Sister Grace Edward Pappert, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 78 years, died Jan. 13. She was 96. Born Rose Marion in Brooklyn, she entered the congregation in 1934, from Corpus Christi parish, Mineola, L.I. She taught elementary grades at St. Aloysius, Ridgewood, 1936-52; Holy Spirit, New Hyde Park, L.I., 1952-55; St. […]

Sister Celine Kelly, R.S.M., a Sister of Mercy for 73 years, died Jan. 10. She was 90. She attended Holy Family/St. Thomas and Mercy Juniorate H.S. She entered the community in 1940 from St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands. She taught at St. Brigid, Bushwick, 1943-56; St. Jerome, Flatbush, 1946-57; Bishop McDonnell H.S., Crown Heights, 1960-66. She served […]

Retired Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw, who served as primate of the Catholic Church in Poland during the final years of communism and during the restoration of democracy, died Jan. 23 at the age of 83. Vatican Radio reported that Cardinal Glemp died in a Warsaw hospital; he had undergone surgery almost a year ago […]

Sister Madonna Marie Geraghty, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 75 years, died Jan. 17. She was 93. Born and raised in St. Luke parish, Whitestone, she attended the Dominican Juniorate, Water Mill, and 10 years after her older sister, Sister Catherine Marie, O.P., she joined the congregation in 1937. She received the […]

Deacon Anthony J. Russo, a retired deacon at Guardian Angel parish, Brighton Beach, died Jan. 20 at New York Methodist Hospital, Park Slope. He was 88. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized in Our Lady of Peace Church, Park Slope, and attended Manual Training H.S., Park Slope, L.I.U. and New York University. After military service […]

Sister Madeline Brewi, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 85 years, died Jan. 11. She was 101. Born in Babylon, L.I., she had six paternal great aunts who were Sisters of St. Dominic: Sisters Isabella Brewi, Mathia Brewi, M. Cornelia Lang, Immaculata Lang, Casilda Lang, Illuminata Lang; and two paternal cousins: Sisters Maria […]

Sister Catherine Stern, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 76 years, died Dec. 14. She was 94. Born in St. Aloysius parish, Ridgewood, she was one of the first students to attend the Dominican Juniorate, Water Mill, before joining the congregation in 1936. She received the name of her aunt, Sister Constantia. She […]

Sister Kathleen Curtin, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 13. She was 87. She attended St. Agnes Academic H.S., College Point, and then followed her older sister, Sister Dionyse, O.P., into the Dominican Congregation on Sept. 7, 1947. A year later, they were followed by a younger sister, Sister […]