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.
Obituaries
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.
Zoila López
Zoila López, 82, the mother of Jorge Dominguez, editor of the diocesan Spanish monthly Nuestra Voz, died Feb. 20 in Cuba.
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.