Catholic New York

Sister Helen Marie Raynor, P.B.V.M.

Sister Helen Marie Raynor, P.B.V.M., who taught at schools in Manhattan and the Bronx, died April 23 at Sapphire Nursing and Rehab Center in Goshen. She was 81. Sister Helen Marie taught at St. … more

5/21/20

Brother Kevin John Cahill, S.S.P.

Brother Kevin John Cahill, S.S.P., who served as provincial vocation director for the Society of St. Paul for eight years, died April 6 of the coronavirus at Carmel Richmond Nursing Home on Staten … more

5/21/20

Sister Joan Mary Gleason, P.B.V.M.

Sister Joan Mary Gleason, P.B.V.M., who served as a principal, teacher and coordinator of religious education in the archdiocese, died May 11 at Sapphire Nursing and Rehab Center in Newburgh. She was … more

5/21/20

Sister Grace Henke, S.C.

Sister Grace Henke, S.C., who was an instructor at St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in Manhattan for 35 years, died April 27 at St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx. She … more

5/7/20

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Emilio S. Allué of Boston

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Emilio S. Allué of Boston, the first and only Salesian bishop to serve in the United States, died April 26 at St. St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boston of complications … more

5/7/20

Msgr. John A. Ruvo

Sister Grace Henke, S.C., who was an instructor at St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in Manhattan for 35 years, died April 27 at St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx. She … more

5/7/20

Father Allan Von Kobs, O.F.M.

Father Allan Von Kobs, O.F.M., who served for more than three decades in Manhattan with the Franciscans’ Holy Name Province, died April 9 at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 74. Father … more

5/7/20

Father James Patrick Gavin, O.F.M. Cap.

Father James Patrick Gavin, O.F.M. Cap., who served as a missionary in Guam and Japan, and was pastor of St. John the Baptist parish in Manhattan, died April 11 at St. Clare’s Friary in Yonkers. He … more

5/7/20

Brother Donald R. Miriani, M.M.

Brother Donald R. Miriani, M.M., who served in Chile for 16 years, died April 12 in the assisted living center at Maryknoll in Ossining. He was 87. Brother Miriani was in Chile, 1974-1990. He also … more

5/7/20

Sister Patricia E. McGowan, S.C.

Sister Patricia E. McGowan, S.C., who served at the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx for 38 years, died April 19 at St. John Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. She was 80. Sister Patricia was … more

5/7/20

Father J. Donald Mc Ginnis, M.M.

Father J. Donald Mc Ginnis, M.M., who served as a Maryknoll missioner to Taiwan, died April 15 at the Assisted Living Center at Maryknoll in Ossining. He was 93. His service in Taiwan ended in … more

5/7/20

Marie Dominica Carrella (née Laurenzano)

Marie Dominica Carrella (née Laurenzano) died April 7 of complications from the coronavirus. She was 85. She was the mother of Father Eugene Carrella, the pastor of St. Rita’s on Staten … more

5/7/20

Sister Patricia Ann O’Brien, S.C.

Sister Patricia Ann O’Brien, S.C., who served at St. Joseph’s School in Florida, N.Y., for 13 years, died April 21 at Cabrini of Westchester in Dobbs Ferry. She was 86. Sister Patricia Ann was … more

5/7/20

Father Lawrence E. Lucas

Father Lawrence E. Lucas, who served for 26years at Resurrection parish in Harlem, died April18. He was 86. Father Lucas was pastor of Resurrection, 1969-1992, and parochial vicar, 1961-1964.Burial … more

4/23/20

Jerome John Balvo

Jerome John Balvo died April 17 at Ozanam Hall Nursing Home in Bayside, Queens. He was 98. He was the husband of the late Helen Fitzgerald Balvo, who died in 1993; and the father of Archbishop … more

4/23/20

Sister Cecilia Ann Flynn, O.P.,

Sister Cecilia Ann Flynn, O.P., who served as principal of Aquinas High School in the Bronx for seven years, died April 16 in Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She was 90. Sister Cecilia Ann was at … more

4/23/20

Father James Francis Healy

Father James Francis Healy, who served as the pastor of two parishes in Westchester County for nearly a quarter of a century, died April 18. He was 78. He served as pastor of St. Vito’s, … more

4/23/20

Father Philip Francis Bohan, O.F.M. Cap.

Father Philip Francis Bohan, O.F.M., Cap., who served in archdiocesan Family Consultation Services for 16 years and also was a pastor in Manhattan, died April 10 at St. Clare’s Friary in Yonkers. … more

4/23/20

Sister Patricia Alice Noble, M.M.

Sister Patricia Alice Noble, M.M., who was a missioner to Hawaii and the Philippines, died April 4 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. She was 95. Her first mission assignment was … more

4/23/20

Sister Mary Catherine Ryan, S.C.

Sister Mary Catherine Ryan, S.C., who taught in several schools in the archdiocese, died April 11 at Cabrini of Westchester in Dobbs Ferry. She was 87. She taught in Manhattan at Holy Cross … more

4/23/20