Sister Frances McCool, C.S.J., formerly Sister St. Leonard, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 59 years, died Nov. 7 in Syosset Hospital, Syosset, L.I.
Obituaries
Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J.
Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 76 years, died Nov. 11.
‘Joshua’ Novelist Dies in Upstate NY
Father Joseph Girzone, who became far more prominent in retirement than during active ministry because of his “Joshua” series of novels, died Nov. 29 at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn in Altamont, N.Y. He was 85.
Retired Prison Chaplain Dies at 82 in Florida
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John H. Wilkinson, 82, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Nov. 30 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. He died Nov. 23 in Venice, Florida, where he was living in retirement.
Father John Wilkinson Dies in Florida at 82
Father John Wilkinson, 82, a diocesan senior priest living in retirement in Florida, died Nov. 23. His last assignment in the diocese was at St. Brigid’s, Bushwick, 2002-04.
Sister Mary Estelle Conaty, R.S.M.
Sister Mary Estelle Conaty, R.S.M., a Sister of Mercy for 70 years, died at Mercy Center, Dallas, Pa., on Nov. 6. She was 88.
Sister Lucille Feron, S.C.
Sister Lucille Feron, S.C., (formerly known as Sister Marion David), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, N.S., for 68 years, died at Parkstone Enhanced Care, Halifax, Nov. 9.
Sister Mary Margaret Wainman, O.P.
Sister Mary Margaret Wainman, O.P., (formerly Sister Maureen Maeve) a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., who ministered as a teacher and nurse in the U.S. and Puerto Rico for 73 years, died Nov. 7.
Sister Myra Elizabeth Griffin, S.C.
Sister Myra Elizabeth Griffin, S.C., (formerly known as Sister Joseph Thomas), a Sister of Charity, Halifax, N.S., for 73 years, died at the Newton Wellesley Hospital in Wellesley Hills, Mass., Nov. 2.
Bernadette M. and Kerry Slattery
Bernadette M. and Kerry Slattery of Manasquan, N.J., the parents of Matthew McKeon-Slattery, deputy director of external affairs for DeSales Media Group, parent company of The Tablet, died Nov. 2 and Nov. 13, respectively.