Zoila López, 82, the mother of Jorge Dominguez, editor of the diocesan Spanish monthly Nuestra Voz, died Feb. 20 in Cuba.
Obituaries
Rafael Antonio Gomez
Rafael Antonio Gomez, the father-in-law of Deacon Guillermo D. Gomez of St. Gerard Majella parish, Hollis, died Feb. 16.
Irish Cardinal Desmond Connell
Irish Cardinal Desmond Connell, the retired archbishop of Dublin, died Feb. 21 at the age of 90.
Michael Novak
Michael Novak, a Catholic philosopher, theologian and author who was highly regarded for his religious scholarship and intellectual independence, died Feb. 17 at his home in Washington. He was 83.
Brother Francis Thomas O’Malley, F.M.S
Brother Francis Thomas O’Malley, F.M.S., who taught for over 55 years in New York Marist Schools, died at De LaSalle Home in Lincroft, N.J., Feb. 9. He was 86.
Sister Mary McGowan, S.C
Sister Mary McGowan, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 64 years, died at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley Hills, Mass., Jan. 27. She was 86.
Sister Eileen Schulenburg, S.C
Sister Eileen Schulenburg, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for more than 50 years, died at her convent in Richmond Hill, Jan. 20. She was 75.
Bellerose Parish Stunned By Death of Father Dulaney
A Mass of Christian Burial for Father William R. Dulaney, parochial vicar at St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose, and a part-time chaplain at St. Edmund’s H.S., Sheepshead Bay, was celebrated Feb. 16 at St. Gregory the Great Church.
Sister Marie Elizabeth Mahony, C.S.J
Sister Marie Elizabeth Mahony, C.S.J. a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died Dec. 17, 2016 in Sacred Heart Convent, Hempstead. L.I.
Sister Phyllis Theresa Franzo, C.S.J
Sister Phyllis Theresa Franzo, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 61 years, died Jan. 9.