Obituary: Sister Mary Joel Acerno, CSJ

Sister Mary Joel Acerno, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died March 21 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She was 88.

Josephite Sister, 99, Dies

Sister James Patrice Veale, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 79 years, died March 26, at the Motherhouse in Brentwood. She was 99.

Obituary for Father Jim Smith, Former SJU Associate Dean

Father James E. Smith, C.M., a Vincentian priest for over 50 years, died March 31. He professed final vows in 1958 and was ordained in 1961. He served St. John’s University as associate dean of St. John’s College and chaplain in the School of Law. He is survived by his sister, Marie Smith. A Mass […]

Fr. Mitchell Was Pastor, Teacher, Prison Chaplain

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Walter A. Mitchell, 80, was celebrated April 3 at St. Mark’s Church, Sheepshead Bay. He died March 29 at SS. Joachim and Anne Residence, Coney Island. Born in Manhattan, he attended Midwood H.S.; St. Augustine H.S., Park Slope; Brooklyn College; Fordham University, St. John’s University, Jamaica; and Immaculate […]

Obituaries – April 5, 2014

Father Kenneth J. Caufield, S.J., 77, a Jesuit priest for 59 years, died on March 24 at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Bronx.