During their marriage, Janice and Don lived and worked in many communities. (Master of Science in Teaching Theology) from the Aquinas Institute, then located in Dubuque, Iowa. In 1950 Sister Ana Maria returned to Puerto Rico where she served first as a nursing assistant and then for many years in elementary education.  From 1988-1993, she ministered to the elderly. After this she returned to teaching. She prepared the Medicine Program students who were in training to work for AHRC. Her interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood. 52nd year of her religious life in the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood. Her ministries included: St. James (1948-1951); Holy Name (1951-1953); Nativity of Our Blessed Lord, (1953); St. John the Evangelist (1953-1954); St. Anthony (1954-1958) all Brooklyn; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Long Island City (1958-1960); She also earned an MA in Pastoral Ministry from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington and a Certification in Gerontology  from St. Joseph’s College. She also taught elementary school in Dubuque, Iowa; Chicago and Maywood, Ill.; Casper, Wyo. She was born to Paul and Bernadette Jones on March 13, 1951 and was baptized at St. Angela Merici Church in the Bronx. She earned a BA degree in St. John’s University and an MS in Administration/Supervision from Fordham University. They made their home in the Churdan area and raised three children together, Shawn, Shane and Shannon. The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2013.. Sister Christine Francis Kennedy died June 20, 2016. Her achievements as an educator were many in her work on the Brooklyn Ecumenical Cooperative Executive Committee (1984-1990); RCIA for Children — Baptism and First Sacrament Preparation(1998-2000);  Board of Directors of Catholic School Administrators of New York State (1997-2000). Sister Margaret served as a teacher at the following schools: St. Peter of Alcantara Elementary School in Port Washington from 1956 to 1964; St. Monica Elementary School from 1964 to 1967; Cathedral Elementary School in Raleigh, NC, from 1967 to 1969 both in Raleigh, NC, ; Our Lady of Good Counsel Elementary School in Inwood from 1969 to 1970; Monsignor McHugh Elementary School in Cresco, PA, from 1970 to 1971; Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School in Rocky Mount, NC, from 1974 to 1976; and St. Patrick Elementary School in Oneida, NY, from 1976 to 1977. Her ministries included: Queen of All Saints, Brooklyn (1960-1962); St. Teresa of Avila, Brooklyn (1962-1965); Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn (1965-1975); Catholic Charities, Brooklyn (1975-1977); St. Gabriel, Brooklyn (1977-1993); and Presentation of the BVM parish, Jamaica (1933). She was the daughter of the late George L. and Ann Mahon Shevlin.  On February 2, 1945, she was accepted as a candidate to the Dominican Congregation and on August 6, 1945, she received the Dominican habit and the name Sister Mary Conrad. She was in the 80th year of her religious life. She also taught in schools in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Poughkeepsie and New York City. On August 7, 1944, she pronounced first vows and was assigned to teach at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Lindenhurst. and went on to Molloy College where she earned a BS in Education and later a BSN in nursing. She then retired in 2013. Sister Anne was predeceased by her sister, Sister Anne Gillen, OP, another sister and brothers. Survivors include her nieces, nephew, and extended family member. She dedicated several hours a day to teaching adults and children to care for and ride horses. Most of the parishioners were refugees who had fled from Guangdong. She served on numerous boards of trustees. She was organizational consultant and director of the Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America exhibit. After receiving her B.A.  He served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of St. Columba (Brooklyn), St. Andrew the Apostle (Brooklyn) and as Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph (Long Island City), St. Andrew (Flushing) and Holy Family (Flushing). She professed first vows on March 19, 1940, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1945. After graduating from Washington Irving H.S., Eva worked for five years, first as a seamstress and then as a secretary at Sterling Pharmaceutical Company. She entered the Congregation from the parish of Our Lady of Victory, Floral Park in 1957. Upon her retirement from teaching, Sr. Rita volunteered at a local radio station one evening a week to read the local news for people who were blind. She served as the Provincial Superior of the Sisters of Charity from 1970-78 while residing at the Provincial Residence in Brooklyn and Jamaica, NY. In her 59 years of Religious Life, Sister Catherine worked in hospitals, health centers and parishes in Venezuela, Jordan, the United States and Peru.  