Obituaries

Brother Joseph Bouchard, S.C., a member of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart for 74 years, died on Nov. 18 at home in the East Elmhurst Queens Brothers’ Residence. He entered the community in 1937 from Biddeford, Maine, and completed his formation in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada. He received academic degrees in education and English from […]

Obituaries

Sister Francis Lillian Riley, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 72 years, died Oct. 19 at Mount St. Vincent Motherhouse, Wellesley, Mass. She was 93. Locally, she taught second and sixth grades at Our Lady Help of Christians School in Midwood, 1942-51. She was also responsible for preparing parish altar servers. She served in […]

Msgr. Gotimer Served as Pastor, Teacher, Principal

A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. James E. Gotimer, pastor emeritus of St. Bartholomew’s, Elmhurst, was celebrated Nov. 16 at the church. He died Monday, Nov. 11 at Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston. He was 86. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized at Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge. He attended Cathedral College, Brooklyn, […]

Obituaries

Sister Mary Alicia Lanni, O.P., 92, and a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 72 years, died Oct. 22. She was the first religious to come from St. Kilian’s parish, Farmingdale, L.I. She received the habit and her religious name, Sister Mary Alicia, in 1941. She taught at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lindenhurst, […]

Obituaries

Retired Auxiliary Bishop James J. Daly, 92, of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and a Blue Point, L.I., resident, died Oct. 14. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 18 at the Cathedral of St. Agnes, Rockville Centre, L.I. A native of the Bronx, he was raised in Queens and attended Cathedral College, Brooklyn, […]

Obituaries

Msgr. Feliciano M. Palma, a retired priest of the Diocese of Malolos, Philippines, died Oct. 7 in the Bayside home of his family where he had been residing. Born in Manila, he was ordained on March 17, 1956, at Santo Nino Church Tondo, Manila. Among his assignments in his home diocese were vicar general of […]

Obituaries

Brother Conrad Federspiel, C.P., a Passionist Brother for 62 years, died Oct. 6, at Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica. He was 89. A native of Port Washington, Wisc., he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1946. A noted mechanical engineer, he managed various Passionist monasteries in the U.S. and Canada. […]

Obituaries

Sister Mary Schramm, O.S.U., an Ursuline Sister of Tildonk for 55 years, died suddenly Sept. 19, in Bayport, L.I. She was 73. Born in Richmond Hill, she professed final vows in 1964. She taught at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ozone Park, 1962-65 and 1978-79. In addition, she served as co-coordinator of PRONTO of […]

Obituaries

Father James J. DiGiacomo, S.J., a popular Jesuit writer and religious educator, died Sept. 15 at Murray-Weigel Hall, the Bronx. He had been in declining health and was 89 years old. He was a Jesuit for 70 years and a priest for 57 years. Born in Brooklyn, he was introduced to the Jesuits in secondary […]

Father Rosales

Fr. Rosales Remembered As Passionate for Ministry

A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Fredi A. Rosales was celebrated Sept. 23 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Park Slope. He died Sept. 18 in the rectory at St. John the Evangelist. He was 72. Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros was the main celebrant of the funeral Mass. Special concelebrants included Msgrs. Edward Wetterer, […]