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Sister Maureen Bernius, S.C.
Sister Maureen Bernius, S.C., formerly Sister Maureen de Paul, a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 58 years, died on Feb. 3 at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 78. Sister Maureen...
View ArticleDominic A. Andreassi
Dominic A. Andreassi, the father of Father Anthony Andreassi, c.o., superior of the Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri and principal of Regis H.S. in Manhattan, died on Feb. 23. His funeral Mass was...
View ArticleJane Hannett
Jane Hannett, sister of Father Edward P. Doran, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Feb. 21. Her funeral Mass was held on Feb. 27 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Glen Cove, L.I....
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Retired Diocesan Priest, Shared the Gospel Through His Music and Life
Father John J. Newell died on March 2 at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, L.I. He was 87. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. John’s College in Brooklyn and Our Lady of Angels Seminary, Niagara. He was...
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Former General Electric CEO, Philanthropist, Dies at 84
Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO and prominent businessman, died March 1. He was 84. Welch, an Irish-Catholic, was born 1935 in Peabody, Mass. By the age of 45, Welch became chairman and CEO of...
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Sister Miriam Christine McCullough, C.S.J.
Sister Miriam Christine McCullough, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died on Feb. 3 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. She entered the congregation in 1945 from St....
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Sister Patricia Tobin, S.C.
Sister Patricia Tobin, S.C., a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 65 years, died on Nov. 1 at New York University Langone Hospital in Sunset Park. She was 84. Born in Dorchester, Mass., Sister Patricia...
View ArticleAlice Joan Bertolotti
Alice Joan Bertolotti, mother of Father David P. Bertolotti, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who is now serving as parochial vicar at St. Mary Star of the Sea – St. Gertrude Parish, Far Rockaway,...
View ArticleStella Muller
Stella Muller, sister of Father Robert Czok, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Feb. 26. Her funeral Mass was held on March 3 at St. Matthias Church, Ridgewood, and her burial was at...
View ArticleCarmela Vassalotti
Carmela Vassalotti, mother of Father Thomas F. Vassalotti, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who is now pastor of Divine Mercy Parish, Williamsburg, died on Feb. 26. Her funeral Mass was offered on...
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Retired Director of the Pastoral Institute, Brooklyn Native
Born in Brooklyn, on March 25, 1942, he was baptized at St. Michael’s Church, Fourth Ave., Sunset Park, and attended the parish grammar school and St. Michael’s Diocesan H.S.; Cathedral College,...
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Brooklynite Priest, ‘Incredibly Talented Artist’, Dies at 64
Father James H. Sweeney, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died March 5 at Coney Island Hospital. He was 64. Born in Brooklyn, Father Sweeney attended Holy Innocents School and Cathedral...
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Sister St. Monica Diffley, C.S.J.
Sister St. Monica Diffley, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 76 years, died on February 21, at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. Sister Monica was born in Brooklyn and attended St. Brendan’s...
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Sister Mary Benedict Holt, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Benedict Holt, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years, passed away Feb. 27 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. Sister Benedict, named Joan Helen, entered the congregation in...
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Sister Regina Suzanne McAuley, C.S.J.
Sister Regina Suzanne McAuley, C.S.J., formerly Sister Regina Rosaire, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 69 years, died on March 1, at Maria Regina Residence. She lived her mission as an...
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Sister Margaret Eileen Shine, S.C.
Sister Margaret Eileen Shine, S.C., formerly Sister Helen Theresa, a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 74 years, died on March 10 at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley, MA. She was 95 years old. Sister...
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First American Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity
Sister Kathleen Appler, D.C., Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity, died on March 18, at the Daughters’ Motherhouse in Paris after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was 68. Sister...
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St. Andrew Avellino Parish Historian and The Tablet Contributor
Joseph Raymond Brostek, St. Andrew Avellino parishioner for 50 years, who was a Lector, Pastoral Council member, Parish Communications Chair, Editor of the monthly Andrean bulletin and the parish’s...
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Sister Eleanor McDonnell, C.S.J.
Sister Eleanor McDonnell, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 71 years, died on Feb. 22 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the congregation in 1950 from St. Stanislaus parish, Maspeth....
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Sister Joan Verner, S.C.
Sister Joan Verner, S.C., formerly Sister John Christopher, a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 66 years, died on March 17, at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley, MA. She was 83. Sister Joan was missioned at...
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