Obituary: Frances J. Slattery

Frances J. Slattery, the sister of Father Joseph M. Nolan, a retired priest of the diocese, died June 6.

Obituary: Virginia Tighe

Virginia Tighe, the mother of Father James L. Tighe, pastor of Queen of Peace parish, Kew Gardens, died June 25.

Obituary: Fritz Almeus

Fritz Almeus, the brother of Father Enel Almeus, C.S.S.p., a priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Haiti, currently serving in the Brooklyn Diocese as chaplain at New York Hospital, Flushing, died June 14.

Father Guarracino Was Cemeteries’ Chaplain

A Mass of Christian burial for Father Ralph Guarracino, 89, chaplain at St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, and Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing, was celebrated June 6 at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Ozone Park. He died June 2 in the sacristy chapel at St. John’s Cemetery.

Obituary: Patrick Riley

A funeral Mass was celebrated in Wauwatosa, Wisc., for Patrick Riley, who died May 30. He was 89.

Obituary: Sister Mary Kilmartin

Sister Mary Kilmartin (Sister Grace Michael), S.C., a member of the Sisters of Charity for 66 years, died May 29 at Mount Saint Vincent Convent, the Bronx. She was 83. Her only ministry in the Brooklyn Diocese was at Our Lady of the Angelus parish, Rego Park, where she volunteered as an English as a […]