Stanislaus Akielaszek
a retired professor of classics, died Dec. 9. He was 87. Dr. Akielaszek, an expert in Roman and Greek languages, history and civilization, was a professor, then chairman of the Classical Languages Department, at St. Johnıs University from 1960 until 1986, when he retired. From 1945 to 1960 he was an assistant professor of classical studies at Fordham University. In retirement, he raised funds for construction of a Catholic church in his former hometown of Lwow, Poland. He is survived by two daughters, Anne and Christine, and a son, John. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 13 at Holy Rosary Church in the Bronx.

Raymond M. Boyle
a veteran Catholic journalist who worked for Maryknoll magazine and other Catholic publications, died Nov. 14 in Ossining. He was 81. Mr. Boyle, who was born in Utica and graduated from Syracuse University, began working for the Catholic press after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired in 1986 as assistant managing editor of Maryknoll after serving on the magazineıs editorial staff for 36 years. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Connolly Boyle, and their three children, Peter, Susan and David. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Anne Xavier, a Sister of St. Joseph, and three brothers, William Boyle, Xaverian Brother Harold Boyle and Jesuit Father Robert J. Boyle. A Funeral Mass was offered Nov. 18 at St. Annıs Church in Ossining, followed by burial in Canajoharie.

Bernard P. Carroll
sacristan at St. Patrickıs Cathedral for 56 years, died Dec. 5 at Cabrini Hospital in Manhattan. He was 87 and had lived for the past three years at Cabrini Nursing Home. Mr. Carroll served at the cathedral from 1936 until his retirement in 1992, through the tenures of Cardinals Patrick Hayes, Francis Spellman, Terence Cooke and John OıConnor. Auxiliary Bishop Patrick V. Ahern celebrated the Funeral Mass Dec. 9 at the cathedral, with Msgr. John T. Ferry, associate rector, as homilist. Concelebrants included retired Bishop Edwin B. Broderick of Albany. Msgr. Ferry told CNY that because Mr. Carroll knew 56 classes of priests ordained for the archdiocese, "he was a legend among the priests." "He was a faithful servant of the Church and the cathedral," he added. Mr. Carroll was a lifelong resident of Manhattan and a graduate of Cathedral Preparatory Seminary. He was a Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and a Knight of St. Gregory the Great. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne. He is survived by his wife, Martina; two sons, Patrick and Terence, and a daughter, Mary French.

Sister Mary Paschal Cooke, P.B.V.M.
who taught for 23 years in New Windsor and at several other schools in the archdiocese, died Dec. 10 at Mount St. Joseph Convent in New Windsor. She was 93. She taught at Mount St. Joseph Academy in New Windsor, 1938-1939 and 1953-1975. She also taught in the Bronx at Holy Rosary School, 1932-1938; St. Frances of Rome, 1940-1942 and 1947-1952; and Our Lady of Solace, 1946-1947; and at St. Michaelıs School in Manhattan, 1939-1940, and St. Johnıs School in Goshen, 1942-1944. Born in Mineola, she entered the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1929 and professed final vows in 1935. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 12 at Mount St. Joseph Chapel, with burial in Mount St. Joseph Cemetery.

Sister Raymond Marie Cooley, O.P.
who taught at several schools in the archdiocese, died Nov. 29 in Siena Hall Infirmary of Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She was 93. Born in the Bronx, she entered the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary in Sparkill in 1929 and professed final vows in 1935. She was one of 11 children in her family. All of her brothers and sisters predeceased her, including two sisters who were members of her religious community: Sisters Marie Edgar, O.P., and Catherine Cecelia, O.P. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 3 in Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel at the convent, with burial in St. Agnes Cemetery in Sparkill.

