Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO and prominent businessman, died March 1. He was 84.
Obituaries
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.
Sister Maureen Bernius, S.C.
Sister Maureen Bernius, S.C., formerly Sister Maureen de Paul, a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 58 years, died on Feb. 3 at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 78.
Sister Leonard Marie Lichinchi, C.S.J.
Sister Leonard Marie Lichinchi, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 76 years, died on Feb. 28 while she was in hospice care at Sacred Heart Convent in Hempstead, L.I.
Sister Josephine Rooney, R.S.H.M.
Sister Josephine Rooney, R.S.H.M., a member of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary for 76 years, who ministered in St. Anne’s Parish in Flushing for 26 years, died on Feb. 23. She was 87.
Sister Jean Ruth Gregor, O.P.
Sister Jean Ruth Gregor, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville for 64 years, died on Feb. 20. She was 88.
Sister Claire Theresa Dill, S.C.
Sister Claire Theresa Dill, S.C., a member of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax for 73 years, died on Jan. 30 at Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 92.
Sister Ann Whalen, S.C.
Sister Ann Whalen, S.C., a member of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax for 57 years, died on Nov. 28 at Caritas Residence in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was 84.