The former Rockaway pastor who was acclaimed for organizing relief efforts following Superstorm Sandy has died.
Obituaries
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.
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.