Msgr. Francis M. Costello
who served as pastor of three parishes in Manhattan and also held several administrative posts in the archdiocese, died Dec. 16 at St. Josephıs Medical Center in Yonkers. He was 85. Cardinal Egan offered the Funeral Mass on Dec. 19 at Immaculate Conception Church in Manhattan. Msgr. Kevin P. OıBrien, spiritual director of St. Josephıs Seminary in Dunwoodie, was the homilist. Msgr. Costello was pastor of St. Josephıs parish in the Yorkville section, 1982-1983; Epiphany, 1970-1982; and St. Rose of Lima, 1967-1970, all in Manhattan. His final assignment before retirement in 1991 was at Immaculate Conception where he was administrator for five years after serving as parochial vicar, 1983-1986. He was chairman of the Archdiocesan Building Commission from 1967 to 1970. He also was secretary to the Board of Consultors for five years and served as a member of the Archdiocesan Liturgical Commission for 10 years. He served as an assistant chancellor beginning in 1954. He was parochial vicar at the following parishes: St. Patrickıs Cathedral, Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Innocents, St. Agnes and St. Rose of Lima, all Manhattan, and St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Msgr. OıBrien said in his homily at the Funeral Mass that Msgr. Costello "served with energy, with imagination and with total fidelity to Jesus Christ and to this Church." Msgr. OıBrien said it was "the gift of beauty, or rather the gift of a remarkable responsiveness to beauty and particularly to the beauty of what can be seen, the beauty of color and of line, of pattern and form, of mass, composition and texture" that led Msgr. Costello to the priesthood and was of great importance during his 46 years of service to the archdiocese. "He brought that gift, that talent, not only to the Liturgical Commission and the Building Commission, but to every parish and every church where he ever lived or worked," said Msgr. OıBrien, who succeeded Msgr. Costello at Immaculate Conception, Manhattan. Born in Manhattan, Msgr. Costello studied for the priesthood at St. Josephıs Seminary in Dunwoodie and was ordained in 1945. He was named a monsignor in 1958. He held a degree in psychology from Fordham University and also studied architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. In recent months, he had been living at the John Cardinal OıConnor Clergy Residence for retired priests of the archdiocese which opened last summer in Riverdale. He is survived by a sister, Julia Costello. He was predeceased by three sisters and four brothers, including Msgr. John M. Costello, a priest of the archdiocese who was pastor of St. Brendanıs parish in the Bronx. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne.

Sister Catherine Crawford, S.H.C.J.
who served for 27 years at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Manhattan, died Dec. 7 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pa. She was 93. She served at Our Lady of Lourdes as a teacher, 1936-1948, and a reading tutor and school aide, 1967-1982. She also taught and did parish ministry in other states and spent a year in health care at Holy Child Center. Born in Philadelphia, she entered the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in 1932 and professed final vows in 1940. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 11 at the Convent of the Holy Child in Rosemont. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Conshohocken, Pa.

Sister Mary Paul Debbie, O.P.
who did home nursing for 35 years, died Dec. 11 at the Newburgh Center of Hope. She was 75. She did home nursing for the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor from 1948 to 1983, including service in the Bronx, 1948-1949, and Ossining, 1949-1952 and 1965-1967. She also did home nursing in Hampton Bays and in Dayton, Ohio, and Denver. Her additional ministries included work in a soup kitchen and home visits in Newburgh, 1983-1985, pastoral care at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in the Bronx, 1987-1989, and volunteer ministry at Sky View Nursing Home in Croton, 1994, before retiring. Born in Queens, she entered the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor, which later joined two other congregations to become the Dominican Sisters of Hope, in 1948. She professed final vows in 1953, and earned nursing degrees at Misericordia Hospital (now Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center) in the Bronx and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is survived by two brothers, John and William. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 15 in the chapel of the Dominican Sisters of Hope in Newburgh, with burial in the sistersı cemetery in Ossining.

Sister Anita Pauline Durocher, O.P.
who taught and was principal of schools in Plattsburgh and Massachusetts and served her congregation as prioress and general councilor, died Dec. 8 in Siena Hall at the Newburgh Center of Hope. She was 93. Born in Plattsburgh, she entered the Dominican Sisters in Fall River, Mass., in 1929 and made final vows in 1935. From 1964 to 1970, she was on the general council of the congregation. She was prioress from 1970 to 1978. She moved to the Newburgh Center of Hope in 2002. She was predeceased by one brother and seven sisters, including Sister Albertine Durocher, O.P. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 10 in the chapel of the Dominican Sisters of Hope convent. Burial was in the sistersı cemetery.

