Sister Mary Annette Harrigan, R.S.M., a member of the Brooklyn Sisters of Mercy for 68 years, died June 20. She entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1944 after graduating from Mercy Juniorate H.S. She taught at Holy Innocents, Flatbush, 1947-49; Holy Rosary, Bedford-Stuyvesant, 1949-58; St. Therese of Lisieux, East Flatbush, 1958-61; and as a child care […]
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Father Kirrane Taught for 26 Years at Minor Seminary
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father James A. Kirrane, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated June 26, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, East Northport, L.I. He died June 22 at Queens Hospital, Flushing. He was 91. Born in Brooklyn, he was baptized in Holy Name Church, Park Slope. He attended Cathedral […]
Msgr. Stafford Remembered As a Pastor and a Teacher
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Joseph L. Stafford, pastor emeritus of Holy Family, Fresh Meadows, was celebrated June 7 at the church. He died June 4 at New York Hospital Queens. He was 80 years old. Born in Brooklyn, Msgr. Stafford attended St. Therese of Lisieux School, Flatbush; Cathedral Prep and College, Brooklyn; […]
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Sister Anne Veronica Beverly, C.S.J., 81, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 59 years, died May 23, in Bishop Kearney H.S. Convent, Bensonhurst. She entered the congregation from Sacred Heart parish, Fort Greene, in 1953. She earned a B.A. in French from St. Francis College and an M.S. […]
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Father Patrick T. Sullivan, S.J. died at Murray-Weigel Hall in the Bronx on May 26. He was 78 years of age, a Jesuit for 60 years and a priest for 47 years. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 17, 1964 at Canisius College, Buffalo. From 1988 to 1989, he served as assistant pastor […]
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Sister Anne Marie Dorff, SSND, a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 54 years, died of cancer on April 30, at Villa Notre Dame Wellness Center, Wilton, Conn. She was 74. Born in Brooklyn as Dorothy Anne Dorff, she attended St. Anselm School, Bay Ridge, and the Notre Dame Aspiranture, Fort Lee, […]
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A Mass of Christian Burial for John Francis O’Hara, Sr., 88, was celebrated May 7 at St. Ephrem’s Church, Dyker Heights. He died May 3. A life-long resident of Brooklyn, he was retired from New York Life Insurance Co., where he worked for 30 years as Vice President and General Auditor. He was a former […]
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Msgr. Murphy Served Fort Greene Parish For More Than 20 Years A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Walter C. Murphy, 82, was celebrated April 26 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston. He died April 23 at New York Presbyterian Hospital after a prolonged illness. Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. Brigid’s […]
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Msgr. Graham Served as Pastor Of Rosedale Parish for 30 Years A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Thomas A. Graham, 75, pastor of St. Pius X parish, Rosedale, for the past 30 years, was celebrated Wednesday, April 25 at the church. Msgr. Graham, who would have celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination on June […]
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Sister Louis Marie Biechele, C.S.J., 94, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, April 2, in the 75th year of her religious life. She entered the congregation in 1938 from St. Brendan parish, Midwood After earning degrees in Math from St. John’s University and extended […]