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.
Obituaries
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.
Brother Julian Przytulski, S.C.
Brother Julian Przytulski, S.C., a member of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart for 77 years, died July 6 at Ozanam Hall Nursing Facility, Bayside. He was 96.
Sister Irene Murphy, G.N.S.H.
Sister Irene Murphy, G.N.S.H., 98, a member of the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, Philadelphia, Pa., for 78 years, died July 31.