Sister Mary Annunciata Falkowski, C.R.
who taught in the archdiocese, died Dec. 3 at Mount Loretto Nursing Home in Amsterdam. She was 92. Between 1936 and 1961 she taught at St. Stanislaus School on Staten Island, St. Clemens Mary in Manhattan, St. Casimirıs in Yonkers, St. Josephıs in Poughkeepsie and St. Francis in Newburgh. Born in Niverville, she entered the Sisters of the Resurrection in 1930 and professed final vows in 1937. She held a degree from Fordham University. She is survived by two brothers, Frank and Edward. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 6 at the Sisters of the Resurrection Provincialate Chapel in Castleton, with burial in the sistersı cemetery.

Father Anthony Fedell, O.F.M.
a musician and music director, died Dec. 26 at St. Josephıs Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J., after suffering a heart attack Christmas Eve while directing a choir in St. Leoıs Church in Elmwood Park. He was 63 and resided at St. Anneıs parish, Fair Lawn. He was musician in residence at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Manhattan, 1995-1999. Born in Salamanca, N.Y., he entered the Franciscans of Holy Name Province in 1959, made final vows in 1963 and was ordained in 1966. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 29 at St. Anneıs Church, and a Mass also was offered Dec. 31 at St. Bonaventure Church in Allegany, with burial in St. Bonaventure Cemetery there.

Sister Rose Catherine Fenton, O.P.
who taught in Manhattan in the 1940s, died Dec. 9 at Loretto Center in St. Louis, Mo. She was 86. She taught at St. Rose of Lima School, 1943-1946, and at Cathedral High School, 1946-1947. She also served in the St. Louis Archdiocese and the Brooklyn Diocese. She grew up in Bonne Terre, Mo., and entered the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill in 1936. She professed vows in 1943, then earned a bachelorıs degree at Manhattan College and a masterıs at St. Louis University. She is survived by two sisters, Gertrude Bartard and Jane Bartard. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 15 at Dominican Convent in Sparkill, with burial in St. Agnes Cemetery there.

Father J. Francis Flynn, M.M.
a Maryknoll missioner to Tanzania, died Dec. 13 at St. Teresaıs Residence in Ossining. He was 77. Ordained to the priesthood in 1952, he was assigned to Maryknollıs mission in Musoma, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), where he spent nearly his entire mission career. In the early years he was assistant pastor of a Maryknoll mission and was then assigned to the minor seminary where he later became rector. In time he learned to speak three African languages. He became pastor of the newly opened mission in Kiagata. Because of the lack of native-speaking priests, he moved to the Kisii Diocese of Kenya to serve as an assistant pastor. Returning to the Kiagata mission as pastor in 1970, he recognized a need for evangelization in a distant area of the diocese and was assigned to open a parish there in 1975. Reassigned to Tanzania in 1984, he served as pastor of Nyamwaga parish for 10 years. He retired in 1997. Born in Boston, he grew up in Brookline, Mass. He is survived by his sister Mary Gallivan. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 18 at the Maryknoll Society Center, followed by burial in Maryknoll Cemetery.

Father Fidelis C. Goodman, M.M.
who served as a missioner to Hawaii and a professor of homiletics, died on Dec. 10 at St. Teresaıs Residence in Ossining, where he had been living. He was 86. After his ordination to the priesthood for Maryknoll in 1949, he was assigned to a mission in South China, but the civil war there forced his reassignment to Hawaii. In Holualoa and Hilo, he served as a parish priest, prison chaplain, athletic director and youth group organizer. From 1958 to 1974, he was a professor of homiletics at the Maryknoll Seminary in Ossining. He did mission education and promotion work in several states. From 1982 to 1988 he oversaw the Maryknoll associate program. Born in Great Falls, Mont., he grew up in Rochester, Minn. He had a masterıs degree in speech from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 12 at the Maryknoll Society Center. Burial was in Maryknoll Cemetery.

