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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sister Catherine Marie Tuohy, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 69 years, died July 9. She entered the congregation in 1944 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Sunset Park. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology/math/ physics from St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill, and a master’s degree in […]
Brother Peter Clifford, F.S.C., a former member of the faculty at Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, died Tuesday, July 23 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, N.J. He was 88. Born in the Bronx, he entered the Christian Brothers in Barrytown, N.Y., in 1943. He made his first vows in 1944 and his final […]
Msgr. Gerald J. Langelier, 78, pastor emeritus of Our Lady of Mercy parish, Forest Hills, died Friday, July 19. He was found dead in the swimming pool of his private residence in Southhold, L.I. A Mass of Christian Burial at the church was scheduled for July 19. Born in Long Island City, Msgr. Langelier attended […]
Msgr. Celsus O. Collini, former episcopal vicar, diocesan missionary and parish pastor, died July 19 at a private family residence. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Monday, July 22, at Queen of Peace Church, Kew Gardens, where he had been pastor. A native of Trent, Italy, he attended Cathedral College, Brooklyn, and Immaculate Conception […]
Laura D’Antonio, 88, the mother of Father Ron D’Antonio of St. Athanasius parish, Bensonhurst, died July 3 at SS. Joachim and Anne Nursing Home, Coney island. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 8 at St. Athanasius Church. Other survivors include her son, William of Eden Prairie, Minn. She was predeceased by her husband, […]
