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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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, […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]