Msgr. Lamont R. Hamilton
former pastor of Holy Rosary parish in the Bronx who also had been director of the archdiocesan Office of Black Ministry, died Dec. 3 at the rectory of SS. John and Paul parish in Larchmont, where he had been assigned as a parochial vicar in October. He was 50. He had suffered from a heart ailment. Cardinal Egan offered the Funeral Mass at SS. John and Paul Church Dec. 9. The homilist was Father Thomas Petrillo, secretary to the apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo. Auxiliary Bishop Robert A. Brucato, vicar general, offered Mass at SS. John and Paul the previous evening. The homilist was the pastor, Msgr. Dennis J. Sullivan. Msgr. Hamilton was pastor of Holy Rosary from 1994 to 2001 and director of the Office of Black Ministry from 1990 to 1994. Brother Tyrone Davis, C.F.C., succeeded Msgr. Hamilton as director of the Office of Black Ministry. He noted in an interview that when he was appointed, Msgr. Hamilton was filling two positions as director of the office and pastor of Holy Rosary. "He was most supportive of me in the transition," Brother Davis said. "He continued to be supportive of our ministry, and he attended many meetings of black clergy." Msgr. Sullivan said in an interview that Msgr. Hamilton was a popular priest who was well-known as a gifted preacher and musician. "Even though he was here only a short time, thereıs a great sense of loss in the parish," he said. "He made a very deep impression on the people." Parishioners at SS. John and Paul came to know Msgr. Hamilton primarily by attending the Masses he offered. "He was a great preacher," Msgr. Sullivan continued. "People would stop him after Mass and say, ŒThat was a great homily. You really gave me something to think about.ı " He noted that Msgr. Hamilton was "an accomplished musician" who played piano, organ and clarinet, and could persuade people to sing out at liturgies. Msgr. Sullivan added that in everything Msgr. Hamilton did, joy was his defining characteristic. "His joy was infectious," Msgr. Sullivan said. "In all his ministries‹the Office of Black Ministry, high school, parishes‹people picked up on his joy." Before his assignment to SS. John and Paul, Msgr. Hamilton was a parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist parish in White Plains from 2001 to 2003. The pastor, Msgr. Neil Graham, mentioned Msgr. Hamiltonıs talent for music and preaching, and said that parishioners praised him for the way he celebrated Mass. "His homilies were very appealing," he said. "People wanted to hear what his message was. He got down to basics." Born in the Bronx, he graduated from La Guardia High School for Music and Art and the State University of New York at Albany, and did graduate study at the Juilliard School. He studied for the priesthood at St. Josephıs Seminary in Dunwoodie and was ordained in 1979. He also served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Grace, 1982-1988 and 1979; SS. Philip and James, 1980-1982; and St. Maryıs, 1979-1980, all in the Bronx. From 1988 to 1990 he taught at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne. Msgr. Hamilton is survived by his brother, Duane.

Sister M. Felician Hurley, I.H.M.
who taught at Holy Trinity School in Poughkeepsie, died Dec. 4 at Marian Convent in Scranton, Pa. She was 90. She taught at Holy Trinity, 1954-1955 and 1978-1980, and was on the faculty at Marywood College in Scranton, 1955-1968. Born in Susquehanna, Pa., she entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1930 and made final vows in 1936. She held a bachelorıs degree from Marywood College and a masterıs from St. Johnıs University, both in education. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 10 at Marian Convent. Burial was in St. Catherineıs Cemetery in Moscow, Pa.

Joseph P. LaMorte, Sr.
the father and uncle of archdiocesan priests, died Dec. 19 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J. He was 83. Father Joseph P. LaMorte, his son, is pastor of Holy Trinity in Poughkeepsie. Father Richard A. LaMorte, his nephew, serves at Marist College there. Mr. LaMorte, a native of Manhattan and former Bronx resident, had been living in Toms River. He was retired from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and was a decorated sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Force, serving as an airplane and engine mechanic during World War II. He also is survived by his wife, Kathryn, and a daughter, Kathryn M. Lindquist. Another son, James, predeceased him. Father LaMorte offered the Funeral Mass Dec. 22 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Toms River, with burial in St. Josephıs Cemetery there.

