Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Joseph F. Wiseman, a retired senior priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who was in residence at Mary’s Nativity-St. Ann, in Flushing. Father Wiseman was born on October 13, 1923, in Brooklyn, was ordained to the Priesthood on June 7, 1952, and died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.

Father Wiseman served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception (Long Island City), Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Brooklyn), Saint Jerome (Brooklyn) and Holy Family (Flushing).

The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE:
Quinn – Fogarty Funeral Home
192-15 Northern Boulevard Flushing, New York 11358 Tel: (718) 353-5166
Thursday, February 2, 2017
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday, February 3, 2017
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

VIGIL MASS:
Mary’s Nativity – St. Ann R.C. Church
46-02 Parsons Boulevard Flushing, New York 11355 Tel: (718) 359-5996
Friday, February 3, 2017 7:30 PM

FUNERAL:
Mary’s Nativity – St. Ann R.C. Church
46-02 Parsons Boulevard Flushing, New York 11355 Tel: (718) 359-5996
Saturday, February 4, 2017 10:30 AM

BURIAL:
Saint John Cemetery
Middle Village, New York

Father Wiseman was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society. All priests are invited to concelebrate the Liturgy. Please bring your diocesan vestments. If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his niece, Mrs. Mary Bakoyiannis, 45-62 193rd Street, Flushing, New York 11358.

Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.
Reverend Monsignor Anthony Hernandez, J.C.L. Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs