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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
Former St. Matthias Deacon Dies
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. […]
Msgr. Funaro Believed In Possibility
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 […]
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Sister Rose Eileen McGinn, O.P., of Dominican Convent, Sparkill, N.Y., died Aug. 5, in Siena Hall, Sparkill. She was 95 and a member of the community for 77 years. In the Diocese of Brooklyn, she taught at St. Mary Magdalene, Springfield Gardens, 1939-41; and was principal at Mary Queen of Heaven, Flatlands, 1974-85. From 1969 […]
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Sister Vianney Stewart, R.S.H.M., died Aug. 2 at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, N.Y. She was 91 and had been a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary for 73 years. She was born Katherine Stewart in Co. Galway, Ireland. She taught at St. Catharine of Alexandria, Brooklyn, 1940-51; and the Academy of the Sacred Heart of […]
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A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Martin “Marty” Borcherding, 66, as celebrated July 22 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, New Iberia, La. Bishop Michael Jarrell was the main celebrant. He died July 18 at Consolata Nursing Home. A native of Brooklyn, he attended Cathedral Prep, Brooklyn and Elmhurst; Cathedral College, Douglaston; and Notre Dame […]