A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. John E. Mahoney, a retired priest of the diocese, was celebrated Feb. 23 in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. He died Feb. 18 at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Flushing. He was 71.
Obituaries
Rocco “Rocky” Summa
Rocco “Rocky” Summa, 92, died Feb. 3. He was 92.
Mary Gilhooly
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Gilhooly was celebrated Feb. 10 at St. Patrick’s Church, Bay Ridge.
Sister Helen Chasse, O.S.U.
Sister Helen Chasse, O.S.U. (Sister Margaret Ann), 74, died Dec. 28, 2017 at her home.
Deacon John F. McGreevey and Columbia McGreevey.
Deacon John F. McGreevey, of St. John Vianney parish, Flushing, died Feb. 13. He was 88.
Sister M. St. Francis Lyons, I.H.M.
Sister M. St. Francis Lyons, I.H.M., a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for 63 years, died on Feb. 6 the Our Lady of Peace Residence, Scranton, Pa. She was 80.
Sister Clare Dowling, P.B.V.M.
Sister Clare Dowling, P.B.V.M., of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, died Feb. 8 at Valley View Center in Goshen, N.Y. She was 96.
Muriel Maloney
Muriel Maloney, the mother of Msgr. John Maloney, pastor of St. Anselm’s parish, Bay Ridge, died Feb. 7.
Sister Mary Ann Mattes, C.S.J.
Sister Mary Ann Mattes, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died Jan. 15.
Father John Michael Hamrogue, C.SS.R.
Father John Michael Hamrogue, C.SS.R., 78, a member of the Redemptorist community for 60 years, died on Jan. 9 at his Immaculate Conception rectory in the Bronx.