Retired Deacon Lawrence Mule, 70, died at the Hospice Inn, St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, where he had been living.
Obituaries
Memorial Mass for Pehalawan Chanan
A memorial Mass for Pehalawan Chanan, the father of Father Anthony S. Chanan, parochial vicar at St. Ephrem’s, Dyker Heights
Sister Mary Brenda Gorman, R.S.M
Sister Mary Brenda Gorman, R.S.M., 76, a member of the Sisters of Mercy Mid-Atlantic Community for 58 years, died Dec. 31 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I.
Sister Elizabeth V. Folles, R.S.M
Sister Elizabeth V. Folles, R.S.M., a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, L.I., Jan. 11. She was 83.
Memorial Mass for Adam J. Pfundstein
A memorial Mass for Adam J. Pfundstein, the brother of Father George A. Pfundstein, will be celebrated at St. Ann’s Church, Flushing, on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m.
Franciscan Father Michael Scanlan
Franciscan Father Michael Scanlan, whose name is almost synonymous with the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, died Jan. 7 at Garvey Manor, a Catholic nursing home located in Hollidaysburg, Pa., after a long illness. He was 85.
Former Nursing Sisters Head Was a Pioneer in Ministry
Sister Bernadette S. Downes, C.I.J., former president of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus, also known as the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor, and former director of Disabled Persons for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Brooklyn, died peacefully Jan. 8, following a long illness.
Sister Jean Wilson, S.C.
Sister Jean Wilson, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 60 years, died Dec. 19 at Mount St. Vincent, Wellesley, Mass. She was 88.
Sister Grace K. Prenderville, O.P.
Sister Grace Kenneth Prenderville, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, L.I., for 84 years, died on Christmas Day. She was 102.
Sister Magdalen Oliver, S.C.
Sister Magdalen Oliver, S.C., a Sister of Charity, Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 65 years, died in the QE II Health Sciences Centre, Infirmary Site, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dec. 18. She was 84.