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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Father Daniel John Carboy, C.Ss.R., 73, died on Aug. 22, while receiving hospice care at St. John Neumann Residence at Stella Maris, Timonium, Md. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park. Born in Brooklyn, his early years were spent […]
Sister Mary Felicia Moore, R.G.S., (Virginia Agnes Moore) died at Good Shepherd Center on Aug. 31, after a brief illness. She was 90 and had been a Sister of the Good Shepherd for 67 years. Born in Flushing, she graduated from St. Agnes Academy H.S., College Point. In 1946, she entered the Novitiate of the Sisters […]
Deacon Edward A. Aigbojie, 73, who has served as a deacon at Queen of All Saints, Fort Greene; St. Fortunata, Brooklyn; and St. Martin de Porres, Bedford-Stuyvesant, since 1992, died Aug. 29. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 6 at Queen of All Saints Church. Father Richard Francis Futie, 58, died Aug. […]
Deacon Gerard K. Steffens, an incardinated deacon of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died Aug. 15. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 19 at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, Nesconset, L.I. Deacon Steffens was born on July 19, 1942 and was raised in Ridgewood. He was ordained to the Diaconate on Dec. 2, 1978. […]
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Joseph Funaro, retired pastor of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs parish, Forest Hills, was celebrated Aug. 17 at the church. He died Aug. 14 at New York Medical Hospital Queens after a prolonged illness. He was 76. Born in Brooklyn, he attended New Utrecht H.S., Bensonhurst; St. Jerome’s […]
