Obituary — Msgr. Sebastian Angles

Msgr. Sebastian Angles, a retired priest of the Brooklyn Diocese who had been living in retirement in Florida, died there Nov. 18, three days shy of his 95th birthday. A native of Spain, he was ordained a Vincentian priest in Madrid on July 16, 1944. He came to the diocese in 1959 and served as […]

Obituary — Sister Sara Mooney, O.S.U.

Sister Sara Mooney, O.S.U., a member of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk, for 72 years, died Oct. 12 at Brookhaven Hospital, East Patchogue, L.I. A native of County Monaghan, Ireland, she professed her final vows in 1945. She attended Manhattan College and St. Rose College. Locally, she taught at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, […]

Obituary — Carol Elizabeth Brostek

Carol Elizabeth Brostek of Flushing died Nov. 9. A lifelong resident of Queens, she was a graduate of Queens College, Bishop McDonnell H.S., Crown Heights, and St. Mary’s Nativity School, Flushing. She served on reunion committees of her college and high school alumni organizations, and she was also a devoted and and active member of […]

Obituary — Sister Marie Julie Condon, S.S.N.D.

Sister Marie Julie Condon, S.S.N.D., who taught school for more than 20 years before adopting a pastoral ministry focusing on the elderly, died of cardiac arrest Nov. 3 at Lourdes Health Care Center, Wilton, Conn. She was 83 and had been a professed member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 63 years. Born […]

Obituary — Father John Harfmann, S.S.J.

Father John G. Harfmann, S.S.J., a member of the Josephite Fathers for 50 years, died Oct. 30 at St. Joseph Manor, Baltimore, Md., after a long illness. He was 77. A Mass of Christ the High Priest was celebrated Nov. 7 at St. Peter Claver Church, Baltimore. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized in Our […]

Obituary — Sister Mary Terence Rogers, C.S.J.

Sister Mary Terence Rogers, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 73 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Oct. 25. She entered the congregation from St. Benedict Joseph parish, Richmond Hill, in 1940. She studied Spanish at Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, and earned a bachelor’s […]

Obituary — Sister Mary Ann Crimmins, C.S.J.

Sister Mary Ann Crimmins, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 56 years, died at Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip, L.I., Oct. 25. She entered the congregation from Our Lady of Angels parish, Bay Ridge, in 1957. She earned a master’s degree in math from Queens College and […]

Obituary — Sister Anne de Paul Toner, C.S.J.

Sister Anne de Paul Toner, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 60 years, died in Our Lady of the Snows Convent, North Floral Park, Oct. 2. She entered the congregation from St. Agnes parish, Carroll Gardens, in 1953. After attending Pace College, Manhattan, she began teaching […]

Obituary — Sister Mary Beata, R.S.M., the Singing Nun

Sister Mary Beata Gerrity, R.S.M., a Sister of Mercy for 53 years, died in Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, L.I., Oct. 27. She was 70. Born in Brooklyn, Sister Beata attended St. Teresa of Avila School, Prospect Heights, and then Catherine McAuley H.S., Flatbush, before entering the Sisters of Mercy on Sept. 7, 1959.  She earned her […]

Obituary — Sister Maria Kim Brech, M.M.

Sister Maria Kim Brech, M.M., educator and missioner to Guatemala for nearly 40 years, died peacefully on Nov. 1, at Maryknoll Sisters Residential Care III. She was 88 and had served as a Maryknoll Sister for 67 years. Born in Brooklyn, she felt the call to missionary life at age 19, while working as a […]