Sister Kathleen Therese Casey, S.C., 79, a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 59 years, died at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., on Jan. 24. Locally, she taught fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades at St. Sebastian School in Woodside from 1955 to 1964. She also ministered in Massachusetts, Quebec and Nova Scotia before retiring to Mount St. […]

Sister Mary Patricia Murray, S.C., 96, a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 75 years, died at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., Jan. 20. Formerly known as Sister Mary of Lourdes, she taught first grade at St. Sylvester School, City Line, 1939-44, and third grade at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, 1944-48. She went […]

Sister Helen Cushing, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 77 years, died at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., Jan. 22. She was 97. Formerly known as Sister Marie Bernard, she taught third and sixth grades at Our Lady Help of Christians School, Midwood, 1937-47, and sixth and seventh grades at Resurrection-Ascension School, Rego Park, 1947-51. She also ministered in Patchogue, L.I.; Massachusetts and […]

Sister Carol Borges, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died on Jan. 14. She entered the congregation from the parish of Cure of Ars, Merrick, L.I. She earned a bachelor’s degree in math from the College of Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx, and a master’s in religious education […]

Sister Madeline Therese DiCarlo, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 64 years, who ministered at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Sunset Park, for 38 years, died Dec. 11. She attended Visitation B.V.M. School, Red Hook, and St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, before entering the congregation in 1951 from her home parish of Visitation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business education from St. John’s […]

Sister Margaret Most, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 74 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Jan. 20. She entered the congregation in 1941 from St. Michael, Sunset Park. After earning her bachelor’s degree in English from Manhattan College, she received a master’s in speech education from Columbia University Teachers College, Manhattan, and Brooklyn College. Formerly known as Sister Margaret […]

Sister Marguerite Mahoney, S.C., a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York, died Jan. 27, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J. She was 87. Born on Staten Island, she worked for three years before enter- ing the Sisters in 1949 and taking the religious name, Sister Angelita. Locally, she taught at St. […]

Sister Marie Kevin MacDonald, S.C., a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York for 62 years, died Jan. 26, at St. Joseph Hospital, Yonkers. Born in Manhattan, she entered the congregation in 1952. She taught locally at St. Rita School, Long Island City, 1985- 86, and St. Gabriel, East Elmhurst, 1989-90. She is […]