Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Donald M. Berran, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Berran was born on October 27, 1934, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 28, 1960 and died Thursday, February 12, 2026.
Father Berran served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (South Ozone Park) and Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians (Woodside). He also served as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Brooklyn), Saint Helen (Howard Beach), and Sacred Heart (Glendale); and was in residence at the Parishes of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (South Ozone Park), Our Lady Queen of Martyrs (Forest Hills), and Saint Ephrem (Brooklyn).
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Leahy McDonald Funeral Home
11102 Atlantic Avenue
South Richmond Hill, New York 11419
Tel: (718) 849-0785
Thursday, February 19, 2026
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
111-50 115th Street
South Ozone Park, New York 11420
Tel: (718) 843-1212
Friday, February 20, 2026
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
FUNERAL MASS: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
111-50 115th Street
South Ozone Park, New York 11420
Tel: (718) 843-1212
Friday, February 20, 2026
11:00 AM
BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery
Woodside, New York
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.
If you wish to send condolences, please mail to Very Reverend Thomas W. Ahern, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church, 111-50 115th Street, South Ozone Park, New York 11420.
Very Reverend Peter J. Purpura, J.C.L
Chancellor
