Austin Charles Olivas, brother of Deacon Pascual B. Olivas, Jr., of St. Bonaventure-St. Benedict the Moor parish, Jamaica, died Sept. 18.
Obituaries
Diane “DiDi” Halbran
Diane “DiDi” Halbran, 60, a retired NYPD officer, and former secretary to the president of Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, died of 9/11-related cancer on Sept. 6.
Sister Rosalie Kaseta, O.S.F.
Sister Rosalie Kaseta, O.S.F, a Sister of St. Francis of the Providence of God, Pittsburgh, Pa., for 75 years, died at Presbyterian Senior Care in Oakmont, Pa., on Sept. 11. She was 91.
Patrick Tracy
A Mass of Christian Burial for Patrick Tracy, 64, former director of campus ministry at St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, L.I., was celebrated Sept. 20 at Holy Family Church, Hicksville, L.I. Born in Brooklyn, he attended Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush, and received his master’s in theology and divinity from St. John’s University. He recently retired to […]
Cardinal Velasio De Paolis
Italian Cardinal Velasio De Paolis who oversaw the Vatican-led reform and reorganization of the Legionaries of Christ died in Rome just several days before his 82nd birthday. He died of cancer Sept. 9 at the age of 81.
Cardinal Carlo Caffarra
Italian Cardinal Carlo Caffarra, retired archbishop of Bologna and founder of the Pope John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, died Sept. 6 at the age of 79.
Dr. Angela Rondon
Dr. Angela Rondon, the daughter of Deacon Fabio Parra of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Jackson Heights, died Sept. 5.
Sister Carol Anton Battista, O.P.
Sister Carol Anton Battista, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 65 years, died Sept. 2.
Funeral Offered for Mother of Diocesan Employee
Savina Salvo, the mother of Josephine Brucato, who works in the diocesan episcopal vicars’ office, died Sept. 8.
Fr. Gurrieri Was Local, National Expert on Liturgy
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father John Gurrieri, a senior priest of the diocese, was celebrated Sept. 14 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.