A memorial Mass for Dominic Okoro, the father of Father Clement C. Okoro, will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m.
Obituaries
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.
Deacon Marcus Mordan
Deacon Marcus Mordan, a retired deacon from Sacred Heart parish, Cambria Heights, died Aug. 30 at his home in Queens.
Sister Dorothy Cook, O.P.
Sister Dorothy Cook, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 79 years, died Aug. 24. She was 97.
Sister Anne Louise Tufano, O.P.
Sister Anne Louise Tufano, O.P., who was a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 75 years, died Aug. 29. She was 94.
Former Dominican Prioress Expanded Sisters’ Ministries
The former prioress of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, Sister Irene Garvey, O.P., died Aug. 30 after 72 years as a member of the congregation. She was 91.
British Cardinal Worked For Christian Unity
English Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, a longtime leader in Catholic-Anglican relations and former archbishop of Westminster, died Sept. 1. He was 85.
Bro. Michel Was a Principal, Prayer Channel Programmer
Brother Michel Bettigole, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn for 55 years, died Sept. 2 at Coney Island Hospital after a long illness. He was 77.
Final Rites for Passionist Priest
Father Peter O’Rourke, a Passionist priest, died Aug. 23 at Long Island Veterans Home, Stony Brook, L.I. He was 85.