The Reverend Claude J. D’Souza passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022. Ordained a priest on April 21, 1965. He served as Associate Pastor at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Center Moriches, NY, Church of Our Lady of Loretto, Hempstead, NY, Church of St. Louis de Montfort, Sound Beach, NY and Church of Brigid, Westbury, NY. In retirement Father D’Souza resided at St. Pius X Residence, Ronkonkoma, NY. Wake: Monday January 2, 2023, from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at St. Pius X Residence 310 Cenacle Road, Ronkonkoma NY. Vigil Mass: Monday January 2, 2023, at 7:00 PM at St. Pius X Residence. Funeral Mass: Tuesday January 3, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Pius X Residence. Interment to follow at St. Regis Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Charles O’Shea Funeral Home.