Cardinal Karl Josef Becker
German Cardinal Karl Josef Becker, a longtime Jesuit professor of dogmatic theology and consultant to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, died in Rome Feb. 10 at the age of 86. Cardinal...
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Sister Mary Donovan, S.C.
Sister Mary Donovan, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, N.S., for 62 years, died at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., on Feb. 13. She was 94. Formerly known as Sister Leo Michael, she was a...
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Sister Rose Marie Mastellon, R.G.S.
Sister Rose Marie Mastellon, R.G.S., 96, a Sister of the Good Shepherd for 75 years, died at Mary Manning Walsh Healthcare Facility, Manhattan, Feb. 8. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she attended St....
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Deacon Louis Guastella
Deacon Louis Guastella, who was ordained for the Diocese of Brooklyn but served most recently in the Diocese of Las Vegas, Nev., died Feb. 21 in Las Vegas. He was ordained as a deacon in March of 1984...
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Brother Emmett Corry, O.S.F.
Brother Emmett Corry, O.S.F., who wrote the history of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, died Feb. 25 at Lutheran Augustana Center, Sunset Park. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 2,...
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Sister Clare Louise Melzer, O.P.
Sister Clare Sister Clare Louise Melzer, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 81 years, died Feb. 27. She would have turned 98 on March 26. Born in Brooklyn as Marie Louise Melzer, she was...
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Sister Maria Klosterman, S.F.P.
Sister Maria Sister Maria Klosterman, S.F.P., a Franciscan Sister of the Poor for 57 years, died in St. Clare Convent Chapel in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 9. She was 75. A native of Celina, Ohio, she...
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Sister Marie Stein, R.S.M.
Sister Marie Sister Marie Stein, R.S.M., a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 72 years, died March 14. Born in Brooklyn, she attended St. Brigid School, Bushwick, and Mercy...
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Sister Margaret Wenzel, O.P.
Sister Margaret Sister Margaret Wenzel, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 76 years, died Feb. 27. She was 96. Born in Brooklyn, she was raised in St. Martin of Tours parish in Bushwick....
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Sister Margaret Griffin, S.C.
Sister Margaret Sister Margaret Griffin, S.C. (Sister Leo Stanislaus) died on March 13, at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., at the age of 99. A Sister of Charity (Halifax) for 80 years, she...
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Sister Damian Marie McKeever, S.C.
Sister Damian Sister Damian Marie McKeever, S.C., (Mary Agnes), a Sister of Charity of New York for 69 years, died March 1 at the Convent of Mary the Queen. She was 86. Born in Manhattan, she attended...
View ArticleVictor Gainor, 2014 Xavier Award Recipient, Dead at 79
Victor Gainor, a board member of the Xavier Society for the Blind and recipient of the 2014 Xavier Award, died March 22. He was 79. Born and raised in Manhattan, he graduated from Sacred Heart H.S. and...
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Sister Anne Brendan Delaney, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Brendan Delaney, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died March 11. She entered the congregation from Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park. She...
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Sister Marie Pierre Meyer, C.S.J.
Sister Marie Pierre Meyer, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 77 years, died Feb. 27. She was 94. She entered the congregation in 1938 from Holy Child Jesus, Richmond Hill. She earned...
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Brother Richard O’Brien, C.S.C.
Brother Richard O’Brien, C.S.C., a member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, for over 60 years, died March 13. He was 86. Born in Auburn, N.Y., he held a several jobs in the Syracuse area,...
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Sister Zita Torlai, M.P.F.
Sister Zita Sister Zita Torlai, M.P.F., 97, a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini for more than 75 years, died at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, N.J., March 22. Born in Lupinaia, Italy,...
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Sister Katherine Louise Lappeus, O.P.
Sister Katherine Sister Katherine Louise Lappeus, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 69 years, died Feb. 27. She was 92. Born in Albany, she was adopted at age three and grew up in...
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Sister Mary Ellis (Sister Aloysia Maria), S.C.
Sister Mary Sister Mary Ellis (Sister Aloysia Maria), S.C., 96, who entered the Sisters of Charity of New York in 1937, died March 26 at St. Patrick’s Home, the Bronx. Her first assignment and her only...
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Sister Anne Josephine Brennan, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Sister Anne Josephine Brennan, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 61 years, died Feb. 20. She entered the congregation from St. Joan of Arc, Jackson...
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Father Farrell Served Two Parishes as Pastor
Father Farrell A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Dennis Farrell, 71, former pastor of Resurrection parish, Gerritsen Beach, was celebrated at the church on Saturday, March 28. He died March 25 at...
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