Obituaries, Week of June 10, 2022
Father Edwin Moran, CP, of the Holy Family, a Passionist priest of the St. Paul of the Cross Province of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, died at the Immaculate Conception Passionist...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of June 24, 2022
Brother Robert Ziobro, S.C., a resident of Pascoag, Rhode Island, since the spring of 2019, died at age 77 at St. Antoine’s Nursing Home in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, on June 7, 2023. Brother...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of July 15, 2023
Sister Carole Anne Lessard, CSJ, died Friday, June 9, at age 78, after 59 years as a Sister of St. Joseph. Born into a loving French-Canadian family. Sister Carole grew up with her sister and brothers...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of July 22, 2023
Sister Mary Brennan, Dominican Sister of Peace, passed away peacefully at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, on July 6, 2023. She was 81. Sister Mary was born on September 17, 1935, in Queens,...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of July 29, 2023
Remembered as a ‘Great Priest’ Father Kenneth J. Calder, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died Thursday, July 20, 2023 at age 92. Father Calder served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of...
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Father Kenneth J. Calder – a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died Thursday, July 20, 2023 at age 92. Father Calder served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parish of American Martyrs...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of April 22, 2023
‘A Beloved Presence’ After 9/11 Tragedy Msgr. Martin T. Geraghty, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on April 9 at age 83. Msgr. Geraghty was ordained to the priesthood on December 16,...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of August 5 & 12, 2023
Priest Who ‘Preached Gospel With Kindness’ Father Thaddeus A. Grzelak, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, was ordained to the priesthood on May 29, 1965, and died on Monday, May 29, 2023, at...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of August 19, 2023
FATHER JAMES F. JOYCE, SJ, was born in Brooklyn on Aug. 22, 1945, entered the Society of Jesus in 1963, and died July 21, 2023, at age 78. He graduated from St. Saviour Elementary School and then...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of August 23, 2023
Sister Elizabeth Mary Gildea, CSJ, (formerly Sister Mary Eustelle), a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 65 years, died on July 30, 2023 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, New York. She was 83...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of September 2, 2023
Sister Ave Regina Gould, CSJ, a Sister of St. Joseph for 75 years, died on July 30, 2023, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood. She was 92 years old. Baptized Elizabeth Gould, she attended St. Anthony’s...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of September 9, 2023
Sister Yolanda Kinsella, CSJ, died Aug. 8 at age 87, after almost 69 years as a Sister of Saint Joseph. She was baptized Ann, and grew up in a loving home in Brooklyn. She graduated from her parish...
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Msgr. Paul W. Jervis, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, was born on Dec. 1, 1953, in Guyana, was ordained to the priesthood on May 21, 1983, and died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at age 69. Msgr. Jervis...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of September 16, 2023
Sister Patricia Marie Rutter, CSJ, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 45 years, died on June 22, 2023, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She was 72 years old. Sister Patricia grew up in...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of September 30, 2023
Sister Mary Elizabeth Kelly, CSJ (Sister Elizabeth Maura), a Sister of St. Joseph for 71 years, died Aug. 16, 2023, while residing at Stella Maris Convent, Rockaway Park. She was 88 years old. Liz, as...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of October 07, 2023
Sister Agnes Stumpf, CIJ, former President of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus, Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor, Inc., died peacefully at age 97 at the Motherhouse, Villa St. Joseph in Rockville...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of October 13, 2023
He Was Committed to Giving Back Father Jerome E. Nadine, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in California. Father Nadine was born June 10, 1933, and raised in...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of October 21, 2023
‘Good Priest and a Good Friend’ Msgr. Anthony F. Sherman, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, was born on March 13, 1945, was ordained to the priesthood on Feb. 28, 1970, and died Oct. 8,...
View ArticleObituaries, Week of October 28, 2023
Msgr. James F. Spengler, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, was born on November 17, 1942, in New York, was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 1968, and died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Msgr....
View ArticleObituaries, Week of November 4, 2023
Sister Virginia Elizabeth Down, died on Oct. 10, 2023, just days after her 75th birthday. “Sister Ginny,” as she was called, attended St. Robert Bellarmine Elementary School and The Mary Louis Academy,...
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