Rocco Moretto, a former employee of The Tablet and an American war hero, died in Massapequa Park, L.I., Aug. 27. He spent many months of the past few years at the VA Hospital in St. Albans, Queens. He was 94.
Obituaries
Msgr. Feldhaus Was the Diocese’s Oldest Priest
A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Eugene A. Feldhaus, a retired priest of the diocese, was celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Aug. 27.
Bishop John E. McCarthy
Bishop John E. McCarthy, who served in Houston and Austin, Texas, and provided national leadership for the church in its work to address systemic poverty, died Aug. 18 at his home in Austin surrounded by his family. He was 88.
Thomas A. Clemente Sr.
Thomas A. Clemente Sr., 93, died June 7 at his home in Latham, N.Y.
Msgr. Eugene Feldhaus
Msgr. Eugene A. Feldhaus, a retired priest, died Aug. 21 at the Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston.
Former Director of Diaconate Office Was a ‘True Witness’
A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Salvatore V. Licata, a retired deacon of the diocese, was celebrated Aug. 23 at St. Ann’s Church, Flushing. He died Aug. 17 at the age of 89.
Deacon Remembered for Ministry to Youth in Bayside
A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon George A. Bourbeau, a former deacon in the diocese, was celebrated Aug. 21 at Infant Jesus Church, Nashua, N.H. He died unexpectedly Aug. 16 at his residence in New Hampshire. He was 71.
Sister M. Lisbeth Hartnett, I.H.M.
Sister M. Lisbeth Hartnett, I.H.M., a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for more than 75 years, died Aug. 8 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa.
A. W. Richard Sipe
A. W. Richard Sipe, a psychotherapist and former Benedictine priest who became one of the country’s foremost experts on clergy sexual abuse, died Aug. 8 at his home in La Jolla, Calif.
Bishop John E. McCarthy
Bishop John E. McCarthy, who served in Houston and Austin, Texas, and provided national leadership for the church.