Brother Joseph Ventura, FSC, of the District of Eastern North America, died August 23, 2010 at Southside Hospital in Bayshore, Long Island, NY.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Viewing
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Raynor & D’Andrea Funeral Home
245 Montauk Highway
West Sayville, NY 11796
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Viewing
2:00 – 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Raynor & D’Andrea Funeral Home
Friday, August 27, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial
11:00 a.m.
St. John Nepomucene Church
1140 Locust Avenue
Bohemia, NY 11716
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Burial in Christian Brothers’ Cemetery
11:30 a.m.
Narragansett, RI
MILESTONES:
Born William F. Ventura in Brooklyn, NY on December 8, 1920
Entered the Barrytown, NY Novitiate on July 1, 1938
Received the Religious Habit and Name Brother Joseph on September 7, 1938
Pronounced Perpetual Vows in Barrytown, NY, on August 2, 1945
ASSIGNMENTS:
1943-1947 New York, NY – Sacred Heart Elementary School: teacher
1947-1949 Brooklyn, NY – Bishop Loughlin High School: teacher
1949-1951 New York, NY – St. Bernard High School: teacher
1951-1955 Staten Island, NY – St. Peter’s Boys High School: teacher
1955-1957 Detroit, MI – De La Salle Collegiate: teacher
1957-1958 Brooklyn, NY – Bishop Loughlin High School: teacher
1958-1960 Providence, RI – La Salle Academy: teacher
1960-1961 Pawtucket, RI – St. Raphael Academy: teacher
1961-1977 Oakdale, NY – La Salle Military Academy: teacher
1977-1986 Providence, RI – La Salle Academy: teacher
1986-1993 Oakdale, NY – La Salle Military Academy: teacher; library assistant
1993-2001 Oakdale, NY – La Salle Center: assistant librarian
2001-2010 Oakdale, NY – Christian Brothers Community: retired
Brother Joseph died shortly after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage. May he rest in peace. The District will say 100 Masses. The Oakdale community will say 30 Masses. Each community in the District will say one Mass.