A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John J. Cremins, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Oct. 18 at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Forest Hills. He died Oct. 15 at his family’s home in Cypress Hills. He was 72.
Obituaries
Brooklyn-born Auxiliary Bishop Paul Walsh Dead at 77
A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 23 at St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, L.I., for retired Auxiliary Bishop Paul H. Walsh, who died Oct. 18. He was 77.
Sister Mary Joyce Was Longtime Educator
Longtime Catholic high school mathematics teacher, Sister Mary Joyce LeRoy, O.P., died, Oct. 8 at 92. She was a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 74 years.
Sister Kellenberg, Niece of Bishop Kellenberg, Dead at 83
Sister Joan M. Kellenberg, r.c., a member of the Religious of the Cenacle for 60 years and niece of Bishop Walter Kellenberg, died Oct. 8 at Villa St. Joseph in Rockville Centre, L.I.
Obituary: Brother John Olsen, Nazareth RHS’s First Principal
Brother John Olsen (Thaddeus), C.F.X., the first principal of Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, died Oct. 8 at Nazareth Home.
Whitestone Deacon Svebel Dead at 90
Deacon Harry Svebel, who served his entire diaconate at St. Luke’s parish, Whitestone, died Oct. 9. He was 90.
Obituary: Sister Claire Greico, M.P.F., St. Bernadette School’s Former Principal
Former principal of St. Bernadette School, Dyker Heights, Sister Claire Grieco, M.P.F., died Oct. 8 at St. Joseph Hall, Villa Walsh, Morristown, N.J. She was 83.
Obituaries for Oct. 11, 2014
Sister Eileen Gildea, C.S.J.; Sister Elizabeth Gilhooley, C.S.J.; Sister Elizabeth Marie Lynch, C.S.J.,; Father James A. Thompson,
Fr. Groeschel Was Noted Evangelizer and Pro-Lifer
TOTOWA, N.J. (CNS) – Father Benedict J. Groeschel, who was a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, a leading pro-life figure and popular author, retreat master and preacher, died Oct. 3 at St. Joseph’s Home for the elderly in Totowa after a long illness. He was 81.
Obituaries for Sept. 27
Deacon Ernst Paul and Sister Cora Marie Sprolle, O.P.