Frances J. Slattery, the sister of Father Joseph M. Nolan, a retired priest of the diocese, died June 6.
Obituaries
Obituary: Virginia Tighe
Virginia Tighe, the mother of Father James L. Tighe, pastor of Queen of Peace parish, Kew Gardens, died June 25.
Obituary: Sister Christine Francis Kennedy, O.P.
Sister Christine Francis Kennedy, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St., Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 64 years, died June 20 at the age of 86.
Obituary: Sister Madeleine Merritt, I.H.M.
Sister Madeleine Merritt, I.H.M., a member for 69 years of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 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.
Obituary: Joseph Patrick Murphy
Joseph Patrick Murphy, a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, died June 19.
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: Sister Eileen Marie Koehler, O.P.
Sister Eileen Marie Koehler, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 81 years, died June 10. She was 96.
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 […]