Sister Carol Anton Battista, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 65 years, died Sept. 2.
Obituaries
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.
Juana Mitre Barrera
Juana Mitre Barrera, the wife of Deacon Francisco Hernandez, of Immaculate Conception parish, Astoria, died Sept. 4.
Margaret Fermeglia
Margaret Fermeglia, the mother of Father Charles S. Fermeglia, died Aug. 27.
Sister Joan Therese Dawson, S.C.
Sister Joan Therese Dawson, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 72 years, died Aug. 5, at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 91.
Sister Doris Rautenberg, S.C.
Sister Doris Rautenberg, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, for 77 years, died Aug. 5, at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass. She was 96 years old.
Dominic Okoro
A memorial Mass for Dominic Okoro, the father of Father Clement C. Okoro, will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m.
Sister Gloria Portolano, C.S.J.
Sister Gloria Portolano, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 58 years, died Aug. 10 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood.
Sister Charlotte Maria Shinnick
Sister Charlotte Maria Shinnick, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 63 years, died Aug. 26 at Maria Regina Residence.