Raffaela Font
Raffaela Fonti, mother of Father Joseph G. Fonti, pastor of St. Mel’s Church, Flushing, died on Jan. 9. Her funeral Mass was offered on Jan. 14 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kensington. Burial...
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James B. Wagner, father of Christopher Wagner, a deacon at St. Bernard Church, Mill Basin, died on Jan. 11. His funeral Mass was held on Jan. 15 at Resurrection Church, Gerritsen Beach. Burial was at...
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Sister Catherine (Kay) Crumlish, R.S.M.,
Sister Catherine (Kay) Crumlish, R.S.M., a member of the Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic, passed away on Jan.12 in Brooklyn after living with cancer for several years. She was 78. Sister Catherine spent...
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Sister Anna Bittner (Sister John Therese of Montfort), F.d.L.S.
Sister Anna Bittner (Sister John Therese of Montfort), F.d.L.S., a member of the Daughters of Wisdom for 58 years, died Aug. 14 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Convent in Sound Beach, L.I. She was 82....
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Margaret Mary Forsyth, S.S.N.D.
Margaret Mary Forsyth, S.S.N.D., a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 72 years, died Jan. 20 at Ozanam Hall in Bayside. She was 92. Born in Brooklyn, Sister Margaret pronounced her vows as...
View ArticleRita G. Powers
Rita G. Powers, the mother of Father Robert Powers, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Long Island City, died Dec. 28 at Queen of Peace Residence in Queens Village. Her funeral Mass was offered Jan.3 at...
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Sister Patricia O’Donohue, R.S.M.
Sister Patricia O’Donohue, R.S.M., formerly Sister Mary Aloysius, a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas for 63 years, died Dec. 5 at McAuley Hall Health Center in New Jersey. She was 83....
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Chaplain at Queens College Remembered
Father Paul A. Wood, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who was chaplain for the Newman Center at Queens College, died on Jan. 31. He was 65. “He loved being a priest,” said Father Tom Pettei, pastor...
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Served the People Faithfully for Decades
Father Joseph A. Cestaro, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Jan. 20 at his private residence. He was 83. His funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Sunset...
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Italian Missionary Made Home in Brooklyn
Father Giorgio Ferrara, P.I.M.E., a member of the P.I.M.E. (Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions) who served as a parochial vicar at the Basilica of Regina Pacis, Bensonhurst, died Jan. 28 in...
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Mary Higgins Clark, 92, Mystery Writer
(CNS) — Mary Higgins Clark, known as “queen of suspense,” died of natural causes in Naples, Florida, Jan. 31. She was 92. Higgins Clark was raised at St. Francis Xavier School and Parish in the Bronx,...
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Retired Diocesan Priest Remembered as Generous With Time, Efforts and Energy
Father Diamond Father Matthew J. Diamond, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Feb. 1 at a nursing home in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 89. His funeral Mass was offered on Feb. 8 at St....
View ArticleMary Devine
Mary Devine, sister of Father James Devine, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who is presently residing at Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston, died on Jan. 24. Her funeral Mass was...
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Maryknoll Missionary, First Bishop of Incheon, S.K.
Bishop William J. McNaughton, a Maryknoll missionary for 66 years and the first bishop of Incheon, South Korea, from 1962 until his retirement 2002, died Feb. 3 at Cedar View Rehabilitation and Health...
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Sister Patricia Maureen (Mary Catherine) Mulryan, S.C.,
Sister Patricia Maureen (Mary Catherine) Mulryan, S.C., who taught at St. Paul’s School in Cobble Hill and who was a member of the Sisters of Charity for 71 years, died on Feb. 9 in New City, N.Y. She...
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Sister Janice Brewi, C.S.J.
Sister Janice Brewi, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, for 69 years, died Feb. 12 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. Sister Janice entered the congregation from Our...
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Sister Mary Sheridan, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Sheridan, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 74 years, died Feb. 4 at Sacred Heart Convent in Hempstead, L.I. Sister Mary entered the congregation in 1946 from...
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Sister Patricia Anne Perry, C.S.J.
Sister Patricia Anne Perry, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 72 years, died Feb. 4 at St. Joseph Covent in Brentwood, L.I. Her ministries included Holy Name of Mary, Valley...
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Sister Patricia Taylor, C.S.J.
Sister Patricia Taylor, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 50 years, died Jan. 19 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. Sister Patricia entered the congregation in...
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Sister Rosemary Monica Remeschatis, C.S.J.
Sister Rosemary Monica Remeschatis, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 70 years, died Jan. 28 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, She earned her bachelor’s degree in...
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