Sister Patricia Clare Barry, O.P., (Sister M. Francis Magdalen), 84, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 64 years, died March 28.
Obituaries
Obituary: Jean Stamm Portnoy
Jean Stamm Portnoy, the sister of Deacon Peter Stamm of Sacred Heart parish, East Glendale, died March 23 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Obituary: Theresa Gaylord Weber
Theresa Gaylord Weber, the mother-in-law of Deacon Ronald Ronacher of St. Rita’s parish, East New York, died March 18.
Sister Mary Ruth Hill, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Ruth Hill, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 79 years, died in Bishop Kearney Convent, Feb. 29.
Obituary: Sister Philothea Larisch, O.P.
Sister Philothea Larisch, O.P., 83 and a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville for 58 years, died March 16.
Obituary: Sister Carmelita Currie, S.C.
Sister Carmelita Currie, S.C. (formerly Sister Michael Marie) died on March 8, at Caritas Residence, Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the age of 84.
Obituary: Father Virgilio Elizondo
Father Virgilio Elizondo, a nationally known professor of pastoral and Hispanic theology at the University of Notre Dame and founder of what is today the Mexican American Catholic College in San Antonio, Texas, was found dead in his home March 14. He was 80.
Obituary: Sister Francis Louise Sheridan, M.S.B.T.
Sister Francis Louise Sheridan, M.S.B.T., a native of Brooklyn who was born as Agnes Theresa Sheridan, and a member of the Missionary Servants of the Blessed Trinity for over 65 years, died Feb. 14.
Obituary: Jesuit Father Fernando Cardenal
Jesuit Father Fernando Cardenal, who worked for years to promote education in Nicaragua, died Feb. 20 after complications from an abdominal operation. He was 82.
Obituary: Sister M. Josephine Thibodeau, S.C.
Sister Mary Josephine Thibodeau, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 72 years, died at Caritas Residence, Halifax, Feb. 13. She was 91.