Sister Patricia Ann Seaman, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 71 years, died Jan. 3 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood.
Obituaries
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.
Sister Rita Cummings, S.C.
Sister Rita Cummings, S.C., 102, a Sister of Charity-Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 81 years, died Jan. 6 at Elizabeth Seton Residence, Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Sister Eileen McGowan, D.W.
Sister Eileen McGowan, D.W., 92, a Daughter of Divine Wisdom for 72 years, died Nov. 26 at her residence, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Convent in Sound Beach, L.I.
Sister Joyce Hummel, O.P.
Sister Joyce Hummel, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic for 62 years, died Jan. 9. She was 80.
Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze
Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze, the founding bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi, Miss., and the first black bishop in the 20th century to head a U.S. diocese, died Jan. 9. He was 95.
Father Robert Blyman
Father Robert Blyman, a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, L.I., died on Jan. 5.
Ghanaian Priest Remembered For Ministry in Dyker Heights
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Father Andrew K. Soley, C.S.Sp., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Dyker Heights, Jan. 7.
Sister Mary Miguel Ortiz, R.S.M.
Sister Mary Miguel Ortiz, R.S.M., 77, a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 60 years, died suddenly on Nov. 26, after being hit by a car.