Father Edward F. Maloney, S.J.
past president of Fordham Prep in the Bronx and a superior at Fordham, died Dec. 23 at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in the Bronx. He was 80. He was president of the Prep from 1980 to 1996 and served as assistant to the president, 1979-1980. Since 1996 he had been superior of Loyola Hall, a Jesuit residence at Fordham. He served for 21 years at Canisius College in Buffalo, in teaching and administration, 1957-1971, and as executive vice president for academic affairs, 1973-1978. Born in Brooklyn, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1942 and professed vows in 1946. He studied at West Baden, Ind., and Woodstock College, Md., and was ordained at Fordham University in 1955. He held a doctorate in education from New York University. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 27 in OıKeefe Commons at Fordham University. Burial was in the Jesuit Cemetery at Auriesville. He is survived by a sister, Mary Gilbride, and a brother, Richard.

Edna R. Martin
of Manhattan, who received the papal honor of Lady Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, died Dec. 8. She was 98. She was recognized by Pope Paul VI in 1977 for her extensive charitable work, much of it as a trustee or officer with agencies in the archdiocese. She served in various capacities with the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, the New York Foundling Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, the Ladies of Charity, Nazareth Nursery, the Seton Literary Circle, the Mother Butler Mission Guild, New York University Catholic Center and the Ursuline Academy. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 11 in the Lady Chapel of St. Patrickıs Cathedral, with burial in Calvary Cemetery in Queens.

Sister Patricia McCormick, S.H.C.J.
who taught at two schools in the archdiocese and was a missioner to Africa, died on Dec. 2 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pa. She was 76. She taught at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Manhattan, 1976-1978, and at Holy Child Academy in Suffern, 1952-1961. In 1971, she was sent to Ghana where she taught for five years at a secondary school. She also taught at a college in Jos, Nigeria, 1981-1983, and returned to Ghana in 1998-1999 to teach at an elementary school in Walembele. She also taught and served as a principal at schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she entered the Society of the Holy Child Jesus in 1946 and made final vows in 1954. She also had been known as Mother Mary Dismas. She held a degree in mathematics from Rosemont College and a masterıs in education and guidance from Fordham University. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 8 at the Holy Child Convent in Rosemont. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Conshohocken, Pa.

Sister Maria Margaret Mulcahy, F.M.S.C.
a longtime teacher and educational administrator, died Dec. 11 in the infirmary at Mount St. Francis in Peekskill. She was 98. She served in the field of education at the nursery school, elementary, secondary and college levels from 1929 until her retirement in 1982. She was principal of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in Manhattan, 1957-1963, and supervisor of the schools run by her religious congregation, 1963-1969. She also served in that period as director of sistersı studies. Her other teaching assignments in the archdiocese were Our Lady of Loretto School, Cold Spring, 1932-1933; Ladycliff Academy, Highland Falls, 1937-1951; St. Jeromeıs nursery school, the Bronx, 1952-1957; and Ladycliff College, Highland Falls, 1969-1981. She also served at schools in Philadelphia and Passaic, N.J. In retirement, she was active as director of Assisi Tutoring Center in Peekskill and served as superior of the sistersı infirmary from 1986 to 1992. Born in Manhattan, she entered the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1925 and professed final vows in 1933. She earned a bachelorıs degree at Ladycliff College and a masterıs at St. Johnıs University. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 13 at Mount St. Francis, with burial in the sistersı cemetery there.

Father Francis J. Murphy
a New Yorker who served as superintendent of schools and pastor in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., died Dec. 14. He was 73. He was superintendent of schools from 1973 to 1976 and later was pastor of a parish in Gaithersburg, Md. He also held a position with the National Catholic Educational Association. In recent years, he had served as a pastor and director of pastoral planning in the Diocese of Reno, Nev. Born in the Bronx, he grew up in Our Lady of Solace parish. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He held a doctorate in education from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is survived by a brother, Andrew, of Commack, and a sister, Kate Polichio of Carson City, Nev. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 17 in St. Therese, Church of the Little Flower, in Reno. Burial was in Carmelite Monastery there.

