In Memoriam

Reverend Earl Francis Simone passed away on Monday, August 4, 2025, in Beavercreek, Ohio. He was born on November 2, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, and was baptized at Mary, Help of Christians Church, Fairborn. He received his B.A. in Philosophy at . . .

Reverend Dennis P. Dettenwanger passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025, in Fairfield, Ohio. He was born on October 8, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was baptized at Holy Family Church, St. Louis. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood, Ohio. He was ordained on May 30, 1964, at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati by Archbishop Karl J. Alter.

Reverend David C. Robisch passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on July 6, 1937, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was baptized at St. Peter and Paul Church, Reading. He did his preparatory studies at . . .

Reverend James J. Walsh died on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on December 11, 1941 in Cincinnati, and baptized at St. Bonaventure Parish, South Fairmount. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary, Cincinnati and studied philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, Norwood. 

Deacon Harry S. Walker, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died on December 11, 2024 at the age of 93.

Reverend Paul A. Bader died on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on August 2, 1934, in Cincinnati, and baptized at Holy Family Church, Cincinnati. He did his preparatory studies at St. Gregory Seminary and studied theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West.