A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Michael R. Parisi, former director of the Religious Consultation Center, was celebrated Feb. 1 at St. Kevin’s Church, Flushing. He died Jan. 30 at L.I. Jewish Hospital. He was 85. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Williamsburg. He attended Cathedral College, […]

Sister Maurita McMahon, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 68 years, died Jan. 22 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 88. Locally, she served as a first-grade teacher at Resurrection-Ascension School, Rego Park, 1945-51. She spent the remainder of her teaching career ministering in Massachusetts. In 2000, she retired to Mount […]

Bill Kresse, cartoonist for The Tablet, died Jan. 21 at the age of 80. A retired artist for the New York Daily News, he had also worked for the now-defunct New York Herald Tribune, the Asssociated Press and Terrytoons. He was an active member of St. Joan of Arc parish, Jackson Heights, where he had […]

A Mass of Christan Burial for Father Eduard C. Visich, a retired priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, will be celebrated Jan. 18 at St. Finbar’s Church, Bath Beach, at 10:45 a.m. He died Dec. 28 in Florida where he was living in retirement. He was 84. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto will be the main celebrant […]

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Vincent J. Termine, pastor emeritus of Most Precious Blood, Bath Beach, was celebrated Jan. 3 at the church. He died Dec. 25 in John’s Island, S.C., where he was living in retirement. He was 93. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. John’s University and Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, […]

Sister Patricia Woll, I.H.M., (formerly known as Sister M. Aniceta) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, died on Dec. 28 in Scranton. She was 82. She made her final profession of vows on Aug. 2, 1956. Locally, she taught at St. Ephrem, Dyker Heights, 1968-71 and 1984-94. She also served as […]

Sister Karen Kenney, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I. for 65 years, died Nov. 19. Catherine Patricia Kenney entered the congregation in 1949 from St. Ephrem Church, Dyker Heights. At her reception, she received the name Sister Mary Karen. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights; a […]

Brother Patrick Murphy, O.S.F., a member of the Brooklyn Franciscans since 1962, died Dec. 7. He was 70. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Dec. 11 at St. Anthony’s H.S. Chapel, Huntington, L.I. Born as John Francis in Far Rockaway, he attended St. Mary Star of the Sea School and St. Francis Prep, Brooklyn, […]

Father Francis V. Rooney, S.J., died Dec. 5 at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Bronx. He was 84 years old, a Jesuit for 66 years and a priest for 53 years. Born in Jackson Heights, he attended Regis H.S., Manhattan, and Fordham University. He entered the Jesuits in 1947. Before the study of theology, he taught Latin […]