Sister Rose Marie OıCallahan, M.M.
a missioner to the Philippines for 42 years, died Dec. 24 in the Residential Care Unit of the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. She was 96. She was assigned to the Philippines in 1930, first serving as an elementary school teacher and then as a hospital bookkeeper. During World War II she and other Maryknoll Sisters were kept under house arrest and then confined in the Los Banos internment camp before their liberation by U.S. forces in 1945. She then taught at a high school before serving as registrar and an English and theology teacher at Maryknoll College in Manila, 1947-1967. She was dean of La Salette College in Santiago, 1967-1972. After returning to the Maryknoll Sisters Center in 1972, she served as secretary to the Renewal Office and on the Senior Center Council. After study, she began a new career in nursing at age 71, serving on the staff of the Center Health Unit at the Sisters Center and as a nursing assistant at the Maryknoll Sisters Nursing Home. Born in Cambridge, Mass., she entered the Maryknoll Sisters in 1927 and made final vows in 1933. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 30 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. Burial was in the sistersı cemetery.

Maura OıKelly
housekeeper at the Cardinalıs Residence at 452 Madison Ave., Manhattan, for some 40 years, died Christmas Day in her Manhattan apartment while having dinner with her sister and friends. Miss OıKelly, born in Dublin, Ireland, came to the United States in the early 1960s and worked as housekeeper for a family before taking the job at the residence. She served four archbishops: Cardinals Francis Spellman, Terence Cooke, John OıConnor and Edward Egan. Cardinal Egan offered the Funeral Mass Dec. 30 at St. Patrickıs Cathedral. Cremation took place later, with burial to follow in Ireland. Miss OıKelly was known to generations of visitors to the residence for her energy, spirit and quick wit. "Everyone loved her," her sister Bernadette OıKelly told CNY. "She loved people. She loved her job. She never was depressed. She couldnıt understand people getting depressed. She always said we should be thankful for what we have." Miss OıKelly also is survived by three other sisters, Imelda, Sadie and Geraldine, and five brothers, Felim, Michael, Brendan, Charles and Kevin.

Sister Mary Karl Oehler, F.M.S.C.
who served in education and child care, died Nov. 21 in Hudson Valley Hospital in Peekskill. She was 79. Born in Utica, she entered the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1942 and professed final vows in 1949. She was a group mother at St. Josephıs Home in Peekskill and the Kennedy Home in the Bronx. From 1955 to 1964 she taught in the archdiocese at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School in Manhattan, St. Teresa of Avila in Tarrytown, St. Patrickıs in Yorktown Heights and Sacred Heart in Highland Falls. She also taught for many years in West New York, N.J. After retiring from teaching in 1992, she returned to Mount St. Francis in Peekskill, where she served as a staff member and did tutoring. She is survived by a brother, Paul, and a sister, Agatha Sullivan. A Funeral Mass was offered Nov. 24 at Mount St. Francis, with burial in the sistersı cemetery there.

Father Thomas E. OıKeefe
who served for virtually all of his priesthood at Archbishop Stepinac High School and St. Eugeneıs parish, died Dec. 23 at Our Lady of Consolation priestsı residence in the Bronx. He was 88. He was the older brother of Bishop Joseph T. OıKeefe of the Diocese of Syracuse, a former archdiocesan vicar general who died in 1997. A Funeral Mass was offered by Auxiliary Bishop Patrick J. Sheridan, retired as vicar general, on Dec. 29 at St. Eugeneıs Church in Yonkers. The homilist was Msgr. Daniel Peake, a friend of 55 years and a former Stepinac colleague who is retired as an educator and parochial vicar of Resurrection parish in Rye. Father OıKeefe started as a teacher at Stepinac in 1949, a year after the White Plains high school opened, and went on to establish its track program, serving as its moderator for many years. He later became moderator of athletics while continuing to teach in the physical education department. For years, he organized the high schoolıs graduation ceremonies at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. On weekends, he assisted at Holy Trinity parish in Mamaroneck where he often was assigned to celebrate the childrenıs Mass. After 21 years at Stepinac, he was assigned in 1970 to St. Eugeneıs as a parochial vicar. "He loved the parish and its people," Msgr. Peake said in an interview. "He was a quiet, unassuming man, but always a man of service." In his homily, he said Father OıKeefeıs priesthood "was a privileged way of life that brought Christ to all that he served." Father OıKeefe remained at St. Eugeneıs for 20 years until his retirement in 1990, except for a 10-month period in 1975 when he served as administrator of Our Lady of Fatima parish in Scarsdale. Until a recent move to Our Lady of Consolation, he lived in retirement in the priestsı residence at Stepinac. He also was a weekend associate at the Church of the Magdalene in Pocantico Hills. His only other assignment as a priest was a 16-month term at St. James parish on Manhattanıs Lower East Side after ordination. Born in Manhattan, he grew up in Blessed Sacrament parish and attended public schools, then worked in a business office for five years. In 1938 he began training in physical education at the Savage Normal School, then went on to Fordham University. He began studies for the priesthood in 1942 at St. Josephıs Seminary in Dunwoodie, entering the seminary in the same year as his brother. The two were ordained together by Cardinal Francis Spellman with the Class of 1948. They celebrated their first Masses at Blessed Sacrament on the same day. Father OıKeefe is survived by two brothers, Dennis and John, of Larchmont, and two sisters, Betty Nolan of Glen Cove and Frances Dervin of Mamaroneck. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne.

