Margaret O’Gara, a past president of both the North American Academy of Ecumenists and the Catholic Theological Society of America, died Aug. 16 after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 65. Her funeral Mass was scheduled for Aug. 23 at St. Basil Church in Toronto. She was to be buried in Breckenridge, Minn. O’Gara, […]
Obituaries
Obituary — Abune Paulos
The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, a strong voice for peace and development in Africa, died Aug. 17 in Addis Ababa at the age of 76. Abune Paulos, as he was known, was also a leader in the worldwide ecumenical movement. Offering his prayers and condolences to the 40 million members of the Ethiopian […]
Obituary — Henry Herx
Henry Herx, who spent 35 years of his working life reviewing movies and television for the Catholic Church, died Aug. 15 at his home in the Newark, N.J., suburb of Ramsey of complications from liver cancer. He was 79. In addition to reviewing thousands of films and TV shows, Herx also taught classes in film […]
Obituary – Stella Strynkowski
Stella Strynkowski, the mother of Msgr. John Strynkowski, rector of St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, died Aug. 17. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 21 at St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, L.I. Burial was in Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing.
Nellie Gray, March for Life Founder, Dies at 86
by Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Nellie Gray, who started the annual March for Life parade to protest the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, has died at age 86. She was found dead in her home Aug. 13 in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood by a March for Life staffer, Gene Ruane, who […]
Brother Warren Served Xaverian H.S. for 36 Years
A Mass of Christian Burial for Brother Warren Abel, C.F.X., who was principal of Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, from 1982 to 1993, was celebrated Aug. 10 in the chapel of St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass. A Xaverian Brother for 63 years, he died Aug. 7 at the Brothers’ residence in Danvers, where he was […]
Sister Margaret Was a Mercy Sister for 75 Years
Sister Margaret Clacherty, R.S.M., a member of the Brooklyn Sisters of Mercy for 75 years, died July 28 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I. She was 93. Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, her family immigrated to Brooklyn when she was a child. She attended St. Agatha and Our Lady of Perpetual Help schools, both Sunset Park. After […]
Father Vincent Novak Was Famed Jesuit Religious Educator
Father Vincent M. Novak, S.J., famed Jesuit religious educator and the first dean of Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, died Aug. 6 at Moses Montefiore Hospital, the Bronx. A Jesuit for 69 years, he had celebrated his 88th birthday just three days earlier. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he attended Xavier […]
Obituary – Father Schmidt Remembered as Caring Priest
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Jerome J. Schmidt was celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 9 at Immaculate Conception Center Chapel, Douglaston. He died Aug. 4 at Bishop Mugavero Residence for senior priests, Douglaston, where he had been living. He was 88. Born in Brooklyn and baptized at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Windsor Terrace, […]
Obituaries – Father Dolan Was a Priest for 52 Years
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Joseph K. Dolan was celebrated Aug. 3 at St. Bernadette Church, Dyker Heights. He died at New York Methodist Hospital, Park Slope, on July 30. He was 81. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized in St. Ephrem’s Church, Dyker Heights, and attended St. Anselm’s School, Bay Ridge; the […]