Obituary: Sister Margaret Casey, R.S.M.

Sister Margaret Casey, R.S.M., 79, formerly Sister Mary Xavier, a Sister of Mercy for 61 years, died at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I., Aug. 13.

Obituary: Father Joseph M. Calamari

Just two weeks shy of his 97th birthday, Josephite Father Joseph M. Calamari, the oldest living member of his order, died on Aug. 21 at St. Joseph Manor, Baltimore, Md.

Obituary: Brother Cletus Burke, O.S.F.

Brother Cletus Burke, O.S.F., died Aug. 27. Born Daniel in Brooklyn, he entered the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn while a student at St. Anthony’s Juniorate, Smithtown, L.I.

Sister Agnes Virginia Manning, S.C.

A Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 72 years, she was missioned at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, 1943-49, as a third-grade teacher.

Sister Alma Marie Van Buren, O.P.

Sister Alma Marie Van Buren, O.P., a member of the Sparkill Dominican Sisters, for 69 years, died Aug. 8 in Sparkill, N.Y. She was 90.

Sister Alice Marie Carey, O.P., was a life-long educator

Her ministry in elementary education included teaching assignments at St. Martin of Tours, Amityville; Fourteen Holy Martyrs, Bushwick; St. Ignatius, Hicksville, L.I.; Little Flower, Montauk, L.I.; St. Joseph, Kings Park, L.I.; Corpus Christi, Woodside; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lindenhurst, L.I.; and St. Hugh of Lincoln, Huntington Station, L.I.

Retired USCCB Deputy Communications Director Dead at 79

WASHINGTON (CNS) – William A. Ryan, whose career as a journalist and communicator with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops covered more than 40 years, died July 25 at the age of 79. He retired as deputy director of communications at the USCCB in 2007 and had served a period as interim director of the […]