John Quealy
the father of Father Philip J. Quealy, a member of the administrative staff of Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, died Dec. 11 at the Frances Schervier Nursing Care Center in the Bronx. He was 84. Mr. Quealy was a retired New York City detective and a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II. He is also survived by his wife, Cecilia; a son, John; and a daughter, Marcy. Father Quealy offered the Funeral Mass at St. Johnıs Church in Kingsbridge, the Bronx. Burial was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne.

Msgr. Andrew F. Quinn
a former archdiocesan official and vicar of Staten Island who was pastor emeritus of Sacred Heart parish there, died Dec. 19 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Conn. He was 95 and the oldest priest in the archdiocese, and he had lived at Sacred Heart from his appointment there in 1962 until shortly before his death. He also served for many years on the Metropolitan Tribunal. Cardinal Egan celebrated the Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church Dec. 23. Msgr. Peter G. Finn, rector of St. Josephıs Seminary, was the homilist. Auxiliary Bishop Patrick V. Ahern, retired as vicar for development, celebrated the Mass of the Holy Eucharist at Sacred Heart Dec. 22. The homilist was Father Louis Jerome, pastor of Sacred Heart. Bishop Ahern said in an interview that Msgr. Quinn was "an elegant gentleman‹educated, well-read, beautifully spoken and most thoughtful." But his defining characteristic, the bishop added, was that "he was all priest." "He used to come home from the chancery after a busy day, and he would sit silently in the darkened church for an hour," Bishop Ahern said. "He was a prayerful man." He added, "He was a great presence in the priesthood of the archdiocese. He will be greatly missed." Father Jerome of Sacred Heart told CNY, "Itıs a big loss for us. He was a great man." He added, "He was a fixture of the parish. People revered him here." Father Jerome said that Msgr. Quinn was "very devoted to the people of Sacred Heart." "His motto for the parish was, ŒOnly the best will do,ı " and that applied to everything from spiritual life to financial matters, Father Jerome said. "He was a very good spiritual leader and also a very good manager of the parish," he said. "He built it up to what it is today. He was tremendously devoted to the Eucharist and the Mass." He remarked that Msgr. Quinn had remained active in retirement and continued to carry out pastoral ministries such as making hospital calls and going to wakes. Father Jerome noted that Msgr. Quinn was known for the brisk walks he used to take each day in Silver Lake Park. "He had a very enthusiastic attitude toward life," he said. Before his appointment to Sacred Heart, Msgr. Quinn served in the tribunal. He was appointed auditor in 1939, a pro-synodal judge in 1948, vice officialis in 1959, officialis in 1960. He was again appointed a pro-synodal judge in 1962 after becoming pastor of Sacred Heart. In 1963 he was named a diocesan consultor. He became vicar of Staten Island in 1966 and held the post until 1975. He retired in 1983 but continued to reside in Sacred Heart rectory. He was a parochial vicar at Holy Name of Jesus parish in New Rochelle in 1935 and 1937-1938. He was named assistant chancellor in 1938. Born in the Bronx, he studied at Fordham University and the North American College in Rome. He was ordained in Rome in 1934 and earned a doctorate in canon law at Gregorian University there. He was named a monsignor in 1959. He is survived by a sister, Marie Connelly, and a brother, Dr. Edwin Quinn. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

