A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Robert M. Robinson was celebrated March 19 at SS. Joachim and Anne Church, Queens Village, where he was pastor from 2007 to 2017. He died March 13 at Sea Crest Rehabilitation Center, Coney Island. He was 74.
Obituaries
John DeRiso
John DeRiso, 77, one of the driving forces behind the Support Group for the Physically Challenged at St. Helen’s parish, Howard Beach, died March 8.
Eileen M. Coen
Eileen M. Coen, 96, died on Feb. 28. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes, Queens Village, from 1924 to 1986. She was active in the Rosary and altar society and participated in a number of parish theater productions in the 1970s.
Deacon Manuel “Manny” L. Ramirez
Deacon Manuel “Manny” L. Ramirez, who served at Holy Infancy Church, Bethlehem, Pa., died Feb. 8 at the St. Luke’s Hospice House in Bethlehem. He was 70.
Cardinal Karl Lehmann
Cardinal Karl Lehmann, longtime president of the German bishops’ conference and a respected theologian who participated in the Second Vatican Council, died March 11.
Sister Margaret Mary Hannon, S.C.
Sister Margaret Mary Hannon, S.C., (Sister Marie Daniel) a member of the New York Sisters of Charity for 75 years, died March 4 at Kittay House, Bronx.
Christopher J. Kauffman
Christopher J. Kauffman, 81, church historian was the author of numerous books and scholarly articles, died Jan. 30 at Oakcrest Village Care Center in Parkville, Md.
Sister Bernadette Wynne, R.S.M.
Sister Bernadette Wynne, R.S.M., 83, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 66 years, died Feb. 21 at the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Whitestone.
Sister Mary Gloria Garcia, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Gloria Garcia, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Feb. 2 at the Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
Sister M. Francine Connolly, I.H.M.
Sister M. Francine Connolly, I.H.M., a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 77 years, died Feb. 25 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, Pa. She was 94.