...
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Father Dolan, 92, Dies After 65 Years as Priest
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Thomas D. Dolan, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Saturday, Nov. 5, at St. Elizabeth Church, Ozone Park, at 10:30 a.m. He died Oct. 29. He was 92....
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