In Memoriam

Reverend Lawrence E. “Stretch” Mierenfeld died on August 11, 2026, in Kettering, Ohio. He was born on December 15, 1947, in Cincinnati, and was baptized at St. George Church, Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati, and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood. He was ordained on…

Reverend Paul F. DeLuca passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on March 6, 1955, in Amelia, Ohio, and was baptized at St. Bernadette Church, Amelia. He received his B.A. in Philosophy at…

Deacon George Schmidl, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 88. Deacon Schmidl was ordained by…

Deacon James C. Olinger, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on July 1, 2026, at the age of 84. Deacon Olinger was ordained . . .

Deacon Walter Hucke, Jr., a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 72. Deacon Hucke was ordained April 28, 2007, by Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk at . . .

Deacon James Richard “Dick” Strominger, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 74, after a long period of declining health. Deacon Strominger was ordained April 27, 2019, by . . .