Sister Miriam Cecile Lenihan, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 66 years, died Dec. 22. She was 84.
Obituaries
Sister Mary Francis Madaio, O.S.F.
Sister Mary Francis Madaio, O.S.F., a native of Brooklyn who was 93 years old, died Dec. 31 in Assisi House, Aston, Pa.
Roberto Varela
Roberto Varela, the brother of Deacon Jaime Varela, special assistant to Bishop DiMarzio, died Dec. 22.
Sister Earl Mary Moores, S.S.N.D.
Sister Earl Mary Moores, S.S.N.D., a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame for 60 years, died Nov. 17 at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn. She was 80.
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R.
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., a founding member of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, died Dec. 13 in Manhattan. He was 75 and had been battling cancer.
Deacon Jerome H. Krebs
Deacon Jerome H. Krebs, 89, a retired deacon of the diocese, died Dec. 18. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 21 at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood.
Former Bellerose Teacher Dies at 84
Sister Mary K. O’Brien, B.V.M. (Jean Catherine), 84, died Nov. 27, at Caritas Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Burial is in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Dubuque.
Oldest Sister on LI Dies At 106 Years of Age
Sister Grace Regina Wingenfeld, O.P., who at 106 was the oldest Religious Sister on Long Island, died Dec. 2.
Emily Feliciano
Emily Feliciano, the mother of Father Freddy Cintron, pastor of St. Catharine of Alexandria parish, Borough Park, died Nov. 29.
Guillermo Ruiz Lopez
Guillermo Ruiz Lopez, the father of Father Orlando Ruiz, O.F.M., a Franciscan Friar who is serving at Our Lady of Peace parish, Brooklyn, died Nov. 24.