A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Vincent A. Keane, a retired priest of the diocese, was celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Feb. 9.
Obituaries
Former DA Hynes Lived His Life in Service to Others
Charles “Joe” Hynes was remembered as “a great mentor,” “a great public official,” and “a man of the Church” at a memorial Mass celebrated at St. Thomas More Church in Breezy Point, Feb. 2.
In Memoriam – Gaspar Romero, Brother of St. Oscar Romero
On Feb. 2, Santos Gaspar Romero Galdamez, 89, the younger brother of Salvadoran Archbishop St. Oscar Romero, died in San Salvador, El Salvador.
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.