Sister Jo Ann Schwarz, S.C., (Sister Miriam Loreto), died May 2, at Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale. She was 76.
Obituaries
Barbara Bush
Former first lady Barbara Bush, wife of the nation’s 41st president and mother of the 43rd president, died at home in Houston, Texas, April 17. She was 92.
Hugh Bringenberg
Hugh Bringenberg, the brother of Sister Ellen Mary Bringenberg, R.S.M., died April 27 in Florida.
Father Robert R. Vignola, C.M.
Father Robert R. Vignola, C.M., former pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, Bedford-Stuyvesant, died April 27.
Sister Mary Rose Feeney, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Rose Feeney, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 63 years, died April 21 while in hospice care in Maria Regina Residence.
Sister Katherine McLaughlin, C.S.J.
Sister Katherine McLaughlin, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 71 years, died April 13, while in hospice care in Maria Regina Residence.
Former Charities Employee Worked 43 Years for Diocese
Abecinia “Baisy” Apostol, a member of the administrative staff of DeSales Media since 2014, died April 22 at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island. She was 65.
Bishop David E. Foley
Bishop David E. Foley, retired bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham, Ala., died April 17 at the St. John Vianney Residence for Priests in Birmingham. He was 88.
Jennifer Riordan
Tributes from business leaders and politicians alike described Jennifer Riordan – the 43-year-old passenger who died April 17 from injuries suffered on Southwest Flight 1380 when its engine exploded after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in Queens – as a devoted mother, community leader, mentor and volunteer.
Sister Mary Terence Mullin, R.S.M.
Sister Mary Terence Mullin, R.S.M., 96, a member of the Brooklyn Sisters of Mercy for 78 years, died March 30, at Ozanam Hall Nursing Home in Bayside.