Raphael Nzeabalu, the father of Father Cosmas Nzeabalu, a priest of the Archdiocese of Onistha, Nigeria, who is currently ministering at St. Mary Magdalene parish in Springfield Gardens, died April 29.
Obituaries
Edward Montero
Edward Montero, the son of Deacon Adalberto Montero, of St. Mary Star of the Sea-St. Gertrude, Far Rockaway, died on May 1 at his residence.
Anthony Charles Asagba
Anthony Charles Asagba, brother of Father Francis Asagba, who serves as adjunct judicial vicar on the diocesan Tribunal and parochial vicar at St. Francis of Assisi parish, Astoria, died May 3.
Lourdes “Ditas” Agay
Lourdes “Ditas” Agay, 83, a catechist and lector in the Filipino community at St. Michael’s parish, Flushing, died May 5.
Sister Jo Ann Schwarz, S.C.
Sister Jo Ann Schwarz, S.C., (Sister Miriam Loreto), died May 2, at Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale. She was 76.
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.