Obituary — Sister Mary Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J.

Sister Mary Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 65 years, died March 3. She entered the congregation in 1948 from Ascension parish, Elmhurst. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science from St. John’s University, Jamaica. She taught at St. Michael, Sunset Park, 1950-56; Our Lady of Perpetual […]

Obituary — Sister Nancy Powell, S.C.

Sister Nancy Powell, S.C., 81, a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, for 62 years, died March 14 at Parkstone Enhanced Care, Halifax.  Formerly known as Sister Anna Charles, she taught sixth grade at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, 1954-57. She spent the rest of her years ministering in Halifax until her retirement […]

Obituary — Sister Brigid Marie Crowe, C.S.J.

Sister Brigid Marie Crowe, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 61 years, died March 10. She entered the congregation in 1953 from St. Ephrem parish, Dyker Heights.   She earned her bachelor of business administration degree in education from St. John’s University, Jamaica, and a master of […]

Obituary — Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J.

Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died Feb. 27. She entered the congregation in 1938 from St. Rose of Lima parish, Parkville. She earned a bachelor’s degree in French from St. John’s University and a master’s in French from Laval University, […]

Obituary — Former Renault Automobiles Spokeswoman, Sister Joan Anna Marese, C.S.J.

Sister Joan Anna Marese, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died March 1. She entered the congregation in 1957 from St. Michael’s, Sunset Park. Formerly known as Sister Rosa Mystica, she taught at St. James, Downtown Brooklyn, 1953-60; St. Martha, Uniondale, 1960-61; Our Lady of […]

Obituary — Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J.

Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 67 years, died on March 3. She entered the congregation in 1942 from St. Rose of Lima parish, Parkville. She earned a bachelor’s degree in French from St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, and certification in kindergarten education […]

Obituary: Father Walter O’Brien, O.F.M. Cap.

Father Walter O’Brien, O.F.M. Cap., died in Yonkers, N.Y., on Sunday, March 3, at the age of 100. For over 82 years, he served as a Capuchin friar and at the time of his death was the oldest living member of the order in the U.S. Born in Manhattan, he entered the Capuchins in 1930 […]

Obituary: Sister Irene Poirier, S.C.

Sister Irene Poirier, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 66 years died on March 4 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 88. Formerly known as Sister Anne Regina, she taught fifth grade and was responsible for school accounts at Resurrection-Ascension School, Rego Park, 1955-63. She spent the rest of her years […]

Obituary: Sister Ann E. Fitzpatrick, C.S.J.

Sister Ann E. Fitzpatrick, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 70 years, died Feb. 10 in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.  She entered the congregation from Holy Family parish, Park Slope, in 1943.  She attended St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, and earned her master’s degree and doctorate in education administration […]

Obituary: Sister Margaret Gay, O.S.U.

Sister Margaret (Maggie) Gay, O.S.U., died Feb. 1, at Brookhaven Hospital. She was 80.  Born  in Hartford, Conn., she entered the congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in 1952 and professed her final vows six years later. She taught at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ozone Park, from 1966 to 1969, and at […]