Sister Bernadette Marie Del Frate, S.C., (Sister Maureen Joseph) died Feb. 18 at Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale. She was 85.
Obituaries
Sister Mary Stephanie Kelleher, M.S.B.T.
Sister Mary Stephanie Kelleher, M.S.B.T., a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity for 76 years died Feb. 21 at the age of 102.
Deacon Daniel J. Marley
A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Daniel J. Marley was celebrated March 6 at St. Columba Church, Marine Park. He died March 2 in hospice care at home. He was 82.
Deacon Manuel S. Barahona
A Mass of Christian Burial for Deacon Manuel S. Barahona, assistant director of the Cursillo Movement, was celebrated March 3 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Astoria. He died Feb. 27 in the Haven Hospice at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. He was 69.
Msgr. Brown Remembered for His Heroic Efforts After Sandy
The former Rockaway pastor who was acclaimed for organizing relief efforts following Superstorm Sandy has died.
Sister Consuela Marie DeBiase, C.S.J.
Sister Consuela Marie DeBiase, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 61 years, died at Maria Regina Residence Feb. 10.
Brother Charles Marcellin, F.M.S.
Brother Charles Marcellin, F.M.S., a member of the Marist Brothers of the Schools for 63 years, died at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N.Y., Feb. 19. He was 81.
Sister Jean Chapman, O.P
Sister Jean Chapman, O.P., 90, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, L.I., for 71 years, died Feb. 21. A Brooklyn native, she was raised in Richmond Hill.
Sister Frances E. Costello, C.S.J
Sister Frances E. Costello, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died at Sacred Heart Convent in Hempstead, L.I., on Feb. 7.
Norma McCorvey
Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff “Jane Roe” in the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand, died Feb. 18 at an assisted-living facility in Katy, Texas. She was 69.