Obituary : Brother Peter P. Staskiewicz, M.S., 88, was born in Newington, on September 17, 1920, son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Jurewicz) Staskiewicz. He attended schools in Newington, and served with distinction in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific and the Philippines for almost four years during World War II. While in New Caledonia he met a Missionary of La Salette, the late Father Henri Durand, M.S. who was a chaplain in the Army. Upon his return to the States he contacted the La Salette Province in Olivet, IL and eventually joined the Community. He entered the La Salette Novitiate in Olivet, on August 4, 1951 and made First Profession of Vows on August 5, 1952. Brother Peter served the La Salette Community at the Novitiate and Seminary in Olivet, and in various Community houses in Milwaukee, WI. He assisted in various capacities but primarily worked as a chef for the La Salette Community and students. For the past 11 years he resided at the La Salette Hartford House in Hartford. In addition to his La Salette confreres, Brother Peter is survived by a brother Leonard Stasky, two sisters Peggy Bechum and Frances Brandt all of Newington; and several nieces and nephews, cousins and close friends.

Obituary :Reverend James P. Hurley, M.S., 90 was born in Hartford, the son of the late James F. and Margaret (Reardon) Hurley. He attended St. Peter School, St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, and Hartford High School. After two years at La Salette College in Hartford, Father Hurley entered the La Salette novitiate in Bloomfield. He studied Philosophy in Altamont, NY and Milford, IA and Theology in Altamont, N.Y. for one year before completing Theology at the newly established La Salette Seminary in Ipswich, MA. Father Hurley was ordained in Hartford by Archbishop Henry J. O'Brien on May 18, 1948. He served as prefect at the La Salette Seminary in Hartford before being named Vocation Director in Jefferson City, MO and Hartford. In 1961 he was appointed Director of Students, Spiritual Director, and Professor at the La Salette College Seminary in Altamont, NY. In 1965 Father Jim was assigned to St. James Parish in Danielson, as Parochial Vicar. After serving there for five years, he was named superior and treasurer of La Salette Seminary in Cheshire. After years on loan to the Diocese of Miami, FL, he served as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of La Salette Parish in Canton, GA. From 1993 until his retirement in 2001 Father Hurley served as Parochial Vicar at St. Ann Church in Marietta, GA. During the last eight years, Father Hurley enjoyed a ministry of presence and prayer while residing at Hartford House with his La Salette confreres. In May of this year he celebrated his 60th Anniversary in the priesthood. In addition to his La Salette Community, Father Hurley is survived by a nephew John Hurley of East Wallingford, VT, a cousin Reverend William McCarthy of Moodus, and numerous cousins from Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Obituary : Brother Robert L. Nichols was born in Southbridge, son of Anna J. (Metras) Nicholas and the late Gerard J. Nichols. He attended Notre Dame Grammar and High schools in Southbridge, graduating in June of 1964. He completed Pre-Novitiate formation for the LaSalette Missionaries at LaSalette Seminary in East Brewster and entered the Novitiate in Center Harbor, N.H. in July 1965, making First Profession on July 2, 1966. His Juniorate program for newly professed brothers was in East Brewster for the first year and at the LaSalette Provincial House in Attleboro for the second year. In the summer of 1968, he was assigned to East Brewster and temporarily to the Novitiate in Center Harbor. In January of 1969 until September 1984, he served at the La Salette Seminary and Shrine in Enfield, N.H. After a year sabbatical, Brother Robert was assigned back to the LaSalette Provincial House in Attleboro where he had been ministering since 1989. Brother Robert was actively involved with the Knights of Columbus, having twice served as grand knight of St. John's Council, No. 404 in Attleboro, and faithful navigator of the Edward Douglas White General Assembly, No. 0398 in Attleboro. In addition to his mother, Brother Robert is survived by five brothers: Arthur, Francis, Richard, George and Paul Nichols; a sister, Clara Kachinski; their spouses, and many nephews, nieces as well as grandnephews and grandnieces.

Obituary :Reverend James P. O'Reilly, M.S., was Born on August 9, 1913 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland.  He was the son of the late Christopher and Nora Loretta (Coveney) O'Reilly. His mother, after the untimely death of her husband in 1922, moved the family to Tournai, Belgium where Father O'Reilly and his brother, the late Rev. John O'Reilly, M.S., first came to know of La Salette at the Seminary in Tournai. In 1927 Father O'Reilly entered La Salette Apostolic School in Hartford. After completing the novitiate program in Bloomfield and after his first profession, he went to Rome to study Philosophy and Theology and was ordained to the priesthood at St. John Lateran Church in Rome on December 18, 1937.  In 1946 he began his ministry of teaching, a profession to which he devoted many years in La Salette seminaries in Altamont, NY; Milford, IA; Bloomfield, Hartford, Cheshire, CT and Rome, Italy. In 1953 he authored the book "The Story of La Salette" and over the years he used his proficiency in languages to translate many documents and books for the La Salette Community. In 1967 he was appointed to assist the Superior General in Rome with Chapter preparations. He returned to the States the following year.   In addition to his La Salette Community Father O'Reilly is survived by many nieces and nephews.