Italian Cardinal Francesco Marchisano, 85, once the “guardian” of the early Christian catacombs of Rome and the Vatican’s priceless artworks by Michelangelo, Raphael and other masters, died July 27.
Obituaries
Obituary: Sister John Joseph Dunphy, C.S.J.
Sister John Joseph Dunphy, C.S.J., former guidance counselor at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, died July 21 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
Obituary: Brooklyn Franciscan Brother Jack Moylan
Brooklyn Franciscan Brother John (Jack) Moylan, O.S.F., who spent 35 years ministering to the incarcerated and their families, died July 27.
Former Brooklyn Deacon Dies in N.J.
Deacon Martin B. Mulroy, who served at Our Lady of Angels parish, Bay Ridge, died July 6 in Somerville, N.J.
Obituary: Sister of Charity Emily Donovan
Halifax Sister of Charity Emily Donovan, S.C., formerly known as Sister Francis John, died July 1. She taught at St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, Jamaica, and St. Sebastian School, Woodside.
Bay Ridge Veteran Laid to Rest
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for U.S. Army veteran, Knight of Columbus and Cathedral Club of Brooklyn member Robert J. Watt.
Obituaries
Sister Rosemary Giebel, O.P.; Sister Charlotte Tighe, O.P.; Sister Adele Marie Morgan, C.S.J.; Sister Esther Mary DeRosa, C.S.J.
Former Riker’s Island Chaplain Dies at 77
Jesuit Father Joseph P. Kane, who dedicated 44 of his 46 years of priesthood to prison ministry on Riker’s Island, died June 16.
Obituary: Mercy Sister Juanita Barto
Sister Juanita Barto, R.S.M., a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 62 years, died May 2, at the Sisters of Mercy Convent, Whitestone. She was 79.
Obituary: Mercy Sister Margaret Sargona
Sister Margaret Sagona, R.S.M., 82, formerly Sister Mary Inez, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 63 years, died April 9 at Mercy Center, Dallas, Pa.