Retired Archbishop Francis B. Schulte, who served as the 12th archbishop of New Orleans, La., from 1988 to 2002, died Jan. 17 after several weeks in hospice care at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa. He was 89.
Obituaries
Obituary: Father Donald F. Diederich
Father Donald F. Diederich, a retired priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, L.I., died Jan. 15. For many years, he was a member of the faculty of Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington.
Obituary: Sister Dolores Wisniewski, C.I.J.
Sister Dolores Wisniewski, C.I.J., president of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus also known as the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor of Brooklyn, died on Jan. 14, following a battle against cancer for more than 20 years.
Obituary: Russell J. Governale
Russell J. Governale, the father of Father Russell Governale, O.F.M. Conv., who resides at Most Holy Trinity rectory, Williamsburg, died Jan. 10.
Obituary: Father Ralph L. Besendorfer
Father Ralph L. Besendorfer, a priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, died Jan. 8 on Long Island. He was 82.
Obituary: Patricia Jordan
Patricia Jordan, the sister of Msgr. John Casey, who resides at Our Lady of Lourdes rectory, Queens Village, died Jan. 12.
Obituary: Sister Rita Elizabeth Moon, S.C.
Sister Rita Elizabeth Moon, S.C., (Sister Elizabeth Regina), a member of the Sisters of Charity for 68 years, died Jan. 10 at Frances Schervier Nursing Care Center in the Bronx. She was 89.
Obituary: Retired Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska
Retired Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, died Jan. 10 at his home in Anchorage.
Obituary: Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 5, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood.
Obituary: Sister Rosemary Anne Wood, C.S.J.
Sister Rosemary Anne Wood, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died in St. Joseph Convent on Dec. 10.