Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini, known for his service to the poor and the sick in a ministry that began in Rome during World War II and included sheltering Jews from the Nazis, died Nov. 22 at the age of 98. At the time of his death, he was the only member of the College of Cardinals […]
Obituaries
Father Francis W. Wright
Father Francis W. Wright, C.S.Sp., a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Bethel Park, Pa., for 65 years, died Nov. 12. He was 92. Born in Floral Park, L.I., he was ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1949 at St. Mary’s Seminary, Ferndale in Norwalk, Conn. Father Wright served the congregation as […]
Father Gerard P. Bell
Father Gerard P. Bell, S.J., a native of Brooklyn and a member of the Jesuit Order for 70 years, died Nov. 17 at Murray-Weigel Hall, Bronx. He was 88. He graduated from Mount St. Michael School in the Bronx and entered the Society of Jesus at St. Andrew-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. As a scholastic, he taught […]
Former Bay Ridge Principal Dies at 99
Sister Mary Arthur (Dorothy Ann) McCarthy, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 77 years, died Nov. 10 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellsley Hills, Mass. She was 99. She taught eighth grade at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, 1949-61, and served as principal, 1967-73. She also ministered in Massachusetts and retired to Mount St. […]
Sister Patricia Ann Turner
Sister Patricia Ann Turner, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died Oct. 26 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the congregation from Immaculate Conception parish, Jamaica, in 1949. She earned degrees in Latin from St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Hunter College, Manhattan. Formerly known as Sister […]
Father Denis J. Hanly
Father Denis J. Hanly, M.M., a native of Brooklyn, who served as a Maryknoll priest for 55 years, died Oct. 26 at Mission St. Teresa’s Residence, Maryknoll, N.Y. He was 82. After ordination on June 13, 1959, Father Hanly was assigned to Formosa (Taiwan). He returned to the U.S. in 1965 and taught at the […]
Sister Elizabeth Stringer
Sister Elizabeth Stringer, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 59 years, died Nov. 3. She was 77. Raised in St. Joseph’s parish, Astoria, she attended the parish school and St. Agnes A.H.S., College Point. She entered the novitiate on Sept. 10, 1955 and professed her vows on Aug. 25, 1957. Formerly known […]
Obituary: Regina Machalski
Regina Machalski, 78, the mother of Msgr. Thomas C. Machalski, chancellor of the Orchard Lake, Mich., Schools and rector of SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, died Sept. 30.
Obituaries for Nov. 1
Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete; Helen Hull Hitchcock
Father Cremins Was a Priest, Teacher, Psychologist
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.