Sister Mary Rosarine Quinn, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 50 years, died Dec. 23, 2012. She entered the congregation from St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands, in 1963. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Brentwood College; a master’s degree in secondary […]
Obituaries
Obituary: Sister M. Agnes Patrice Milott, B.V.M.
Sister M. Agnes Patrice Milott, B.V.M., 92, a member of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M., for 73 years, died Dec. 26, 2012, at Caritas Center, Dubuque, Iowa. In the Brooklyn Diocese, she taught fifth and sixth grade at St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose, 1959–62. She also taught elementary school in Chicago, Grayslake, Elmwood Park and […]
Obituary: Father Joseph M. Lachowski, C.M.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Joseph M. Lachowski, C.M., a Vincentian for 58 years, was celebrated Dec. 27, 2012, at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Greenpoint. He died Dec. 20, 2012 at Ozanam Hall Nursing Home, Bayside. He was 84. Born in Ansonia, Conn., he was ordained on May 27, 1954. He studied sacred […]
Obituary: Jimmy Cawley
Jimmy Cawley, died Dec. 18, 2012, at the age of 39 after a lifelong battle against spina bifida. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 4 at Resurrection-Ascension Church, Rego Park. Immediate survivors include his brother, Neil Cawley, former director of human resources for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Obituary: Jesuit Father Thomas Green
Father Thomas Green, S.J., 83, died on Dec. 26, 2012, at Murray-Weigel Hall, Bronx. He was a Jesuit for 64 years and a priest for 51 years. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he attended St. Peter’s Prep and entered the Jesuit novitiate of St. Andrew-on-Hudson in Poughkeepsie in 1948. Following first vows, he studied philosophy at […]
Obituary: Dr. Frank Macchiarola, St. Francis College Chancellor Dies at 71
St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, announced that its chancellor, past-president and alumnus, Frank J. Macchiarola ’62 died on Tuesday, Dec. 18, after an extended illness. He was 71. Dr. Macchiarola returned to his alma mater, St. Francis College, as its president in 1996. The college flourished under his 12-year tenure. Under his leadership, the college […]
Obituary — Bishop Walter F. Sullivan of Richmond, Va.
Retired Bishop Walter F. Sullivan of Richmond, Va., 84, a resilient advocate for world peace and the dignity of poor Appalachian coal miners, poverty-stricken urban residents and migrant workers working under exhausting conditions alike, died of liver cancer Dec. 11. From peace rallies to vigils outside Virginia’s execution chamber during the hours before a convicted […]
Obituary — Sister Edna Cooke, O.P. Taught Music for Over 30 Years
Sister Edna Cooke, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 77 years, died Nov. 17. She was 96. Raised in Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians parish, Woodside, she attended the Dominican Juniorate in Water Mill, L.I. She entered the congregation in 1935. When she was invested with her habit, she […]
Obituary — Sister Kathleen Thomas Steadman, O.P.
Sister Kathleen Thomas Steadman, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 56 years, died Nov. 11. She was 74. Born in Jackson Heights as Marguerite, she entered the congregation from her home parish of St. Frances de Chantal in Wantagh, L.I., in 1956. She was invested and received her religious name […]
Obituary — Sister Maria Victoria Aldea, O.P.
Sister Maria Victoria Aldea, O.P., 82, a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 60 years, died Oct. 18. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico as Maria Eulalia, she dropped out of school and cared for her seven younger siblings when their mother died. She became acquainted with the Dominican Sisters in Puerto Rico […]