BROTHER JOSEPH F. SCHAFER, FSC
1946-2025
Born Joseph Francis Schafer in Brooklyn NY on 28 August 1946
Died at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft NJ on 16 October 2025
Entered the Narragansett RI Novitiate on 27 June 1964
Received the Religious Habit & Name, Joseph Lucian, on 1 September 1964
Pronounced Perpetual Vows in Narragansett RI on 12 June 1972
ASSIGNMENTS
1965–1969
Troy NY/Washington DC
Scholasticate
1969–1972
Newport RI
De La Salle Academy
1972–1975
Oakdale NY
La Salle Military Academy
1975–1978
Addis Ababa ET
Saint Joseph’s School
1978–1979
New York NY
La Salle Academy
1979–1981
Addis Ababa ET
Saint Joseph’s School
1981–1982
Dire Dawa ET
Bisrate Gabriel School
1982–1986
Addis Ababa ET
Saint Joseph’s School
1986–1987
Santa Fe NM
Sangre de Cristo Retreat Center (1st semester)
1987–1990
Narragansett RI
District Leadership – LI-NE
1990–1991
Oakdale NY
La Salle Military Academy
1991–1999
Narragansett RI
Ocean Tides School
1999–2002
West Warwick RI
Tides Family Services
2002–2012
Narragansett RI
Ocean Tides School
2012–2013
Narragansett RI
Christian Brothers Center (resident)
2013–2014
San Antonio TX
Pat Guidon Center (1st semester)
2014–2019
Albany NY
La Salle School
2019–2020
Albany NY
Christian Brothers Academy
2020–2023
Beltsville MD
La Salle Hall (resident)
2023–2025
Lincroft NJ
De La Salle Hall (resident)
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Thursday, 23 October 2025
Visitation – 9.00am to 10.00am
Funeral Mass – 10.00am
De La Salle Hall
810 Newman Springs Road · Lincroft NJ 07738
Interment – following
Holy Cross Cemetery
3620 Tilden Avenue · Brooklyn NY 11203
Brother Joseph died Thursday evening after a brief respite in hospice care.
The District of Eastern North America remembers Brother Joseph
with memorial liturgies according to the tradition of the Institute.
Through their prayers, communities and individuals entrust Brother Joseph to God’s loving care.
† May he rest in peace. †