She also served in leadership for her worldwide community for five years. She was given the Adult Sportsmanship Award from the Iowa Quarter Horse Association for her generosity towards families and children in the horse industry. She was then interred in Calvary Cemetery there. She entered the novitiate at Amityville on September 8, 1945 and received the habit and her religious name, Sister Mary Arnold, on August 4, 1946. She held memberships and made conference presentations at several learned societies which included the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA), the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). From 2009 until the time of her death, Sister Maria del Rey served as a prayer minister at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton. Patricia was born in Brooklyn on May 27, 1931 to Patrick and Frieda Barry. As a Master Teacher at St. Joseph College for over 40 years she helped educate thousands. Interment followed at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Sister Mary Clare Kolczynski died on April 23, 2016. She pronounced her vows of poverty, chastity and obedience on August 8, 1957. During 1980, as a member of Maryknoll’s U.S. Her wake and Mass of Christian Burial were held in St. Joseph Renewal Center/Chapel January 15-16, 2018 followed by her interment in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood. All persons attending must wear a mask. When she returned to secondary education in 1981 at Queen of the Rosary Academy, Amityville, Sister lived community at John XIII Hall. Her ministries included: St. Rose of Lima, Brooklyn (1960-1965); Epiphany, Brooklyn (1965-1966); Colegio Santa Teresita, Ponce, Puerto Rico (1966-1967); Academia San Jorge, Santurce, Puerto Rico (1967-1968); St. Teresa of Avila, Brooklyn (1968-1970); Colegio San Conrado, Ponce, Puerto Rico (1970-1976); Holy Family HS, South Huntington (1976-1981); Youth Minister/DRE, St. Elizabeth Center, Melville (1981-1988); Rockville Centre Office of Catechesis (1988-2006); Faith Formation, St. Joseph parish, Ronkonkoma (2006-2014). Sister also served as parish music director at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Rocky Mount, NC, from 1971 to 1974; parish minister at Mother of Mercy Parish in Washington, NC, from 1977 to 1984; parish associate at St. Francis deSales Parish in Lumberton, NC, from 1984 to 1990; pastoral administrator at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Plymouth, NC, from 1990 to 1999; Co-Vicar for Religious for the Diocese of Raleigh, from 1997 to 1999; and pastoral administrator at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Warrenton, NC, from 1999 to 2010. Sister Casimir served as a teacher locally at St. Raymond Elementary School in East Rockaway from 1950 to 1959; St. Ephrem School in Brooklyn, from 1949 to 1950;  Our Lady Queen of Martyrs  School in Forest Hills,  from 1970 to 1971 and 1984 to 1988;  as well as schools in Manhattan and upstate New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Oregon. Sister also served as receptionist at the Marian Convent in Scranton, from 1995 to 2006. In 1973, Sister Julia was assigned to teach secondary education at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip where she remained for many years. The Long Island Catholic Magazine After the death of her father, Sister Bernie returned to the Congregation. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. While on the support staff at the Marian Convent in Scranton, she also taught at the GED program and a creative writing course at the Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton, PA, from 1983 to 1984. All Obituaries - Freeberg Funeral Home and Cremations offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional funerals to competitively priced cremations, serving Blossburg, PA and the surrounding communities. He also served part-time as assistant executive director for the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), described as Asia’s most trusted independent Catholic News source. Parishioners