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Dcn. Dominick AbballeDcn. Dominick Abballe
2022
Deacon Dominick "Dan" Abballe, one of the first permanent deacons in the Diocese of Rochester, died May 28, 2022. He was 84. "He loved life, he loved people, he loved serving God," remarked Deacon Kevin Carges, one of Deacon Abballe's close friends. Deacon Abballe attended St. Michael Parish in Rochester when he...
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John Adams IIIJohn Bernard Adams III
1933 - 2025
John B. Adams III, born on March 13, 1933, was sent peacefully to his eternal home on October 2, 2025, at age 92 surrounded by his loving family. He outlived his loving wife, Nancy, after being married to her for 43 years. John is survived by his three children and daughter-in-law: Elizabeth Van Blargan of...
Sr. Marie Alaimo SSNDSr. Marie Therese Alaimo SSND
2009
School Sister of Notre Dame Marie Therese Alaimo died July 24, 2009, after a brief hospitalization. She was 80. Sister Alaimo was born in Rochester, was baptized at St. Anthony Church and later attended Holy Family Grade School. She entered the congregation in 1946 after graduating from Holy Angels Academy in Fort...
Sr. Marie Alderman SSJSr. Marie Albert Alderman SSJ
2016
Sister of St. Joseph Marie Albert Alderman died Oct. 5, 2016. She was 91 years old. She entered the congregation in 1944 from her home parish of Blessed Sacrament, Rochester. She earned a bachelor's degree in education at Nazareth College in 1951. Sister Alderman taught at St. Francis Xavier, Sacred Heart and Our...
Dcn. Leo AmanDcn. Leo Aman
2023
Deacon Leo Aman died Jan. 11, 2023. He was 86 years old and had been a deacon for the Diocese of Rochester for 36 years. As a young man, Deacon Aman had considered the priesthood and attended St. Andrew's and St. Bernard's seminaries in Rochester, but eventually discerned God was calling him in a different...
Fr. William AmannFr. William Amann
Father William Amann, a diocesan priest for 69 years and the founding pastor of Hamlin's St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, died Aug. 3, 2023, at Rochester General Hospital. He was 95 years old. Father Amann was a native of Rochester's St. Boniface Parish. He attended Stella Niagara Cadet School in Lewiston, near...
Sr. Ann Amesbury SSJSr. Ann dePorres Amesbury SSJ
Sister of St. Joseph Ann dePorres Amesbury died Feb. 25, 2022. She was 93 years old. Sister Amesbury entered the congregation in 1946 from her home parish of St. Theodore, Gates. She received a bachelor's degree in 1954 and a master's degree in English in 1960 from Nazareth College. She began her teaching career...
Fr. Bruce AmmeringFr. Bruce Ammering
2015
Father Bruce Ammering, a retired diocesan priest and hospital chaplain, died Dec. 3, 2015. He was 88 years old. Father Ammering grew up in St. Monica Parish in Rochester and attended the parish school before completing his seminary studies at St. Andrew's and St. Bernard's seminaries, also in Rochester. He was...
Fr. Gerald AppelbyFr. Gerald J. Appelby
2017
Father Gerald J. Appelby, founding pastor of Pittsford's Church of the Transfiguration where he served for nearly two decades , died of cancer March 17, 2017, at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Pittsford. He was 82 years old. Father Appelby grew up in Rochester's St. John the Evangelist Parish (Humboldt...
Sr. Filippini ArcangeliSr. Filippini Elizabeth Arcangeli
2018
Religious Teachers Filippini Sister Elizabeth Arcangeli, a native of Watkins Glen, died Nov. 14, 2018. She was 97 years old. Sister Arcangeli entered the congregation in 1937 and professed final vows in 1941. She earned degrees from St. Elizabeth College, Seton Hall University and Fordham University. She taught at...
Dcn. Kenneth ArnoldDcn. Kenneth E. Arnold
Deacon Kenneth E. Arnold died Aug. 10, 2016, in Rochester after a long illness. He was 72. A Rochester native, Deacon Arnold married his wife, Ursula, in 1965 and worked in research and software development for Gleason Works for four decades. He was ordained by Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark on June 3, 2000, at...
Sr. Mary Aselin SSJSr. Mary Bernadette Aselin SSJ
Sister of St. Joseph Mary Bernadette Aselin died Oct. 6, 2015. She was 98 years old. She entered the congregation in 1931 from her home parish of Our Lady of Lourdes. She completed her teacher education program at Nazareth Normal School in 1938. Sister Aselin taught at Immaculate Conception, St. Monica and St....
Sr. Mary Atta SSJSr. Mary John Van Atta SSJ
Sister of St. Joseph Mary John Van Atta died Dec. 23, 2016. She was 88 years old. She entered the congregation in 1946 from her home parish of St. Margaret Mary in Irondequoit. She earned a bachelor's degree in art and history in 1951 and a master's of arts in English in 1964, both from Nazareth College. She...
Sr. Teresa Auberger SSJSr. Teresa Auberger SSJ
2013
Sister of St. Joseph Teresa Auberger (formerly Sister Teresa Martin), died Feb. 27, 2013, at the age of 94. Sister Auberger entered the congregation in 1936. She completed her B.E. in 1948 and earned a B.A. in English in 1954, both at Nazareth College of Rochester. She taught at Our Lady of Victory, St. Augustine...
Sr. Margaret Aungier SSJSr. Margaret Rose Aungier SSJ
Sister of St. Joseph Margaret Rose Aungier (formerly Sister Teresa Carmel) died March 7, 2013, at the age of 92. She entered the congregation in 1940 from her home parish of Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. She earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1948 from Nazareth College of Rochester. Sister Aungier...
