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.
Obituaries
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.
Stella Muller
Stella Muller, sister of Father Robert Czok, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Feb. 26. Her funeral Mass was held on March 3 at St. Matthias Church, Ridgewood, and her burial was at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River, L.I.
Alice Joan Bertolotti
Alice Joan Bertolotti, mother of Father David P. Bertolotti, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who is now serving as parochial vicar at St. Mary Star of the Sea – St. Gertrude Parish, Far Rockaway, died on Feb. 26. Her funeral Mass was held on March 3 at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst. Her burial was at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Sister Patricia Tobin, S.C.
Sister Patricia Tobin, S.C., a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 65 years, died on Nov. 1 at New York University Langone Hospital in Sunset Park. She was 84.
Sister Miriam Christine McCullough, C.S.J.
Sister Miriam Christine McCullough, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died on Feb. 3 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I.
Former General Electric CEO, Philanthropist, Dies at 84
Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO and prominent businessman, died March 1. He was 84.
Retired Diocesan Priest, Shared the Gospel Through His Music and Life
Father John J. Newell died on March 2 at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, L.I. He was 87.
Jane Hannett
Jane Hannett, sister of Father Edward P. Doran, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, died on Feb. 21.
Dominic A. Andreassi
Dominic A. Andreassi, the father of Father Anthony Andreassi, c.o., superior of the Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri and principal of Regis H.S. in Manhattan, died on Feb. 23.