Neil Boyle, Entered Montfort Prep 1970

 Obituary provided by Doug Miller:

 

Neil Boyle passed away on September 26, 2025, leaving an emptiness in all our hearts. A man of deep kindness, boundless warmth, and a generous spirit, Neil was truly a friend to all he met. His presence brought comfort, his laughter brought joy, and his unwavering support uplifted those lucky enough to know him. Neil touched so many lives unknowingly. All who knew him will agree - the world’s light has dimmed with his absence. 

 

Neil is survived by his devoted wife, Lynne Holzer-Boyle; his beloved children Wayne (Nicole), Jeffrey (Patty), Lori (Louis), Dale (Vinny), Toby (Erica); along with his cherished grandchildren Dylan, Jack, Julie, Anthony, CJ, Luke, Evan, Chase, Gavin, Emma; and his great-grandchildren Penelope, Sophia and Mila. He is also survived by his siblings Alisa (Tommy), Michael, Michelle, John (Jeanne), Peter, Virginia (Matt). He joins in eternal rest his siblings Eddie and Bobby along with his parents Alice and Mike.

 

 

He will be missed by those who knew him

Rev. Bernard (Bernie) Brault, SMM

 Father Bernard Brault, S.M.M., 94 years of age, peacefully
passed over to God on September 22, 2025, at Maria Regina
Residence in Brentwood, NY. A son of Joseph and Isabelle Brault,
he was born in Barre, Vermont and earned a degree in Electrical
Engineering from Norwich University. EnlisLng in the US Army,
he served as a lieutenant in guided missile systems. Upon
discharge, he returned to Vermont to work in his father’s
restaurant, and it was then that he decided to pursue the
priesthood. He entered the St. Philip Neri School for Delayed
VocaLons in Boston at the age of 31. It was there that he studied
the wriLngs of St. Louis Marie de MonUort and felt called to
become a MonUort Missionary. Making is First Profession in
1962, he was ordained a priest March 9, 1968.
Father Bernie spent most of his ministry in MonUort Parishes, at
St. Teresa of Avila, Saint Louis, MO 1968-69; at St. Mary Gate of
Heaven, Ozone Park, NY from 1970-76; at Infant Jesus Parish,
Port Jefferson, NY from 1976-84; and again at Gate of Heaven
from 1985 Lll 2007. Although anchored in the life and ministries
of the parish, Fr. Bernie felt a deep call to reach out to the poorest and most needy in the surrounding
neighborhoods. He and some commi_ed friends founded Faith Mission in Jamaica, NY and worked for
over 30 years with the poor, homeless or addicted, operaLng on a shoestring budget, but with paLence
and compassion, seeing this ministry as a gi` from our Lord, an honor and a privilege to serve. In 2007,
Fr. Bernie went to Litchfield, CT, semi-reLred but assisLng in Masses and pilgrimages at the Shrine of
Lourdes in Litchfield. In 2017 in fully reLred to MonUort Residence in Bay Shore, NY.
Along with his passionate concern for the poor, Fr. Bernie always kept up his training and talents in
electrical ma_ers. He built and installed an enLre phone system for Gate of Parish and MonUort
Provincial House in Ozone Park; he was constantly at work for the Faith Mission. Even in his later years at
Litchfield he would busy himself with extraordinary projects, like a self-spinning plate for wedding cakes
and various electrical and sound system projects where he would vandalize working parts from the
Retreat House to create some new invenLon or vision!
The years of illness and diminishment were long and difficult for him and he was wonderfully
accompanied by Mrs. Hyon Noesch and her son Bobby Noesch and by long Lme community associate
Bob Heck. Fr Bernie o`en wished aloud that God would call him home to heaven; he prayed in the
chapel every night a`er supper, o`en falling asleep right there. May the Lord Jesus and his dear Mother
welcome to the joy of heaven this confrere who lived out the words in MonUort’s Hymn 149:
“Succor poor invalids,
Those overwhelmed by sorrow,
The disabled, the outcasts.
Those whom the world rejects
Ought to touch you the most.
I must love, I must love
God hidden in my neighbor.”