On Feb. 2, Santos Gaspar Romero Galdamez, 89, the younger brother of Salvadoran Archbishop St. Oscar Romero, died in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Obituaries
Msgr. Villani, Longtime B’klyn Pastor, Was a Priest for 58 Years
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Rocco D. Villani, a retired priest of the diocese, was celebrated at St. Brendan Church, Midwood, Jan. 26.
Sister Rita McNeil, S.C.
Sister Rita McNeil, S.C., 94, a Sister of Charity-Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 71 years, died Dec. 16 at Caritas Residence, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Sister Marie de Montfort Shields, C.S.J.
Sister Marie de Montfort Shields, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 72 years, died Jan. 10 at the Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Sister Elizabeth O’Neill, C.S.J.
Sister Elizabeth O’Neill, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 57 years, died Dec. 27.
Sister Richard Maureen Rowan C.S.J.
Sister Richard Maureen Rowan C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 78 years, died Jan. 5 at the St. Joseph Renewal Center, Brentwood.
Sister Mary Louise Maier, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Louise Maier, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 72 years, died Dec. 28 at the Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
Sister Patricia Ann Seaman, C.S.J.
Sister Patricia Ann Seaman, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 71 years, died Jan. 3 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Sister Helen Karpowicz, O.P.
Sister Helen Karpowicz, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic of Amityville, L.I., for 60 years, died Dec. 22. She was 80.
Sister Helen Edward Dodd, D.C.
Sister Helen Edward Dodd, D.C., 94, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for 72 years, died Jan. 8 at St. Louise House, Albany.