Sister Georgette Ranucci, R.S.H.M.
who served the Marymount School in Rome for 40 years, died Dec. 10 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. She was 77. Born in Rome, Italy, she entered the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary at Marymount in Tarrytown in 1952 and professed final vows in 1959. She studied at the University of Rome, the University of Cambridge and the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome. She was assigned in 1955 to teach at Marymount Institute in Rome. During the next 40 years she served there as a teacher and then as a principal. She retired to Marymount Convent in Tarrytown in 1999. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 13 in the convent chapel, with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, White Plains.

Father Robert R. Sprinkle, M.M.
a missioner to China and Taiwan for 67 years, died Dec. 17 at St. Teresaıs Residence in Ossining. He was 97. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he was ordained for the Maryknoll Fathers in 1935 and assigned to Wuchow, South China. During World War II he and other Maryknollers set up relief stations for the needy after bombing raids. After the war he took over the Pingnam mission, where he ran a clinic. He was imprisoned by the Chinese Communists in 1951 for five months and spent another eight months under house arrest before his expulsion from the Chinese mainland in 1952. He was reassigned to Formosa, now Taiwan, where he spent the rest of his mission career. He retired in 1979, but continued to live in Lu Ku in the Diocese of Taichung, Taiwan, where he provided pastoral services for the next 21 years. He is survived by a sister, Martha E. Sprinkle. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 23 at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Chapel at Maryknoll, with burial in Maryknoll Cemetery.

Sister M. Leonora Swanhart, I.H.M.
who taught at Holy Trinity School in Poughkeepsie, died Dec. 16 at the Marian Convent in Scranton, Pa. She was 95. She taught at Holy Trinity, 1969-1970, and in Forest Hills, Manhasset, Syracuse and Port Washington. She also taught in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Born in Ashville, Pa., she entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1924 and made final vows in 1930. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 20 at the Marian Convent. Burial was in St. Catherineıs Cemetery, Moscow, Pa.

Ethiopian Cardinal Paulos Tzadua
who headed the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa for more than 20 years, died in Rome Dec. 11. He was 82. The pope delivered the homily at Cardinal Tzaduaıs Funeral Mass in St. Peterıs Basilica Dec. 16, calling him a true servant of the Gospel, a pastor who "gave his life for Christ and for the Church." As archbishop of Addis Ababa, Cardinal Tzadua was known for his efforts to stimulate vocations. He received the cooperation of Jesuits and Comboni missionaries in the local seminaries. He sought greater involvement of lay Catholics in the life of the Church, establishing an archdiocesan-wide lay council in 1980. During years of cyclical drought in Ethiopia, he helped mobilize the Churchıs relief efforts, which reached across religious lines to aid many non-Catholics. He was ordained in 1944 and worked as a pastor and missionary in various assignments in Ethiopia. After studies in Italy in political and social sciences, he returned to Ethiopia and served as secretary-general of the bishopsı conference. In 1973 he was named auxiliary bishop of Addis Ababa and two years later was elected president of the bishopsı conference, a position he held until 1999. In 1977, Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of Addis Ababa. He was named a cardinal by Pope John Paul in 1985, and in 1994 was one of the delegate presidents of the African synod. He retired as archbishop in 1998.

Sister M. Cecily Wittig, I.H.M.
who served for more than 20 years at high schools in the archdiocese, died Dec. 19 at Marian Convent in Scranton, Pa. She was 88. In Manhattan, she taught and was office manager at Cathedral High School, 1980-1992, and taught at the former St. Alphonsus Commercial High School, 1971-1980. Born in Roslyn, she entered the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1934 and made final vows in 1940. A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 23 at Marian Convent. Burial was in St. Catherineıs Cemetery in Moscow, Pa.