Sister Eleanor McDonnell, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 71 years, died on Feb. 22 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Obituaries
St. Andrew Avellino Parish Historian and The Tablet Contributor
Joseph Raymond Brostek, St. Andrew Avellino parishioner for 50 years, who was a Lector, Pastoral Council member, Parish Communications Chair, Editor of the monthly Andrean bulletin and the parish’s historian passed away on March 25. He was 87.
First American Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity
Sister Kathleen Appler, D.C., Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity, died on March 18, at the Daughters’ Motherhouse in Paris after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was 68.
Sister Margaret Eileen Shine, S.C.
Sister Margaret Eileen Shine, S.C., formerly Sister Helen Theresa, a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 74 years, died on March 10 at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley, MA. She was 95 years old.
Sister Regina Suzanne McAuley, C.S.J.
Sister Regina Suzanne McAuley, C.S.J., formerly Sister Regina Rosaire, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 69 years, died on March 1, at Maria Regina Residence.
Sister Mary Benedict Holt, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Benedict Holt, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 72 years, passed away Feb. 27 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.
Sister St. Monica Diffley, C.S.J.
Sister St. Monica Diffley, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 76 years, died on February 21, at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I.
Brooklynite Priest, ‘Incredibly Talented Artist’, Dies at 64
Father James H. Sweeney, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died March 5 at Coney Island Hospital. He was 64.
Retired Director of the Pastoral Institute, Brooklyn Native
Father Martin A. Kirby, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on March 5 at Chapin Home for the Aging, Jamaica, where he was living since 2014. He was 77.
Carmela Vassalotti
Carmela Vassalotti, mother of Father Thomas F. Vassalotti, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who is now pastor of Divine Mercy Parish, Williamsburg, died on Feb. 26. Her funeral Mass was offered on March 2 at Divine Mercy, and her burial was at St. John Cemetery, Middle Village.