Father Joachim B. Fernando, an incardinated priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, died Oct. 22 in Sri Lanka. He was 82
Obituaries
Rev. Thomas Garabedian
A memorial Mass for Very Rev. Thomas Garabedian, 44, will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Ann’s Church, Flushing.
Gregory Baum
Gregory Baum, one of Canada’s most influential and controversial theologians and a participant in the Second Vatican Council, died Oct. 18. He was 94.
Cardinal Ricardo Vidal
Cardinal Ricardo Vidal of Cebu, Philippines, died Oct. 18 at the age of 86 after a series of health complications.
Agnes T. Sweeney
Agnes T. Sweeney, the mother of Father Kevin J. Sweeney, pastor of St. Michael’s parish, Sunset Park, died Oct. 18 at Ozanam Hall, Bayside.
Deacon Abdon Mejia
Deacon Abdon Mejia, a retired deacon of the Archdiocese of Lima, Peru, who served at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica, Sunset Park, died Oct. 17 at Maimonides Medical Center, Borough Park. He was 91.
Brother Xavier Castaldo, O.S.F.
Brother Xavier Castaldo, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 55 years, died Oct. 20.
Sister Rita Who Led St. Joseph’s Children’s Services, Dies at 93
Sister Rita Meaney, S.C., (Sister Maureen Catherine), who dedicated 63 years of ministry to child care and child services and to families who loved and supported children in need, died Oct. 20, at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Yonkers. She was 93.
Retired Hospital Chaplain Will Be Buried in Haiti
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Lucien G. Charlot, a retired priest of the Brooklyn Diocese, was celebrated Oct. 12 at Sacred Heart Church in Homestead, Fla. He died Oct. 7 at Jackson South Community Hospital in Florida. He was 85.
Sister Jean Redigan, O.S.U.
Sister Jean Redigan, O.S.U. (Sr. Mary Gabrielle) 87, died Sept. 5, at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the Congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in 1949 and professed her final vows six years later.