A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Anthony F. Vivona was celebrated April 3 in the chapel at St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village. He died March 31 at Beth Israel Hospital. He was 87 years old and celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination in February. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto was the main celebrant of […]
Brother Ronald A. Bonti, C.F.X., 80, a member of the Congregation of the Brothers of Saint Francis Xavier for nearly 64 years, died March 14 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. Born in Brooklyn, he was a graduate of St. Michael’s H.S., Sunset Park. He entered the Xaverian Brothers in September of 1949 and was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
