Father William DeBiase, O.F.M., a professed Franciscan friar for 59 years and a priest for 54, died on April 11 at St. Ignatius Nursing Home, where he had lived since last year.
Obituaries
Brooklyn Priest Remembered as a ‘Faithful Evangelizer’
Reverend Adnel T. Burgos, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on April 11 from heart failure possibly related to COVID-19. He was 57.
Francis Boccabella, III
Francis Boccabella, III, a member of the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Perpetual Help/Msgr. Flynn Council No. 17153, and a Youth Minister at Our Lady of the Presentation – Our Lady of Mercy Church in Brownsville, died on April 2. He was 39.
Deacon Perfecto Santana
Deacon Perfecto Santana, of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Jamaica, died on April 10. He was 6
Deacon Jaime A. Pinzon
Deacon Jaime A. Pinzon, of the parish of St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, died of coronavirus on April 6 at his private residence. He was 57.
Deacon Emilio Arteaga
Deacon Emilio Arteaga, of St. Agatha parish, Sunset Park, passed away on April 10. He was 73.
Sister Anne Umbach, O.P.
Sister Anne Umbach, O.P., formerly Sister Marie St. John, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Amityville for 68 years, died on April 2. She was 86.
Daniel J. McCarthy
Daniel J. McCarthy died March 21 at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, L.I., from pneumonia. He was 84.
Sister Anne Carmel Rapillo, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Carmel Rapillo, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 67 years, died on Jan. 6, 2020 at Immaculate Conception Convent, Jamaica.
Brooklyn Born and Raised, St. Edmund’s Pastor Emeritus
Father Edward Brophy, Pastor Emeritus of St. Edmund, Sheepshead Bay, died on March 31 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Queens. He was 81.