Obituary: Father Bebel was glad he ‘responded to God’s call’
Father Alfred J. Bebel, 86, died peacefully March 13 at UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City. Father Bebel was born Jan. 9, 1933, in Owego, to Helen G. (Lipka) and William J. Bebel. Father Bebel graduated from Johnson City High School in 1950 and received his...
Obituary: Father Canice (Donald) Connors, OFM Conv.
Father Canice (Donald) Connors, OFM Conv., died on March 17. He was of rector of Franciscan Church of the Assumption in Syracuse from July 2005 to December 2007. Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home in Hamburg, N.Y., gave the following information: Father Connors was born...
Obituary: Sister Catherine Schuyler, CSJ
Sister Catherine Schuyler, CSJ. (Photo provided) Sister Catherine Schuyler, CSJ (Sister John Emmanuel), 107, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Provincial House, Latham. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for 85 years. Sister...
Bishop: ‘Everybody loved Father Flanagan’
Bishop Robert J. Cunningham, with Deacon Edward W. Kernan at left and Father Jon K. Werner in the background, says of Msgr. John P. Flanagan, who died Feb. 9: “Everybody was happy with him. … Father Flanagan gave us a wonderful example.” The bishop...
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Costello dies at 89
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Costello, a native son who served the Diocese of Syracuse for nearly 65 years, died Feb. 15, eight days short of his 90th birthday. The big man with a booming voice and a bigger laugh will be remembered for his commitment to social justice, support for his brother priests, and a quick wit.
