Caritas Award winner and local pioneer in deaf education, Sister Anne Behre, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died in Brentwood on Jan. 13.
Sisters of St. Joseph
Obituary: Sister Agnes Muriel Freligh, C.S.J.
Sister Agnes Muriel Freligh, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 70 years, died in Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, on Jan. 30.
Obituary: Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J.
Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J., formerly Sister St. Florence, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Jan. 14.
Obituary: Sister Agnes Cecilia Kenna, C.S.J.
Sister Agnes Cecilia Kenna, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 77 years, died in Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, on Nov. 14, 2015.
Fond Memories of Nun
Dear Editor: I have fond memories of Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J., (Obituaries, Jan. 16) from St. Augustine parish in the early 1960s. I will always remember her as a vibrant young woman devoted to her faith and students. She exemplified the heroic and self-sacrificing women of that glorious era in Catholic education when religious […]
Obituary: Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J.
Sister Anne Michel Pavell, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 5, in St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood.
Obituary: Sister Rosemary Anne Wood, C.S.J.
Sister Rosemary Anne Wood, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 74 years, died in St. Joseph Convent on Dec. 10.
Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J.
Sister Ann Maureen Oakman, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 76 years, died Nov. 11.
Local Religious Remember Their Roots in the Diocese
The seven original religious communities that served the people of Brooklyn and Queens were honored at a Mass of thanksgiving in Downtown Brooklyn.
Sister Vincent Louise Tesoriero, C.S.J.
Sister Vincent Louise Tesoriero, C.S.J., 96, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 73 years, died Sept. 29, in Sacred Heart Convent, Hempstead, L.I.