A memorial Mass for Father Joseph Simoly was celebrated Jan. 20 at Holy Cross Church, Flatbush. Father Simoly was murdered Dec. 21 during an apparent robbery in Haiti. He was 54.
Obituaries
First Black Priest Ordained For the Diocese Dies at 95
Msgr. William J. Rodgers, the first black man ordained for and in the Diocese of Brooklyn, died Jan. 21 at Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village, where he had been living and serving as chaplain. He was 95.
Sister Mary Ann Chiasson, S.C.
Sister Mary Ann Chiasson, S.C., a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 71 years, died Jan. 11 at New Waterford Hospital in Nova Scotia. She was 91.
Sister Gertrude Caroline Gillis, S.C.
Sister Gertrude Caroline Gillis, S.C., a Sister of Charity-Halifax for 82 years, died at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., Jan. 18. She was 105.
Sister Katherine Mary Hanrahan, C.S.J.
Sister Katherine Mary Hanrahan, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 55 years, died in the Mary Manning Walsh Home, Manhattan, Dec. 28.
Sister Eileen Elizabeth Barden, C.S.J.
Sister Eileen Elizabeth Barden, C.S.J. a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Jan. 3.
Sister Florence Theresa Dippold, C.S.J.
Sister Florence Theresa Dippold, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 68 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Dec. 1.
Sister Rita Josephine Lisanti, C.S.J.
Sister Rita Josephine Lisanti, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 85 years, died in hospice care at St. Joseph Convent in Brentwood, Jan. 10. She was 103.
Brother Aidan Curtin, S.C.
Brother Aidan Curtin, S.C., a member of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, for 63 years, died at Ozanam Hall Nursing Home, Bayside, Oct. 30. He was 82.
Sister Marilyn Welsh, S.C.
Sister Marilyn Welsh, S.C., a Sister of Charity-Halifax, Nova, Scotia, for 65 years, died Jan. 1 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 86.