were trained in the art of advocating. Casket bearers were Chris Anderson, Dylan Weidner, Josh Hoyle, Jake Hoyle, Kai Decklever and Brandon Adams. She also served as pastoral minister at St. Ambrose Parish in Endicott, NY, from 1986 to 2010; and as a Telespond volunteer from 2010 to 2015. She entered the Congregation in 1946 from Our Lady of Victory parish in Floral Park. Sister Agnes Seebach, OSU died August 3, 2017 at Sentara North General Hospital, Norfolk, VA. She was born September 10, 1937 in Seaford. Sister Doris also missioned in Bermuda, Massachusetts and Nova Scotia. Sister Gloria Portolano, a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, died in Maria Regina Residence on August 10, 2017 in the 58th year of her religious life. Later, she served in various ministries including a Religious Education coordinator. Her ministries included: St. James, Brooklyn (1945-1946); St. John the Evangelist, Brooklyn (1946-1949); St. Malachy, Brooklyn (1949-1955); St. Camillus, Rockaway Beach (1955-1956); Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn (1956-1959); St. Angela Hall Academy HS, Brooklyn(1959-1964); Bishop McDonnell HS Annex, Flushing (1964-1965); St. Pascal Baylon HS, St. Albans (1965-1967); Fontbonne Hall Academy HS, Brooklyn (1967-1970); Principal of St. Agnes, Brooklyn (1970-1977); Principal of St. Bernard, Levittown (1977-1981); Immaculate Conception, Jamaica (1981-1989); Sacred Heart Academy HS, Hempstead ((1989-1992); Sacred Heart parish, Bayside (1992-1995); Bishop Kearney HS, Brooklyn (1995-2011). Her interment followed in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood. She is survived by nieces and nephews. In February 2019, while caring for his father, who had just suffered a stroke, he created a Telegram bot that used the Fatum Project’s code to generate random coordinates. She showed, raised and owned horses her entire life. From there she went to Cure of Ars, Merrick; Little Flower School, Montauk; St. Joseph Patron, Brooklyn; and Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians, Woodside. (1983-1986); Director @ East Meadow Counseling Center, East Meadow (1986-2009); Social Worker @ St. Brigid Parish, Westbury. Obituaries - - - - - All ... his signing rights as a restricted free agent from the Ottawa Senators in July of 2019 then signed him to a one-year contract ... Will Reilly to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Her Mass of Christian Burial preceded her burial in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood. She is preceded in death by three brothers, Jerome, Paul, and Gerard. Her ministries included: St. Ambrose, Brooklyn (1950-1953); Immaculate Conception, Jamaica (1953); Our Lady of Victory, Brooklyn (1953-1963); St John the Evangelist, Brooklyn (1963-1964); St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor (1964-1966); St. Joachim, Cedarhurst (1966-1967); Principal of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lord, Brooklyn (1967-1973); Parish Visitor in St. Clare’s, Rosedale (1974-1978); Stella Maris HS, Rockaway Park (1978-1979); Human Development Coordinator of St. Mary of the Isle, Long Beach (1979-1982); Adelphi University student, Garden City (1982-1983); Social Worker at Help Aid Direction Counseling Center, Hicksville (1983-1986); Director at East Meadow Counseling Center, East Meadow (1986-2009); Social Worker at St. Brigid Parish, Westbury. She then retired in 2009. She obtained a BS degree followed by an MS degree in Mathematics from St. John’s College. Sister Anne Louise Tufano died on August 29, 2017.  She was 94 years old and had devoted 75 years to her Amityville Dominican religious life. Sister Eva is survived by her sister Lena and brother-in-law John, her nephews Anthony (Ellen), Joseph Bellemante; Chris, Andrew and Joseph (Carrie) and nieces Josephine (John) and Kathleen Ernandis. Janice was a bookkeeper at Olson Produce in Manilla, Farner-Bocken in Carroll, Union Trust and Saving Bank in Fort Dodge, Jack Moritz Management in Omaha and Wadsworth & Smith CPA firm in Boise, Idaho for 22 years. Her wake and Mass of Christian Burial took place in Maria Regina Chapel August 23-24, 2016.  She was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Brentwood. She taught elementary school in Chicago and Antioch, Ill., and Fort Dodge, Iowa. A ministry of prayer, prepared prayer services and continued the ministry of Education... Patrick Brown and Mary Donahue Merritt to knowledge which May help others the... 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