Rafael Antonio Gomez
Rafael Antonio Gomez, the father-in-law of Deacon Guillermo D. Gomez of St. Gerard Majella parish, Hollis, died Feb. 16. All funeral arrangements were conducted in Colombia. A memorial Mass will be...
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Zoila López, 82, the mother of Jorge Dominguez, editor of the diocesan Spanish monthly Nuestra Voz, died Feb. 20 in Cuba. Archbishop Juan García of Havana celebrated the Mass of Christian Burial. The...
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Norma McCorvey
Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff known as Jane Roe in the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling legalizing abortion in the United States, died Feb. 18 at age 69. She is pictured in a...
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Sister Frances E. Costello, C.S.J
Sister Frances Sister Frances E. Costello, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died at Sacred Heart Convent in Hempstead, L.I., on Feb. 7. She entered the congregation in...
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Sister Jean Chapman, O.P
Sister Jean Sister Jean Chapman, O.P., 90, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, L.I., for 71 years, died Feb. 21. A Brooklyn native, she was raised in Richmond Hill. She entered the...
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Brother Charles Marcellin, F.M.S.
Brother Charles Brother Charles Marcellin, F.M.S., a member of the Marist Brothers of the Schools for 63 years, died at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., Feb. 19. He was 81. Born in the Bronx, he...
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Sister Consuela Marie DeBiase, C.S.J.
Sister Consuela Sister Consuela Marie DeBiase, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 61 years, died at Maria Regina Residence Feb. 10. She attended St. Brigid School, Bushwick, and St....
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Msgr. Brown Remembered for His Heroic Efforts After Sandy
Msgr. Brown The former Rockaway pastor who was acclaimed for organizing relief efforts following Superstorm Sandy has died. Msgr. John J. Brown, former pastor of St. Francis de Sales parish, Belle...
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Deacon Manuel S. Barahona
Deacon Barahona A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Manuel S. Barahona, assistant director of the Cursillo Movement, was celebrated March 3 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Astoria. He died Feb....
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Deacon Daniel J. Marley
Deacon Marley A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Daniel J. Marley was celebrated March 6 at St. Columba Church, Marine Park. He died March 2 in hospice care at home. He was 82. Auxiliary Bishop...
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Sister Mary Stephanie Kelleher, M.S.B.T.
Sister Stephanie Sister Mary Stephanie Kelleher, M.S.B.T., a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity for 76 years died Feb. 21 at the age of 102. Born in Brooklyn, she took the...
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Sister Bernadette Marie Del Frate, S.C.
Sister Bernadette Sister Bernadette Marie Del Frate, S.C., (Sister Maureen Joseph) died Feb. 18 at Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale. She was 85. Born in Jackson Heights, she attended Sacred...
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Sister Mary Theresa Fowler, S.C.
Sister M. Theresa Sister Mary Theresa Fowler, S.C., (Sister Mary Charles), died Feb. 20, at Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale. She was 85 years old. Born in Manhattan, she attended Ascension...
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Sister M. Casimir Bougher, I.H.M.
Sister Casimir Sister M. Casimir Bougher, I.H.M., a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 71 years, died March 5 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. Born as Nancy...
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Sister Maria DeLourdes Santos, S.C.
Sister M. DeLourdes Sister Maria DeLourdes Santos, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax for 71 years, died Feb. 25, at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 94. Formerly Sister Joseph...
View ArticleCarmela Colandrea
Carmela Colandrea, the wife of Deacon Dante Colandrea, died March 3. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 8 at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst. Burial was in St. Charles Cemetery,...
View ArticleBishop James M. Moynihan
Bishop James M. Moynihan, retired ninth bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse, died March 6. He was 84. A native of Rochester, Bishop Moynihan was ordained and installed as the bishop of the Diocese of...
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Msgr. Dempsey Was Pioneer In Church TV Ministry
Msgr. Dempsey Msgr. Michael Dempsey, a senior Brooklyn priest and a pioneer in national television ministry, died March 10 at his private residence in Astoria. He was 84. A Mass of Christian Burial was...
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Irish-Born Msgr. O’Toole Shepherded Three Parishes
Msgr. O’Toole A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Patrick Fursey O’Toole, a former pastor of three Brooklyn parishes, was celebrated March 13 at St. Patrick’s Church, Bay Ridge. He died March 8 at NYU...
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Sister Eileen M. Palma, I.H.M.
Sister Eileen Sister Eileen M. Palma, I.H.M., (formerly known as Sister M. Virginia) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died March 8 at Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa....
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